The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-24

| Guard will not be directly in he service
lof the United States government, but
being in camp fully equipped and arm
| ed, will be in position for instant ser
| vice in, case of demand.
! While Il is the purpose of the war
| Department TO secure *oaly Natlohal
Guardsmen as far rs possible under the
first call for volunteers, yet IN States
where there are no National Guards or
where the number falls below the quota
| 6xed in the. call the States will be eX-
nected to supply the volunteers regard
| less of their lack of organization. In
fact this must be done under me law.
| On the basis of to-day's call Tor lZ3,0O3
men the various States and Territories.
including the District of Columbia, will
| be called upon TO supply each the follow
ing number of volunteers:
Alabama $500; Arkansas 2,025; Cali
fornia 2.23S: Colorado 1,29S Connccti-
cut LOOT; Delaware BAL: Florida 100.
Georgia 3,1T4; Idaho 232; Illinois G.G0e:
Indiana 1902; Iowa 3,772; Kansas 2.77S
Kentucky 3,401; Louisiana 1910: Maine
| .2J6: Maryland 1912; Massachusetts
4,721: Michigan 2.36S; Minnesota .
S74; Mississippi 2.257; Missouri 5>411:
Montana 1924; Nebraska 400: Nevada
1873; New Hampshire $40: New Jersey
1862; New York 1858: North Ca"olina
1884; North Dakota 461; Ohio 1924:
Oregon S29; Pennsylvania -, 769: Rhode
Island TO: South Dakota $50; South
Carolina TAT; Tennessee 5000: Texas
4,229; Utah 425; Vermont 634: Virginia
2,013; Washington LIS; West Virginia
1889; Wisconsin 3.274; Wyoming 231 !;
Arizona ISL; District of Conmbia 449:
New Mexico $50; Oklahoma 143.
The Navy Department was consid-
erably excited today over vast num-
Der of rumors which came from all
sources respecting the seizures of
ships. At the close of the day Secre-
tary Long said that he had Il notice
of only one seizure so far, that of the
Buena Ventura. already reported 1t
has not yet been determined what dis
position to make of this ship, nor has
it been decided to order her before n
prize court. No purchase of ships wer,
made during the day, but all the ener-
gieS of the department are bent toward
the speedy equipment of those already
acquired 1t is not believed that any
official notice has been received by tho
department concerning the blockading
squadron, although rigid adhesion 10
the rule of not giving any news rs t.
the movements of ships might have pre-.
vented knowledge of any such dispatch
from leaking out.
Word came during the day in the
shape of cable from Martinique that
the Spanish ships Alicante and Mont
serrat had sailed to-day from ST Pierre
for some Cuban port, having on board
800 men. 1t is likely that this inf0rma-
ton will be speedily communicated to
Captain Sampson.
There was little of interest in the State
Department to-day, connected with the
war. save the formal issue there of the
Presidents proclamation, calling for
troops. The message recommending a
declaration of war, which is to go to
Congress next Monday, unless there is n
change of plans has been under prepara-
ton during the day, and that in connec-
ton with the study of some questions
connected with the neutrality laws was
about all that the department had re-
ceived connected with the war.