Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-31
GALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
President Mckinley Issues a Proc
lamation Asking for $4,000
More Volunteers.
MAY Be NEEDED BEFORE WAR CLOSES.

for the Call-The Approximate
Quotas by States-The Strength Of
Our Army When the New Plans
Are Completed.
Washington, May 26.-The event Of
the day in the war situation was the is
suance of proclamation by the presl-
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
It added new and stirring phase to the
lethargic conditions which have pre-
vailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even to many
of the high official officers in the army.
It follows:
by the President of the United States.
Proclamation. Whereas. An act of con-
gress Was approved on the 25th day of April,
1898, entitled An Act Declaring That War
Exists Between the United States of Amer
ia and the Kingdom on SPAIN and:
whereas, by an act of congress, entitled
An Act to Provide for Temporarily In
creasing the Military Establishment of the
United States in Time of War and for Other
Purposes approved April %, 1898, the
president is authorized, in order to raise
volunteer army, to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers to serve in the army
of the United States.
Now, therefore, I, 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 $4,000 in addition to
the volunteers called forth by 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.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
25th 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 twen-
tysecOnd.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
by the President.
civilian N. DAY. Secretary of State"
More Officers Needed
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
Gel ,, III lAC VI dAlLd l1Ou VI ILLS duul-
tional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi-
mcnts.
Reasons for the Call.
The reasons leading up to the call
naturally were sources of much conjec-
ture, as it was at first felt that the pos
sibility 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 seri-
Gus emergency, but was rather in the
line of getting together large body of
men, to be drilled and seasoned, and to
constitute a sort of second reserve to
be drawn upon later when the cam
paigns were fully under way. Secretary
Alger stated that the determination to
issue the call had not been reached I'M
til late Tuesday. The merits of it have
been canvassed more or less for some
weeks, but it was not until few hours
before the call itself appeared that the
move was finally decided upon.
Approximate Quotas
While the adjutant generals office
has not yet undertaken to make up the
quotas of the several states, the fol-
lowing gives IN approximate estimate
of the state quotas:
Alabama, 1,500: Arkansas, $780, Califor-
MIA, 1893; Colorado, 1874; Connecticut 965;
Delaware, 21O; Florida, $50; Georgia. 9O5:
Idaho. 1879; Illinois, 1928; Indiana, 2,5S1;
Iowa, 1884; Kansas, 1868 Kentucky, 2,045:
Louisiana, 1,164; Maine, 1885, Maryland, ,1e6:
Massachusetts,. 1882; Michigan, 1922 Min
nesota, 1923; Mississippi, 1895; Missouri,
ton
vada. 142; New Hampshire, 451; New Jer-
sey, Its; New York, 1907; North Carolina.
1,545; North Dakota, 276; Ohio, 4349; Ore
gon, 377; Pennsylvania, SASS; Rhode Island,
426; South Dakota. LILO; South Carolina,
448; Tennessee, 1,036; Texas, 1,454: Utah
255; Vermont, 1877; Virginia, 1878; Washing,
ton, 7O4; West Virginia, 1873; Wisconsin,
1865; Wyoming, 1875; Arizona 100: DISTRICT
Of Columbia. 1853; New Mexico, 269; Okla
homa. Sc.
Strength of Our Army.
Washington, May 26.-Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin has prepared a statement showing
the strength of the military forces of
the United States when organized in
accordance with the plans now under
way:
Irregular army, $4,000 men; volunteers
from states first calD, 125,0OO men; three
cavalry regiments at large, 5000 men: ten
infantry regiments, United States volun-
teers Qmmunes)' 10000; eEgineers-at-large,
$500; volunteers called for to-day. u. 600
This makes a grand total Of 27s. 500 men, ;"
Decapttates Her Children
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 23.-Mrs.
SPORT, the insane widow of a fireman at
Vassar college. murdered her two chill
| dren, son two years old, and daupb.
ter five months old hu daoaa;4