The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-19
TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.

to the President.
TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
A Bill For the Mobilizing of 10000
Troops.
Washington. ID. c., April 1S.-Repre-
sentative Hull, of Iowa, Chairman or
the House Committee on Military At
fairs. will, tomorrow, introduce an ad-
ministration bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to issue call for volunteers to
the number of sixty thousand or seventy
thousand men. 1t will be considered at
once by the committee, its passage eX-
pedited as rapidly as possible and VIII
take effect upon the Presidents appr0-
val.
Its terms will authorize the President
to call on the various States for quotas
in making up the aggregate. by read
ing in this way instead of Speclhcally
docking to calling out the various State
militia will avoid several embarraSs-
ing technicalities. a main one being the
constitutional inhition on sending State
militia out of the country. while volun-
teers SO called for can be ordered any
where. 1t is likely that if the situation
develops into such grave proportions as
is now expected a second call for 1O0,-
600 volunteers will be issued by the
President. The necessity for this inn
mense number. however. is not clear to
the military authorities at this time
The draft of the present war measup
has just been framed by the War De
partment officials and the leading mem
bers of the Military Committee have
already conferred with the War De
partment authorities on the necessity on
this Ene. the latter having announced
that a maximum of $4,000 volunteers
would be sufficient at this time.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
Washington. ID. c.. April 1S.-No date
has been fixed for the transfer of army
headquarters from Washington to the
South. In fact there is yet considerable
doubt as to whether this transfer will
be made at all ut present. The matter
has been brought before the President
for decision, and strong representations
have been made to him that the vast
work of organizing, arming and equip
ing the considerable army that un-
doubtedly will be required in case OF
hostilties can be discharged better at
Washington. ut the seat of government.
and close to the source OF executive
power than at a distant point in the
South.
POLO ON THE RIOTS.
The Spanish Minister, Senior Polo, has
received no reports concerning the riot
GUS demonstration at Malaga and Cadiz
He regards them as not important
The Minister says the government will
take effective measures to prevent these
indignities from assuming a serious
form.
THE TORPEDO BOAT SOMERS.
Falmouth. England, April 1S.-The
United States torpedo boat Somers, pur-
chased for the American government I'D
Germany, which has twice had to make
port while on her voyage to the United
States, colided this afternoon with the
masonry at the entrance of the dock. III
which she was being placed for repairs,
defects in her machinery having made
her leak in several places. As result
of to-day's accident, the stem OF the
Somers was smashed.
SPANISH CONSULS LEAVING.
Washington. ID. c.. April lS.-Acflns
under instructions from the Spanish
Minister here the Spanish Consuls in va
rious parts of the country are making
arrangements for the departure of the
Spanish colonies in their several locali-
ties.
The Spanish government pays the eX-
penses of all those who go to Cuba or
other Spanish ports.
This general movement is not inspired
by any fear of indignity but is due to
the customary rule of international pro-
cedure that the subjects of "a hostile
power shall remove from the territory of
the country with which that hostile pow
or Is at war. The first actual move of a
colony occurred to-day when 142 Span
ish residents of Tampa, Fla, left on a
steamer chartered to carry them to Ha-
valla Most of those from Boston and
other points are able-bOdied men who
will be available for military service af-
ter their arrival at Havana.
FLYING SQUADRON PRACTICE.
Fort Monroe, Va, April 1S-The news
from Washington that definite action
might be taken tomorrow put men and
officers Of the Flying Squadron on their
mettlc tonight. Search light and sigma
practice was ndulged in tonight for q
brief period and successfully. The Rod
gers, torpedo boat, ran in to Norfolk ar
ter an absence on trial of twenty-four
hours with satisfactory results. Com
modore Schley has not received any
moving orders as yet