New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
THE JOINT MANoEUvRES IN PROSPECT PARK
FINED BY COURT MARTIAL.


FINED BY CoURTMARrAL.
The feature OF the season In National Guard circles
will be the Joint manoeuvres Of the military and
regular forces at Prospect Park, on Saturday The
plans have been under consideration for so long time
that the details have all been carefully arranged
Probably nearly all the military men OF prominence
In the State will be present, and II the weather Is fine
there Will undoubtedly be large gathering OF cio-
zens. Nothing of the sort which has taken place
in this negborhood in many years has attracted such
widespread attention this IL has been freely ad'
yersed for several months, and has been discussed
almost continually since it was first announced that
the manoeuvres would take place.
The standing OF the two National Guard oreanlzar
tons which are to take part vas In Itself enough 70
Insure the success of the undertaking. Inc 2oo
Regiment stands easily at the head of the military
forces of Brooklyn Captain Roe's troop, although
Is still In its infancy, has already become well kown
Those who have watched the surprising feats on morse
back of the athletic young men composing the troop
would travel long distance TO witness dr1ll OF THIS
organization alone. The cayarymen have appeared
In public only few times, and the people generauy
do not know what an excellent organization CapoAn
Roe's command really Is.
The manoeuvres on Saturday Will begin WIN
brigade drill at D. m by the 23d Regiment, in conf
mand Of Colonel j. NJ Partridge At 3d. Captain j. W.
Dillenbecks Light Battery X, Of the LIST United States
Artillery will give exhibition drill Half An hour
later Captain Roes command will receive the attention
of the spectators At 80 O'Clock the forces viii be
combined under command Of Colonel Part
ridge Colonel LOOMS L. Langdom, OF the 1st
United States Artillery. will first review the combined
forces and then he will take active command.
The 23d Regiment will be divided in two battalionA
commanded respectively by Colonel Partridge and
Lieutenant-Coloncl Alexis G. Smith. Lieutenant
Colonel Richard Loder of the United States Army,
will be in command of detachment Of the regulars,
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from the different stations in the vicinity of New
York Harbor These combined forces will be put
through the various manoeuvres of attack retrtas
and march to the enemy's country. the DAYS
exercises will close with sham battle in which there
will undoubtedly be brilliant displays OF gen.
erabsyp by all the Organizations taking part.
The guard for the day will consist Of fifty men from
the esd Regiment. The officer OF the day VIII 10
Captain Frederic L. Holmes. and the officers of tho
glaurd will be Lieutenants T. Hendnckson and f. Nor
rls. Arrangements have been made TO allow large
number of spectators TO witness the manoeuvre ana
the Of the day seems at present to depend en-
The findings Of the court ordered TO try Priyates
c. II. Richardson and S. Van Houten, OF the ia hegi
the hands Rss Of the RUts @ Charges were
preferred against these by Captain fanknn bart
lett for conduct 20 fSe e question Of Whether
or not the "noncoms' in Captain Bsrtles company my
should be appointed by the e or Bsr Sy
that he would exercise the priyilese which the lag
gave him and would appoint the non-commissioned
ofbcers Richardson and Van Houten would not &C.
cept appointments. and made disturbance one nsns
lett,s decision The decision Of the court is that Rich
ardson shall be dshonorably discharged and fined go
Van Houten is 20 be repHmanded In general orders
and fned so5 The court composed OF Captains
". H. Kirby Of the lath Regiment; g. X e. b al. HAT Fs
ment David wilson OF the I'd Battery, and Lieutenant
Frank Keck Of the list Regiment. - -.
o SGrpDf hs shortly elected second lieutenant Of ne
same company First Lieutenant F. n. owen, Of Com
pany b, 18th Regiment, has been honoraby ais
charged.
We know OF farms in the vicinity OF Springheid
whose surroundings are Joy - see, but we know OF
others where general ugliness and shftlessness are
snparant without good cause except the farmers
failure 10 appreciate improvements which dc not
directly bring him dollars and cents Country people
can hardly realize the delight with which city people,