Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
Pearson, I've always had very sympa-
thetic feeling for unfortunate Englishmen
who take to drink in the tropics"
THE END.
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD,

/ MAJOR THOMAS POTTER. Quartermaster OF
] the First Brigade. has been discharged by
1 reason of resignation.
MEETING of the officers of the Four.
! teenth Regiment is called for tomorrow
evening a { the Central Armory.
QUITE number of members of the local
regiment took advantage OF their tours at
Homestead, and secured good positions in
the mill. among them being several officers.
It's an i'll wind, ETC.
COMPANY c., OF the Sixth Regiment, ha $
been disbanded By order from the Adiu.
tant Generals office. The company has
( been in poor condition for some time and
its mastering out was decided upon several
months ago.
SIXTEEN commissions were issued through
the State last month, three of them coming
to the Fourteenth Regiment First Licuten-
ant, John +. McEwen, and Second Lieuten-
ant, S. c. Adams, of Company {, and Cap
tain, a. G. Tim, of Company F.
GENERAL GREENLAND has granted permis-
sion to the entire First Brigade to take part
in the Columbian celebra tion in New York
City. The brigade will spend two davs in
tile metropolis and expects to co the Rev.
stone State proud while away.
ILLINOIS militiamen. refuse to parade at
the Worlds Fair dedication because they
were asked to pay their own travelling ex-
penses. As the State of Illinois is getting
glory enough as it is, it certainly oughtn't
to reinse to pay its legitimate expenses.
CAPTAIN JOHN P PENNY and several other
local officers expect to go to New York this
week to take in the celebration on the I2th
Representatives from a number of the East
ern State militias will be present and it ia
expected that the parade will he q very fine
one.
REV. Mr.. HUNTER, the doughty Cha plain Of
Colonel Hawkins staff, distinguished him
self last week by capturing Jack Ramsey, a
member of the famous Cooley gang. Chan
lain Hunter has q reputation of being iustas
active in athletic sports as he Is in the pull
pr, SO his leat Will not surprise those who
know him.
CAPTAIN MANSFIELD, who for the mast two
years has been i'll charge of the Pittsburg
recruiting station, was relieved last Monday
and lett for his new station at san Carlos
Ariz. His place here was taken 10y Captain
Chance, OF the Thirteenth Infantry. Cap
tain Mansfield while in Pittsburg made
many friends, Who were sorry IT, see him
depart.
THE season of rife practice in the Guard
closes short y, and as result most of the
local companies are hard 1t work qualifying
their men. The Fourteenth Regiment and
Battery will show an increase over the totals
OF last year, while the Eighteenth Re. .iment
will be proportionately large, but the total
viii not be SO great on account of the loss of
Company j. The shoot ior the Fourteenth
Regiment medals at Saltworks will be the
next event that the local marksnen have to
look forward to.
ADJUTANT GENERAL GREENLAND was in the
city last Thursday comforting with General
Wiley as to the possibility OF removing the
Sixteenth Regiment from Homestead, and
while no definite date has been made pub
lie, the members of tile Sixteenth can mack
their grips aud get ready to move at any
moment, as they will get out this week sure
The rank and file of the men on duty at
Homestead are nos sorry at the idea of GO
in2, Tor, while they are keeping up a bold
front, they are thoroughly tired of the duty,
which has become monotonous.
AMEETING of the officers of the Eighteenth |
Regiment will be held tomorrow evening at |
the Armory on Diamond street. Consider.
able business of importance is before the |
regiment for transaction, not the least |
amons it being the Armory question. The |
regiment is holding on to its place in the old |
Criminal Court building by u very meaoer |
tenure. and as the Fifth Avenue Market |
House IS slowly bnt surely slipping away, |
The prospects oI finding quarters are not as |
brill III they might be. Another uues. |
tion the officers will discuss will be the nt,. \
yisabilitv OF turning out cn Columbus Day,
October 2l. As majority or members al !
ready lavor the idea it is extremely prol,. |
able the Eighteenth will be found in line |
that day.
The officers of the National Guard of |
Pennsylvania will be dressed in their new
plouses IN time Tor the trip to the Worlds |
Fair next summer. While no definite orders
have yet been issued on the subject, tho
change of blouse has been decided upon and
Will 90 into effect this winter. General
Greenland and lnspector-General McKibbon
have already had their coats altered and are
very mgch pleased with the result. TIE new |
blouse IS much handsomer in appearance
ana Will be the nearest approach to dress
nn form the Guard has ever had. 1t will go
into effect in the regular service shortly and
The Pennsylvania militia will be the first
National Guard organization to officially |
adopt 1t. As the change is confined exclus-
vely to officers it will not cost the State any
lining as tney provide their own equipments
Throughout.