Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-06
THE STATE MILITIA.
Adjutaut General Tcpping's Report
On the Condition of the State
Militia.
Number of Men In the State Guard,
and How They Are Divided
Into Companies.
Called Out Three Times in the Past
Year to Assist Civil Officers
Other News. d
Adiutant Generals Report,

Adjutant Generals Report.
Adjutant General w. H. Topping has
sent to the governor his annual report of
the condition of the North Dakota ma
tional guard, for the year ending Nov.
30, 1893. The report contains some in
teresting statistics of the state militia,
and gives account of their doings for the
period embraced by it.
In accordance with the report OF the
inspecting officer for 1893, the state
militia numbers 49O men, and consists
of the following: One regiment OF in
fantry composed of eight companies,
with headquarters at jamestown, under
command of Col. Elliot S. Miller; one
battalion of cavalry composed of two
troops, with headquarters at Dunseith,
and commanded by MAJ. W. H. Mckee;
one battery of artillery, with head
quarters at Lisbon, and commanded by
Capt. A. j. Hughes; n regimental
band, composed Of twenty-one members,
in charge Of Maj. G. W. Mcbride, with
headquarters at Lisbon. The infantry
in the above list are armed with Spring
field rifles, Cal. As, such rs used in the
regular army; the cavalry are armed with
Springfield %carbines, Cal. 45. The bat
terry is armed with two three-inch rifed
cannon, and one Calling gun, Cal. 45.
The entire service of the state militia
is under command of Col. Miller, is
fairly we'll armed and equipped, and
both officers and men are reported to
have conducted themselves in a soldierly
manne
In regard to the militia fund, the re-
port says that the annual appropriation
of $1,000 is sufficient to maintain the
guard in fair condition, but is not sufi-
Gent to enable the militia to hold an
annual encampment-in fact it is barely
sufficient to warrant a biennial encamp-
ment, and for this reason it was thought
best to hold no encampment in 1893, but
instead to pay each company it's
armory rent, allowance for clothing,
etc. The total sum to the credit of the
militia fund, July LIST, 1893, was $l2,689.-
IA. The expenditures up to the date Of
the report were s10,396.82 leaving 1892
80 still to the credit OF the fund.
During the year 1893, the militia we're
called out three times to enforce the law
or aid civil officers in the performance of
their duty. The first call was made on
Co. B, by the mayor of the city of Far
60, on the occasion of the big fire, June
7th. The second call was made on Co.
D, of Devils Lake by Sheriff Bartron of
Ramsey county, during the Bomburger
excitement, July 10th. The third call
was made on Co. H. by Mayor Steel Of
Jamestown, on the occasion of the fire,
August 18th. The report contains all of
the correspondence in the ordering out
of the several companies, the reports of
the commanders, and in all cases the
militia responded promptly, and their
conduct was uniformly soldierly and
c~ommendable.
The report Of Colonel Miller on the
recent inspection of the several compan.
les is embodied in the adjutant generals
report. Colonel Miller reports that all
of the companies have good armories,
arms are in generally good condition, ex-
cept that a number have broken firing
pins, which are recommended to be
supplied at once. Some companies have
not a full complement of dress or fatigue
uniforms, but withal the companies are
in good condition, armed and equipped
and ready to take the field at short
notice. The colonel recommends that
the dress coat and helmet be dispensed
with, and that the uniform hereafter be
the United States fatigue. Another recon-
mendation is the presentation of badges
for craftsmanship at target practice.
In closing, General Topping recon-
mends an encampment of ten days next
June. Also that a board be appointed
to condemn such of the militia equip
ment as is not fit for service, in order
that the same may be disposed of.
Devils Lake Gold.
The search for rubies at Devils Lake
has almost been abandoned, says the
Inter Ocean, by those who first made
the discovery that these precious stones
existed in this vicinity, for the reason
that more important discoveries have
been made. Specimens of quartz, rich
in gold and silver, have been found, and
fhAra ara MANY Ramona FOR tho hol;oA