The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-26

| mental die and drum corps, however,
went into camp with the soldiers.
A fakir carried on good business in
flag selling
Just as Company K reache d Tenth and
Market streots a young woman pushed to
The front Of the crowd, lodged the re.
stralning arm OF burly patrolman, and
rushed upon the passing company with q
pathetic cry Of Charley, please say good
bye" The young man thus addressed
| Stopped for second, looked appealingly
at his lieutenant walking behind, and
then stepped out of rank. There was a
hurried kiss and embrace, fearful 'Oh
| Charley" and the young soldier rushed
nhead and took his place in limo again.
| Tho girl burst into tears and driftcd away
| In the crowd.
An aged whlto lady who was In the very
heart OF tho crowd further down tho street
| waved in her band bag a enthusiastic AZ
ayollng girl She volunteered tho infor-
nation to those about her that three OF her
boys were going with the regiment and
she was proud of every one, God bless
Them and glad they wero men enough
to go. Tho members Of Company A wore
new rslief caps.
The call OF President Mckinley for one
regiment of infantry from Delaware will
necossltate an increase Of the present Or
1ahiAatiohi 4uVIt bTU Nv" tBu companies
each supposed to have its quota of sixty.
three mon. But under tho now IN Hilary
law there will 10 twelve compa mics to u
regiment, each company to be composed
OF lOi men. Thero will be eighty four pri-
Yates twelve corporals, five sergean Is and
three commissioned officers in company.
General Hart last night said he had re.
cciyed no official word OF President McKin.
leys call for one regiment, but il 1t was
,eceived no thought tho proceeding would
be that prescribed by military law. To
enlist each present company to the quota
'f l04 mca, and to organize TWO new COM
pahles, which form thc,complcte regiment.
Ii the government desires Deluwures
National Guard mastering officer of the
regular army will DO sent to the camp at
Mildlotown and as the roll is called each
guardsman will be given the opportunity
60 express his Willingness to serve under
Uncle sam in the war.
whether the men go or not is optional
the mater. They eau return to their
homes II they wish but it is expected by
reglmental officers that very few will
shirk duty, unless for excellent reasons.
Under the nsw military law when the re7s
cruitlnF shnil have been com peted to tho
quota required of the states the troops re.
oruited will be ordered to Mddletown,
and the governor will be asked TO appoint
the regimen tai officers unfer authority of
the army volunteer law passed last week
Mlddletown was prepared to give the
soldiers royal Welcome Flags hoatOd
from the business places and residences.
General II, l.. Holiday, Colonel A. D.
Chnytor and Qunrtermaster Sergeant j.
A. Jordan Went to Middietown Yesterday
to lay out tho gr<11hd for the camp.
MILFORD TROOPS EoUIPrED.
Milford. Del, April a5-Company B
held its final home drill in the arnory this
evening, and the gal!arles were crowded
with ladies' who cheer I'd and waved fare.
well greetings to the boys. The command
will leave for camp tomorrow. Captain
Edward Lcnk will have fifty men In line.
Among those who enlisted Saturday
were Ex-Governor Watson's son William
aud George Grier Sun Of tho wealthy can
ncr vi the same name.
ENTHUSIASM ALONG TIE ROAD.
Middietown, Del April. 60 Never be-
turo in tho story Of Delaware WAS thoro
AS greeted the Delaware militia as the
special tram conveying tham passed sta.
lion after station on the run to Middle
town winch was reached at 0 % o'clock,
Five InrmD5rs of each Of the four compa.
n!cs came down last oyening to act as com
misaary hands to look alto" the unloading
OF the camp paraphcrnalia.
Tho camp is on the farm Of Mrs. Eliza
Gretn in tho Eastern sic of tho city con.
sistiu9 of some forty vc"cs The tents s,re
being put up for occupancy. Mud, mud.
tie beautiful mud Is everywhere, us the
ruin yes erday and this inUrDing helped to
augment the same
At Now Castle tho Company that board
ed tho train had the full quota but
only f"r;y-fuUr uniformed. They wore in
the best OF spirits Quite crowd greeted
the militia on their arrival at Mid aletuwn
and tho boys received quito an ovation as
they left the station.
Colonel G. Parks Postles, In ipocSor of
rifle practice is Iuactcrcd at the National
Hotel, room No. H.
The MiddlnLUwn Diamond State band,
W. d Johnson leader, met the militia ut
the depot and escorted them up tho princi-
pal streets.
pELAWARE'S QUOTA.
Yesterday Governor Turmoil received |
a telegram from the Secretary Of war say.
Ing thnt ono regiment Of infantry Is re-, /
CURED from Delaware in the present strug- |
gle. Details Of the requirements, it was |
stated would follow. Not enough men |
are now III camp and the ranks Will DO |
swclled by volunteers. TLoy themselves
will b. happy to enlist IN their country's |
cause, and their friends at home made
sad. A regiment is COM
prised Of 1000 mon und many Dclawareans
think Dcta vars has been unfairly treated
One regiment, for instance, is called from
beth Delaware and West Virginia. Accord.
ng ts the number of voters in tho election
II '95 Delaware Is asked to furnish six
.iln' as many soldiers as West Virginia.
New Jersey, according to the number of
20 .crs, should furnish eiuht times rs
many soldiers as Delaware, but the Calls
or only three times as many, Wisconsin,
according to the number of voters, should
urntsh fourteen times MS many soldiers rs
Delaware. Ohio should furnish about
hirty.two times ls many soldiers as Della