Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-27

| WOULD suggest that the rolls of ma,
!hiisltu i"r Inc YOUNGER resrry. n.
| sent d. once to The ;tuJutant rrnerni an
| 1890 "heie theS WIN yr ii,..I,a-
oie. II "iii not DC necessary To send
| " us the iuInes oil volunteers sea, Iu
'"v !,uJutunt general; uIiiy repur, ia
! us, Ill you please, TIE nuinDer ut mon
| i"hiSiSu 10 the auJutunt general OF
| !oui state, from your city ana ylcin-
ty.
AS we advised you In our former let
| icf gu: present ucSlrc is only tI,uI ar
! assisting the national guards OF the
| several states. we believe YOU viii
| iuly cofincide with us I'm the uesirn-
| biilty oil securing at TINS time and I'm
tie heitr future, ana maintaining us n
pcrhl"!cht institution, roll of all ur
our available citizens who are ready Il,
defcilu the country and her Iiur 60
.hal Inc war footing OF the nation may
DC AS formidable as possible. our ok
pcctatlon was that this enroiImrnt
might have been far more complete.
.liah II now Is before The first Gull for
troops Tor active service in the i'm
pending conflict; but tina, crisis. hav-
inS now arisen, we cherrfuIly turn
over to the authorities of the several
states the further work of not ONLY
responding To the present call for
siuops' bnt of conducting the organi-
"utioil OF the reserves as may be re-
Iuired in the future stages of the con-
met III which we are now engaged.
III You have not already, Or are in
uisrosrd, 10 take up this work, he good
.npush To hand all papers to some pa
trlottc, wcll-knDwn person or orranj-
"ation who will forward the work.
Loyalty yours
THE NAT. VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
y. Med. McCOOK,
Mayor Post states that he did not
la.I
should have given tho matter in,mcl
uitte attention. Those who desire 10
Join may leave their names at the
lhitH Press office ana il there Is an
other call they may enlist
STILL AFTER VESSELS
~ now looks as II the government
- 80. iurSNltsd. or soon Will purchase,
ii1WaTd Of The Merchants and Miners
,!hr. Inc government has certainly
brtn nsS"t!aiiEg with the Merchants
ana Miners Transportation Company
Tor some of their flee; steamers. and |
only 4 few day. ago II bought The
chatham Of THAT company.
The Juniata and Howard are now ~
ing at Norfolk. They have been there
t"r several days, probably waiting to |
De inspected By naval officiaL.. il they |
!. no. the custom for the vessels OF the |
Merchants and Miners line To lie idle, |
rs their traffic has Away: been
heavE. Then. too, those are the best |
Va sis Of the line The Juniata is a new
vessel. and H.. finest in the fleet. She
M. not Yet been in service six months.
Inc Howard was practically r,sseysg,7IT n
several months agn-s-;.r:l .,..r<sssffss. too /
sFr':'' q 'i+--iiiy hsW. ana a staunch YES
sci in every particular
GUNS AT TfIir. SHTPYARD.
1T Is Understood that Mr. Z. b. Or
cn.i, president of the Newport New
Sh!rbuiidinS and Dry Dock Company
mas made application 10 the War De
nirincnt 20 have several rlpid fir,
guns mounted At the >hipyard To pro
1eci the bittlesaips Kentucky, Kear
sarge aad Illinois and other government
Mrrk in the event OF an emergency
The request will receive favorable
consideration. Ii is thought that ar.
ranSememIs Will be made for placing
!hc battery ut Point Breeze in the neNl
| .cw weeks