Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-23
VOLUNTEERS GALORE
Offers for Active Service Pouring in
on Governor 0tero from All
Over New Mexico.
RECRUITING THE MAXIMUM
National Gunrds Ready on Oall-Two Thou
sand Men Gould Be Had on Short
Notice-Appointments and
Military Notes.

Ma OF tlSeHe VAN Iduuen, COHuldiu-
ing the Third battalion mounted in
fantry. stationed at Las Cruces, Is In
the city on official business. He has Of
fered his services and those of the Off
GERS and enlisted men of the three
troops under his command as volunteers
and for active service.
Adjutant General Hersey received the
following dispatch from Washington
this forenoon: Telegram handed to
commanding general. New Mexico will
probably be called upon for three troops
of cavalry. Official call will issue soon.
WAGNER,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Major Frederick Muller, First cavalry,
Captain w. E. Griffin, and LIST Lieuten-
ant Sherrard Coleman, troop E, of that
regiment, called on Governor Otero this
forenoon and offered their services and
those of troop E, First cavalry, stationed
in this city, for active duty and as vol
unteers. The troop will be recruited to
the full strength of 100 men as soon as
possible.
Captain Max Luna, commanding
troop +, First cavalry, at Los Lunas,
has offered the services of himself, Off
GERS and men for active service and In
addition desires to raise another troop
| of 100 men in Valencia county, if need
ed. Captain Luna is very enthusiastic
and reports that his troop is very anx-
ious to be mustered in as volunteers and
to be sent to the front.
Captain Lucius Welch, commanding
troop c, First cavalry, stationed at Az
tee, in San Juan county, addresses the
governor in an offer of the services of
himself, officers and enlisted men of his
troop for muster in as United States
volunteers and for active service. Cap
tain Welch has seen ten years service
in the regular army and is ready for
duty.
j. H. Tiffany, of Silver City, desires
authority to raise a troop of cowboy
cavalry in Grant and Sierra counties to
be mustered in as U. s. volunteers for
service in Cuba or wherever necessary.
Colonel Harry Wigham, aid de camp
on the governors staff, reports that the
citizens of Ration are ready and willing
to raise accompany of volunteers for &C
tive service as o 0 as deemed proper.
Major R. G. Rankin, commanding
First battalion of infantry at Las Vegas,
makes report that he and officers and
enlisted men of his battalion are ready
to enter the volunteer service when the
governor calls for such action, and the
governor has received the following dis
patches from Las Vegas in this connec-
ton:
First battalion officers and Otero
Guards respectfully request your APP
. pointment of Colonel H. B. Hersey to
command volunteer forces from this ter
ritory. X. &. RANKIN,
:. Major.
First battalion at your service. Would
like permission to recruit three more
companies from this end of the territory
for Immediate call, R. c. RANKIN,
Major.
The Otero Guards stand ready to any
call you or the president may make,
with full quota, and will go anywhere,
Cuba preferred. Please authorize to en-
list 100 men. w. II. KELLY,
Captain Co. l. Otero Guards.
Permission has been granted Major K.
c. Rankin, First battalion; Major N. L.
King, Second battalion, and Major Eu'
gene Van Patten, Third battalion, tC
recruit each battalion to the maximum
strength as volunteers, National Guard
men to have preference. The First
battalion is to be recruited in northern
New Mexico, the Second battalion tC
central New Mexico and the Third bat
TALON to southern New Mexico.
1t is understood that Governor Otert
will appoint Adjutant General H. B
Hersey to command the contingent o.
New Mexico volunteers, when called Out
and mustered in the service of the
United States.
w. C. Reid, of Las Vegas, has beer
appointed captain and chief signal Off,
Ger of the National Guard of New Mex
leo, vice H. E. Blake, resigned.
Captain r. J. Matthews, commanding
company B, First infantry, in this city
has published a notice calling for volun'
teers. He is ready to re ceive such al
the company's headquarters at the
armory on the Fort Marcy reservation.
Under the call for 125, 900 volunteers,
it is figured out, according to the ratio Of
population that this territory will fur
nish a cavalry squadron mastering BAG
enlisted men or four troops with one
major and one battalion adjutant ant
quartermaster and IL company or TROOP
officers.
At 4 o'clock this afterfoon Gov. Otert
received the following dispatch from
Delegate H. B. Ferguson, in reply tt
his request of yesterday that volunteer
be ordered out from New Mexico tt
garrison Forts Wingate and Bayard ant
patrol the border:
"Gov. M. A. Otero-Secretary of wal
promises answer Monday. Ishall secure
If possible. this chance for Il soldier
boys.
H. B. FERGUSON.
CALI 0 o Il.
BY order of M. A. Otero, governor ant
cOmmander-in-chief of the Nationa