The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
President Mckinley Issues a Proc
lamation for $4,000 Addi-
tional Volunteers.
MAY Be NEEDED BEFORE WAR CLOSES.
More Officers to BE AppOinted-Ap.
proximate Quotas from the Sew.
eral States - Statement Showing
Strength of Our Army When Fully
Organized.

the day in the war situation was the
issuance of proclamation by the presi.
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers
1t added new and stirring phase to the
lethargic conditions which have pre-.
vailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even to many
of the high officials in the army. 1t fol-
lows:
by the President of the United States.
A Proclamation. Whereas, An act of con.
gress was approved on the 25th day of April.
1888, entitled An Act Declaring That War
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.
Now, 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 tt
the volunteers called forth by my procla
nation of the 2Sd day 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
IN witness whereof, l have hereunto sci
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
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
eight, and of the independence Of the
United States the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-second.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
by the President.
civilian N. DAY, Secretary of State.
More Officers Needed.
The proclamation 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 add.
tional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi.
ments.
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:
Alabama, 1900; Arkansas, 1870; Califor-
mia, 1888; Colorado, 794; Connecticut, $685.;
Delaware, 210: Florida, 450; Georgia, 9C5;
Idaho. 1879, Illinois, 4,S29; Indiana, 2,5S1;
Iowa, 1924; Kansas, 1,66S; Kentucky, 2,045;
Louisiana, 1,164; Maine, 1853: Maryland, 1,166;
Massachusetts,, 1882; Michigan, 1922; Min
nesota, 1,723; Mississippi 1885; Missouri
3,246: Montana, 314; Nebraska, 1,446; Ne
vada, 142; New Hampshire, 451; New Jer-
sey Its: New York, 1867; North Carolina
1,545; North Dakota, ZIG; Ohio, 4,549; Ore
gon, 377; Pennsylvania, 6,45S; Rhode Island,
426; South Dakota, LILO; South Carolina,
44S; Tennessee, 1,036; Texas, 1454: Utah.
255; Vermont, 397; Virginia, 1,673; Washing
ton, 704: West Virginia, 1913; Wisconsin
1865: Wyoming, 1873: Arizona, 100; District
of Columbia, 1913; New Mexico, 269; Okla.
homa, sc.
Strength of the Army.
Washington. May 26.-Adjt Gen. Cor