The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-27
RESPONSE TO THE SECOND CALL

Chicago May 26.-Reports from var
iuos northwestern states indicate that
Presidents McKinley's second call for
volunteers. asking for 5000 men. Will
meet with hearty response. Independent
companies are already organized in many
states and these will be offered t othe
service of the country, as is shown by the
following disptches:
St. Paul. Mimi, May Ex-Governor
Clough, when informed that the PRESIDENT
had issued a second call 70 troops, said
u have applications form all over the
state for permission to raise companies.
I have not kept track Of them. We shall
have more than enough men"
Lansing, Mich. May Ex-Governor Pin
gree said that while all of Michgan's
quota under the first call had been mus
tered in and business at Camp Eaton was
about closed, steps would be taken at
once to raise the additional quota assign
ed to Michigan under the second call. Re-
cruits will be rendezvoused at the pre-
sent camp. The governor is confident
that the quota can be filled promptly. and
his plan is to assign to each township
and ward in the tsate its proportionate
number, based on the number Of eligible
men within it's boundaries
Madison, Wis, May Ex-Governor Schof-
ield says that Wisconsin has exhausted all
available funds in it's possession at pre-
sent for the equipment OF troops, and I'M
less the federal government dos some
thing in the way of furnishing equipment,
additional Wisconsin volunteers will not
be ready to go to the front for some time.
The new state volunteers will be con-
centrated at the military reservation at
Camp Douglass instead of the state fair
grounds in Milwaukee. Reports from var
ious sections of the state indicate that
the volunteers who have already Of
fered their services to the government
exceed the numberasked.
Des Moines, owa, May Ex-Governor
Shaw says: 1T have no doubt that the
second cell will be responded to propmt-
~. Already a large number OF compan-
les have organized in anticipatin of
second call. The new recruits will be mob |
lized at the state fair grounds in this |
city and will go through much the same |
course as the first four regiments"
Indianapolis, Ind, May 26-The second !
,all 70 rtroops has brought out the fact |
1T the office of Governor Munt that |
snugh applications have been made in n
llama for privileges to raise companies, |
cavalry and entire regiments to
i'll tn equota of dozen states like In
llama. Governor Mount will not return
rom Winona until Saturday, but antici-
'ating the second call for volunteers, he
lad already decided to apportion India
las quota to the different congressional
districts and not to accept companies from
titles which alrady have companies in the
rst enlistment
Springfield, III, May 26-When II became
nown throughout the state that a call
ad been issued by the president for To-
% more volunteers, kilograms began to
our in on the governor from the colo
els Of provisional regiments and their
rtends and in a short time there was
erfect deluge of them. The governor had
contemplated starting on a western trip.
day or two, but he will postpone that
ow, for the present at least, and devote
IS energies TO filing up the states quota.
he governor hopes to be able to fur
ISM I'VE regiments promptly. as he has
snders Of double that number.
Jefferson City. Mo, May Ex-Governor
tevens stated today that Missouri wog,d
lrnish ono colored and TWO white regi-
tents under the second cal OF President
IcKinley for troops.
Frankfort, KY, May Ex-Governor Brad
y today commissioned Congressman D. .
. Colson, Eleventh Kentucky district, as I
le colonel 70 raise one OF the two regt- 4,
ents Of volunteers for Kentucky :
Governor Bradley has announced that O
Mess otherwise instructed by the presi- J
mt. the second Of Kentucky's regiments g,
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