New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
m, oNr1 noND OF THE 18TH REGIMENT
TO REsIGN-HIS PROBABLE
SUCCESSOR

COLONEL, DOWD. OF THE 18th REHiMf->i'
TO REsIGN-HIs PROBABLE
SUCCESSOR.
The Savage gun drew the prize In the con'e'.
over which the Board Of Commissioners appo'h'eu
by Governor Morton presided. and unless matters
70 contrary to the wishes OF the Board INC save
gun will be the arm of the Nationai uuniu VI ~
State The Commission was composed OF Aioe'' ~
Shaw. f. w Bliss and Robert H. Thurs'oh anu
they made a report to the Governor AFTER 'e
and exhaustive examination OF twelve gums ".'.'
xere entered in the competition. Among THESE
were guns which came from manufacturers "'
have an international reputation Ies's "e,' '''"'
for every part Of the firearms. and everything wac
done TO bring out the weak points OF the guns sS
we'll as to test their efficiency III "s 'e'' Wv
Commission says. In part
We feel confident that with the Savage nasaI'nf ne
rifle placed In the hands OF the Na,Uhal tmnar,ed
the State Of New-York a new life VIII De lhP i s
:" tho arr Of target practice great pride in the ac-
curacy and beauty of the arm ueve s,,, ,roses
very best weapon IN me WORM 'o' "''''"'
We therefore unanimously recon,n ne, wa" 90 o,r
Savage military rife be adopted for the use OF our
National Guard ,,. .,,u,,,,.d % ia
The new Savage Ta era arm The mechanism
;s the same az that Of the Savage military maya,
zine ,tle' um' Of cavalrvmen We unhestatingy
recommend II for the use OF the caviar! VI ' "
tional Guard of the state
THE, ADJr-rANT-GENERAL WAS RIGHT.
The camp OF 1870 VIII oe Hioie 'Ao'i '''''
over when the 9Th Regiment and the Attn Provisional
battalion close their tour OF duty next SATURDAY.
,ybon the camp was opened on June q, Eenerai
NcAlpin said that the arrangements hao never
been as good the grounds had never peen i'll sur.
prime condition and the outlook Tor succeSsiui
season had been so bright since 'he camp
had been established. The work OF the men IN
oar,r b,s f,,v justified the Adjutant- Generals
great cancellations and demonstrated TO the ON
GERS on duty at the post that the National ,ua'u
is in prime shape. The work OF 'he ORGANIZATION"
which made remarkably good records was no SUI
prise 10 General McEiwee, who said carry III '"o
season that he had improvement ali ALONG
he line on his tour through the state hspec',"s
,he various commands The sd Regiment whch
left camp yesterday to make room ioi
Stewards men made particularly goou s"o"i''e'
end knowing their worth and being ANXIOUS ~
.ho,r themselves before the commandments 1t
was no wonder that they felt badly when II was
learned that Governor Morton would not WISH camp
,,r.u the week Of August /. 1t was a nara week
in camp The heat intense and the disCo"'ioi.
Of the troops great. hut they pore 1t INV ~
campaigners and there were coni'I"'N'! "
cases Of prostraton from the heat Inc TACT ''iA
Iieutenant-Coloncl Butt the post Inspector oi
euard dutv praised the mon for their work was
nroof 10 all that there was no ground 1or coi"
plant for Colonel Butt Is a severe critic
The old manufacturing brass guns "h'cn '"e :,
Ratterv detail mas been using sncc camp ope'ou
will be replaced tomorrow with guns anu '".''
.r,,o she armory in New-York There VII also DE
, nrn,ber OF horses and an increased deta'i OF lel
The detail Will be commanded by Lieutenant W. H.
Flanagan. 49, r.., ,,,s
week will be the 4th Provisional battaHol, "iue'
the command Of CAPITA n James T. Chase' l"e '''
7auon is composed of the following organizations
The 9Th separate Company. Captain James
,haso Newburg: 10Th Separate company. oap'al"
W G. Hunter Newburg oath separate Cofnp"'s'
r.,.oin A + Mcintyre Nildletown; 37th separate
companv. captain Frank Bauder, schenectady
NAVAL MILITIA IN CAMP.
,rAo -,.r,hers Of the Naval Militia who were IN
camp on Gard!rers Island returned 70 NV ~
on Thursday by the warship Moh'sohiS'
.,oners u the first div sion came down 'he oou'io
IN ships cutters. The citizen tars were 'e''e"eu
80 TUESDAY by Ex-Governor Buckley, or con-
nect,cut who went TO the island on r. {. beheoic'
Yacht: and as the craft had the PRESIDENTS nag
,,n II was believed for some time that MI. OieVe-
AVID WAS on board and would be one Of the IN
snect,nc party Assistant Secretary McAuoo en-
contained rhe officers at dinner Tuesday evening,
aud an Wednesday Mr.. Benedict acted as host on
board the Oneida.
Another guardsrnan IN jail; the same old story;
dues and fines. and attention 10 orders 10 APP
near before Delinquency Court. IT is the same old
story as FAR as the side OF the man IL concerhed'
.sXo work rent unpaid money In the house.
.-ueI officers" etc. If men would devote nan as
,nrch time to explaining % Their colonel why they
cannot pay as they DO 10 appealing 10 the pupl"
after the, get I'm jail there would be no National
.;uarlsnen in the lookup. The law which permits
an officer to nave enlisted man placed in jail for
neglect 10 pay fines and dues is radically wrong,
bui most officers agree with Major Van DuZeI, VINO
said: mo good guarlsman ever gets into jail
The vacancy in the FIRST Brigade Examining
BOARD caused by the resignation OF Colonel Bartlett
has been filed by the appointment o. Lieutenant
Colonel knight Nefte The appointment VIII give
general sd tsfactiOn.
COMFORT AT CREEDMOOR.
The midsummer number OF The It'll Regiment
Gazette" contains picture Of the regmen'-h house
AT Creedmoor which = reproduced herewith The
architect is George F. Pelham. or the Nh COM
pany The house will be 45x60 feet ana Co.oniaI
an stvle There will be room for the colonel on
&he ground floor and also a large assemby-room
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