The evening times., 1898-04-16

colors, and followed by the recruits,
marching two abreast, to the music OF
bugle and drum. When they realized the
import of the demonstration the room
rang with cheers, which continued whiie
the recruits marched past the commander
and halted behind the colors in mass
An officer stepped forward, saluted ana
said:
.Commander, 1 have the honor to pre-
sent to the post the first detachment OF
the Lafayette Post Regiment of Volun-
teers"
Cheers broke out afresh. and the re-
cruits flushed at the honor. for these
gray-haired men wore medals won in bat
tie.
''It is pleasure to receive you." said
Gen. Butterfield. -'AIl of us have memo
ries which We would not exchange for
anything on this earth, but We would
gladly exchange our honors to be young
as you and do what you are doing. We
intend to offer to the Government the frs;
regiment of volunteers for service in the
field" II
While the recruits stood at attention
Major Rufus King was called forward
and received from the commander med
al presented by Congress for "conspicu-
Gus gallantry on the field at White Oak
Swamp. June q, 1862" The medal was
cast from the metal of captured guns.
IOuT COiuIdOeS are pTOuu ol you,
said the general. Concluding. and the vet
Grams and recruits cheered as the media!
of honor WAS pinned on Major Kings
breast.
Let us sing The Star Spangled Ban
ner. said the general A deep-voced
veteran started the grand old hymn, and
the rafters rang with the stirring strains.
Then there were three cheers for the
flag and three cheers from the recruits
10 off oh
out and enjoyed the supper provided by
the members.
Surgeon for the Scorpion.
Mount Vernon, N. Y. April 16.-Dr Ed
ward o. Armstrong, a young physician
of Wakefield, received orders Thursday
night 10 report Immediately on board the
gunboat Scorpion, of the auxiliary feet
and yesterday responded to the orders
He was appointed assistant surgeon on
Monday.
The Commissa ries.
New York, April 16.-Brigadier General
McLeer, commanding the Second Brigade
of the National Guard. has ordered the
commissaries of the Thirteenth, Four
teenth, Twenty-third and Forty-seventh
Regiments and the commissary sergeants
of the Third Battery, Troop G and the
Seventeenth Separate Company to report
to Colonel Western, of the Commissary
Department, u. S. A. at the Army Build
ing, Whitehall Street. today. The order
is regarded as particularly significant.
Naval Militia.
So short is the Navy of men that it has
been determined to man five auxiliary
cruisers with naval militia organizations
and the organizations selected were or
dered to be in readiness to assume duty
on the ships as soon as war breaks out.
The New York Militia. besides manning
the two monitors which will guard the
port of New York. will be assigned to
duty on the Prairie, the New Jersey
Militia on the Venezuela the Massachus-
etts Militia on the Yankee. the Maryland
Militia on the Dixie and the Michigan
Militia on the Yosemite. Another at
tempt is to be made to bring the torpedo
boat Somers to the United States. In
structions have been sent to Lieut.. J.
Knapp, commanding the boat. directing
him to enlist a picked crew, the MEM
bers of which are to be given high pay.
and TO start to the United States with all
possible haste.
Money for Militia.
Boston. April l6-Gov Wolcott has sent
a message to the legislature recommend
ing an emergency appropriation of $780,
coo to increase the efficiency of the State
Militia. bill was framed promptly en-
bodying the recommendation OF the gov
eTnor. referred to the proper committees.
and reported back and under suspension
of the rules, IL passed both branches and
became d law. In twenty-five minutes
from the time the message was received
the bill was signed by the governor and
had become a law
For Handling Troops
Lewes. Del, April 16.-Acting under or
ders received from the United States
Government yesterday. Pennsylvania
railroad officials began last night the
construction Of mile and a half Of rail-
road track to connect the Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia railroad with the
iron pier at this place. which is owned
by the Government. II is Understood the
link is .n ., completed within three days.
The object in building the connecting
link is to run cars up to the pier to make
connection with boats, so that the hand
ling of supplies and men. incident to war
preparation. may be facilitated.
To Fight the spaniards.
Chicago, III, April 16.-The Blue and
Gray Legion will move toward Cuba April
p. Colonel ]. w. Cooper will lead his
men against the foe. The start will be a
significant event.
For the first time In half century men
of the North and South viii march under
the common flag of the Stars and Stripes
to fight a foreign foe.
Unless something happens entirely un-
foreseen now" said Colonel Cooper. I'VE
shall start for the front April p. We
want all the thirty Caliber rifles and
thirty-eight caliber revolvers we can get.
ANYTHING which will shoot out of the
right end will be of some use. but we
prefer the weapons of the size mentioned,
because then We can use captured am
munitiOn.
Colonel Cooper and his men will head
straight for the Spaniards and fight a
battle. After they have had one or two
fights they will conclude whether to offer
their services to General Gomez or Cen
nral Miles. 1t is their purpose to remain