The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
There VIII Be Little Delay in
Answering the Call
Made by the President for 75,-
900 More Men.
THOUSANDS WAITING
And Anxious to Respond to
Their COuntry's Demand.
kilograms Pouring on Officials,
State and National.

Chicago, May 26.-Reports from va
rfous northwestern states indicate that
President McKinley's second call for
volunteers asking for $4,000 men Will
meet with hearty response. Independ-
ent companies are already organized
in many states and these will be offered
to the service of the country as is shown
by the following dispatches:
st. Paul, Mimi, May 26.-Gov. CIough.
issued a second call for troops, said
Il have applications from all over the
state for permission to raise companies.
L have not even kept track of them
We shall have more than enough men,
Lansing, Mich, May 26.-Gov. Pingree
said that while all OF Michigan'S quo
ia under the first call had been mus
tered in and business at Camp Ea-
ton was about to be closed, steps will
at once be taken to raise the additional
quota assigned to Michigan under the
second call. Recruits will be rendez-
Voused at the present camp. The gov
ernOr is confident that the quota can be
filled promptly and his plan is to as
sign to each township and each ward
IN the state its prOpOrtionate number,
based on the number of eligible men
within its boundries.
Madison, Wis, May 26.-GoV. Scofeld
says that Wisconsin has exhausted all
available funds in its possession at
present for the equipment of troops and
unless the federal government does
something in the way OF furnishing
the equipment, additional Wisconsin
volunteers will not be ready to go to the
front for some time. The new state
volunteers will be concentrated at the
military reservation at Camp Douglass,
instead of the state fair grounds in Nil
waukee. Reports from various sections
of the state indicate that the volunteers
who have already offered their services
TO the government considerably exceed
The number asked for.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 26.-Gov. Shaw
says: I have no doubt that the sec
ond call will be responded to promptly.
Already a large number of companies
have been organized in anticipation of
a second call. The new recruits will be
modified at the state fair grounds in
this city and Will go through much the
same course as the first four regiments.
Indiana polls, Ind, May 26-The Sec
ond call for troops has brought out the
fact at the office of Gov. Mount that
enough applications have been made in
Indiana for privileges to raise compa-
nies. batteries, cavalry and entire regi-
ments to fill the quota Of a dozen states
like Indiana. Gov. Mount will not re-
turn from Winona until Saturday, but
anticipating the second call for vOlun-
teers he had already decided to appor-
ton Indiana's quota to the different
congressional districts and not to ac-
cept companies from cities which al
ready have companies in the first enlist
ment.
Springfield. Ill. MAY 2e.-When it be-
came known throughout the state that
a call had been issued by the president
for more volunteers, kilograms began
to pour in to the governor from the col
Onels of provisional regiments and their
friends and in a short time, there was a
perfect deluge of them. The governor
had contemplated starting on a western
trip in a day or two but he will post
pone that for the present at least, and
devote his energies to filling up the
states quota.
The governor hopes to be able to fur
nish five regiments promptly, as he has
tenders of double that number.