Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Camp Ebe ". Tunnel, near Middle
town, May 3.-The members of the
First Regiment National Guard of
Delaware, are pleased over the latest
turn of affairs in the matter of recruit
ing. Among the new men cent here
from tho recruiting Office in Whining
ton some have not met with the APP
proyal of any Of the company COM
manders, producing rather awkward
reHult, as the Objectionable men pro-
duced kick on the part OF the captains.
The officers having spent some time
in bringing the guard up to its present
standard, do not cars to have inferior
material in the ranks.
Gov. Tunnel was hore yesterday
afternoon ami he and tho officers hold
conference, at which it was decided
that detail of one officer and two or
| three men should be sent from each
company to tine respective arlnories, to
recruit their companies. in order that
only such persons should be admitted
as would meut with their approval.
Tnny are to report back either to-
morrow or Thursday, having left last
night to begin tho work at onco. Each
company is to be recruited up to 81
men. 1hs ofiicers Of tho recruiting de-
| IHli HTb liz 1UlIuNds w. hy 1idHts Snftbi =
TO- b, Lieut.. Reynolds; Go. G, Capt.
pennawill; Co. F, Capt. Brennan: Go.
II, Lieut.. Hammers; Co. /. Lieut..
Hogue of 90. q. /; Go. Is. Lieut.. Dillon
20. i, Joseph Hoasinger.
The question having been raised as
to how many men should constitute the
regiment, Lieut.. Gordon has informed
the officers that there may be either 10
or II companies of 81 men each, making
total of either $40 or l, 009 men, and
the necessary officers.
Ii has been suggested that the com:
panies BIO mustered into the govern
ment service aH fast as they fill up, hui
the of GERS and men having expressed
fear that some of the companies NIGH
BIO detached for duty ami thus break W
! the organization, 1T has been decided
not to muster tina mon in until th,
J regiment ia filed
, 1t ia expected, however. that Surgeon
Wyeth, u. S. A., will begin the physi
cal examinations to-day, and the mer
will lie enrolled as soon as they are ex
J ahmed, by companies. The govern
! ment 1t ia understood, can either &C
7 cept or reject the men after they ur'
! enrolled. 1t is believed that the officer
, will not be subject to such rigid OK
aminations rs the men.
The officers OF tine camp yesterda.
were as follows: Officer of the Day
r Capt Brennan of Co. F.; Officer of th
Guard, Lieut. J. j. Foulk of Co. B.
| When the roll was called in the morn
ing it was found that there were 81
men 10 camp. In addition there wer
q officers. During the morning Capt
: Osborne of Co. /. of Laurel arrive
with IA OF his men, and it ia expecte
that Cant Lank of Go. b OF Milfor
will be hors to-day with is men. Capt
franklin OF Go. q of Harrington ia OK
8 pected 10 return with 20 men. Abou
. so recruits were brought down fror
: Wilmington and 20 from Newark, tn
latter composing the new company, L
Several also came from New Castle, an
it ia said there are now 400 men
camp.
Among the rtatuits were Cadet harr
!. Raynard of Delaware College aud OEch
!, Bratton, both Of Wilmington, who weI
: assigned Ga buejers to tho drum corp:
: All of the mombers of tho drum corr
= have been orClOrod to take up buElel
!, but after the corps Is augmented thel
q will be bugles, iifeH and dTums HarT
v Baypard Is quits young lad, and whe
:, no arrived he was asked by hieut. Go
v Stevenson whether no had his parent
r consent, and whom he replied 10 Il
q affirmative, tho oflicsrs were satisfied.
: Tho new United States manual WI
used in drilling Tor the first time ye
terdRy. -
At tho riffs range it was difficult
it do much accurate shooting on nccoul
= of tho wind, but notw outstanding tn
il drawback Sergeant Ellison of Go. ]
n was rstod rs sharpahoutor, making
l. points, out OF poasihlo 90, ut Y
% yards. OtherH qualified Bs iollnwa; q
,r a, mon; Go. n, 81; Co. i, =.
Assistant Surgeon II. L. }. Rarber
Harrington reported for duty to-da.
but it is understood his place ia IT,
Ia filed by DR.. U. Russell JakeB OF Wi
10 mington.
10 Ths mombors of some of the cor
9 paniss had tho fret bath OF the seast
in Silver Lake, yesterday.
Whilo Capt. AlRtiack OF Co. y
away recruiting Lieut.. Fox ia in cor
RS mint of the company.
~ Tbero is no truth in the report tn
hieut. Fox and Sergeantn Godfrey al
ls Kenton of Co. Chayo boen sick. The
N have njoyed excellent henlth ainGo Il
q opening of cRmn.
l. Private Frank Lynch. who was r
ported to haze desertad from TO.
Of and been captured snys no simply W
ar out ovor his time and returned to Il
y, guard linos of his own accord and ga
], himself up.
' p1TRJ0TIG EhDING.