Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-22
ADD TO OUR TROOPS.
REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA CAVALRY
TO DE REORGANIzED.
COLONEL HAYNES FOR COHMANDlNT.
The Governor Grants Colonel Eu-
ker's Request to he Retired-How
IL Is Proposed to Improve This
Arm of the Service.


Colonel Charles Euker's request that he
| should be placed on the retired list has
| been granted by the Governor. This
leads to the interesting query. who will
| be elected to the command OF the cavalry
and what will be done with that arm Of
! the state militia, which has for some time
been immeasurably below the standard?
A plan of reorganization has been sug-
gested to the Governor. and an effort Is
being made to carry II out 1t compre-
bends the rehabilitation Of Troop G. the
formation of new troops in Norfolk and
| Prince Edward county, and the recruiting
| of the Aibemarle and Surry county troops
| This will bring the regiment up to the
| standard, and those who are engineering
the reorganization do not anticipate the
slightest difficulty in effecting 1t.
A communication has been sent to the
captains of the troops now in existence
and TO those gentlemen at the head OF
| the movement, TO form new troops In
Norfolk and Prince Edward county. sug-
costing that the colonecy Of the regiment
! shall be offered to Colonel G.. Percy
| Halves, of this city. This appointment
! IL is believed. would be very popular with
all factions.
THE BATTALION DRILLS.
| As announced exclusively in the Dis
match. an order has been issued by Colo
| mel Jones' restoring the battalion drills,
which have been suspended for eighteen
months. The order reads as follows:
Richmond, Va, April 20, 1897.
Orders No. IS:
Battalion drills will be held upon the
following dates:
Monday, April 2sth, Companies A, d,
/ c. and G..
Friday, April Soth, Companies E, B,
| and L.
Monday, May Sd, Companies b. F, d.
and G.
Friday. May 18th, Companies A, Z, and
Monday, May 10th, Companies c, F,
| u. and G..
Friday, May 14th. Companies a, E,
and ID.
Monday. May 18th, Companies A. F,
| j. and G..
Friday, May 21st. Companies e. B, and
Monday, May 9th. Companies a, E, c,
and f.
Monday, May slst, Companies E, c,
! d. and G.
Friday. June 4th, Companies a, b, and
Monday, June 9TH. Companies C, F.
and ID.
Friday. June 18th. Companies A, E,
! c, and G.,
Monday. June 18th, regimental drill.
! Drills from Sis to $3.50 o'clock, with
ten minues rest. Colonel George Wayne
| Anderson will have charge Of instruc-
| lions.
BY order of Colonel II. C. Jones.
f. A. SHEPHERD.
Captain and Adjutant.
THE ORDER THAT WAS VIOLATED.
The reasons which prompted the post
ponement Of the court-martial ordered
to examine the charge of dereliction OF
duty. preferred against Captain j. NJ.
Harris of Blackstone, Will not, II Is
said, be made public. The order the
INFRINGEMENT of winch led to the arrest
Of CAPTAIN Harris on April 9Th, is as
follows:
I'm issuing General orders, No. l.
March 10. 1896 your brigade commander
thought it only necessary 10 call the
attention Of his officers TO the lmpor-
lance of prompt compliance with the pro-
visions of the Virginia volunteer hegu-
| lations TO prevent repetition OF the ue-
laws i'm the quarterly reports of the pre-
vious wear. hoping an expression of his
wishes on this subject, would be all that
was necessary, but he regrets TO say his
! cancellations have not been realized.
| Some of the commanding officers inva-
riably have their reports at these heau-
! ouarters the day they are due, others
| have as invariably failed to do so.
} This disobedience of orders cannot be
permitted. Regimental and battalion COM
| manders are hereby ordered, In the
event the quarterly reports do not reach
| them promptly, as per paragraph llOS
| Virginia Vol. R.-viz, April 5th, July 5th
! October 5, 1897. and January o. 1873
TO Mace the officer or officers, so failing
10 report. under arrest at once, and for
ward charges and specifications to these
Headquarters. Regimental and battalion
! commanders will be held strictly response
! BILE for the carrying out of this order.
The brigade report, due at the ONCE or
the Acknowledgement January 10, lSyI'
could only be forwarded March l, 1884,
and the fault lies with the Officers VINO
| do not appreciate the Importance Of obey
| ing orders"
The regulations OF the Virginia voiun-
teers in section 1lOs provide that the fol-
lowing papers be forwarded by command
ing officers of companies. troops, and OF
! batteries:
! To Next Superior Headquarters:
Quarterly returns Of their respective
companies on or before the 9Th day OF
April, July, October, and January each
| year.
acquisitions for supplies needed.
! At end of each month. the enlistment
papers OF all men enlisted during the
| month
Report of attendance daily, when in
! camp. or on other continuous duty, and
within five days after each regimental or
battalion drin and parade, when not on
such duty.
To the Acknowledgement, semi-annual
returns of state property.
Damage Done by the Frost.
The reports received at the Weather
| Bureau here yesterday regarding the uii