Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-28
FOR MORE TROOPS.
Mr.. Mckinley Issues a Proclama-
ton Asking for $4,000 Men.
Four or Five Southern States Fail to Fur
nish Their Share Of volunteers-Mis.
souri, Negroes 10 he Given =
Chance 20 Enlist.

WASHINGTON, May %. shortly aftcr
noon yesterday President Mckinley Is
sued proclamation calling for 75,OOo
more volunteers. Recruiting Is TO begin
ut once and the troops are to be rendez'
voused in state camps until the pres
emit volunteer force shall have been
fully equipped. The presidents proc
lamation Is as follows:
by the President OF the United Statcs-A
Proclamation:
Whereas, On act OF congress was approved on
the 2Sth day OF April 1895. entitled AN act dc
claring that war exists between the United
States OF America and the kingdom OF Spain"
md
Whereas, by IN act OF congress entitled IAN
act to provide for temporarily increasing the
military establishment Of the United States In
time Of war and for other purposes" approved
April %. 1905. the president Is authorized. In
order to raise volunteer army. to issue MS
proclamation calling for volunteers 10 serve In
the army OF the United States
Now, therefore, !. William Mckinley, presi-
dent OF the United States by virtue OF the
power vested in me BY the constitution ana
laws md dccming sufhcient occasion to exist,
have thought it TO call forth. and hereby DO
coll forth, TO the aggregate number OF 'o,OOo In
addition to tho volunteers called forth by my
procla nation on the I'D day OF April, In the
present year. the same TO be apportioncd. rs
far rs practicable. among the several states
and territories ind the District OF Columbia,
according TO population. and TO serve for two
years unless sooner discharged The proper
tion Of each arm and the details OF enlistment
and organization will be made known through
the war department
In witness whereof have hcreunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
TO be Affixed
Done ut the city OF Washington this e5th day
Of May, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nincty-cight and OF the IN
dependence OF the United States the one hun
drcd and twcnty-second
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
BY the President, William X Day. Secretary
OF State
A FEW STATE QUOTAS NOT FILLED.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin announced last night that li5.-
900 Of the la5, 900 volunteers called for
by the president four weeks ago had
been mustered into service of the
United States All Of the regiments
comprised in the first call will be, by
the end of the present week 1t is
thought, In the permanent camps. The
failure OF some of the states, notably
four or five in the south, to furnish
the men called for up to this time, is a
surprise to the army officers on duty
here, but It Is ascribed, not to a
lack OF patriotism, but to belief
probably shared by many OF
the national guardsmen who had
home ties and business connec-
tions which they could not
we'll afford to give up that plenty OF
other persons not SO incumbered would
readily be found to take their places.
Ample time will be given the states re-
ferred to to fill the apportionment
made by the war department, and the
expectation here is this will be accom-
plished without further unnecessary
delay. Should any Of the states de-
fault, the probability is that the fact
will be reported to congress formally
by the secretary of war for such action
us may be deemed best under the cir
cumstances. No resort can be had To
draft measures without authority
therefor from the national Legislature.
1t was also announced by Adjt Gen.
Corbin that the war department has
not given, rs yet any thought as te
the quota Of the various states for the
rs, 600 volunteers called for yesterday
by the president One thing seems
pretty we'll settled-a large majority
OF the men mustered under the last
call will be assigned to regiments al
ready In the service. There are II:
volunteer regiments now and some o.
them are below the required numerical
strength. 1t Is the intention OF the
war department officials to follow the
law to the letter and recruit existing
regimental organizations up to thu
maximum strength.
MISSOURI NEGROES TO HAVE A CHANCE
WASHINGTON, May 2G.-The negroes
OF Missouri are TO be given a chanc'
under the call for ''immunes." Score
tary Alger has agreed that one Of thu
regiments shall come from Missouri
and be made up Of colored men. 1t i
insisted by both Assistant Secretary
Davis and National Committeeman
Kerens that the Missouri colored mel
will enlist to the full number requires
| ,,tthir o. hon a aftar the nnlistinO Of