The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-27
THE GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION
His ExceI|ency Has not Yet
Called for Troops.
HE MAY DO so TO-DAY
THE DOCUMENT is NOW pRAC
TICALLY READY.
BUT HE is WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS
Il IS Not Known When the Troops can be hen
dezyoused Here--Adjutant General
CowIes Thinks il Will Yet
be Several Days.

be Several DAYS.
Gov Russell has not yet issued his
proclamation calling out the State mill
tia for service in the pending war with
Spain.
1t cannot now be definitely stated
when it will be done. The supplementary
instructions transmitted from the War
Department by mail have yet
reached the Governor, and until they do
nothing further will be done toward
massing the State troops here.
They were expected yesterday, but
failed to come; very likely they will ar
rive to-day. These instructions, how
ever, are not necessary to the issuance
of the Governors proclamation, though
they are necessary to the order to mobi-
lie the troops, and for eQuipping and
drilling them for active service.
The proclamation is already practically
prepared. After setting forth by pream
BILE that war exists between the United
States and Spain, that the President has
issued a proclamation calling for 123.-
900 troops and that the State of North
Carolina has been called upon to furnish
her quota, the Governor calls on all
the volunteer organizations of the State
to hold themselves in readiness to be
mustered into the service of the United
States to serve wherever they may be
ordered by the President, or the duly
constituted authorities of the United
States The commanding officers of
companies are then directed to recruit
their ranks to the full number required
by law as speedily as possible. In
view of the fact that many members of
the different organizations may find
themselves under such embarrassment
as to render it almost impossible for
them to go, by virtue of having help
less ones wholly and entirely dependent
upon them, such parties will be excused,
and others who are unembarrassed will
be allowed to take their places.
After this proclamation is issued
several days will probably intervene be-
fore the troops will be called to come
to Raleigh, which has been selected
by the Secretary of War as the point
of mobilization.
The Adjutant General said last night
that he didn't expect the call before
Friday or Saturday, and possibly Mon
day; that there was no occasion TO be
in any haste about it, as the companies
i'm the State Guard need several days
time in which to recruit up TO the re-
auired number (S4) of men.
The call for troops, which, as 3tready
stated, came Monday afternoon by Wire
from General Alger, Secretary of War,
was as follows:
The Governor of North Carolina, Raj
eigh, n. c.:
The number of troops from your State
under the call of the President, dated
April %, 1898, will be two regiments of
infantry and one heavy battery of artil-
lery. 1t is the wish of the President
that the regiments of the National
Guard of 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. ammunition.
arms, blankets, tents etc, you have
and what additional you will require
Please also state when troops will be
ready for muster into United States SER
vice. Details TO follow by mail
r. A. ALGER.
Secretary of War.
1t will be seen that two regiments of
infantry and one battery of heavy artil-
lery willsbe mustered into service. Each
of the infantry regiments under the re-
cent volunteer army act, will be COM
posed of twelve companies, of eighty
four men each, making total of ,OOS
men to the regiment. The battery of
heavy artillery will have in it about 500
men. The force sent out by North Car
DINA will, therefore. be in round num-
bers, about 1900 strong.
The information in regard to equip
ment and ammunition, asked by the Sec
rotary of War, was furnished by Adju-
tant General Cowles and Quartermaster
General Harrell and telegraphed last
night
The list is quite long one. The State
troops lack everything needed in active
service. OF course, the recruits will be
entirely lacking in arms and equip
ments of every character, and these
must all be supplied. The men now
enrolled need great deal to fit them for
service. Tents, additional articles of
clothing, wagons, cooking utensils, blan-
hels, axes, h;tIcneIs, and numerous other
articles are needed, and will have to be
ready before the troops are ready for
the march, and, indeed, many must be
furnished before the men come here TO
go into the mobilization camp.
AS to when the National authorities
will furnish the supplies demanded can
not be known now. This uncertainty
and some complications in regard to
payment of expenses of moving the
troops render it impossible for the Gov
ernOr to say when he will order the
companies to Raleigh to be formed into
regiments.
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