The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-16
THE STATUS OF THE MILITIA,
Total Strength I 4,I46~-The Record Of
Active Duty for 1904.

] oCaI SrTengLn 1I4,14o"-J he Record of
Active Duty for 1894.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-'The Orpan-
lied Militia of the United States" is the
title of a bulletin just issued by the
Military Information Division of the
Wal Department. It contains special
reports of inspection officers and other
information, covering the enactment
session of 1894, together with the fol-
lowing table, showing the total organ
Ized strength of the militia of the sew
eral States:
Alabama, 1882; Arkansas, I o7o.
California, 4, 948; Colorado. 1921 Con'
~necticut, 2,765; Delaware, 421; Florida
$50; Georgia, 4,194; Idaho, 3C5: illinois,
5,313; Indiana, 2 581; Iowa, g. 478; Kan,
sas, LIZA; Kentucky, 1,471; Louisiana.
1,249; Maine, 1.241; Maryland, 1907:
Massachusetts. 5 $50; Michigan, 2,878:
Minnesota, 1000; Mississippi, 1850;
Missouri, 21O6; Montana, 517; Ne
braska, 1,248; Nevada, $40; New Hamp-
shire, 1887; New Jersery, 3. $40; New
York, IL, 846; North Carolina, 1919;
North Dakota, 545 Ohio, 6,O57; Oregon,
4582;, Pennsylvania, 8,7O3; Rhode
Island, 1858; South Carolina; 4 674;
South Dakota. 799; Tennessee, / $50:
Texas, 5000; Vermont, ISL; Virginia,
3 ITO; Washington, !, $50; West Vir-
ginia, 838; Wisconsin, 2 571; Wyoming,
$50; Arizona, SOB; District of Columbia,
l, SIS; New Mexico, 40; Oklahoma.
100; Utah, 1850. Total, ia. 146.
The whole number Of citizens in the
United States liable to military duty
is given at 9 945, DAB.
Camps of instruction were held in
1894 in thirty States-Alabama, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado. Connect
cut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky,
Name, Mas sachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Missouri. Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York. North Caro-
lima, North Dakota. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Wash
ington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
In all but n Of these States officers of
the United States army were detailed
by the Secretary of War for duty at
the encampments. In nire States:
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,
Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, and Wyoming, and in one Terri
tory, Utah, where officers of the United
Ssa'es army we're on duty with the
State troops, there we're, owing to lack
of appropriations duty of the troops
during railroad strikes, and other
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camps were held, v 9 eighty per cent.
of the organized force was in camp.
The largest regular annual appro-
priation, $4OO, 900, is made by New
York the smallest, 81, 600, is made by
New Mexico. Arkansas makes no ap-
preparation, and depends upon it's allot-
ment from the United States appro,
priatiOn, and the subscription Of the
members and friends of the State,
Guard. The States apprcpriating in
1894 800, coo or more, besides New
York, we're: Pennsylvania, 1920, 600 :;
Massachusetts, 1915, 600; California,
$3.50, 90; illinois, $l2O 600; Rhode Island,
$1O4 600; Wisconsin, 800, 600.
A summary of the active duty per-
formed by the troops of different States
in the year 1894 demonstrates that
their services we're in demand over a
surprisingly large area Of country.
They were called out in Arkansas,
California, Florida (at the Corbett,
Mitchell fght) Georgia Ito repel an in
vasion by the Corbett- Mitchell com
b~ination.) Illinois (twice) Indiana,
Iowa (twice,O Maryland, Montana
(twice,) Nebraska, North Carolina
(twice,O Ohio eleven times Pennsyl=
vanie, Washington. ard Utah.