The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-26

President Mckinley Asks For Sew
enty-fve Thousand More.
NEEDED AS A RESERVE ARMY.

The New Force VIII Require Three
Now Major Generals and Twenty
four Brigadicrs-The NewVoluntecrs
Increase the Army to 27s,5OO Men.
Washington May 2G.-The event of
yesterday in the war situation was the
issuance of proclamation by the pres
ident calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
1t added n new and stirring phase TO
the lethargic conditions which have
prevailed Of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness, even TO many
Of the high officials I'm the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling of a large force Of troops,
but also the appointment Of a number
of major generals, brigadier generals,
colonels, majors and staff and field Of
fcers for the organization OF this ad-
ditional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and reEi-
ments. The reasons leading up to the
call naturally were sources Of much
conjecture, as 1t was at first felt that
the possibility of foreign complications
was a factor in bringing about this new
T.
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 civil war, and are not to be re-
stricted to the militia and national
guard organizations of the several
states. 1t will 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,OOO 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. ,230; California, $50,
! Colorado, 794; Connecticut, 965; Della
wac, 21O; Florida, 45O; Georgia, 1905;
Idaho, 19q; Illinois, 4,S29; Indiana, O.
5S1; Iowa; :. 264: Kansas, 1,668; Ken
lucky, 2,Oi5; Lp isiana, 1854; Maine
1853; Maryland 1,16b Massachusetts,, g.
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
| LIS; New York, 1907; North Carolina
1,545; North Dakota, 276; Ohio, 4,349j
Oregon, 377; Pennsylvania, 6,45S; Rhode
Island, 426; South Dakota, 1,11O; Soutf
Carolina, AS; Tennessee 1,O36; Texas
| 1454; Utah, 255; Vermont, 397; Wash.
! ington, 7Oi; West Virginia, S33; Wis
con, 1865; Wyoming, 1873; Arizona, 1O9
District of Columbia, 1893; New Mexico
269 Oklahoma, Sc.
The new force will require, either b,
appointment or by officers already ap
pointed, three major generals an,
about "a brigadier generals.
At the close of the day at the nav.
department the situation as to tn
fleets, both American and Spanish, wa
precisely as 1t was yesterday so ia
as the officials knew, the only notabl
difference being an apparent strength
ening of the confidence of the official
in their belief that Cervera's squadrW
IS lying in the Santiago harbor. Il
this hope and belief the officials foun
great comfort, knowing the abilities O
the American naval commanders 4
Cuban waters to keep the Spanish ad
miral bottled up in his narrow nee
harbor until he shall surrender or b
starved out If Ccrvera is actually a
bay the officials feel not the slightes
apprehension Of any relief coming t
him from the outside in the shape c
another Spanish squadron from Cadi,
. The news of the safe arrival Of tn
Oregon in American waters was
source of unalloyed satisfaction to a
naval officers. Apprehension as to tn
safety of the oregon practically dis
appeared when the vessel reached Bar
bados and reported her arrival to tn
navy department, but there was al
ways a chance that she might suffe
from accident or hostile attack In tn
short distance remaining on her home
ward journey.