Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-04-27
ARIZONA'S QUOTA 7
Instead of Whole Regiment She is Allowed Two Troops of
 Cavalry.
To Form Part Of a Craek Regiment of Western Cayalry.-COl. BrOdie to be Made a
 Major.


 of Western Cayalry.-COl. BrOdie to be Made a
 Major.
 The following telegram was issued m an extra from this office at s o'clock Monday evening:
 "PHENIX, April 9 -7:35 P. M Governor MeCord has just received telegram from Washington calling for a squadron of cavalry-two com Panies-which IS to be added to a crack regiment from the west. In the regiment Colonel Brodie has been appointed by the president as major. The squadron must be got together in five days, and of the total number allotted the territory favapai IS allowed thirty men. All must be young men. good shots and expert riders. Whipple has been selected as the rendezvous. All ap- Plicants must be at Whipple within live days. The regiment will urob- ably be commanded by Or. Wood. a surgeon of the U. s. army, with assistant secretary of the navy Roos- welt as lieutenant colonel. Colonel Brodie IS now here but will leave Tor home on Tuesday evening to take personal charge"
 Col. BrOdie went to Phenix on Sunday evening and was in con- sultatlon with Governor McCord a large part of the day ou Monday. A number of telegrams passed be- tween Governor McCord and the war department during the day and at one time it looked as though the ] department would grant the per mission tO-raise an entire regiment i from this territory provided they would consent to the appointment l ot the two officers named above to ! command the regiment. Col. Brodie l consented to this arrangement with | the understanding that he would be senior major, but about 6 o'clock m the eyemng a telegram was re eeIved as above. The following ex- ecutive order was issued by the gov erDor and delivered to Col. Brodie, by AdJutant General Lewis at 7:3O m the evening:
 EXECUTIVE DEPARrzENr,
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
 PHENIx, April 5, 1898. COL- A. O. BsoDIE:
 In compliance with teIeorapbie instructions from the secretary of war calling for TO men to form a eomPOIent part of a crack cavalry regiment to be raised from various [ sections of the United States and the Hon. Secretary of War haring [ informed me that you will be ap- pointed one of the majors thereof by theEpresident, you are hereby ( directed under and by virtue of the : power m me vested as governor of the territory of Arizona to enlist the said 170 men and rendezvous the same at Whipple Barracks, An zona, at the earliest possible time. A mastering officer will leave W ashlngton today to muster these Q men into the military service of the United States.
 MTRoN H. McCoRD,
 Governor of Arizona. Official: R. ALLYN LEWIS, |
 Adjutant General. Mayor O'Neill. of Prescott, who 5 proposes to raise a company was e immediately notified by telegraph ]: md he at once notified parties in s, he northern counties of the ap- 'ortlOnment allowed each as fol- ows: Yavapai. 90; Apache. Navajo ? nd Mohave, each 6; Coconino I4. J A mastering officer left Washing ITii on on Monday to muster in the $ roops upon his arriyal here which s12 expected in three or four days. \ MT. ONeill, this morning opened <. nrolling quarters at Aitken S lO IobinsOn's cigar store, for all who S eslre to enlist. At noon the fol- b owing names were on the roll: eS S Alex O Brodie, W O O'Nelll. th 1ugene Brady O'Neill, Sam Green E Tald, 5 M Cullum. W W Burpe. gi trick Jackson, W W Greenwood, W A Cox, R s Vincent, G H Wendleo. AI s Lapham, E E Montgomery, P N Sullivan. J D Carter, W D Beebe, has E Hodgdon. Frank Coffey. , ohn M Fraser, Wm s Cochran, ia E' ohn Roll, J R Ekton, co Piles. sl hos E Campbell, s H Garrett. Jeff J.. efors, F H Moss, b M Smith, F F DO Handy, s $ Rhoades, D J Warren, ss -eo Loring, H D Campbell. Vim th, Jansen, N. Friedwald, Arthur Le- ffr y, John H Ford, John Soneye, 4 the Anderson, Henry G White, Frank ''0 Franiz, Jerry Green, J 4 Sloan, ! Im Page, Forest Whitney, A R- ueen, T c VroOman, F c Morgan, q w French, Sam Stoddard. A W. O. O'Nell received a telegram om Col. A. O. Brodie that the regi- ent would have a distinctive uni rm. Col. Brodie received a teIe- am at Phenix today from Col. oosevelt to this effect.
 kean St. Charles, at Kingman. legraPhs: Quota of men all ady."
 Mayor Francis, of Flagstaff, wires: lou can count on us for fourteen ,t stuff
 Lieut. Blatchford. of Whipple, ated that he had received no in m ructions ss yet from Washington l permit the rendezvous of troops, ar, 1t expected sn order today.
 in so far today show n at Yavapai's quota of 30 men has 'en swelled to ten times that mum IT. O'Neill IS in receipt of tele- ans and letters tO show this. Verde cdvices are that twenty - \ good men and shots are ready Q
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