The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-24
REGIMENTS MAY
REMAIN INTACT.
The Difficult Task of Recognizing
the Militia,
SOME WILL OBJECT TO THIS
Majority Of the Soldiers VIII Probably
Favor Keeping Up the Commands
as They are Now Constituted.
Federal Governments Plans

When the soldiers come home from the
war and are mustered out OF the service
OF the United States. it is thought 10y
many that they will desire 10 preserve
their present regimcufal orgdnzauoH7'
that IS. most Of them viii. but the hlch-
mond companies. no doubt VIII o"JDD1
for the reason that this city while lui
nishing six organizations, has no heiu
officers. -,,,.,.
THE generalization Of the State militia
Is going TO bee "A knOtty problem. cover
nor TYLER has said he thinks u Wouiu
Doe better for the service If rhe STATE
sbor15 attcmpt 10 keep up only two
regiments in times Of peace. ihe7e "i
carnations could then Doe well equipped
and kept up to high state OF ein-
cheney.
There is hardly any doubt that the
VIRGINIA regiments viii hereafter ne
composed of twelve companies each' me
military is going 10 fare better ar tne
hands of the legislature. and 10 is sag"
the United states Will, 600 the future 90
more for state militia than b. has zone
heretofore
UNCLE SAINTS PLANS.
AZ The next session of Congress hil
viii boz offered providing for the Federal
Government 10 make provision for Keep
ing up limited number of volunteer ORE
CARNATIONS in each state The idea is 10
have the Government provide The armpr-
I jos. and equipments, 90 have the troops
recuiarly inspected. and whenever ihtr
services may Doe needed b. viii NOT be
necessary to go through an the details
incident TO mastering them in.
10 is thought tho Federal Government
VIII make provision for the volunteers
/ TO go into annual cncampmcnt for 70
j rrI. fI.N fFrN Oh
/ officers and men will be compensated
/ and subjected TO the strictost military
| discipline.
Majors Price and shanks have not yet
! received orders 90 join their regiments
! though they have been waiting now for
/ about one week. having completed their
| work They take occasion 20 remind The
! department by wire every day or two
| that they are waiting. bat nothing comes
! OF TO- They are each extremely anxious
/ TO join their commands
| In the event OF the disbandment Of the
/ Third. Major Price viii probably Doe Or
dered back 20 Lexington AS commandant
/ OF cadets at the Virginia Military Inc
| stitute. but Major Shanks has already
| served four years as commandant at
| Blacksburg. which SIS the limit of the
| time an officer is allowed on such duty.
THE CRAVE ROBBERS
| Governor TYLER may take some oll.i'I
/ acton regarding lhe o'secI dlI'h "i ..'.
/ graves of Confederate soldiers and the
! destruction oi property nN 100 hn'Ia ol
/ the Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers. the
| State Fencihies of That state. and ihe
! Seventh Illinois Regiment Dob the neigh
| b0rhoOd of 1horoughfarc Gap.
! A letter has recently been received hy
| the Governor from gentleman reside
| ing iu Philadelphia calling attention to
! these outrasts. The letter Us as iol-
/ lows:
Philadelphia August IT, lNN.
/ "Ihc attention of thc Governor of the
I State OF Virginia is respectfully called to
/ the enclosed form % recent issue of the
/ Record. of this city. statement from