The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-30

From information received here yes
terday there is to he disappointment
in Scranton and elsewhere to those
who have hopes of recruiting regiments
for service as regiments in the pres
ent war. Further, it is indicated that
if any individual force Of more than
one company goes into service it will
not he larger than battalion of COM
panies of one hundred men and three
officers each.
This view lis based on the belief that
the call for 10000 troops is for men to
fill out some of the regiments now i'm
service to the regulation formation of
three battalions each instead of two
each, as many regiments are now con-
stitucd. For instance, the announce
ment is made by telegraph from Chick
amauGa that the Ninth regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers is to have
another battalion of four companies
added to it at once. The details of the
order are not made clear i'm the reports
from camp, but ii would seem to by--So
intention to dispose of Pennsylvania s
quota of the $4,000 men called for by
President Mckinley by adding the new
companies to the present regiment in
stead of forming new ones. The
Wilkes Barre's Chickamauga corre-
spondent makes it evident that West
Pittstun's new company will be added
to the Ninth, together with three other
companies to be recruited in Wilkes
Barre.
This statement is not particularly en-
CouraGing to Colonel Keck's command.
Sergeant Kline, who has recruited one
of the Wilkes-Barr companies, has
rendered his own and it's services to
the Ninth and it is likely the other
WilkcsB Barre companies and the one
Pittston company will follow his eX-
ample.
GENERAL GOBIN'S AID.
In Scranton word has been received
that General Goblin has been assigned
the work of reorganizing the states
Third brigade. AS soon as his plans
are perfected he will call on Major w
5. Millar for help. If the governor is
meanwhile requested by the war de-
partment to furnish a quota divided
into battalUns instead of regiments,
the former will seek the aid of Gen.
eral Goblin, Colonel Morrell and another
will succeed General Wiley. In this
event Major N1illar stands a good
chance Of a battalion or company COM
mission.
Company u is being reorganizod by
eX-Captain Stokes and other ex-ofiiccrs
of the company. 1t will undoubtedly
be attached to any force that goes from
this city under the new call Every
..Ns, ,i,,,r Ia,
the new Company ID will be in progress
at the armory. over score of eX-
members of the company are now on
the roll and half as many more have
been members of other companies of
the Thirteenth.
Several cX-Cfficcrs of the Thirteenth
have recently been III consultation
with Major Milar and it is not inn
probable that four of them will go out
as captains and several others rs lieu
tenants under Major Millar if Scran-
ton is asked to furnish a battalion or
a larger force.
Lieutenant Conkling is steadily re-
cruiting his company for an engineer
ing brigade uEier war department or
ders. He has received no information
as TO how soon he will be expected to
report with his men at camp.
\ number of recruits enlisted in
Wilkes-Barre left for Atlanta, Ca, to
be attached to the Eleventh United
States infantry. They are in charge Of
John II. Ryan, who enlisted at Wilkes
Barre. Ryan will hold the same rank
as a corporal or sergeant until he de-
livers his charge to the officer in COM
mand at Atlanta.
IN SCRANTON TOMORROW.
Lieutenant Dentler. Of the regular