The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

and Ninth. The Second was intended
for Louisiana, but more than half the
regiment came from New Orleans; the
Ninth (colored) contains IL city COM
panies out of IL; the Fifth (white) has
its headquarters at Columbus, Miss. 1t
was intended to include volunteers from
Alabama and Mississippi, but as ii was
found impossible to get enough recruits
from these states recruiting offices were
opened in New Orleans. Entire compa-
MES have gone from here, as, for in
stance, Whitaker's and Underwood's,
to fill out the Alabama and Mississippi
quota. These three regiments contain
2, 400 men from New Orleans.
Finding what an excellent field New
Orleans was for recruiting, the Eight
zenith and Twenty-third' United States |
regular infantry and the Fifth cavalry |
while here opened recruiting offices and |
| picked up $50 men without difficulty,
and now Mississippi, finding it impos-
sible to raise its third regiment, has
opened recruiting offices in New Or
leans and will fill its quota here. These
last recuits will bring the total OF New
Orleans volunteers up to 8, 700 or B, 800,
including the navy enlistments. This
may not seem large for Greater New
York, but it is actually IL times the
quota that the city was called on to fur
nish and is equivalent to all enlistment
of from 5000 to $1,000 men in New
York city. If so many men were taken
out of Manhattan just now, the city
could not but miss them, and New Or
leans is missing its volunteers in many
ways
The explanation Of the large number
of enlistments here, aside from any pa
triotic ardor. is the very strong love of
adventure, for which the city has al
ways been noted, and the fact that sum-
mer is dull season here, when large
proportion of the population has little
if any work. The disposition to regard
the war as likely to be a short one has
tempted hundreds Of young men to en-
list in the belief that it will be over and
they will be back at work in the fall,
when business is brisk. Moreover, the
climate of Cuba and yellow fever have
less terror for the average New Orleans
man than for the resident of any other
city in the United States.
The withdrawal of the large number
of young men is having very marked
effect in many ways in New Orleans.
There is great scarcity of young men.
Nor is the fact to be overlooked that 1T
has had its effect on the police news.
"The police force feels the effect OF the
war very perceptibly," said the super
intendent of the New Orleans police the
other day, and he pointed to the list OF
arrests as proof of it. The chief did not
mean to reflect in any way on the Loul-
siana soldiers, who probably include as
large a proportion of men of high social
rank as any war has seen called forth,
but only to point to the fact that the
withdrawal of some 6, 900 OF the most
active young men of New Orleans hac
made the city great deal quieter anc
arrests far fewer "The arrests are fal
fewer" continued the chief. "The Lou
isiana regiments took with them many
men who gave us great deal OF trou
BILE, and they will make good soldiers
have no doubt The officers often refe
to So-and-so and wonder how he is get
ting on in camp and whether he like
his new quarters better than the polio
station. The army discipline will act
genuine reformatory for many OF tn
wild young fellows who have gone on
with the Louisiana troops. The train
ing, the military life, the strict obedl
ence to orders, will make men out
them. 1, for one, will watch the caree
and record of many member OF thes
Louisiana regiments who is known
us quite intimately, and expect to sc
them come back more. orderly and LAY
abiding"
The police record proves the truth
Chief Casters statement There ha
been no police news in New Orleans
any moment since the war began. Thel
y, are some who think this. is due to Il
III fact that interest in the war has swa
on lowed up interest in everything els
Is but the police say that if 6, 900 athlet
nc Young men are taken out Of city
10 $50, 900 people it will be far more
u derby and quiet than heretofore. Ne
10 Orleans has never been better behave
ID in its two centuries Of existence ths
90. since this Spanish war began. NE
We York Sun.