Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
Each Company Must Report How Many
Are Willing 10 Go.
NO CALL FOR TROOPS As YET.
The Preparatory steps Taken by
Governor Tyler and His Advisers In
Nirginins May Unite.

ARRANGEMENTS, UiliN cHilb EtN4A f'AA'iNH'' f
as indicate their Willingness to fight
under the United States flag wherever IT
may be carried.
Those who will make up the Old Do
minion's quota in the army That will be
sent to the field will leave their homes
prepared to defend the stars and Stripes
wherever they may wave-in the Island
Of Cuba or even I'm Spain-as well as in
our own well-beloyed native land.
Under an order sent out last night from
the Office of the Adjutaut-Generai, each
member of every command IN the state
will be asked within the next day or two
if he is willing TO enter the service upon
this condition When these reports come
I'm. as they are expected to do by the
end Of the week. at latest, the military
authorities will be In better position 10
known what to d. If there is a call fU'
troops.
THE ORDER AGREED UPON
This order is the outcome Of numerous
conferences that have been held between
Governor Tyler and his military ad-
vsers. The final conferences on the sub
ject were held yesterddy-One IN the Ad-
iutant-Gensrars office and the other in
the apartments OF the Executive at the
capitol
The Governor had in consultation with
him Adiutaut-Geu,rdl Male. Assistant
luspcctOr-General stern Brigadier-Gene-
raj 4. L., Phillips; Colonel Harry Hodges.
of the Fourth Regiment Of Infantry. and
Lieutenant CroXton of the United states
army After definite conclusions had been
reached and the general scope OF tho
orders 10 be issued had been decided
upon. the Governor acquainted the resi-
dent members of his STAFF with the course
that had been mapped out, and they ap-
proved il most heartily.
Governor Tyler. in explaining the re
suits of the conference said:
"The greatest difficulty is as % whether
or not the President has the right TO take
the volunteers out Of the United States,
the military regulations only providing
that the volunteers shall be- called upon
to suppress rebellion or repel invasion.
This same question has been raised in
Washington. and if I am 10 call ont VII
ginia volunteers / only want such men 10
respond as are willing 10 20 anywhere
under the orders of the President, even
TO Spain. if necessary.
1T has been deemed best 10 have the
AdiutantlGeneral issue circular letter
10 the various military organizations.
asking their commandants 20 state how
many men they have enrolled and how
many of them wo ilL be willing 20 90 even
to Cuba or elsewhere. / think the replies
can be- received within two days, and il
the United States Government asks me
how many men ] can furnish ! will be in
a position to tell exactly the number and
will know where to take them from.
Should the President. however call at
once for q fixed number, say l.Wc or 200
then. OF course. ] should take them from
the most available sources"
THE ORDERS SENT OUT
There was no time lost I'm getting the
orders out General Male, with the coun
sci and aid of Colonel Stern. set 10 work
at once to prepare the papers which
had 10 be drawn with great care. The
form for the replies had also 10 be gotten
up. The papers were put in the hands
Of the printers AT once. rushed through
in great haste. and 10y O'Clock tine
mailing of the important documents had
begun.
General Nalle did not care TO give the
orders and copies of the blanks out Tor
yesterday. but their contents
are pretty well known. Information ie
sought on three points. The number oI
mon i'm each company who viii volunteer
fo- service anywhere that duty may cdU
the number who viii volunteer FOR service
i'm the United states. and the proDaple
number of men who can be recruited ipt
service anywhere The orders so ditectI!
TO the commandants of COMPANIES VINO
are asked to report as promptly as p'S-
siblc.
In fo this time the Governor has re-
ceived no communication whatever from
the authorities at Washington. but he ~
satisfied that the call will soon come ana
he vents 10 be- prepared to respond 10 u
as promptly as possible The hIst com
muuication will probably be- am inquiry
as To whether Virginia can furnish GER
tain number. perhaps 1000 or l,2D, vol
unteers for duty anywhere.
Cclonels Hodges. OF the Fourth ana
Gaines. Of the Third Regiment. were both
at the Capitol Yesterday the greater part
of the day. and say their men may be
relied upon 10 DO their duty when the
orders are given.
INTEREST At THE ARMOIiY.
rbore was good deal Of excitement
oro,Ind the Regimental Armory last night.
Now that war is recognized as In
evitablc. the feeling appears 20 De one
of curious expectancy for the men are
u,itinc for orders. and the delay does
moi seem TO be altogether agreeable
colonel Jones was at headquarters. ana
beId several private conferences with his
oeicers and il is understood that the
regiment is called 10 assemble al the
Armory at S o'clock tonight.
There was rumor current last nlfht
that il was intended 20 call for two com
ronies from each OF the four infantry
regiments i'm the state ana one tach
Cror, the battalions in Norfolk and Rich
-,,o,ia ,,bis plan would hardly meet with
favor as it would mean the divorce oi
otHcers from their commands. consum-
m.tion which is hardly 20 be wished, and
which il bitterly opposed 10y some OF the
men. notably the Blues.
The first consignment Of the new uni
forms for the First Regiment are eNpecte"
-, Thursday. They are for the com
officers. Colonel Jones mas
issued an order 10 the commandants OF
companies TO recruit up to the Iull
strength.
Lieutenant George Fairbank will II Is
thought. be elected TO succeed captain
y. Leslie Spence as commandant OF Com
pany r.
HOSPITAL CORPS REORGANiIED.
The Hospital Corps OF the First Resi-
ment Is being rcOrganiZed on guile new
and original plan by surgeon Teusier.
Within the last two days thirtN-eisht
mon have been enlisted. and every one
- tbese halls from one medical college
ar the other. Four young doctors. whose
ombitlon has been fred by the prospective
war. have signed papers. and the ma
toritv Of the others are second and
ihird-year men from the schools of medi-
cine Eleven men were enrolled last
night.
This Hospital Corps will not only be,