The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27
PROGRESS OF TEE WAR.
The Latest Developments in
the War Between United
States and Spain.
PRESIDENT CALLS FOR $4,000 MEN

WAsHINaToN, April % The President
to-day issued tho following proclamation
calling for l25, 900 troops to serve Two
years:
By the President Of the United Syates-A
Proclamation:
Where's, a joint resolution Of Congress
was approved on the 10th day of pril,
1898, entitled Joint resolution for the
recognition of The Independence of the
people of Cuba, demanding the govern
ment of Spain %relinquish its authority
and government of the island of Cuba.
and TO withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters, and direct
ing the President Of the United States to
use the land and naval forces of the
United States to carry these resolutions
into effect
Whereas, by an Act Of Congress enti-
tied IAN Act to provide for temporarily
increasing the military establishment of
the United States in time of war aud for
other purposes" approved April %, 1898,
the President is authorized, in order to
raise a volunteer army, to ISSUE his pro-
c!amation calling for volunteers to serve
in the army Of the United States.
Now, therefore. I, William Mckinley,
President of the United States, by virtue
of the power vested in me by the Consti-
tuition and laws, and deeming sufficient
occasion to exist. have thought fit to call
forth, and do hereby call forth. volun-
teers to the aggregate number Of l25, 600
in order to carry into effect the purposes
Of the said resolution, the same to be ap-
~portioned, as far as practicable, among
the several States and Territories and the
District of Columbia, according to popu-
lation. aud to serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged.
The details for this object will be i'm
mediately communicated to the proper
authorities through b war department.
In witness whereof I rave kereunto set
my hand and caused the zeal OF the United
States to De all
Done at the City of Washington. his
twenty-third day of April, a d. 1898, and
of the Independence Of the United States
the one hundred and twenty-sacond.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY the President: John Sherman, Sec
rotary of State.
WASHINGTON, April 23.--The Presi-
dent to, day called upon the people Of the
United States for the first time in thirty
years to manifest their martial strength,
this time the cal! being upon a united
people to go forward to battle with a for
eign foe. Thu Secretary of War created q
now army corps. The two taken to-
getber, with other news ofto-day, showed
that the regular army will soon move on
Cuba, and that meantime the volunteers
will be equipped and drilled The Presi-
dents proclamation. while actually is
sued, was not certified to the Governors
of the STATED and Territories. and will not
be until Monday. The reason ia two
fold. In the first place, the war depart
ment desires to avoid destroying tho pres
ent organization of the National Guard,
which is to be called into service first
The Guard regiments are com posed of
twelve companies, and being Offered
more numerously than the regular army
regiments would have 70 &c Changed TO
correspond to the army organization in
" ~ COtlp ~ Will ttl0 INV ~ IL OK ISIS.
The pending Hull bill, however, provides
for meeting just such an emergency, and
permits the use of the. National Guard as
az organized. This consideration il i'm
portant, inasmuch as many Of the Ma
tional Guard have volunteered only un-
der condition that they may ser c AZ now
organized. The actual consideration
wEach influenced the department In post
poning the certification of the call until
Monday is h desire to .:,ake sure That
! sde1nete .-s.sea:e::s c$.:: 5a &C Z ,s:eaa
by the quartermaster and commissary
departments for transporting and feeding
the large mum Der of men called for. This
is no light task, as the volunteers must
be taken By the government AT a certain
point in every State, where they are col
lected by The Governors.
kilograms have been coming from al
most every section of the country to Sec
rotary Alger from Governors aud militia
officers. conveying information as TO the
length of time, surprisingly short In
many cases, that would be required by
them to gather their forces ready for mus
ter. The men AZ fast as mustered IN by
regular army officers In the various
States will be brought to one Of the three
great depots. namely, Washington, Rich
mond and Atlanta, where they will be
organized to meet the requirements OF
modern army ~factice. The fact that Rich
mond is named as ene Of these points is
taken in aome quarters aa an evidence
that Fithugh Lee 10 to receive a golun.
tear cnsn Htisstnn All mn Opa ~ tho c,,,.
msjor generals or one If the nine briga-
der generals provided for In the volun-
teer bill. for 1t 10 believed that It was
largely at hts instance that Richmond
was selected as one Of the points of con.
cenfrx.ion.
In anticipation of the cettifcatlon Of
the Presidents call a vaat NUN Dor oftele.
Crama and laitars have hernn 10 do,r In