Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-15
THE NEW MILITARY.
ARRANGEMENTS MAKING TO re-
ORGANIZE STATE TROOPS.
THERE is NOW $4,000 ON HAND,
This Sum Includes state nnd Ma
tionai Approprintions-The Depart
ment Ready to supply state Troops
With Arms-Cnpitol Notes.

There is now ready for use in tho equip
ment Of the Virginia military about $1,000
equally divided between State and ma
tional appropriations.
Adjutant-General Corbin has notified
Governor Tyler that the War Department
is ready to furnish the State with its
quota OF arms. 1t is not probable that
the men will set Krag-Jorgensens. but
that they will be supplied with the i'm
proved Springfield arm.
Governor Tyler wishes to have the State
military recognized as soon as possible.
There has been no need for troops recent
~, but the Governor wishes to have mill
tary companies scattered throughout the
State so that he can have force within
easy striking distance Of the scene of any
trouble that may arise.
UNIFORMS ON HAND.
The present military force of the State
Is ii6. These have uniforms. In addition
to this there are new uniforms for the
First Regiment. These are of gray cloth.
They were made i'm Philadelphia about the
time of the breaking out of the war last
spring.
All. or nearly all, the companies which
were discharged from the service OF the
state by reason of entering the ma
tional service will ask to re-enter the SER
vice OF Virginia. Many of them had a
long existence prior 10 the last war. the
majority Of them having made historic re-
cords in the war between the States. The
Lynchburg Home Guards. the Monticello
Guards. OF Charlottesville; the Walker
Light Guard the Guard of the Common
wealth. and the Old Dominion Guard Of
Richmond. the Portsmouth Rifles, the y.
j.. Hill Rifles. the Danvlle companies.
indeed. the list of historic organizations
which lost their identity by enlistinS for
the Spanish-American war, could be pro-
longed, if the Fourth Regiment. which
has in 1t many well-known organizations,
were included. 1t is understood that
every one of these will reorganize under
its old name.
acknowledgement 10 Lane
Stern IS at work on a plan Of reorganiz-
ing the State troops. which will be sub
mitted to the Governor in a few days.
Owing TO extreme illness in Adjutant-
General Males family which has kept
him at his home. in Culpeper, for several
weeks. ne has not been able to work on
this question.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Governor Tyler is devoting considerable
study to the recent capture i'm Tangier
Sound by the Virginia police-boat, under
Captain Parks, of two Maryland vessels
that had been taking oysters I'm Virginia
waters. Governor BOwndes asked that the
two men OF the crews still held i'm Oman
cock jail be discharged. and that their
vessels, awaiting condemnatory proceed
ings be returned TO them. The-matter
was referred To DR.. Frank Fletcher.
chairman Of the State Board Of Fisheries,
who I'm urn referred il 20 Common
wealth-Attorney y. r.. Gunter. Of Acco-
mac county Mr.. Gunter reports that the
men We're unquestionably. so far as he
can learn. guilty of taking oysters in Viz
ginia waters but were pursued into Mary
land waters and overhauled Mr.. Gunter
bitterly opposes surrendering the men
and boats TO Maryland. Governor Tyler
is investigating the matter further. At
least. a portion of the men have been in
dicted. and of course. these cannot be
discharged except by the court
A Washington county man wrote Gov
ernor Tyler yesterday asking for "soot
Of close to carry the mail in"
DR.. A. $. Priddy. OF Charlotte county,
called at the capitol Yesterday.