The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-26
THE CALL FOR TROOPS.
President Mckinley Asks For Sew
enty-fve Thousand More.
NEEDED AS A RESERVE ARMY.


New Major Generals and Twenty
four Brigadiars-The Newv olunteers
Increase the Army to 27S, 500 Men.
Washington, May 26.-The event of
yesterday in the war situation was the
issuance Of a proclamation by the pres
ident calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
1t added a new and stirring phase to
the letharglc conditions which have
prevailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness, even to many
Of the high officials in the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling of large force of troops.
but also the appointment of number
of major generals, brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Of
ficers for the organization of this ad-
dtional force of $4,000 men into army
corps. divisions, brigades and regI-
ments. The reasons leading up to the
call naturally were sources of much
conjecture, as 1t was at first felt that
the possibility of foreign complications
was a factor in bringing about this new
move. 1t speedily developed, however,
that the call was not due to any latent
or serious emergency, but was rather
In the line of getting together large
body of men to be drilled and season
ed, and to constitute a sort of second
reserve, to be drawn upon later when
the campaigns are fully under way
Secretary Alger stated that the deter
mination to issue the call had not been
reached until late Tuesday.
All that Is settled thus far IS that
the enllstments are to be thrown open,
much as they were at the outbreak Of
the civil war, and are not to be re-
stricted to the militia and national
guard organizations of the several
states. 1t will be an encouragement
to the organization of independent vol
unteer companies and regiments.
just now the adjutant generals office
Is engaged in completing the enlistment
of the 125,G00 volunteers under the first
call. 1t will take some time to COM
plete this work, and not until then will
the real work of organizing the volun-
teers under the second call begin.
The following gives an approximate
estimate of the state quotas Alabama,
1900; Arkansas, 1890; California, 1880;
Colorado, 794; Connecticut, 965; Della
ware, 210; Florida, $50; Georgia, 1906;
Idaho, 1879; Illinois, 4,S29; Indiana, g.
5S1; Iowa, 1884: Kansas, 1,6GS: Ken
lucky, 2,045; Louisiana, 1854; Maine.
759; Maryland. 1,1GG; Massachusetts,, g.
S32; Michigan, 2,G22; Minnesota, 1928;
Mississippi, 1885; Missouri, 3,2t6; Mon
tana, 314; Nebraska, 1,4f6; Nevada,
142; New Hampshire, 451; New Jersey,
LIS; New York, 1907; North Carolina,
1876; North Dakota, 276; Ohio, 4,3i9
Oregon, 377 Pennsylvania, 6,458; Rhode
Island, 42G; South Dakota, LILO; South
Carolina, 44S: Tennessee, 1,03G: Texas,
1,454; Utah. 255; Vermont 1877; WASH
ingtor, 7Oi; West Virginia. S33; Wis
con- 1,965: Wyoming. 1873; Arizona, 1O9
District Of Columbia 1888; New Mexico
2GG; Oklahoma. Sc.
The new force will require, either by
appointment or by officers already ap-
pointed, three major generals and
about "a brigadier generals.
1t the close of the day at the navy
department the situation as to the
fleets. both American and Spanish, was
precisely as it was yesterday so far
as the officials knew, the only notable
difference being an apparent strength
cning of the confidence Of the officials
in their belief that Cervera's squadrxl
is lying in the Santiago harbor. In
this hope and belief the officials found
great comfort, knowing the abilities Of
the American naval commanders in
Cuban waters to keep the Spanish ad-
miral bottled UP in his narrow neck
harbor until he shall surrender or be
starved out. If Cervera is actually at
bay the officials feel not the slightest
apprehension of any relief coming to
him from the outside in the shape of
another Spanish squadron from Cadiz.
The news of the safe arrival of the
Oregon in American waters was q
source Of unalloyed satisfaction to all
naval officers, Apprehension as to the
safety of the Oregon practically dis
appeared when the vessel reached Bar
bados and reported her arrival to the
navy denartn,att, but there was al
ways chance that she might suffer
from accident or hostile attack in the
short distance remaining on her home
ward iO,rnpV