The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-23
2,O67 FROM THIS STATE
MEMBERS or STATE GUARDS
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO COME
The Governor is Overwhelmed With Offer;
from Citizens rendering Their Ser
vice to Whip Spain.


The men were yesterday served with
q peremptory order TO be in their armory
next Monday night at s o'clock. 1t is
probable, however. that the call Tor
troops will be made to-day through the
Governor and the State Guard VIII be
ordered to mobilize here at once.
The soldiers are now, for the first
time. convinced that they are actually
going into service. Speculation has all
day been rife as TO the time that the
Guard will be ordered out and its proha-
BILE destination While no official state
ment has been made, it can be pretty
definited stated that to-day Will bring
an order for the men to take up arms.
The volunteer bill. as passed by Con-
gress yesterday, gives 81 instead of 100
privates to each infantry company ana
makes this important nroviso, authori-
zing the call for troops: Provided, that
in the event of a cali by the President
for either volunteers or the militia of
the country, the President is authorized
to accept the quotas of troops of the va
rious States and Territories, including
The District of Columbia, as organized
under the laws of the States and Terri
tories, including the District of Column
bia"
This is important, in that it allows the
State troops to maintain their present
organization and thus be under officers
OF their own choosing
Recruiting in the various companies OF
the State is going on ut "A lively rate and
applications for permission to form new
companies continue to come in. Half q
dozen embryo soldiers yesterday applied
for permission to join the Governor
Guard of this city. OF course they coulo
not be taken in, the full quota go mem
now being enrolled: but when the call fol-
troops comes the companies will be en-
larged TO 100 men.
A very deluge of letters rendering SER
vices for the war still continues to come
To the Governors office. Among those
received yesterday was an application
from Judge Spier Whitaker for appoint
ment as senior colonel of the State
troops. Judge Whitaker served through
the late war in the thirty-third North
Carolina regiment and Rev. James A
Weston writes to the Governor: III
gives mo much pleasure in saying that
he was a brave. capable and efficient
officer" lie is also strongly recon-
mended by Major f. J. Hale. who was
the adjutant Of the thirty-third regiment.
Another letter received by the Cover
nor was from w. I. Caho, a lawyer al
Bayboro He writes: Now that wal
with Spain has been declared, | here
with tender my services TO the State and
government, together with the services
of one hundred able-bodied men. TO be
formed into Il company of light field ar
tillery. for active service wherever the
authorities may desire, and ask that i
may receive commission as captain of
said company. We can be mustered in
upon short notice
w. A. pegues. Il colored preacher, Of
the A. NJ. Il. Zion church. Of this city,
wants to be appointed chaplain If a
company of colorcd volunteers is raised
in North Carolina.
w. Il. Steele, of the High Point Table
Company, asks for blanks to enlist sew
eral men in his town who desire to vol
unteer.
Thos. J. Rhodes and ]. M. Burton,
ex-Confederate soldiers, living in Gull
ford county, tender their services t.
any capacity. Rhodes is % years old
and belonged TO Company r, 9th North
Carolina troops, Cooks brigade, and
Burton is G5 and belonged to Company
a. oath regiment North Carolina troops.
Ransom's brigade. They write that they
ARE as sound as a Mexican dollar.
J. g. Ferebee, of Elizabeth City, OBJ
tanned his discharge from the Guard last
July. Now he asks the Governor TO nave
him re-instated and restore his commls'
sion as First Lieutenant.
The Presidents call for volunteer
army was prepared Thursday and Will
be issued to-day. 1t is understood that
the call will be for 100000 men, ana
arrangements have ben completed under
Secretary Ayers direction for the cal
ing out that number Of the State mill
tia, Immediately on the issuance of the
Presidents call. says the Washington
Post The militia will become the vol
unteer army. The number of men re-
quired from each State will be III the
proportion that IFS population bears to
that Of the whole country. If l00,OW
soldiers are asked for, the apportionment
10 each will be as follows:
Alabama. =. :. =. =. :. :. =. 2,00t
Arkansas =. :. :. ,62I