The times., 1898-04-22
THE ARMY Of INVASION
Ready TO Strike for Liberty,
Justice and Revenge.
"REMEMBER THE MAINE"
The National Guard Organizations
VIII Probably BE Utilized for the
Purposes Of CGnst Defense--Some
reciiug Engendored Over What Is
Considered Police Duty.

New Orleans, April 21-No United
States boys reached here today but a
trainIoad will come some time during
the night from Fort Bliss and Ell
Paso. They belong to the Eighteenth,
and will be accompanied by Col. d. d.
Van Valzah and his regimental staff
Tomorrow morning the garrison of Fort
! Worth. Fort Reno and Fort Sill win
reach here, and troops from Illinois. Da-
kota and Nebraska. There have been
numerous offers of enlistment here, but
they have been declined as the regi-
ments are filled. The soldiers are being
overwhelmed with flowers, and the camp
is crowded daily with visitors.
Lieut.. Col Lawton. inspector general
of the United States Army. arrived in
this city last night from Washington
and at once assumed charge of his duties
with the New Orleans division of the
Army of the Gulf.
/ Gen. Shafter commander of the de-
partment of the Pacific Coast at San
/ Francisco, and who has been placed in
/ command of the New Orleans wing of
the regulars now being mobiIized at the
Fair Grounds. will be here tomorrow.
On Saturday morning Gen. Nelson \.
Miles, commander of the land forces OF
the United States Army will join the
officers and troops here, and Immediately
make an official inspection of them pre-
paratory to marching.
1T is my private opinion said an Off
Ger today, who is in a position to know
that this division of the Army will be
on the water en- route to Cuba by the
middle of next week. We are expecting
it. and are making all the arrangements
for closing the contracts for ships to
transport these troops TO Cuba"
The troops may so to Porto Rico, but
you may count on one thing. that they
are going, and this column will be the
first to move"
Col Scully. United States commissary,
says that whenever transports are need
ed they viii be on hand TO take away as
many troops as would be here for trans
pOrtation TO Cuba
Il have already got together such in
formation as is 20 be had here having
interviewed those who have American
vessels running into this port. | have
not done any advertising, preferring to
see the ship owners personally. No terms
have been agreed upon and no contracts
signed but there will be no difficulty about
getting transportation.
When Gen. Shafer arrives the regiments
viii be gone over very carefully. The
men viii be proportioned OFF into bri-
gades and regular marching form. They
viii be relieved Of all excess baggage and
given what Tations are needed for travel
ing. Then Gen. Miles viii go over the
camp carefully and arrange the details of
any movement on Cuba.
mass meeting of negroes has been
I'D Avn,
Hall to arrange for the organization of
one or more regiments Of cOlored vOlun-
teers for service in Cuba. The call is
! signed by several hundred of the most
prominent coored % en- in New Orleans,
by all the negro grand army men, and
by most of the pastors OF colored
: churches.
Councilman Story has given notice OF
his intention to resign from the city gov
ernmeut to accept command of the Area
dia Tigers, regiment of volunteers
which has been organized in Arcadia
/ Parish.
Militia for Coast Defense.
Albany n. Y. April 2l-Those who
are familiar with the plans arranged for
the utilization of the services of the Ma
;ional Guard organizations Of this State
say they will not be ordered outside of
templated to use the Safe militia. as
! such, for purposes of defense along the
/ coast in this or in any other State where
/ their services may be demanded.
Your correspondent informant stated
that he would not be surprised If the Ma.
/ tional Guard organizations of this State
would nearly all be stationed on points
on Long Island and about New York
harbor in the event Of active hostilites.
If The President should issue a call
for S00G0 yolnteers New York State :
quota would be 5000.
1t is understood the military authorities
have practically decided that the voIun-
/ teers called for by the President shall be
/ recruited from ci izens outside of the
/ State militia.
Adjt Gen. TiIlinghast admitted today
/ that arrangements have been made for
+ the printing of enlistment blanks to be
available as soon as he Presidents call
! for troops is received by Gov. Black The
/ latter will then select the officers from
/ the hundreds who have volunteered their
/ services to recruit regimen5S and COM
| panies. The recruiting offices will be op-
| ened wherever II is thought The greatest
| number of enliStments can be secured.
! The rendezvous will be designated by
! the Sta-e authorities.
! AS q result of the request made upon
! the commanders of the National Guard
! organizations by Adjt. Gen. Tulinghast
! thai they inform him how many men Of
! their commands would be willing to vol
| unteer and attach themselves to an army
! of invasion to be sent TO Cuba it was
! learned that abouj SG0O of the 1900 mem
! bers of the guard were willing to offer
| their services to the Government.
! much larger number would have VOlun-
| tecred We're il not for the reason thar
! they We're not willing to do so unless il
! was provided they could go with their
| organizations and under their present
! officers.
Many of those who volunteered did so
on this understanding. Members of the
gua.d are much exercised over the con
tertiun that they cannot join the army
of invasion without losing their regimen
tai identity and serving under new OH
GERS 10 be selected from the regula..
army When the seventy members cf lte
separate company at Catskill were as
sempled and asked how many would vol
unteer. but six stepped forward 1t was
because they We're told they would have
10 enlist individually Much feeling has
been engendered among the guardsmen
Over he fact that they must remain in
the United States and even probably in
the State of New York TO perform police
duty il they wish to keep their organiza-
items and officers intact.
Prominent guardSmen who have been
here during the week say that 90 per
cent of the guard would be willing 10 at
tach themselves to an army of invasion
if their organizations and officers were
allowed the same standing i'm the regular
army as they are in the State militia.
/ 1t is because of this feeling in the guard
that it has been practically decided to
use the National Guard of this State, at
| least for the purpose OF defense, in which
event the President may order the guard