New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
THE CLERK OF THE 2aD REGIMENT-THE
NEWJERSEY RIFLE SHOOTING REGu-
IATIONS.

r;,,on, f,r - transfer IN the odd Regiment shows Il
GOOD deal OF ignorance on the part vi s'ni0 o" 49,. u
kinds of mean insnuations have been maue a'o"V .0
motives Of the members OF the company III ',",o
the transfer. II they cannot stand the u's' PPM"
the list Regiment It is argued, they would DC pau
material for another regiment to take up. ~ "o ~.
how. uufor ths is 10 the members OF TINS exceIen'
companv It is only necessary TO attend one vi 'e,'
drills and compare the number OF men present 49,
the working strength OF any other company ]" ~.
or In fact. in any other organization III ''
Brcadc 4 showing Of from ninety-hVe OF nue. ..a
men The drill floor out OF lo3 on tnc r'S,'' O.
,hon many OF the organizations can show whoSc o''
hvo boon ouotod rs saving things derogatory 10 t'e
members OF tie Harlem company. Nor Is t"e'o ""S
complaint that the men in this company nave ever N
,1 en- do tber duty The fact may be dted tll'
there was more or less INSTRUMENTATION III tho 'p'
during the Beknap trouble. but there were WV s'i
"a fiat like every other question. and snDSepuo'' III
cldents have proved that In all proDaoii's "'0 n.y.
were as much In the right ms any one elSe'
c,mnanv r Is not paper" organization ahu
ON all occasions when the regiment i 'a''e'
ON for duty Company usually mas Il i"'t''
pcrcentagc Of It's men ont than any o'er 'o ,
mny In the regiment. II there IS any 'u', ',,
If INSTRUMENTATION f. this state OF aifai - pooa"S
nose who complain Of It can point It out. oap'a"
smith and hi, men realize that they are Ill ''o
National Cuord 10 0ley orders and when they fail 10
do tbot n T. time enough TO cnclse Them The fcehhs
Of some OF the officers Of the 22d Regiment mas oe0
misnterpreted. II is not hostility ID 'o'nPa"' -
which they have. but a feeling that II WON" w -
Rad ta,e for them 10 build up their orSahH"uo" az
tbc cy ponse OF another regiment IN the same o'ie,
They have simply decided TO allow all action wmcn
,e IN he taken to come from tho other Sue III
,r y, tho fact that the officers of the list Regiment
t go, .aor 10 10 at all anxious to let The company
10 criticism from them does not hive great ahou''
~ weight II might as we'll be achho"iedse" ''''
therc /. II certain amount Of envy among 'he o"'.
-, Tho other companies in the regiment aud TINS
quality explains good deal OF the Oad ice""s WIN"
has existed in the regiment for -oinc uhe.
The officers who voted against colonel "reehe at
Aha ccont election have all had frank talk with th3
rnw colonel and told him that they oppoScu nm
not ON personal grounds, but because they thous"'
that the election WIS premature, anu t"eS io' '"''
he was being forced on them before the'c ""s "''
ooo.st,v ~ If. They assured him that he would re
ceivo inst as hearty support from them as rom
onv other officers In the regiment ~ matter Oh h'''
-, oricers oro greatly pleased with C"onel "ieel''
rbcy look forward to an era Of prosperity lor '"o
ccrimcut greater than it has known Tor E'ni7'
ccon,c " Wills who has been the clerk OF tne
noora Of officers OF the G2d Regiment for '"c'e y,
aftcon vcar., has been dismissed Tor ue soou ~
.ho oroan,zntion. The officers would like TO get hold
- 1850 which Willis took WITH
him when he departed. lie was accus-
toned 10 having the check Which came lo'r
Albany each week for the expenses u the res'n'',,'
,o,douarters made out in hi own name anu '"0
"a ah,.h came on January | was not tIrr-d over
vru. did not turn up for several MondaE hlsn'S '''
tho first of tho month, ard an investigation i'' u" Wv
dico.ure that Will, claimed the money Tor NJ OWL
r. 90 bi. claim on IN, fact rs he alleged. That ne
bal dono some extra work last year for winch IL
,, pcver been paid. He also declared tn'' "e
turned in a bill to Licutenant'oo1ei hihs 'o'' "''N
the work was done, and also toId MN VI W, ,' ~
uo money Lieutenant Colonel King SAYS That th'- i
,l,,olv fol.e willis never told him that he claimed
mi, money. nor did he ever hand nj" o' y. ~ ~
mon, of any kind. claiming extra compensation io'
wor, done. =, ,t,,or..s
ria, frat q, the series Of concerts by "iinorr
| hand VA. given I'm the I'D Regiment Armory las'
evening They will be continued on each S''"ru's
evening dnrins the rest Of the season. 'o'npa"' ~
will 1--WE a dramatic entertainment and recepuou' !"
