Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03

Suo.u,arv oe ala, H annrt nj AdSusaut.
gener,,, ~. re-. lScnn,y.
Ad]ntant general H. henney, in MS
annu'i report TO the governor, places the
preseA. strength of the National Guard
OF Delaware ct 676 officers and men, Or
ganfzed into ons regiment of infantry and
,wo troon. ~ cayaipv Tba to,ai .t,,na,h
~, nscaIoha. H.. iese ,,ss 9ne ats,sra
ou neoein"oh JAW, Ao7"' was "Vo oAuoeHs
and men
During 1887 two companies or infantry
Company G OF Georgetown and Dom.
pany II at New Oastle-and two troops IF
eaveirv-Troon A at Iapr.I and proon r
Il Wiim;na,on ware oraani1sJ
sC,..La 80 -; - ,lh..,i...,' a.,
Nn'io dueoi'n Va iSBla'aeAoh ln9 hsPet.
says; a., -. VIZ
The sum * 81 400 Annually appropriated,
for the National Guard. snonld bs lfl-s
CREASED to npt less thai $4,000, anf ~
SUN djrsctei to he expeIded under thel
| superv Sion OF 4 proper and Competent
bpard. When thu Sac increasei the ep :
propriaipn from. 81, 400 to ~ 400, ths.
nr9an'aation dtd not nunper mora thah
nsi ~, .e p'ase J,.h W. nin ~, ny
* 0ao niacsJ In the h,nds ~ a n.anar
.otrd af :. f,i,ers 7 thjnt 1bsre ~ IIifls
duub. but III i In ton y ara, at the furthaat.
no Natlonai Guard would have real es'a'e,
10 tue shape Of arnorl 8, worth all the
money the S'ate would nave appropriated
IL .ne, l,e,i3u, 80,
/, sbon,d ~. tn az, IN an ay,en+ SO 9, II M mat
! II most ft,oient ard niass n an spch a f,rr
and soupd fo0tIne as VIII warrant tie ont
lay. There Is in the possession of the
several organ ztions not less than S3l,'uO
worm OF staEo nlltarv properly hhu'
wnue " ia'e u e9sttne pglte ~ noln.uE, W,
! Delng rms b'atrs' pfVpef,ys. ~ sNtfOu'J -Bt-
| pr ipsrly cSret for, Ahh THIS Is Impossible
Srm1e CIV nSta ,i, "a 4he ros
session ofnne s5v-fsl Sah'pAaies, ih6fsis
in the enstody ef ttiiS b n ~ sons s7,alOl,r
fscOo;~orh 81 CAMP 7 "a ieaitlstn eqni
hSei ~, v OF wh l y Ate ai ~ tnettnlrH
TORY OF thes IAVf House lsupleNp 70 he ue'
woyru . ny IRE ne g. s my haonl'n'y ,"a 'ne
reason thhL inc olale nus no atsehhi OF
1imo'y.,
would most tespecttuly put earheetlY
cal ynur htfoa''oh 70 nus tact ana room
mAhd that proper sttps 10 taEen 70 egtct AZ
ono" HsuWhplehrlhorJa ana arseA nj az DoNer'
The adiutant general reports having
,old To penn,yivAnia 1 600 Snringfiaii
IA, end ra.aivsS theref,r x1n 25G
J,baso -. 80 ara.,, 49,, o.. II. "a
,, ,noso suuo "eie "t lll''-. U
ntaNs government on accouns ot 'us hc-
onmulateh appropriations to the credit OF
Delaware out IF the smount annually ap-
oropriat,d for Grming tha militia, tire
amount TO the credit Of this State on June
3Ob 1897 h ino nhout $500. Thp
balance w,s used in arminR the three new
infantry companies. The money received
from ths Eafs OF arp,s 10 Pennsylvania
was expended az fcllows;
Amount received. 1o,e5soC
Paid for uniforms, equip
msnts, %c,.:.................io' 5is.55 ooo.
''''' 'e e,o--,-,
Balance in hand ........... $ GOs.15
ot,i,,nI n,.,tioD 10 rnoda NJ tba las,
ann,,oI anoar,,,n,e,,t as 1nIIous
49, '''- -
The second eneampment was held az
Brandywine Sprlngs, mar wilmington,
commencing July lHn, 1855, ana was, "
every way, great success. Here QUO ON
GERS and men reported LOT du5y ana me
total expense was % lo' ~ out OF this
sum there was eApehaeu, ior camp az
gerrls2n equipaRe anu otunance stores,
good for use in future encampments This
amount, taken rom the tGtai expenses OF
tue camp leaves the actual can't expenses
SI6to.29, an increase OF only S34S u over
cue hist eLcampment, Win an aduitionai
pay roll OF AZ men, when makes more than
thls diiierense. rms encam pnent was IN.
9pectsd oy uaptai9 deorgs .. Ande5son o.
The, 9th United States Cavalry. Captain
Andsreon was nn'lrlhg 10 MS en- 'rts 70 give
all the Information possible and MS lapois
ut Camp dufont were OF inestimaole value.
The cost OF maintaining the National
Guard in Delaware ia given as Sl9 SO for
eAch snardsnsn. atiairiAt 1886 Sc III PPM.
',i,a ssts S9T n 4, M.ssachSsht4. san q,
,,s 90 q IN n. $500 80 =,
y "" oeseesp s9o " SS'oAuhseotiuus my
y36 % IN New forH. a4r a,
Ia conclusion the report says:
The matt ar OF maintaining n well organ
Jzsd force of State troops has been veil
bscome "a condition and not a theory
lhat this great country OF ours will in tho
futura hAya IN lOOk To the National Cuard