The age-herald., 1898-06-04
ALL IS UNCERTAIN
 IN LOCAL MILITARY
Will a White Regiment or a Col
 ored One Be Formed

Local military circles are awaiting with intense interest for Governor Johnstons second call for 1500 volunteers. Governor Johnston has said that he will probably make 1t by Monday, as far as he can judge the wishes of the war department.
 The doubtful part of the question is whether the governor will use 600 white volunteers to fill up the First and Second regments, as requested by the war depart ment, or whether, disregarding the re- quest of the war department as Tennessee Kntucky and many other states have done he will put all of the second call volun- teers under an organization of their own.
 The former plan, Is of course, very un- popular with the companies that have al- ready organized to go under the second call, for more of them want to jon a regi- mentthat has been organized for month thereby losing al hopes of getting an office. The dispatches from Montgomery say that the governor is also considering the advisability of organizing seven or eight new regular companies, with white officers and increasing the battalion of colored troops now at Mobile to a regi- ment. This would, of coursefi knock in the head third white regiment
 Coiored Recruits from Birmingham
 Whether the colored regiment Is formed or not active recruiting Is being carried on among the negroes of this city to fill up the four companies already at Mobile. It seems that they are not full and they have to call on Birmingham to help them out.
 James F. Shelley, of this city. yesterday succeeded in raising twenty-six colored patriots, which were sent south on a special car at f o'clock. MT. Shelley wi 1 return to Birmir gham this morning and continue to send recruits to Mobile until the battalion is filled. MT. Shelley is not working for any office in this command, hrt doing if simnfU at quest.
 There are also two cclored compa nies being organized in Birmingham by whi e officers and they are confidently expecting to be called next Monday. Who the officers are could not be learned with certainty yesterday, but 1t is known that Earle Perkins, J. Kelly Parsons and Robert Ha- good, Jr., are working toward this end.
 White Companies Want to Go
 The officers of the Birmingham battali n. which, though originally cavalry troop, is ready to volunteer as infantry. are con- fdently hoping that the call for white regim ent will te made. They say that with their four companies a nucleus there is no doubt that the other eight can be easily Iased.
 Gen. Clark Returns
 Gen. Louis Clark returned yesterday af- fernoon after an absence from the city or a week or two. When approached by an Age-Herald reporter ana aSkeu aS to tiio correctness of the report that h ewould b appointed colonel of the third regiment Gen. Clark said:
 "I have been up In the hills of Missouri for the past ten days, or two weeks, away from telegraph and postof1ices, and conse- uuently am not advised of the military sit uation in the state.
 "Howeyer, I found many letters from my friends over the state awaiting my return, urging that consider favoraby the colon- elcy of the third regiment. I have assur- ances from more than enough men to fill a regiment in the event that am appointed, and accept the command. l have not yet decided what shall do, nor will until I see the governor tomorrow night"
 Colonel H. H. Sergeant, who has been appointed by the president to raise one of the so-called immune" regiments in Ala bama and Mississippi, is expected to arrive in Birmingham today of tomorrow.