Evening journal., 1890-07-30
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES.
GREETED BY His STAFF AT BRANDY
WINE SPRINGS.
Governor BiGgs Must go to Washing ton
Tomorrow and Governors Day WIN
bs Held on Friday-First Rifle Practice
Judxe Pavn,er's guocassor

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BRANDYwINE SPRINGS, July 30.
Governor Benjamin T. Biggs arrived
here yesterday afternoon aud is now
thoroughly at home. The brisk and
active governor was accompanied by his
wife and they reached here at3 II O'Clock.
The morning telegram warned the staff
Of his coming and the members were
ready TO receive him, Colonel w. Y.
Records met him at the station and
escorted him to carriage which was
driven to the hotel Colonies Layfsld,
WhiteleY, Newell and Hickman on
horseback acted as a guard OF honors.
Brigadier- Richard r. Kenney
greeted Governor Blggs at the hotel. and
horses being brought, they mounted
them and rode upon the parade ground.
The governor was enthusiastically
gr eeted and be bowed his acknowledge
ments. The chief executive and his
adjutant watched skirmish drill then
In progress with much interest. Gov
ernor Biggs afterward visited the head
quarters.
Increased interest was added TO the
afternoons exercises because Of the
governors presence. The brigade dress
parade did not begin until 705 O'Clock.
but large crowd saw II. Governor
Biggs and wife; the wives of members of
the stat, Eek Senator Calvin Crossen and
and family, Ex-MRyor and Mrs John p
Almond, James H. Beggs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Il. Baylis. Harry w. Johnson and
many wilmington people in carriages
were on the ground.
igRdier-General Kenney commanded
the brigade. and he and part of his STAFF
hnrcnhuar
A. S. Kirk made the preliminary orders
The band and fife and drum corps had
forty-three men in line Drum Major
Elisha Higgins appeared in his gorgeous
apparel and made his pretty salute when
he passed the general The music had
just stopped when the sun-down run
was fred and the crowd was startled
The brigade exercises were brief and the
dress parade was soon over. The Della
ware College Cadets then gave an exhibi.
tion drill under Lieutenant Browns com
mand. The company commanders re-
peated the orders and the cadets moved
like clock work They drilled for fiftesn
minutes and Governor Biggs and theladies
appiauded them vigorously.
Hyatt's Military Band came to general
headquarters last night S15 to 6.45
O'Clock and serenaded Governor BiQgs.
The music was excellent aud greatly sp-
preciated by the whole camp. The band
shows Improvement over the good work
of previous years.
Friday, Governors Day.
Tomorrow will not be Governors Dav
In Camp Biggs. When Thursday was
decided upon. it was not known that
Governor Biggs had an engagements IN
Washington, ID. c., on public business
on that day He will be here TODAY and
will leave for Washington on the z %
train here tomorrow morning. His bus
mess there will not take long. and he
will return here to morrow night. The
reception will be held at the hotel to.
night, as announced, and several hun
dred guests are expected. Friday will
be Governors Day and things will be ar.
ranged in great style. The sham battle
will probably take place and Governor
Biggs will review the brigade. This
will be his official visit to the encamp
ment.
Visiting the War Cor respondents.
After dress parade last night the gov
/ ernor visited the press Tent" az gen
eral headquarters, where the war cores
pondehts were preparing their records of
the day. He said he knew John O'Byrne.
who was a publisher in Wilmington a
few years ago. and O'Byrne used to saw
that it was an insult for one nswspaper
man not to visit another In a city where
| the first was stranger. "Gehtlemen. "
said the governor, II come TO make nv
peace with the press and 60 pay my re-
/ spects. II you are not treated right
report the same and III threaten the
wrong-doers with the whipping post 70
He then told some instances Of his
congressional experience in relation to
Mr.. Hoar. 1t was in 1870 that Mr.. Hoar
made salty speech on Delaware. using
as his subject the lack of means for edu-
eating the colored people in this state.
Representative Biggs's reply twas ba
scorcher. He took the statistics Of Mass
achusstts, Mr.. HoEr's state and read from
them list of the crimes committed by
Its citizens. Among the charges were
Refusing to pay railroad fare. fighting
chickens on the Sabbath day and defaeing
COMMISSIONERS. By this time the House was
In an uproar. Then he made the point
that in Delaware no such crimes were
committed even with all the illiteracy.
A newspaper correspondents story OF
the debate contained the mead
Great Uproar in the Senate
Massachusetts, Hymn Books against
Delaware Whipping Posts" The
speeches we're distributed rapidly. Some
time afterward Messrs. Biggs and Hoar
and the late Judge Kelley were travel
ing by rail and passing through Della
ware. Mr.. Biggs said: Were in
Delaware now" Hoar was sorry to hear
IL, but Judge Kelley said they would
soon be cut OF the state Mr.. Biggs re-
marked; "Well, gentlemen, there isn't
much danger, but if you get arrested
and sentenced to be whipped, Ill inter
esde with the governor of the state in
your behalf"
Governor Biggs also told the reporters
about his recent New York trip, where he
so calamity entertained hotel guests,
especially the ladies' He referred to the
news reports with some pleasure and
added that they~were right in the main.
Troop b, First Cavalry. gavsa big
lawn party In its street last night and
had some good music, singing and speak
ing.
First Rifle Practice.
Inspector of Rife Practice Colonel
Garrett ]. Hart and his active assistant,
Lieutenant Simpson, got Companies A
and B out to target practice yesterday
afternoon, after the hard rain. The 100
and 200 yards targets were ready for
work and the men tried them. Four
men were in the ride pits arranging the
targets and scoring the shots. The com
panies made poor showing In Com
pany A, Wilmington, nineteen shooting,
only nine qualified at 100 yards; fifteen