,a','r,io, with the Lawrence Barrett Dramatic A'so
cio,,on At tho Manhattan Athlete Ciub on heA'
Thursday evening. The military drama Inc 'on
t,,,to ,ny viii be given. Gilmore will furnish the
music. ~ ,,,, ho,
FIR IT, object the reorganization Of the signal corps
49,, tho creation = two licutenants. Captain Eallnp
d ,covcrcd that he had more work than he could pos
rr. ,,,cnd 4, without the assistance OF heuten-
49,, aud II wa. al If, suggestion that the bill was III
tiolurei. +.
The order which came from Altany this week In
reference, {, the InspectorGcncrg has caused not u
rte discussion. The document is short ana rea'S ~
follows: .s =,
,. ,,, ,,.noc,or General will make cause to be-
mad, an inspection Of drills. books and papers Of
,,r,cs of the -,ational Guard at such times a' lie
miy deem proper"
This order has been put into effect already. cen
or,i vcGr,th and Colonel Harding were at the list
rcyim.nt Arnory one night last week ana lhSpe''c"
The bonrs Of two companies They PROMISED 10 paw
Tho. visit ON A similar erraut in the near future.
This rider will undoubtedly make some OF the Fo'P''s
boolhceporS lust a little No doubt the oruer
,,i ,o,, f., som, .autary reform II II Is carried ont
m he limo, which il IS expected at present that II VIII
! A., oracr which comes from the Office of Adjuant
General Wilgtm Sryler. ~ NewJer'cN' III lci'''o'
- ,c ncr rule, governing rifle practice y OF 'h're''
! - Le -, n,lcrs # the National Guard OF TINS stars
ALSO Vt the close Of the SEASON. the o'dcr s''s '''
| r,rocfue classification will be made:
, ,,'. Al who fil to appear the range during
the a.on. ., ,,rco for nractc,
aud shn,, at 100 yards standing ana 300 yafuN Nho's
IRON. and nI score % Or over o4t OF poS''o ~ "
both ranges .,,. ,,.s arc such
. -,ote - or over ia the "a Class fr''''' !" '
- T. At 200 wards standing and 30 yafd' wing uo"'
Nark.m,n are such Of the 1t Class as score - OF up
ward to and Including IL. .o,.
sbarpslootci. such OF the LIST class a. "sN 'V'
Of - or upward. 80 ,,,. ana
t,,y p,rknan OF shayp,hoocr mus MAKE at e'st ono
.,.th run dufiog t. receive Ms u''"'''"''
| ,rls rule may De- suspended ia special ihdN'uu" o'
M ,, don: uicnt duty upon Application V ''c
rnancaot Of detail but In every such case tne tSd'v
| therefor must BE- stated ia "ruHs onu INV ~
lnrtmlrnt Onicer ON dutN. - .t,,,
| THOSE who have qualified into the lst Class WIN"
IN. Two SEASONS preceding will not be r'q'"eu %
shoot orr the 100 ami 300 yard ranges. lho'' c''
, nr,ctcr i'm the ist Class. and who do nos luaiF u
,r;.men dur'ng two successive seasons shall IeoeEN
practice in the I'd class.
For computing the relative standing OF orcm'aton, IN
,la,, Practice the members are taken ly classes a. thcy
,. found AZ h close Of season. and odtd according
10 Tie s,a.c sub. oin'd
| Each "a clo~snon count, . ............... o
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