The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-08
REPORT Of MILITIA
OkIahoma'S War Reserve Is
in Splendid Shape.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
They Are CompIimented
Highly by Adiutant general.

Guthrie. o. T. Jan. 7.-Theblennial re-
port Of the adjutant general Of the Okla
homa national guard. has been submitted
to the governor. The report opens by
oomplimenting the conduct Of members
Of the first territorial regiment, organized
for Spanish war service. in view Of their
general re-enlistment in the territorial
militia and their efficient work and i'm
provement in the service since. The re-
port says the guard is upon better foot
ing now than ever before or since its
organization in 1914, thanks largely to the
monthly target practice in the summer
months and the discipline of the annual
encampment
There is no one 12-company infantry
regiment and a regimental bands located
as follows: Headquarters. band and
company A, Guthrie; company B, at
Chandler; company c, at Nedford; com
pany D, at Ponca City; company E, at
Pawnee; company T, at Shawnee; com
)
Edmond; company I, at Alva- Woodward;
company K, at Enid; company L. at
Perry; company NJ, at Oklahoma City.
The weapon of the guard IS the 45-calibre
Springfield rifle The equipment fer the
territorial troops is supplied by the Unit
ed States under an appropriation by con-
gress for that purpose. Previous to the
present year the aggregate appropriation
to the several states and territOriee was
100000, appOrtioned among the states and
territories in accordance with the rep
resentation in congress, the allotment to
Oklahoma being S2,7s2.03. The last con-
gress increased this appropriation TO ST.
C000O0 The allotment to Oklahoma on
the basis of the former apporhonment
VIII be about $1,000. A preliminary allot-
mant has been made Of $4,000, Okla.ho-
ma received $5.74406 The remaining $780,,
0lO VIII be allotted at a subsequent date.
q his amount can only be used in the pur-
CHI ase of arms, equipment, clothing and
camp equippage, the United States retain
ing the ownership Of these supplies, the
state being accountable for all deficien-
cies.
The territorial legislature in 1898 appro-
priated $1,000 annually for the purpose of
holding encampments. This appropria-
ton, the report says, is insufficient for
the present force Of 500 men. The en-
campment Of 1899 was, in one Eense.
largely a failure, on account of a con
slant downpour of rain. It was held in
Guthrie and 343 officers and men report
ed At the encampment 1876 officers and
men were present, and the encaDmpment
was a perfect success.
Of the work of the boards of surveys
Adfutant General Orner says: In Janu-
airy, 1889. a board of survey was ordered
to meet at this Office for the purpose Of
fixing the responsibility for alleged short
age of certain ordnance and quartermas-
ter stores issued to Captain William
Whitwordth, company 3, and Captain A.
w. Durham, ordnance and quartermaster
stores then in this Office. The board met
January g. On January 10, this year, an
other board Of survey was ordered to
meet to pass upon and fix the response
buity for shortage and damage of GER
tain ordnance and Guartermaser stores
These two boards Of survey relieved the
territory Of the charge Of over 5000 worth
of property which had either been lost,
stolen or rendered unserV5ceable."
Adjutant General Orner makes the fol-
lowing recommendations: 81 would most
respectfully recommend that the law gov
erning the militia be changed so as to
meet the requirements Of cur present
high standing guard; that we be allowed
a thousand men instead of 500; that the
appropriation of $1,000 be increased to
5000 for annual encampments and that
made for each company to be used for
arm0ry rent lights, fuel etc, as It IS
working quite a hardship on both officers
and men, who not only devote one and
two evenings each week and one week
each year to the guard without compen-
sation. but also have to pay rent and
other incidentaIs out Of their pockets for
/ armories. etc. Tt is also recommended
that an appropriation Of $500 annuolly be
made for the purpose Of oompensating
/ the members Of the First Regiment band
! during encampments."
The officers Of the guard are The follow
ing:
/ Commander-in-chief and staff: Com
/ mander-iu-chief, Cassius NJ. Barnes Of
/ Guthrie, sovernor of the territory; head
/ quarters at Guthrie: General Bert c. Or
ner adjuant general, Guthrie; Colonel
! II. X Bickford, inspector general, Alva;
! 8Iajor Robert A. Lowry, judge advocate
! general, AIva; Major Robert A Work
man, surgeon general. Woodward; Major
/ Richard Messau paymaster general
Enid; Major Harry w. Pentecost quart
ermaster general, Guthrie; Major Pau
Jundt commtssary general Guthrie; Ma
/ ior J. e. San, ordnance officer, Guthrie,
] Captain Bert C. Maine, aide-de-camp,
/ Guthrie; Captain Is. Walter Poland, aide