Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-08
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

| FOURTEEN commissions were issued
throughout the guard last month.
| CAPTAIN WILLIAM F. HARPsr, late of Com
| pany e. Fifteenth Regiment, has been
| placed on the roll of retired officers.
The officers and men of the Seventh New
York Regiment have subscribed Sl,5OO for
a silver bell for the United States cruiser
| New York.
THE commissions Of the entire field and
| staff of the Second Regiment expire shortly.
Several changes will probably be made in
| the appointments.
CAPTAIN A. P. SHANNON, of the Washing
ton Infantry, has been confined to his home
for the past two weeks on account of sick
ness. The infantry is making preparations
Tor the Decoration Day turnout.
THE commission of Captain John Penny,
of Company G, Eighteenth Regiment. ex-
pired yesterday. No orders have as yet
been issued tor an election, but will be this
week. Captain Penny will have no opposi-
tion for recommission.
THE Washington Infantry will escort the
general G. A R. committee to the Allegheny
Cemetery on Decoration Day. Committees
have been appointed to decorate the graves
OF the ex-memberS of the company in the
various cemeteries and burying grounds.
The magazine gun has not yet been adopted
for the regular service, although commits
sion appointed for that purpose has been
at work tor nearly year past. The CON-
mission wants an American make of gun, if
possible, and none OF a satisfactory char
acter have as yet been presented to them for
inspection.
CAPTAIN HUNT, of Battery B, has been in
communication with the commandants of
the Fifth Regiment and Sheriden Troop
relative to camping with those orsaniza-
tions at Altoona this summer. If any kind
of suitable arrangements can be made the
Battery will encamp at this point, although
it is a trifle further away than the specif1ca-
tions allow. The Battery boys like the idea
of camping with the Troop, as the memb bers
of both organizations are congenial to each
other The new artillery regulations have
not yet been issued, and as consequence
the batteries are being held back consider
ably in their practice drills.
THE season of rifle practice in the Guard
opened up last Monday, and it is probable
that owing to the severity of the require
ments e1acted this year in the manner and
number OF qualifications, active work will
be commenced by most of the companies at
once, and as little time lost as possible. The
ranges of Battery B and the Fourteenth
Regiment are in good condition and practice
can begin at any time. The range of the
Eighteenth Regiment is being changed con-
siderably, both the 200 and 500-yard firing
points and targets being moved from where
they stood last year. The work on this
range will be finished early this week.
The dates for the encampments Of the
Guard this year have been decided as fol- |
lows: First BrigaC from July l6 to 2S. in
elusive; Second Brigade, from July 80 to |
August 6, inclusive, and Third Brigade. from |
July % to July 30, inclusive. The cavalry, |
artillery and bands will encamp with such |
regiments of their brigades as their Brigade |
Commanders may select. Pay will be |
allowed for seven days only. Communications
for rations and fuel will be allowed at the
rate OF 20 cents per day per man for eight
DAYS, to be paid on Regimental Quarter
masters voucher. The usual inspection
rolls, in addition to rolls showing the dates
of discharges and enlistments since last
camp, will be required by the inspecting |
officers. No enlistments except reinstate-
ments will be allowed for 80 days prior to
the opening of the camps.
COMPANY D, of the Tenth Regiment, was
into the service at Connellsville
last Thursday evening. This fills out the