The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-28


tance between cfensueSes and ssntisso
with a slow moving nee. cf sronciads Ia
ies. than tvo days. In which case scniey
would not 30 due OK szntiaEc dc Cuba
unslI aome time today. CT course. all this
Is specuaa.iye, bur II shows that there
Is sun m element Of doubt in tae de-
psrsmenrs calculations as 10 the wns1e-
abouis Of the fleets.
II was announced today shat Holland.
The Inventor OF the submarine boat Of taas
name. was expected here tomorrow TO cis-
euss with Cant. 0Sef. chief OF ordnance.
the feasibility Of using that novel craft
10 an attack upon the Spanish squadron at
Santiago. II the vessels are ssiI there
The officials are disposed TO receive n .
kindly spirit any suggestion that might
rroys to be valuable in this line, and
they viii talk with Ar. Holland over the
details Of his scheme
An tmportan. phase TO the military pro-
grarnnae il a decision not to take UP the
details Of ogganizing the new force OF o.
o., for at least a week or ten days. AZ
the cabire. meeting today inquiry was
made OF Secretary Aiger as 10 what steps
be proposed taking In the organization OF
this .srga additional force OF volunteers
His reply was that he had not even con-
stdereA the details OF this question and
that his plan was not to take up the mat
~ for a wesk or ten days. In the mean
ume. no conclusion has been reached a.
TO whether q portion Of the 5000 volun-
seers viii be used TO recruit the regiments
remaining untitled under the first caii for
u.s. ooo volunteers. which would take about
$500 men from tho second call. Th.s
distinctly new regiments II would have
the advantage Of filling every regiment in
the service. instead OF leaving most Of
them with q depleted organization On
the ether hand. IL would destroy the IN
segrlty Of this fierce of 1000 volunteers as
a second reserve.
The war department IL anxious TO obtain
the views Of the governors Of the states
and territories, Ia regard 10 the filling TO
their maximum strength the regiments al
ready furnished by them under the first
call Of the president. and with this object
In view Ad3t. Gen. Corhin today sent tele-
grams asking the several governors to
make Recommendations TO the department
on this subject.
4 number OF minor points coming up
constantly In relation 10 the second call
fer volunteers are being passed upon In .
general way az this tine. For instance.
the question arose today as to whether
colored officers as well rs coiorsd troops.
would be taken az a part of the organize
tons offered. Gen. Alger at once decided
that IL eolored company has efficient,
soidierly ee!ored officers. they were A
much entitled TO recognition and accept
anee In the military service as were the
troops themselves.
He made this decision known to the roy-
ernor Of Indiana, who asked for fuit in.
formation. and he stated the same thing
to Representative Hull Of Iowa. who has
an organization or colored men with color
ed officers in his district. In this connee-
ton IL developed that colored men are be-
ing considered fer some OF the staff an
pointmerss. and the surgeon general Of the
army has accepted a ceiored man as sur
geon. with the rank or captain. The coli
ored surgeon viii be- assigned 10 a eo,orea
regiment, and eoiored troops and colored
Officers viii be kept together as far as pes-
sibie.