Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

ADJUrANr GENERAL MoCLELLAND spent q
few days in the city last week.
AN independent military company win be
formed in a few weeks by Mr.. Frank N.
Culbert, OF l6 Smithfeld street.
WILLIAM F. ROBINSON, Second Lieutenant
Of Company c, Sixteenth Regiment, having
rendered his resignation, an election has
been ordered to i'll the vacancy.
QUITE a number Of the local officers will
spend portion of the next week in Scran-
ton attempting to elect John Dalzell as
Chairman Of the League Of Republican
Clubs.
THE Fourth and Eighth Regiments expect
to attend the unveiling of the soldiers
monument at Pottsville October L General
Snowden and staff, with many other promi-
nent officers, will also be present.
WELL attended meeting Of the-of1cers Of
the Fourteenth Regiment was held last
Monday evening. Drills in the regiment
are not as well attended as they might be,
but active work is expected to commence
next month.
THE members OF the Washington Infantry
have decided on Tuesday, October 6, for
their annual field day and rifle contest at
Manor station on the P. r. R. Several medals
will be contested for, and an opportunity
will be given to the members who were not
at camp TO qualify for marksmen's badges.
The company will be the guests of the Manor
Rod and Gun Club on the occasion.
THE camp pay of the Second Brigade was
placed in the hands of the regimental COM
manders last week and most of the COM
panies were paid Off at once. The money
for the Fourteenth Regiment was received a
few days ahead Of that of the Eighteenth
and Battery b, consequently the. vouchers
were issued to the companies of the Four
teenth at the meeting last Monday night.
CHICAGO is still bringing up new schemes by
which a grand military display can be made
during the Worlds Fair. The latest plan,
by which she hopes to have 100000 militia
men from the various States attend the
great fair, is the laying out of a camp ground
accommodating 5000 or 5000 troops at a time,
and to permit its use for one week by the
different States in turn. 1t is said the
scheme will be backed to the extent of $780,
900.
BATTERY B has now 81 qualified marks1pen,
six of them being sharpshooters. Lieuten.
ant Kimmel has been doing good work on
the range this season, and expects to have
a better showing than any previous year.
bad the barsery been allowed to ship a full
team to the Mt. Gretna shoot in place OF but
one man, the artillery department. would
have been away up on the list. A squad
from the battery gave an exhibition saber
drill at the Exposition last Tuesday evening
and afterward action as q firing squad in
connection with the usual programme. Two
gatltng guns were brought into use, and
owing to the inability to procure blank
shells solid ammunition was used, the guns
being aimed into the river.
TEE order emanating from Colonel Osthaus,
the general inspector of rifle practice,
relative to the disbandment of companies
not qualifying ut least 80 members, will be
carried out this fall, at least so said Colonel
Osthaus in q recent conversation with
local officer. just whether Colonel Osthaus
Will issue the order himself disbanding the
companies or will kindly allow the Gov
ernor of the State to discuss the matter, is
not known, but from the drift of his remarks
IN the conversation mentioned, excuses for
falling below the mark will not be received.
There are a number of local companies that
will have toget truly remarkable hustle on
In order to avoid the AK, as the season is
drawing rapidly to a Close and but few
weeks more are now left for target work.
THE range of the Eighteenth Regiment, at
Coleman Station, on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, was completed last week. The
distance from the city is seven miles, and it
can also be reached by the electric cars, al
though the latter way necessitates consider
able of O walk. In q circular the Regimental
Inspector of Rifle Practice states: zone
thousand rounds of ammunition will be
issued to each company on requlstt1on, and
company commanders will be held RESPONSE |
bic for the return of the empty shells. The |
work of qualifying men must be carried on |
entirely within the companies, as no al |
rangements have been made for range |
master to be on the grounds, as has been |
exclusive use of the range for company pur- |
poses, blanks for scoring, ETC., can be had |
from the Inspector of Rifle Practice on ap- |
plication."