Evening star., 1898-04-16

| ieseuts ohly tne nunDer OF copies OF The EN En-
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, April Is, lsss-that is, the nun.
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
fde purchasers or subscribers, and that none Of
the copies SO counted are returnable to or remain
| in the office unsold.
| j. WHIT. HEBRON,
| Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixteenth day of April, A. D. 1898.
CHAS. G. MORTIMER,
| Notary Public. d. G.
| be ordered to-San Francisco on the out
| break of hostilities for the purpose of d.
| recting the operations of the fleet of vessels
| gathered at that port for the defense of the
| Pacific coast. In case of the withdra wal
| of the Bennington from the Hawaiian sta
| ton the only naval representative of the
United States in those waters will he the
| old wooden ship Adams, now on a cruise
! in the central Pacific.
Anxious About the Oregon.
The relatives and friends of the officers
and crew of the battle ship Oregon are dis
playing some concern over the whereabouts
| OF that vessel. She left Callao. Peru. abou,
a week ago. since which time nothing has
| been heard of her, SO far as the officials Of
| the Navy Department will admit In view
| of the fact that she should have reached
| Valparaiso before this, in case she was
| bound for that port, the impression obtains
| that she has shaped her course so as -
| proceed south around the Horn. without
| stopping at any Chilean port. 1t Is, there
| fore. probable that she will next be heard
| from at Montevideo. on the east coast of
| South America. She is under hurry orders
| to join Capt. SIMPSONS squadron al Key
| West and will prove a most powerful adj
| junct to that large fleet of warships. The
gunboat Marietta is also on her way
| around the Horn, bound for the same
place She is two or three days ahead of
the battle ship. and is making arrange
| ments for coal and provisions for the Ore
gcn at each stopping place on her lorg voy-
| age
Late Army Orders.
| First Lieut.. James NJ. Kennedy assist
| ant surgeon, Is relieved from the duty of
attending the sick Of the battery at Shcri-
| dan Point Va.
| Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Charles H. Clark, ordnance
department.
The following transfers are made in the
21st Infantry: Capt. Ebenezer w. Stone
from Company to Company 1: Capt.
Harry L. Bailey, from Company to Com
pany F.
The extension of leave of absence grant
ed Second Lieut.. George B. Pritchard, jr,
9th Cavalry, is further extended twenty
one days.
| First Lieut.. William w. Galbraith 9Th
Artillery, will proceed to Atlanta. Ga, and
report to Brigadier General Graham COM
manding the department of the gulf. for
appointment and duty as aid-de-camp
| Latest Naval Orders.
| The following naval orders were issued
| today:
Commander G. c. Reiter, to the navy
yard, Norfolk. instead of to command Of
Solace, as originally ordered.
| Acting Carpenter F. II. Prehle from the
| New York navy yard to the New Orleans
Acting Gunner T. B. Watson, from the
| Vermont to the New Orleans.
I Commander ]. G. Eaton from the Enter
| prise to command the Solace.
Assistant Engineer r. X. Crank from the
navy yard, Norfolk. to the Merrimac.
Lieut.. W. E. Stafford, from the Naval
Academy to the Saturn as executive off,
Ger.
Ensign r. W. McNeely, from the Annapo-
| lis to the Saturn.
Ensign w. J. Manion, from the San Fran
| cisco to the Saturn.
Assistant Naval Constructor W. G. Groes-
back. from the bureau, OF construction and
repair to the navy yard. Norfolk.
! Civil Engineer L. E. Gregory, to the navy
| yard at New York.
Acting Boatswain H. J. Duffy, from the
navy yard, New York, to the New Orleans.
Gunner W. G. Moore. from navy yard,
| Washington, to the New York navy yard
The following men have been appointed
as mates from April Is: John Mahoney,
Chas. T. Chase, Chas. Larson, Geo. b.
Hendry, ]. H. Doyle.
The Call for Volunteers.
Adjutant General Corbin informed Star
| reporter this afternoon in the most positive
terms that no call for volunteers for mill
| tary service. either militiamen or others,
| would be made unless such q step is au-
thorized by Congress and approved by the
President. He said that all tn, details OF
such call rested in the hands of the Pres
ident. and so far as he General Corbin)
l
1 matter beyond a decision to make such q
call In case 1t became necessary and was
fully authorized by the action of Congress-
1t was impossible for him to say at this
| time how many men were likely to be
called out under the first call. but In other
quarters 1t was learned that the President
has practically decided. in the event of leg
islation to that end, to Issue q proclama-
ton calling for 10000 volunteers. General
Corbin said that II this was done the call
would be apportioned among the different
states and territories according to theii
population. and that the organixatio OF
| the forces would be left entirely to the
Judgment of the governors OF the various
states and territories. upon whom would
also deyolve the duty and power Of select
ing all the ofncen of the Different voinn.
teer organisations. The War Department
recognizes the complete jurisdiction of the
governors In the matter Of the or1anixa.
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