New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
NATIONAL GUARD AFF.dIRS
INTERNATIONALLY BUTT sTIRs UP ANoIhES
HORNETS NEST-cAPTAIN MAIDHoFFs En-
TERTAINMENT-THE GOTH REGIMENTS

HORNETS NEsT-cAPTAIN MAIDHoFFs EN-
TERTAINMENT-THE GOTH REGIMENTS
STAR OF HOPE GOES OUT
Lieutenant-Coonel McCoskry Butt, OF the lztn
Regiment. evidently intends to have decorum mann
tanned all times in the armory. Not long ago hiH
efforts in this direction made considerable OF .
disturbance for short tine but disin,erested peo-
pie said then that while might have been juse
a little impulsive he was right In the main. ihet
latest disturbance also has made enemies Tor inc
second officer Of the 18th, but again those VINO nave
no interest in the affair save as spectators thlnk
that the principle which governed his action was
about right Naturally there are two sides to tne
story and they differ to the details OF wha0
happened.
One fact seems to be generally admitted Whle
the ball OF the 18th Regiment was In progress, On
Tuesday evening" some members OF the 9th Reg1-
ment were seen smoking in the ballroom which was
the main drill room on this occasion. Lieutenant
Colonel Butt the men, and sent sergeant !"
them to tell them to stop smoking at once Up 70
this point the facts seem to be undIsputed Ihs
men, 1t seems, did not stop smoking, or, at east,'
did not do quickly as the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
thought they ought to- and he told the officer to
order them out of the armory. This was done Bus
some members of the 9Th declare that al the MEM
bers OF their regiment were ordered out OF the
armory whether they had been offenders In
the manner indicated or not. and that conse-
ouentiy members OF the 9Th Regiment had been
Disseminated against. This part OF the story Is
emphatcaly denied by Colonel Butt and other
officers Of the regiment.
The officers OF the 9th felt irritated over tho
affair that they reported to have passed reso-
luton advising the members OF the regiment to
keep away from the 18th Regiment armory here
after.
Certainly the officers Of the 9Th Regiment are not
OF men smoking a ballroom floor. and they surely
sr 2n% pS whether they belonged to the sh or
easrs s o the I'm 50 at fhs than
doubt they believed the members OF the organiza-
pr U 0F It certainly is unfortunate for the mill
tary organizations TO antagonize each other IN TINS
ment men seem primarily to be to blame. because
il they had properly behaved themselves nothing Of
IS not fair to blame the whole regiment for or
but the se 81 a 3sn who to
so far forget themselves as TO begin smoking In q
s ia e has been or
famous for introducing new features OF one form
ever much he may be interested to learn that Cap
tain Of this enx is SS xa TO Of SFas
M GaPn d a 10 some a
With notifications SO important however, that they
almost reach to the root OF the whole tnng, ~
Usually it has the concomitants of beer and to-
bacco with variety show more remarkable Tor us
Bacco are to be tabooed entirely in Captain Maid
hof's entertainment The wives sweethe . sh ana
is to be modified to meet the requirements Of the
the other SIDE Of the house Was great
withsood longer They had read 50 much a6oys
GUS They wanted to know all about what went on
at these aaES and mere bsW ssond
see one. and he told the writer in strict CONFIDENCE
e eite would be just like the others
Captain Wilson's men OF the "a Battery are NY.
seyenth-aVe, just above the old armory There is
only for one SQUAD and then there Is not space
be the first organization in the new list Regiment
armory. orders were issued to make the change
The Change viii probably be made BY the battery
soe oeeep pei0f b the fomsr is
what nearer completion than the remainder OF ING
Chaplain Greer is not particularly well known BY
the members of the III Regiment yet and that wa
would warrant in military way on the cs might Sro os
chapeau. AS he approached the guard. one OF pine, ne
out T fpns out the guard general officer ap-
proaches." and the guard was turned OUT nc.
ing a thing or two about military matters and with
enjoying quiet smile In the sleeve OF the Dig coat
The latest complication in the seth Regiments
ars has t again IN sb eer s Of nf the sbamdeS
companies at the time such radical measures were
taken w sh and vs been dis
PEELED and the men have just begun to realize their
Again there are talks OF nass-meetings and all
sorts of protests are heard But at the same time
they have been following false lead valuable time
has been lost. To stir up feeling strong enough
1t would have been when the regiment was first
All the time-scarred metaphors about striking the
s TGn wh and taking gi the its
disregarded With disastrous effect. The. star OF
hope which the MISGUIDED men have been following
was snuned out when they reached dark place.
path Now they are stumbling around In the dark
calling the leaders for light; but inc leaders
matches wet and they cannot furnish the much
needed illumination. Under such conditions the irr!.
tary inclination 10 follow out the precepts Of
Donnybrook. and when they see head to hit II, II
There is no doubt about the fact that somebody
has created false impression to call II ey no
difficult to determine Undoubtedly tiny rays OF
hope which have been sent out at Albany, nave
of assurances by being sent from one to another.
each one repeating the report In the light OF his
hope Of ha tfFay fr says Private Brown
told him that Sergeant Smith received Information
absolute assurance from Lieutensnt-colonel Moran
that Governor Flower had assured the LIEUTENANT.
under almost the same organization which existed
when the regiment was reduced to battalion
but the truth is. 20 far as can be learned that
Governor Flower and General Porter expressed the
ment again The remainder added by accrs-
ton .
naval Battalion Who sustained serious Injuries in
the Lackawanna Railroad wreck OF January Is is
that he viii again be able to do active service in
the battalion. Seaman + n; Bridgman OF the
in the 18th Regiment. A Committee Boats. conn
posed Of r William T sas, Sn:
can cam" Third Division, and william Il. sayton.
Fourth Division. has been appointed and now have
alike under der consideration There is st some doubt
as to whether whaleboats or cutters Will be built.