New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06

drills Of the company and the duties reouircd in
on the atve roll Of h Snow ,an, nfr o ARE ARE
LEI 10 remain away This 10 necessarily disheart
+, nder the he'd Progressive instruction. the
part Of the 70 Is dr too much anxiety on the
same over&cai on the part of the maj or "a drill his
Field officers Of regiments and OF separate bat:
,aalohs would accomplish much better results Il
March would GsEo'e themselves certainly until
! non OF companies; commencing with the squad,
thoroughly pTosesns hronsh a'n the seeion
p,aaloGon and company Not until this has been
Of. Good company work makes the battalion drill
In either close or extended order. simple and in
are tedious and unpeasine.
e closing h Wa The hS%n
Miller GsR,an g. James Green snd ra Major
this tribute TO his superior nov dead, whom he
ITO you, General Porter thanks inadequately ex-
press the deep sense OF obligation and gratitude
owe for your uniform courtesy and torbearance
during the years We have been so closely allied in
most pleasant years of my life. Your adminlstra-
handed DOWN in the history OF the National Guard
as the most prosperous prosressiye and successful
for any suco ceiling incumbent to equal"
nearly completed 1t was made puSiic on Decem-
Der 81, and shows that the number OF men citizens
under the state laws. is estimated to be 10000
This is based on a population of 100000, which is
armed and equipped for service consists Of the
National Guard and the Naval Militia. together with
a few independent companies which. under certain
CONTINGENCIES become subject to the orders of the
Commander-in-Chief
sisted on October OF 40 officers and l2l06 enlisted
men II is divided into four br!gades. The report
says:
Troop \. the batteries and the Signal Corps are
an now Nna by aLm1d Tine ia AMI rs
now obsolete weapon, and 1t is respectfully recon-
mended and earnestly urged that the legislature
% ed a "a Ike IN he
advisable to impress on Congress the necessity and
troops with the new army rife calibre 80 at the
cost of the United States. Cartridge boxes and
omy to expend money for OF kind which
will be unserviceabe as soon as new rifles are re-
In regard to suitable armories bsng provided
the report says Large and properly arranged ar
attract young men to the service and are condu-
GIVE, not only to their re-enistment. but also pro-
The State Camp. which was General Porter,s
erred an nc w, SG report oe Wepyhng
he says. this season the camp has been the
most satisfactory in attendance. attention conduct
The insipectOtGenerars report speaks of Captain
lit would be difhculi to ind says the report.
i'm all the regular army an officer SO peculiarly
Guard He is the combination OF the experiences.
precise tactical officer and The gentiema4 his
and the result has been of immense ya 5 II VIII
he is recalled. from his valuable work His detail
should be made permanent
Following closely upon this recommendation comes
the from Washington that the Secretary Of
War has detailed Captain J. b. Burbank. Of the 81
ARTILLERY, for duty with the National Guard OF TINS
state Captain BURBANK IS at present win MS resi-
ment at san Antonio; Tex - c..o,,r> pr,c,,,s ara
anxious TO know ne my gS % ,seheTa, VIII
49, M 49, I'M ,rei conWenienrr and save1
the officers much correspondence and delay Genera,
this city but he joined the Hardware cub recently
and may make his headquartcrs thsre
axsf1N a nf H. II nm
time this month, bu; the date has not yet been de-
Prvates Clifton Drake AID William Currc. Of
Company F. IN Regiment have been promoted
The following ensiments in Company
corded October /: Frederick Setson. Clarence
brook Edward X. Cook and George II. Robinson.
Justus V Locke and Arthur f. Townsend have re-
The 7th Regiment Rifle club had most OF rs ex-
peris the range last Saturday evening particpai
Ing in The Dull s-eye match ana the foiowng se2rss
resulted; Corpora ! Stevens Company +. o. II
rom,er cGPa'y ~; "a Nichols companv
F. g Privdfe " r. Haniey Company C. D. Private
L. 7. Weber Company y. D..
pora g. NJ. Carnochan, Company X corporal l.. '.
stotesburg. Company F; Private $ smith Company
X: Corporal Coburn company g corpora! a.
Joseph Solomon. OF Company b. Sth Battalion.
called on Governor Flower on the last day Of his
term and asked that the finding Of ne Examining
declared that his examination WAS excellent. but
that the board rejected him for personal reasons
The Governor was inclined reverse the action Of
the board but Adjutant- General McGrath said that
the Examining Board had reported solomon dencif nj
in various qualifications and that under tn Jaw Re
could not be re-examined until year from his
previous attempt The Governor finally decided 10
take action.
AT the election held In Company II. 9Th Regmeni
on January I. Second Lieutenant Young was chosen
to ni the vacant hrst-lieutenancy. \ special meet
ing will be held at the regiment armory tomorrow
evening at which delegates TO the National Giath
convention will be named The convention VIII be
held Albany January Is
The figure Of merit In rifle shooting az Creedmoor
among the several companies Of the 9Th Regiment
he "a AZ Yea
the officers trophy, which has been won by Com
pany A. h follows