The times., 1898-04-28
They Will Each Be Made a
MajOr-General.
DISSATISFIED WITH QUOTA
Nearly Every state Has Thousands
Of s.rave Men CIamoIins to Enlist
VINO Are SMUT Out by the Limitm-
tioDs OF the Volunteer BiII-War
Department BesieEed.

Sented more busy appearance than at
any time since the war began.
Senators, representatives and governors
of States called to confer with Secretary
AIger and Adjt. Gen. Corbin and suggest
ed changes in the apportionment of the
volunteers of their representatives. Some
requested that changes be made in the
places of State concentration. Most of
the requests were needed and the desired
changes made, while number are still
under consideration.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania,
whose State was the first to respond to
the volunteer call, was among the earlier
callers. He was accompanied by Adjt-
Gen. Stewart The original apportion-
ment allowed the keystone State was
ten regiments of infantry and four heavy
batteries of artillery. The National Guard
of Pennsylvania consists of thirteen regi-
ments of infantry, three light batteries
and three troops of cavalry. Governor
Hastings assured Secretary Alger that
the entire National Guard of his State
would go to the front if allowed. There
would be less delay, he thought, in en-
listing the whole guard than in enlisting
the number originally asked of the State.
Pennsylvania guardsmen. he said,
were eager to enlist but would prefer to
preserve their identity as a State mil
itary organization.
The only drawback under the ten
regiment call, he thought, would be in
deciding who should be among the three
thousand guardsmen tha. will stay at
home. 1t was also pointed out that tbs
keystone cavalrymen ought to be given
some consideration. They We're not in
the volunteer call. Secretary Alger as
sured Gov. Hastings that he would give
the requests immediate consideration.
Pennsylvania win furnish enough troops
TO form more than three brigades, or
one whole division of more than ten
thousand men, This viii necessitate the
appointment of at least one major gencra1
of division, and three brigadiers general
for the troops of thai State alone 1t is
semi-ofiicialiy learned that Gov. Hast
ings brought the matter of these appoint
ments before the President.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Cal
houn and Mr.. Cannon of Illinois call
ed upon Secretary Alger in response to a
telegram from Gov. Tanner of Illinois
requesting several changes in the Illinois
apportionment. In the call of last Monday
no provision was made for the DanVille
/ Battery of the Fifth Illinois Regiment,
and the Illinois callers urged the Sec
| retary of War to accept the services Of
| the battery. The matter was taken un-
/ der consideration.
/ Coy. Oates. of Alabama, who is a Con-
/ federate veteran had a conference with
3 GF4f- hn pt-1C and
! urged the appointment of Gen. Fitzhugh
/ Lee and Gen. Joseph Wheeler as major
/ generals of volunteers. II is learned that
] Gov. Oates regards his visit as a success
4 full one. The people of Alabama fully
realize the sufferings of yellow fever pa
/ tients in Cuba, and the great loss the
/ war will entail to the cotton trade Of
their State. They are nevertheless en-
thusiastic TO go to the front. and Gov
! Oates may lead a regiment himself.
/ Col. Henry NJ Dufiield, of Detroit, call
. ed upon Secretary Alger and offered his
| services 1t is believed that he will be
/ appointed major general of volunteers.
The governor Of West Virginia sent a
| request asking Secretary Alger to change
! the rendezvous place of that State from
Martinsburg 10 Kanawha The request
/ was denied.
y telegram was received from Gov
| ernor Culberson, OF Texas, asking that
! assemble at Austin instead of Houston,
which was granted
! The governor of South Carolina asked
that Columbia instead of Charleston be
/ designated as the concentration point of
| that State. The War Department decid-
! ed to adhere to its original order in this
I case.
! The governor of Indiana applied to the
War Department for permission to mus
| ter the Indiana volunteers into service
| al indianapolis instead of Evansville
| Senator Aldrich asked Secretary Alger
to raise the Rhode Island apportionment
from 700 TO 1000 men in order to permit
/ the entire State militia to maintain its
| identity.
On the whole the chief difficulty now
seems to be that the Presidents call was
| too small to satisfy the desires of those
who are so wildly eager to avenge the
Maine.
Col. Leonard Wood yesterday completed
I arrangements a the War Department for
| recruiting a regiment of mounted rifle
men. This command will be called the
Rough Riders" Assistant Secretary of
! the Navy Roosevelt will egiven a COM
mission of lieutenant colonel. The regi-
ment will be recruited at the following
places: Sante Fe, N Mex: Phoenix. Ariz :
Guthrie, Okla; Carson City, New: Salt
Lake City, Utah; Cheyenne Wyo. and
bdSIt 'llN. iudnO.
! 1t is semi officially learned that one of
the Independent volunteer regiments will
be raised by Mr.. Jay T. Torrey. of Wyo-
ming, a wealthy ranch owner Mr.. Tor
! rey will leave for the West immediately
| and expects TO have his regiment ready
to join the vanguard of the American
! troops.
The third of these independent voIun-
teer regiments will be raised by Mr..
Grisby. warm personal friend of Sena-
| tor Kyle.
Gen Miles has decided to abandon his
! proposed tour of inspection of the mill
tary posts at Chickamauga Mobile.
/ Tampa and Key West. He was to have
started today. The decision 10 abandon
the trip was reached Yesterday
The army of invasion will be reuniform-
ed by the time it is ready to start for
Cuba. Rush orders were yesterday given.
for ten thousand canvas army suits for
use in the campaign The army hats will
also he changed to broad-brmmed felt
hats similar to those now in use. with
the exception that the brim will be turn-
ed up on one side and fastened with a
cockade to the crown OF the hat
General Wilson. chief of engineers. has
! ordered the engineer battalion a. VIII
lets Point to hold itself in readiness with
pontoon bridges and other paraphernalia
TO move to the front on shOrt notice. Ma
| iOr Knight will command tho battalion
during its operations i'm Cuba.
Camp nt Mobile.
Mobile Ala. April 21.-There were bri-
gade drills and inspection at the camp
this morning and this afternoon there