New-York tribune., 1895-08-11
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
THE STATE CAMP ENDS ITS SEASON.
GENERAL MALPIN's JOURNEY.

With the return to their homes OF the LIST, a.
5th and 6th batteries and the Sd Signal Corps the
camp season OF 1895 for the National Guard OF the
State closed yesterday. The tour OF the artillery
was a fitting close for a most .uccessful season,
and It gave the Army officers who visited the camp
In the OF the week opportunity 70 see
that in the development OF the guard the artillery
arm has not been neglected The military critics
came away so well satisfied. that the various bat
terry commanders marched from the tented field
yesterday feeling much better than when they
toiled up the steep hill week before. The four
batteries had in al. 3l6 men. sixteen guns ard ~
horses and Captain c. =. W.lams's Signal Corps
came from Albany with twenty-three men. Cap
tain Louis Wendell, OF the lst Battery, Rad eighty
FIVE men, the largest force; Captain Olmstead. of
Binghamton, brought eghty-one men to camp Cap
tain A. y. Hayes. OF the 5th. came from Syracuse
with eighty men, and Captain David Wilson's bat
terry from this city had only seventy men in camp
II was expected that Governor Morton would
visit the camp Thursday. which was the Gay
chosen by the Old Guard for its coming. but the
Governor was prevented from being present, and
General McAp!n took the review In the presence
OF a number OF officers, among whom were Briga-
dier-Oeneral Louis Fitzgerald. Brlgad.er-Generai
James McIeer. General Martin T. MacMahon'
Amasa ]. Parker jr. formerly commander Of the
Sd Brigade and a number OF regular Army officers
When the history OF the camp OF instruction OF
e5 is written II will be found that the work done
during It's last week. when for the first time an
artillery battalion occupied the reservation. VIII re-
ceve extended and complimentary notice
GENERAL MALPIN GOING ABROAD
General McAlpin who came to camp on the first
dav and who remained till the end giving his
nersonal attention to everything pertaining TO the
post WILL take vacation now that the tour Is
over He will go to Europe this week. and ex-
meets while away to study European military az
fairs The officers whose work. together with 'he
adjutant- generals. did much TO make the season
n decided success. were Post-Adjutant stackpos
and General McLewee and his assistants. Colonel
Greene and Major Lee. Colonel Greene leit camp
a week ago. and went, as the representative OF MS
department with the 65th Regiment in It's prac-
tlce marches The 65th under command or coionei
Samuel Welch jr., left It's ar'nory IN Bufalo On
Monday and took the train for Hamburg y. IL
sco-, which point the marches were made 10 Glen
wood Boston Holland South Wales and Easi
Arrora These marches are becoming more popu'
lar as fl becomes known that they are not as ex-
heustlng as the enemies OF the experiment. sa'
they would be. The distances made are from "'s
70 eight miles a day. and although each ehis'ee
man must carry in addition TO his uniform ane
eouipmants considerable baggage. much OF th'
outfit is transported by teams. and the marches
while they are highly instructive, become fea
lark for the men.
The service march OF the 10th Battalion. Lieu
tenant Colonel Fitch will begin August 49, ana u
the battalion does It's work well on that occa-
sion as II does on the drill floor and as 1t has done
In camn the commander-in-chief will have no rea-
son to find fault. -. ..,- 4, ,.os
said bV those who though; they knew that when
the next season opened there would be statlon
at hoa hSTf heDg Compelled 10 take the water trip
which not always the most pieasan1 th
,,amn opened and there no station No"' lhe
report is once more being circulated that me niusn
spoken of Improvement wi, ne maze, anard and con-
yenisnce to the thousands who have renamed away
from camp simply because or the dircuitles GA
al In
Th e;evatien TO The dignity OF regiment OF the
ssth is still the subject Of much talk in National
question. Who will Colonel Smith select 20 as
sst him m h IN s as on east the el % Of the ssh
assistant surgeon two battanon 81 snhssf
arce and a hospital steward Al the arrnory OF .he
ssh which Scb the sas s atery INADEQUATE for
regiment such as Colonel Smith hopes to make oi
his new command one nears Sn a Charters the
slogan, Colonel Smith and new armory Insy
have the men and they will have the o'her some
time
MAJOR KIPP's POSSIBLE PROMOTION.
HEADQUARTERS are closed at the eth Regiment. and
no one seems to know who will succeed Colonel
Smith in that command; but II will be found tnat
The Tribune was not far wrong In predicting the
promotion OF Major Kpp to the eutenant-coioneicy'
Major Kipp has a record in the 7th which begins
April f9 1861 when he enlisted as private In COM
many D. He has been major since May 10, 1886
Nv the resignation Of Colonel Smith from the 7th.
Lieutenant Colonel John B. Frothingham becomes
the senior lieutenant colonel lie Il the assstaht
adtutant- general OF the Second Brigade Wnen
Coon David f. Austen resigned. Colonel Frederick
Phisterer became the senior colonel q the s'A'e'
He Is the assistant adjutant general . -, -,
The date OF the outing OF Company II, 3tn fteei-
ment has been fixed. The company Will 90 10 van
Courtiandt Park August 81 ana VIII remain ~
pected to start for the camp tour under command
OF Captain Jerome B. Silsby. The duty WIN be ING
same the State camp. and during tne stay a.
Van Courtlardt that place Will be a nlin.atur"
Peekskl. The camp VIII probably De Known as
Camp Seward. Harry Gilman quariermaster ser,
geant Of Company X has been appointed py Doi0nei
Seward battalion quartermaster sergeant. ana VIII,
am d. Weidman. OF Company u, has Deeh hafne1
for n similar position in the 2d Battalion
The Examining Board has examined ana passed
officers Of the 22d Regiment: Corpora.s J. Han
nan C. D. Belts George ". Henig and George n
Kirkham. a quiet canvass is going on IN INC req.
ment for the place made vacant py the deatn OF
their friends There clrdidates Officially
before the regiment but there are s'rons inuiea-
tons the friends Of TWO eminent captains are
active In securing pledges =, -,
Captain Charles \. Smylie, or Company Is, whoso
resignation reported n this column mas not
yet been released from his command The mem-.
bers OF Company have asked him to reconsider
the step. but he has not yet made rep:y 10 ne
resolution. Colonel Alexis C. smith, OF the z5i
Regiment is preparing st Of apPsnrttmaens, rta =, s ,os
fifth. vii, also All the vacancies IN his stan
Colonel Watson. OF the 18th. has made some ap-
pointments under the new law. among which are;
James H Drssss from ,hs & sa2srnGmersry % "a ss st
tenant W. c. Rowe Of Company Is. 20 De regl-
mental adjutant and Captain William Kirby from
the supernumerary list 10 be battalion quarter
master.