The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-24

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An aide-de-camp to major-general is
allowed 5000 a year in addition to the
pay OF his rank; an aide-de-camp to a
brigadier-general $3.50 additional, and an
acting commissary of Subsistence 500
additional
Equipn ent aud subsistence a'e fur
uished by the government.
Last evening Postmaster Enoch Moore
1isited Acknowledgement Hart at the
MlnOgy and rendered his services in the
present crisis. Mr.. Moore is an aide de
camp and colonel on the general staff.
Che presence Of Acting Assistant Quar-
gsgmaster General Chaytor at the armory
yesterday indicates that he is ready for
service. Regiment;il Quarternaster
Bootes was also on hand and the two
afiiccrs were thoroughly occupied with
their duties. Tents and tent poles are
MI ready for sending to the freight sta
tNn at Fourth ard Pine streets, where
hey will be loaded on 4 freight car to-
getl er with other equipment to be
sihDpsd in that way. Col. ChaytOl
rill also have something to do with
providing for the sustcnancc of the
Troops.
1t the adjHtant generals office Maol
John NJ. Curtis was in charge. The
,nsior has been giving much time OF late
10 Vat Tona Guard matters. He was :;
member of the National Guard of this
BATS tor nine years, having been one OF
sGe.,Tganizcrs OF Company c. He fol-
loved Samuel a. MacaIlistcr as captain
Of the company, and afterwards became
major Of the reg Inent, from which pos
ton he rcsigne d in 1856.
The gunb' at Vixen was tluated from
ser dry dock ut League Island on Friday
afternoon at clock.
While there her bottom was reprinted
md 50 mich of the sIate-colorrd wal
paint put on just over the water line as
VAS possible to do in the dry dock.
The work will he completed while she
1+th the stream, and of course the work
ri she carpenters and machEists that
MS II t been interrupted by her being il
Me dry dock vii! be rushed right along
Her guns may possibly be mounted to
DAY and she may be abe to leave thu
navy ward tomorrow.
J. Edward Palmer, OF this city, has re
seNed notice from President Mckinley
,t,a. ne has been commissioned as pas
ASH Want engineer in the United States
8ry, with the rank Of lieutenant.
Lieutenant Palmer, who has becl
leading the life of civilian for the pas
twclvc years, is now restored to his for
mtr place in the navy.
4 car filled with sailors arrived in thi
tity yesterday morning from the battle
4hip Vermont and we're On route t.
hampton Roads and Norfolk, wher
shey will report for duty on the s"vera
vessels to which they have ben as
signed.
One OF the men lad been assigned t
Me Montgomery, while others ha
r,lrrs to report for the Minneapolis.
The spanish barkentine San lgnaci
IL. Lsyola, which s,iled in ballast iron
Passages. Spain, SO or 80 days az" ia
.his port. to obtain cargo OF oil, has NJ
yet arrived. and is in danger OF beconl
Mg q war prize.
She was due here tw o weeks ago. Til
i6y"m last cleared from this port i
Ierember 1887. She has three tank:
md j. rated at Cos tons.
\ dispatch from New York says til;
ala United States government
boqght the steel pilotboat Philadelphia
which was recently built for the Dell
ware River and Bay Pilots Association
Fhcrprcc paid is said to be about $lOO
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