The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
STRIKE COST
WAS HEAVY
Expense Of Nearly $4,000 IL
Cured BY Bringing Military
Here During Trouble.
FUNDS FOR TIE MILITARY #
Money Available Tor The Service VICE
and Where IT Cones From.
New Equipment. !,
New Equipment

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A large part OF The adjutant generals
report Just IssucJ Is devoted to tllc pnp-'
LEGATION Of official documents. orders anu
+ re norris IN connection With the service OK
the military during the strike III this
city and vicinity last summers Appchheu
is a detailed report Of the expansets' nv
CURED therein, showing that the 2totai
expended OH account Of the street fa'l-
way strike here Is SCG,24S,7o, This does s' ghot
include number Of minor items PAD
after the troops were ordered nome bc- ,
sides This service several items OF expense
nre mt down to account Of aiding clHil
authorities ut other points during INC
year. THAT on account of aiding inc West
inore1nnd authorities WAS slo5; Lasililhu,
1853; Meek cnb,lrg, $iGaS2 ana ALCHEMY
county, sli5. 49, Thc grand total expense
In preventing lawlesstless and aiding clv,l
authorities Is GS,996.3s. #
MANY FACTS GIVEN
Appended 10 the report are n number OF
tables and reports. among them the re-
ports OF the assistant inspector-eenernl;
tho State roster and roster OF the VIZ
rinia volunteers. list OF names Of officers
n the military service Of the State, arr
ranged IN order OF their relative rank
the retired list OF the Virginia volunteers
list OF deaths. OF Tdeserters. Of resigna-t
,ions, OF rctircmcnts. OF officers whose
commissions were revoked for failure 10
qualify, OF promotions and changes,
statement ar clothing, caunaGc ana
uuartcrmasier's supplies received from
the United States; statements OF all
ordnance, stores. supplies and properly
of every description.
The report embraces complete lists OF
tile officers and enlisted men In the SER
,.ice oi the state. hut Unfortunately the
printers have so delayed the publication
or tho report Tint many changes have oc-
cured since ii was compiled. Much ri the
value OF the report is thus destroyed.
Y For Instance. many OF those put down as
captains and other commissioned officers
have resigned and successors have been
chosen In many cases.
THE; FUNDS AVAILABLE
Accompanying the report is a financial
statement showing the funds available
for arming ard coupling the militia un-
der the terms of the new military law.
or the one million dollars divided among
the States for the equipment Of the MI
lltia, Virginia Is entitled to S23,a3t -.
There was balance TO the credit OF the
v
which, added 10 the appropriation for the
year ending June 70. 1901 already stated.
4 makes a total OF s59.19i.06. From this must
be deducted Sll .Gr}.G3. leaving a balance
September 30. 1909. or s4S,7?0.13. TO this
must DE added sl7.936.0S of amount pro-
yisionally allotted to This State by act
OF Congress-. NJ March g. 1903. making the
4 total TO the credit OF the State 1861
Since that time. however, this an<unt
has been greatly reduced by reason OF
distribution among the Virginia troops OF
large quantities OF qnartcrmaster's sup
piles.
HAVE NEW RIFLES.
When this report was made up the
i State troops were all armed with the
old Springfield rifles. Since then all these
have been superseded by the United
States army magazine rifle. Besides this
nearly every command has received new
uniforms and summer uniforms of khaki
Altogether there have been many note
worthy changes In the equipment OF tho
troops since this report was prepared
As a result OF the new military regime
the work of the company and regimental
officers has been greatly increased. Re-
ports have To- be made on every subject
with monotonous frequency. The report
shows that all the troops arc supplied
with campaign hats, forage caps. blue
flannel shirts, bolscs. trousers canvas
lcggins, rubber ponchos. wooden blankets
blanket bags cantecns havcrsacks
knives, forks. SPOONS meat ration cans
bed sacks. pillow. sacks. etc Overcoats
have been furnished TO all the men. and
field ranges and complete cooking and
mess outfits have been supplied 5S