Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28
TIE 6. EQUIPMENT
First 1nstallmsnt Of Stores For
the Militia Due to Arrive
June 80.
New Arms Will Not Be Furnished
at esent-Total Strength
1852.
Close Of the Epworth League Con.
vention at Tama News Of
Iowa.

venti0n at Tama- News Of
Iowa.
Dss Moines, June 2S-The first In
stailment OF stores for the adjutant's
department, arising from the $l,000,00G
appropriations made last spring by con
gress to be expended for stores, arms
and ordnance for the national guard OF
the different states, is due June 80 1t is
expected there will be from $2S,000 to-
$50, 600 in the first consignment. In for-
iner years the value of stores due at
this time of year, mas not exceeded $12,-
600. 1t is learned that for the present no
new arms are expected, and 1t will be
several months at least before the guard
can be equipped with modern magazine
rifles Ultimately 1t is the intention TO
have the guard fitted out with Krag-
iJorgensen rifles, or some form of maya
zine rifle equal to that used in the regu-.
lar army. In all other respects its
equipment will be up to the regular
army standard. The new revised mili-
itgry code, as formulated by the last5
Legislature, will go into effect July, a.,
This discontinues the brigade organiza
ton, now practically nullity, and rails
es the standard Of requirements physic.
ally. In response to a telegram from
Washington, Adj. Gen. Byers has fur
nished the war department a detailed
statement OF the strength of the Iowa
National Guard. This was mailed yes
terday. 1t shows the total guard
strength as 1852, and on this basis the.
fund appropriated by congress for the
guard will be apportioned to Iowa. The
detailed strength OF the reorganized
guard is given as follows by the adj
jutant general:
STAFF Observation-Disclosures general:
y; quartermaster general, 4; Inspector
general and assistant, 9: commissary
general. l; medical department, COM
missioned officers, IA; enlisted men, 30;
judge advocate general, 1; email arms
practice department. s; engineer depart
ment, commissioned officers. 5; enlisted
men, 40: signal department, commits
stoned officers, 5; enlisted men, 40. To-
tai. 1856.
Personal staff Of commander-in-chief
Military secretary. 1; aides, Z. Total,
s.
Forty-ninth regiment OF infantry:
headquarters Cedar Rapids. Col. w. G.
Dows. commanding-Field and staff. 10;
non-commlssioned staff and band So;
Company "A, Dubuque, 60: Company b,
Waterloo, AZ; Company c, Cedar Rap
ids. ~; Company D, Charles City, 80:
Company =. independence. 81: Company
+, Upton, 81; Company G, Vinton, 49,;
Company H. Marshalltown. 81; Com
spany I. Waukon, ~; Company K, Tole-
do. IS: Company Z, Oelwein, a.; Com
pany NJ, Maquoketa, 81. Total. 649.
Fiftieth regiment of infantry: head
quarters OttumWa. Col. H. II. Caughlan,
commanding-Field and staff. 12; mons
commissioned staff and band, 33; Com,
pany a. Keokuk, &c; Company B. Dav-
export. 49,; Company G, Muscatine. 49,.
Company d. Washington, as: Company
F., Centerville, Sc: Company F. Fort
Madison. a.: Company G. Oilumwa. 46:
Company II, Charlton. So: Company I,
Iowa City, 4s; Company X. Grinncll, As;
Company L, Newton. 46; Company NJ,
| Fairfield. SO. Total, GA.
Fifty-firs regiment of infantry; head
quarters Ames, Col. James Rush Linz
coin. commandlng-Fi Field and staff, T.;
non-commissioned STAFF and band, 80:
Company "A, Des Moines. 49, Company
B, Villisca, 43:: Company c, Glenwood,
a; Company d. Knoxville. AZ: Company
Z, Shenandoah, 81; Company f, oska-
loosa, Al; Company G. Creston, As: Com
pany II, Des Moines, 81; Company 1,
Bedford. a.: Company X, Corning. a.;
Company L, Council Bluffs. 36: Com
pany NJ, Red Oak. So. Total. 5sl.
/ Fifty-second regiment OF Infantry;
headquarters Sioux City. Col. ". B.
Humphrey. commanding Field and
staff. -; non-commissioned staff and
band. SO: Company A. Mason City, 40;
Company B, Perry. So; Company c,
Webster City, 60: Company d. Hamp-
ston. AZ; Company r, Hull, Al: Company
4 r, Algona, 4s: Company G. Fort Dodge,
loo; Company H. Sioux City. 4s: Com
pany l, Boone, 50: Company X, En-
metsburg. ~; Company L, Sioux City
As: Company NJ, Sac City, As. Total
634.
Troop A, Des Moines. cavalry, 80.
Recapitulation Stan departments
/ 1856: staff Of commander-in-ch chief, 8;
/ Forty-ninth regiment, 649; Fiftieth reg
liment, Ga; Fifty-flrst regiment, ISL; Fiji.
4 ty-second regiment. 634; Troop A. cav.
airy, 80. Total. 2,6S1.
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