The age-herald., 1898-05-26
PROCLAMATION
 WAS UNEXPECTED Reasons Leading Up to the Cs,l Sources
 Of Much Conjecture. ALABAMAsSvS QUOTA 1,5OO Number 9s tsf and Brisadisr Generals SsSl Be Appointed. THE S.Y OF INVASION FOR CUBA Officials in Authority Refuse to Say When the Troops Will Embark-WilI Take Some
 Time to Complete Enlistment
 Under Former Call.

Washington, May 25.-The event of the day in the war situation was the issuance of proclamation by the president calling for a5000 more volunteers. It added a new and stirring phase to the lethargic condi- tions which have prevailed of late and came with almost starling unexpectedness even to many of the high officials fin the army. The proclamation means not only the as- sembling of large force of troops, but also the appointment of a number of major- generals, brigadier-generals, colonels, ma jors and staff and field officers for the or- ganization of this additional force of 1000 men into army corps, divisions, brlgades and regiments.
 The reasons leading up to the call nat urally were sources of much conjecture, as it was at first felt that the possibility of foreign complications was factor In bring ing about this new move. It speedily de- veloped, however that the call was not due to any serious emergency, but was rather in the line of getting on the ground a large body of men to be drilled and seasoned and to constitute sort of second reserve to be drawn upon later when the campaigns were fully under way. Secretary Alger stated that the determination to issue the call had not been reached until late yes- terday. The merits have been canvassed more or less for the past week, but 1t was not until few hours before the call itself eoepared that the move was finally decided pfon.
 No Preparations Made
 Coming thus unexpectedly the war de- partment had made no preparations for executing the call and it will be some days before all the details are worked out as to the quotas from each state, the calls to the respective governors of states, the mastering points and the general points of concentration. All that is settled thus far is that the enlistments to be thrown open, much as they were at the outbreak 2 of the civil war and are not to be re- stricted to the militia and national guard organiZa tions of the several states. It will be an encouragement to the organiza- ton of independent volunteer companies and regiments. These will retain their identity to a certain extent as state troops and the governors will have the ap- pointment of all company and regimental officers, while only the brigade, division. corps and staff officers will be appointed by the president
 The adjutant generals office has not yet undertaken to make up the quotas of the several states but the following gives an approximate estimate of the southern states quotas:
 Southern States Quoto
 Alabama, 15OO Arkansas. 1,2SO; Florida. 450; Georgia, 1850; Kentucky, 1,405; Louis jana, 1,164; Maryland, 1,166 Mississippi, l. 295; Missouri, 3,A6; North Carolina, 15f5; South Carolina, AS; Texas, 1,454; Virginia, 1,673; West Virginia, S33.
 The organization and division of these extensive forces is yet to be arranged by the adjutant generals office. Generally speaking, however, the 1000 men will suf- flee for the formation of seventy-five regi- ments. With three regiments to a bri- gade, which is the present basis of organ ization this will make twenty-five brigades. In turn eight divisions of three brigades each will be formed and out of the eight divisions the entire force will be divided into three army corps. This general di- vision of course is tentative, but it shows the general formation of this large body of volunteers.
 The new force will require either by ap- pointment or by officers already appointed three major generals and about tvs nty- four brigadier generals. The. law author zes the president to appoint one major general for each army corps and one briga- der general for each brigade. Brigadier generals are also assigned to command divisions when the organization advances to that stage The colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors and captains and lieuten- ants are appointed by governors of the various states, as the law provides that "all regimental and company officers shall be appointed by the governors of states"
 VIII Be Delayed
 It was stated at the war department that the details for the work of organization this new force would not be actively taken up for the present. Just now the aijutant generals office is engaged in completing the enlistment of the 12500o volunteers .un- der the first call. It will take some time to complete this work, and not until then will the real work of organizing the volun- teers under the second call begin.
 Reports were. current today that an army of invasion was about to start for Cuba and Porto Rico It was based on the conjecture which has been current of late but officials in authority gave it in- dorsement as it was manifestly contrary to public policy to give any advance in formation of such a move even if 1t were contemplated