The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-02
Torpedo Boat Pluton.
Cristobal Colon.

Exists Between the United States of Amer
lea and the Kingdom of Spain,' and.
whereas, by an act of congress. entitled
An Act to Provide for Temporarily In
creasing the Military Establishment Of the
United States in Time of War and for Other
Purposes approved April %, 1898, the
president is authorized, in order to raise
volunteer army, to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers to serve in the army
of the United States.
Nov, therefore, /, William Mckinley,
president of the United States, by virtue of
the power vested in me by the constitution
and the laws, and deeming sufficient occa-
sion to exist, have thought fit to call forth,
and hereby do call forth, volunteers to the
aggregate number Of $4,000 in addition to
the volunteers called forth by my procla-
nation of the 25dsday of April, in the pres
ent year; the same to be apportioned, as far
as practicable, among the several states
and territories and the District of Column
bia, according to population, and to serve
for two years unless sooner discharged.
The proportion of each arm and the details
of enlistment and Organization will be
made known through the war department..
I'm witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be- affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
25th day of May, in the year of our Lord,
OAC l1OuSdAO SlSul uuuuIeu anu Iluety-
eight, and Of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and twen-
ty-second.
civilian M'KINLEY.
by the President.
"W1LLIAM N. DAY, Secretary of State"
More Officers Needed.
The procla nation means not only the
assembling of large force of troops.
but also the appointment of number
OF major generals, brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Off
GERS, for the organization of this addi-
tional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi-
men1s.
Approximate Quotas.
While the adjutant generals office
has not yet undertaken to make up the
quotas of the several states, the follow
ing gives an approximate estimate of
the state quotas:
MIA, 1888; Colorado, 1914; Connecticut, 965;
Delaware, 210: Florida, $50; Georgia., sos;
Idaho, 1879, Illinois, 1929; Indiana, 2,5S1;
Iowa, 1884; Kansas, 1868; Kentucky; 2,045;
Louisiana, 1,164; Maine, 759; Maryland, ], 166;
Massachusetts,, 1889: Michigan. 1922: Min
iesotd, 1'I1o; MlsslsSlppl' 1,z9o; MISSOURI,
3,246; Montana, 314; Nebraska, LAG; Me-
vada, 142; New Hampshire, 451; New Jer-
sey, Its; New York, 1907; North Carolina,
1,545; North Dakota, 27e; Ohio, 4,349; Ore
gon, 377; Pennsylvania, 6,458; Rhode Island,
1926; South Dakota, LILO; South Carolina,
AS; Tennessee, 1036; Texas, 1,454 Utah,
255; Vermont. S97; Virginia, 1878; Washing
ton, 704; West Virginia, 1888; Wisconsin,
1,9e5: Wyoming, 1873; Arizona, 100; District
of Columbia, 1893; New Mexico, 2e9; Okla
homa. &c.
Strength OF the Army.
Washington, May 26.-Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin has prepared a statement showing
the strength of the military forces of
the United States when organized in
accordance with the plans now under
way:
Regular army, $4,000 men; volunteers
from states (frst calD, 125,0O0 men; three
cavalry regiments at large, 5000 men; ten
teers Gmmunes), 10000; engineers-at-large.
$500; volunteers called for to-day, $4,000.
This makes a grand total of 27S.50o men,"
Word from Dewey.
Washington, May 25.-The navy de-
partment received cablegram from
Admiral Dewey, as follows:
Manila, May 20, via Hcng-Kong, May
A-secretary Navy, Washington: situa-
ton unchanged. Strict blockade continued.
Great scarcity provisions in Manila. For
eign subjects fear an outbreak of the Span
ish soldiers, and they will be transferred
to Cavite by the foreign men-of-war In the
harbor. Aguinaldo, the rebel commander
in-chief, who was brought here from Hong
Kong on the. McCullagh, is organizing a
force of native cavalry, and may render
assistance that will be valuable.
"(Signed) ~ N.. DEWEY"
German Consul Forced to Submit.
New York. Nav Is. - A special dis