Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-26
ONLY PICKED MEN.
New Mexico Mounted Rifemen to Be
Equipped, Armed and Mounted by the
General Government Organization
to be Effected at Oapital-Many
Offers Of Volunteers
able Company Com
manders,

Mauu6TS,
The following was received late last
evening:
To the Governor of New Mexico.
Washington, April 25.-The number
of troops from your state under the call
Of the president, dated April 23, 1898,
will be four troops of cavalry for special
mounted service. 1t is the wish of the
president that the regiments of the Ma
tional Guards or state militia shall be
used as far as their numbers will permit
for the reason that they are armed.
equipped and drilled. Please wire as
early as possible what equipments, am
munition, arms, blankets, tents, ETC.,
you have, and what additional you will
require. Please also state what troops
will be ready for muster into U. S. serv-
ice. Details to follow by mail.
r. A. ALGER,
Secretary of War.
This morning Governor Otero received
the following dispatch from Secretary
of War Alger concerning the organiza-
tion of the four troops of mounted rifle
men to be furnished by New Mexico.
"Your telegram received. The three
hundred and forty men asked for will
form four companies of Colonel Woods
regiment of mounted riflemen. The
equipments, arms and mounts will be
furnished by the United States at gen
eral rendezvous of regiment Want every
man a picked man.
Chief Justice Mills, who is in the city
today from Las Vegas, states that the
citizens of that town, regardless of poll
tics or place of birth, are absolutely
loyal and patriotic and are strong in
their determination to support the gov
ernment in the present issue with Spain.
Many citizens are ready to volunteer
and Las Vegas will furnish its full por-
tion of volunteers. He has heard none
but the most enthusiastic expressions of
support for the course of the United
States in declaring war. The sem
timent that it is the duty of this coun-
try to interfere in behalf of Cuba and to
avenge the treachery in the case of the
i'll fated battleship Maine and her gal
liant dead is universal and great.
John V. Morrison, son of Judge A. l..
Morrison, will 90 to Arizona and voun
UCpI DIS u IutlliDtI vi UuC AIlLOllU COIl-
tingent of volunteers to be mustered into
the United States service.
1t is understood that among the names
of company commanders are considered
those Of Major Frederick Muller of this
city, Captain Max Luna of Los Lunas,
Captain Lucius Welch of Aztec and Col.
j. w. Fleming of Silver City.
D. j. Leahy, county superintendent
of schools of Colfax county, has offered
his services as volunteer and will also
90 to work to raise detachment of
picked men to volunteer for service in
the companies of mounted rifles, to be
raised as New Mexico's quota.
Hon. w. E. Dame of Cerrillos, ex-
speaker of the 31st legislative assembly
resident at Cerrillos, called on Gov.
Otero this forenoon and offered his
services as volunteer Mr.. Dame
desires to enlist and work himself up to
a commission, if found competent and
worthy he desires to go in the. first
quota of men for the four companies of
m ounted rifles, called for by the
president.
Ignacio Gutierrez of Socorro, addresses
a letter to the governor, saying he is
ready to come at first call and to take
any place in the ranks assigned him.
Jasper f. Ortiz, United Sta tes deputy
surveyor of this city, proposes to volunteer
and join one of the companies of noun
ted rifemen soon to be organized here.
Major 0. G. Parker, formerly of Las
Vegas, now a resident of Phoenix, has
applied to the governor for active service
as volunteers.
J. E. Hurley, division superintendent
of the Santa Fe railway, will be here
this evening to consult with Governor
Otero as to transportation for the
contingent Of New Mexico volunteers.
Captain Max. Luna, Troop f., LIST
cavalry, is expected to arrive this even
ing from Los Lunas. Captain Luna
is desirous of being accorded the
privilege of organizing one of the
companies of mounted rifles, called for
from New Mexico.
1t was at the personal request OF Ma
jor Frederick Muller of the First cav