The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-05-28
WANTS $4,000 MEN.
President Mckinley Issues "a Second
Call for Volunteers - Henson
for His Act.


Washington, May 26.-The event OF
the day in the war situation was the is
suance OF proclamation by the presi-
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
II added new and stirring phase TO the
lethargic conditions which have pre-
vailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even - many
Of the high official officers in the army.
IL follows:
by the President OF the United States.
A Proclamation. whereas. An act OF con-
gress was approved on the 18th day OF April.
1898. entitled An Act Declaring That War
Exists Between the United States of Amer
Tea and the Kingdom on SPAIN and,
Whereas, by an act OF congress. entitled
An Act TO Provide for Temporarily In
creaslng the Military Establishment OF the
United States In Time OF War and for other
Purposes approved April 22, 1898. the
president is authorized. In order 10 raise
volunteer army TO issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers TO serve In the army
OF the United States.
Now, therefore. !. William Mckinley.
president OF the United States, by virtue OF
the power vested In me by the constitution
and the laws. and deeming sufficient occa-
sion TO exist, have thought fit TO call forth,
and hereby do call forth. volunteers to the
aggregate number OF $1,000 In addition 20
the volunteers calleQ fOrtn Dy my prOcla-
nation OF the 23d day OF April. in the pres
ent year: the same TO be apportioned. as far
as practicable, among the several states
and territories and the District OF Column
bia, according to population. and TO serve
for two years unless sooner discharged
The proportion OF each arm and the details
OF enlistment and organization will be
made known through the war department
I'm witness whereof. l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States TO be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this
e5th day OF May, in the year OF our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight. and OF the independence OF the
United States the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-second
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
by the President.
WILLIAM N. DAY Secretary OF State"
The proclamation means not only the
assembling OF large force Of troops,
but also the appointment Of number
of major generals, brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Off
GERS, for the organization Of this addi-
tional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi-
ments.
The reasons leading up 10 the call
naturally were sources OF much conjec-
ture, as il was at first felt that the pos.
sibility of foreign complications was q
factor in bringing about this new move.
il speedily developed. however, that the
call was not due TO any latent or seri-
Gus emergency, but was rather in the
line OF getting together n large body OF
men, to be drilled and seasoned, and 10
constitute a sort OF second reserve 10
be drawn upon later when the cam
paigns were fully under way. Secretary
Alger stated that the determination &c
issue the call had not been reached un'
iii late Tuesday. The merits OF il have
been canvassed more or less for some
weeks, but ii was not until few hours
before the call itself appeared that the
move was finally decided upon.
While the adjutant generals office
has not yet undertaken TO make up the
quotas OF the several states, the fol
lowing gives an approximate estimate
OF the state quotas:
Alabama, 1900; Arkansas. go: Callfor
mia, 1888. Colorado. 794: Connecticut. e65
Delaware, 2i0. Florida, AGO. Georgia. 9O5
Idaho. 1897 Illinois. 4,S29; Indiana 1851
Iowa, 1924, Kansas. 1,66S Kentucky 2.045;
Louisiana. LIZA Maine. 759 Maryland. 1,lG6
Massachusetts, 1882; Michigan, 2622; Min.
nesota, LIZA: Mississippi, 1895; Missouri
3,2le: Montana, ala; Nebraska LAG: Ne
vada. 142: New Hampshire. 45i; New Jer
sey, Its New York. 1901. North Carolina
1.545; North Dakota. 276; Ohio. 4349, Ore
Ron. 81; Pennsylvania GAGS; Rhode Island
426. South Dakota, LILO, South Carolina
AS: Tennessee, 1886; Texas, 1.454; Utah
255: Vermont. S97; Virginia. 1873 Washing
ton 704: West Virginia. 1888: Wisconsin
1855; Wyoming. 1888 Arizona, 1903. District
OF Columbia. 1893; New Mexico, 269 Okla
homa, SO.
Washington, May 26.-Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin announces that 10000 of the 1875,
600 volunteers called for by the presi
dent four weeks ago have been mus
tered into the service OF the United
States. All of the regiments comprised
i'm the first call will be by the end Of tn,
present week, 1t Is thought, in the per
manent campas.
Washington, May 26.--Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin has prepared n statement showing
the strength Of the military forces o
the United States when organized Il
accordance with the plans now unde
way:
Regular army, ea.ooo mem volunteer
from states (nrst calD. 1900 men; thre
cavalry regiments at large. 1900 men: tel
infantry regiments United States volun
teers Qmmunes). 10000: ergineers-at-large
$780, volunteers called for to-day, 75.oOC
This makes a grand total OF HS.b00 men,"
WISCONSIN G. A. R.