Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-03

Washington. May 21.-The presiden,
today issued the following proclamation.
BY the President of the United State.
A Proclamation:
Whereas, An act of congress was an.
proved on the 25th day of April, lS9s
entitled, An act declaring that war ex.
listed between the United States of Amer.
lea and the Kingdom of Spain; and
Whereas, An act of congress entitled
IAN act to provide for temporarily in.
creasing the military establishment in the
United States in time of war, and for
cher purposes approved April %, 1885,
the president is authorized, in order 70
raise volunteer army, to issue his proc
lamation calling for volunteers to serve
in the army of the United States;
Now, therefore, l, William Mckinley.
president of the United States, by virtue
of the power vested in me by the constitu
ton and laws, and deeming sufficient &C.
casion to exist, have thought fit to call
forth, and hereby do call FORTH volunteers
to the aggregate number of $4,000, in ad.
dition to the volunteers called forth by
my proclamation of the 23rd Of April in
the present year; the same to be appor.
toned as far as practicable, among the
several states and trereitories and the Dis.
trict of Columbia, according to popula.
ton. and to serve for three years, unless
sooner discharged. The proportion Of each
arm of service and details Of enlistment
and orga nization will be made known
| through the war department.
! In witness whereof, have hereunto set
NV hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to be affixed. Done at the
city of Washington, this 18th day Of
Nav. in the year of our Lord one thous.
and. eight hundred and ninety-eight, and
of the independence Of the United States
the one hundred and twenty second
WILLIAM MKlALEY, President.
BY WILLIAM II. DAY, Secretary OF
State.
No Occasion for Hurry.
Washington, May 25.-Scretary Alger
said this afternoon that the additional re-
cruits will be not recruited from the ma
tional guard, as were the first l29,oOo, but
the enlistments will be open.
The regulations referred to in the proc,
lamation under which enlistments will
be conducted have not yet been prepared
and it is thought there is no occasion
for hurry in this matter until the full
draft called for in the first proclamation
has been secured.
1t is further stated that the decision
to issue the additional call for volunteers
was not reached until the cabinet meet
ing yesterday. The call. it is supposed
here. indicates a determination TO pres
the campaign actively and vigorous!
from now on.
FIRST Call Nearly Filled.
Washington, May 25.-One hunareu
and twelve thousand men have now peel
, mustered into the volunteer army ana VI
fetal reports show the greater numoe'
of these are ready to move to the iioD'
Two-thirds of the states have eh'ile''
completed their muster. l.,
. The failure of some of the states, noVap
l " four or five in the south, TO 1ur.'''
the men called for up to this time, Is
surprise to army officers here, out Is a.
D cribed not to lack of patriotism pu' "
the belief probably shared by man! 10
: tional guardsmen who had home tles al,
! business connections which they could III
). well afford to give up, that pieh'!
: other persons not so encumbered "o"''
readily be found to take their places