Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-05-28
WANTS ANOTHER ARMY.
President McKinley's Call For 75,-
900 More Volunteers.
NEEDED AS A RESERVE ARMY

The New Force WIN Require Three
New Major Generals and, Twenty
four Brigadiers-Th \ ewyolunteers
Increase the Army to e7s, 500 Men.
Washington. May 26-The event OF
yesterday fin the war situation was the
issuance of proclamation by the pres
ident calling for $4,000 more volunteers
1t added new and stirring phase to
the lethargic conditions which have
prevailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness. even 10 many
of the high officials in the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling Of large force of troops.
but also the appointment of a number
of major generals. brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Of
ficers for the organization of this ad-
ditional force Of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions. brigades and regi-
ments. The reasons leading up to the
call naturally were sources of much
conjecture, as it was at first felt that
the possibility of foreign complications
was factor in bringing about this new
move. 1t speedily developed, however.
that the call was not due TO any latent
or serious emergency, but was rather
in the line of getting together a large
body of men to be drilled and season
ed. and to constitute a sort of second
reserve, to be drawn upon later when
the campaigns are fully under way.
Secretary Alger stated that the deter
mination to issue the call had not been
reached until late Tuesday.
All that is settled thus far is that
the enlistments are TO be thrown open.
much as they were at the outbreak of
the eivil war. and are not to be re-
stricted to the militia and national
guard organizations of the several
states. 1t win be an encouragement
to the organization of Independent vol
unteer companies and regiments.
Just now the adjutant generals office
is engaged in completing the enlistment
of the 125, 600 volunteers under the first
call 1t will take some time to COM
plete this work and not until then will
the real work of organizing the volun
teers under the second call begin.
The following gives an approximate
estimate of the state quotas; Alabama,
1900; Arkansas, 1870; California, 1880;
Colorado. 7s4; Connecticut, 965; Della
ware. 210; Florida, 450; Georgia. 1905;
Idaho. 1879; Illinois. 4.S29; Indiana. o..
ISL; Iowa, 1894: Kansas, 1,66S: Ken
lucky. 2,045; Louisiana, LIZA; Maine
759; Maryland, 1,166; Massachusetts, o.,
1872; Michigan. 2,622; Minnesota, 1.723;
Mississippi. 1,2S5; Missouri. 3,246; Mon
tana, 314 Nebraska, LAG: Nevada,
142; New Hampshire. 451; New Jersey
Its; New York, 1907; North Carolina,
1545; North Dakota, 276: Ohio. 4349;
Oregon, 377; Pennsylvania, 6 i5S: Rhode
Island, 1926 South Dakota. LILO; South
Carolina, AS; Tennessee, 1.036; Texas
1,454; Utah. 255; Vermont, 1877; Wash
ington, 704: West Virginia. 1888; Wis
con. 1865; Wyoming, 1873; Arizona, 109
District of Columbia 1873; New Mexico.
269; Oklahoma, Sc.
The new force will require, either by
appointment or by officers already APP
pointed, three major generals and
about "a brigadier generals.
At the close of the day at the navy
department the situation as to the
fleets, both American and Spanish, was
precisely as it was yesterday so far
as the officials knew, the only notable
difference being an apparent strength
ening of the confidence of the officials
in their belief that Cervera's squadron
is lying in the Santiago harbor. In
this hope and belief the officials found
great comfort, knowing the abilities Of
the American naval commanders in
Cuban waters to keep the Spanish ad-
miral bottled up in his narrow neck
harbor until he shall surrender or be
starved out.