The western recorder., 1898-06-16
COLORADO RECRr IT'S.
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ons.u to R..s-n to co,sr.ds Pros San
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> Denver. June 11.-A special from San
Francisco to the Republican says:
Any man at home who desires 10 cast
his fortunes with the First Colorado
infantry will be given an opportunity
to do 50. In accordance with Il decis.
ion OF the secretary of war, the yolun-
feer regiments at Camp Merritt are au-
thorized to I'LL in, II they desire to do
so, from eigbty-four men In each COM
pany upto 106. the quota allowed the
regulars In order to reach this mnxi-
mum strength the First Colorado m
fanfry has room for 301 recruits, 100 IN
the first battalion, 1O1 In the second,
and 100 in the third.
When Colonel Hale found TINT he
would be allowed 10 increase the
strength Of his commnnd he chilled up
on the commissioned officers for yoluii-
teers TO return to Colorado for short
time and recruit In consequence thc
following have been chosen to leave
for the points named as soon as poess.-
BILE: Lieutenant w. B. Bedell of com
pany q, representing tue First abattnl
lon, goes to Pueblo; Captain u. II
Howard OF company G, Representing
the Second battalion, goes 40 Cripple
Greek; Captain r. NJ. Carol, OF COM
pany B. representing the Tliird bat
talon, goes to Denver -ni1i~- A04lf
Each of these recruiting officers will
take with him four enlisted men in or
der to asslst In clerical duties aud 9th
erwise to facilitate the work attendant
upon the recruiting Of so large num-
Der OF men. The recruiting officers,
with the enlisted men and new recruits
will take passage with subsequent
expedition lHt- 49, 'iA.fi
Major Clayton Parkhill expects 10
leave tomorrow morning for his new
post OF duty at Cbickamnugaf I'arii
Georgia The regulations Of the quar-
termasters department will not allow
him to visit Denver, the transportation
furnished being by way OF Los ADge-
les and New Orleans. The members OF
the medical and hospital corps of the
Colorado volunteers. and. in addition,
all the other officers and enlisted men
of the regiment, are n unit in depioring
| the loss OF Major Pnrkhill through his
promotion to division headquarters nj
.Chlckamaugn. On his part the innjoi
feels that In leaving the Colorado regi'
ment he is leaving a thousand personal
| friends with whom 1t would have been
the greatest pleasure to campaign.
1t is now definitely known that of the
Ig5 men to be furnished under The call
about 300 will be used to fill up the
First regiment to the regulation Num-
Der, and the balance will be organized
into n battalion with a major in com
mand. This is not relished by the
young men who purpose enlisting.
They claim thai inasmuch as the state
has been called upon TO furnish lis
quota of troops 1t Is unfair that II
should he required to send these men
10 the field under field officers from an
other state. The efforts to securc n
change -ip the, orders have been un-
availihg so far. and from present np-
pearnnces no change will be made.
Two regiments could he raised in a
week in Colorado II 1t We're thought
best to call for them, but as the ease
stands now, there has been consider
able of damper put upon the enthu.
sinsm of a number OF men who hoped
to secure commissions. eaf t.r
r. Waln-Morgnn Draper, who is rails,
ing company for the Second regiment
United Stntcs volunteer engineers. said
yesterday afternoon that lie had Sc;
cured seventy-first-class mechanics foi
his company, and from the number OF
applications he had received he had
little doubt that the company would lie
filled to-day He has telegrnphed the
wnr Department requesting permissior
to organize second company In Den
yer. 1t is expected that the western
battalion of the regiment will be sent
to the Philippines, and that even II the
war should close soon. the engineers
will be kept in the service in building
Notifications in the territory that the
country may secure by conquest. o1l'i