Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
NEW MEXICO TO THE FRONT.
Governor 0tero Offers His Services-New
Mexioo's Quota Regiment Of Mounted
Infantry Partly from New Mexico
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Volunteer Items.
Captain J. T. Matthews reports that
81 men joined company B, First in
fantry on yesterday and signed the en-
listment papers, which brings the
strength of the company, up to this
morning, to 81 men.
Don Pedro Sanchez, of this city, a
half brother of the late Colonel Miguel
E. Pine Of this city, served as a lieuten-
ant for three years during the late wal.
He is at present 81 years OF age. This
morning he filed a letter with the gov
nj offering his services. This shows
the right spirit On the part of the old
veterans
Lieutenant Chase, a graduate OF An
napolis, who served several years on
American men of war and who is now
residing in Santa Fe, received telegraph
ic orders Saturday night to report at
Newport News May /, to Captain Seeley,
United States navy, for service in the
war with Spain.
Major F. Muller, of troop E, First
New Mexico cavalry, has received tele-
graphic communications from Bland,
Cerrillos and Madrid that numerous re-
cruits have been secured at those places.
Troop E will have its full quota OF vol
u%nteers Tuesday evening.
John Steward, employed in the New
MEXICAN job department, has wired Cap
tain w. G. Reid, chief of the New Mex
leo signal corps stationed at Las Vegas,
for a place in the corps.
Colonel Whigham, aid-de-camp, tele-
graphs the governor from Ration saying:
eff my services are of any use to you,
summons me at any time" This is the
first offer for active service from any of
the aid-de-camps on the governors staff.
Hon. Amado Chaves, whose father
| served during the war of the rebellion
with great gallantry, has offered his
services to Governor Otero in any ca
pacity with the New Mexico volunteers
during the present a
In order to correct an existing misap
prehension, the New MEXICAN desire!
to state, that the National Guards, nov
enlisted in the service of the territory
as such will not be called upon for &C
tive service, but members of the Ma
tional Guards, either by organization
or individually, will be given the prefer
ence as volunteers. They "a enlis
or be commissioned as such only b,
volunteering; there is no compulsiol
and there will be nc c%ompulsion. Vol
unteering means to go freely and o
their W accord. The National Guart
of New Mexico is n thing and United
States volunteers from the territory o
New Mexico, mustered into the service
of the United States, is another thing.
Captain Leonard Wood, who is namet
in the dispatch to Governor Otero a
colonel of the regiment of cowbov
mounted infantry, is a captain and as
~sistant surgeon in the regular army
entered the service January 5, 1886
He is said to be a fine physician ant
also a man of superior military cduca
ton and ability. 1t is understood, tina
he is the attending physician at thu
White house.
New Mexico's quota consists of fou,
troops of cavalry.
The Cowboy Regiment.
This forenoon Governor Otero sen
the following dispatch to the presiden
at Washington:
Should my services be required in tn
field tender the same to you in any pc
sition you may see fit to place me. Ne,
Mexico volunteers will fight in the from
rank with the soldiers of any section o
our country for the preservation of tn
flag. Your obedhnt servant.
MIGUEL A. OTERO.
The following dispatch was receive,
by Governor Otero this morning:
Washington, April rs, 1898. - Tn
president directs that Captain Leonart
Wood, United States army, be author
lied to raise a regiment of cavalry a
mounted rifemen and to be it's colone
and has named Hon. Theodore Roose
velt..a as lieutenant colonel. All of the 9th
er officers will come from the vicinit,
where the troops are raised. What cal
you do for them? Answer immediately
r. A. ALGER,
Secretary of War
10 which dispatch the following an
Swer a made:
r. A. Alger, Secretary of War.
Telegram received. Have full squad
ron of cavalry ready for service. Prefe
to send them as cavalrymen, but proba
bly, a transfer as mounted riflemen, i
necessary. Can raise battalion o
mounted rifemen in about a week
Can you take squadron of cavalry ant
battalion mounted riflemen in addition
MIGUEL A. OTERo,
Governor
In answer to the above at 4 o'clocl
this afternoon Governor Otero receive,
the following dispatch from Washing
ton:
The squadron of cavalry will serve a
mounted rifemen equipped and arme,
by the United States for this specia
service. Extra men may be wanted bu
at present only $40 men a be taken.
R. C. ALGER,
Secretary of Wa
Governor Otero has already started t
work to organize this squadron, the en-
listment and muster to be made at tn
capital. 1t is understood that Adiutan
General H. B. Hersey will be selected a
major of the battalion, which will b
part of the cowboy mounted infantr
regiment under Colonel Leonard Woo
and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose
welt.