The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-25

ment for 1850. See Colonel Coursen; If he
approves start public subscription at once
for ambulance horse and harness.
T.. IL. Ripple.
Colonel Coursen gave the suggestion
his heartiest approval. 1T is some
thing we should have" he said. I'm
long campaign an ambulance for each
regiment is Indispensable and there is
no one who can say but that we may
have a long campaign. The Eighth
regiment has regulation army ambu-
lance and no doubt all the other regi-
ments will provide themselves with
them, If they have not already done so.
The popular subscription plan has my
heartiest approval"
SUBSCRIPTIONS NEEDED.
To effect the two desired ends-a
popular demonstration and the secur-
ing of an ambulance-two things are
essential: Small subscriptions and
enough of them.
The Tribune, by way OF example,
heads the list with a subscription OF
So ParenthetiCally, Colonel Ripple has
been wired to secure the ambulance.
Contributions should be made today.
Any amount from a penny up will be
received and acknowledged, and IL
there was time in which to carry out
such a plan we would suggest that it
might be made a nickel or dime fund,
so that all the more could have the
opportunity of voting their apprecia-
| ton of the boys who soon will make,
no one can fortell, what sacrifices for
their country's honor and the relief of
a dOwntrodden neighboring nation.
The subscriptions will be acknowl-
| edged tomorrow morning in the order
| in which they are received at the busi-
| ness office of The Tribune.
How early will the following tele-
| gram be sent?
| Colonel e. H. Ripple Commissary GEN
eral n. G. p, Harrisburg.
| Money for ambulance all raised by
| popular subscription before o'clock.
| Forward it when regiments destination
| is fixed. The Tribune.
THE CALL TOMORROW
Private advices to The Tribune from
Harrisburg and Lebanon make. virtual
ly, official the statement that the Thir-
teenth regiment will be called out be-
fore sunset tomorrow: that the Penn
sylvania soldlery will be mobilized
at Mt. Gretna, and that they will sleep
under canvas Wednesday night.
From these authentic and definite re-
ports and the mass of other reliable
information that The Tribunes various
news sources supply, it is safe to pre-
dict that the call to arms will COME
this afternoon.
The president has issued his call fol
volunteers, the governor has rendered
the services Of the national guard
The division officers have every detail
of preparation made and all that is now
awaited is the receipt of orders from
the national war department directing
the militia to be mobiliZed.
Governor Hastings said Saturday
night that he expected these orders to-
day. Members of his staff freely in
timated to the Harrisburg correspon
dents that no great time would elaps'
between the receipt of the war depart
mcnts order and the issuance of III,
state call. General Snowden and Colo
mel Elliot left Harrisburg Saturda!
night to spend Sunday at their homes
in Philadelphia. indicating that th
work of preparation al division head
quarters was about complete. Thes
circumstances, when fitted together
point strongly to an early call on tn,
|
grounds upon which to base the pre-
diction suggested above.
WHAT WAS MEANT.
Adiutant General Stewards assuran
ces Of last Friday that there would b
no hurried" call, is now interprete
to mean that there would be no mid
night summons. In the light of the de
, pf ha 10 or
is no longer reason to believe tina
there will be notice to prepare and a
order to move with several days u
possibly a week" intervening, as III
local militiamen conjectured along To
wards the close of last week, 1t is noN
as good as certain that there will
hut one message and that will be "com
, at once" When this order does como
f If a re ecord breaking mobilization ism
2 made it will be no fault of the Thil
I teenth.
At 1890 last night Colonel Course
e said: Nothing yet. | do not eXpet
4 ANYTHING before tomorrow"
( Governor Hastings Ian of organic
, ing subsidiary guard 20 take I'll
place of the state militia when the lal
= ter becomes part of the Unite
z states TOlCtS mas not tlS W. b'Vh lDi
e mally communicated to Colonel COul
5 sen and 10 a Tribune reporter, la
Y night he said he knew nothing of
further than what he saw in the news
papers. His time and attention bein
occupied with more proximate nattel
he had not given the scheme sue
/ thought as would warrant an eXpre
sion of his views on it,
n RESERVE REGIMENT.
lie was satisfied, however, that thel
= would be no difficulty encountered hel
= in raising a reserve regiment. Il
y uuiries among various of the con
many commanders elicted the informs
= ton that in case the reserve guard plo
should be put into operation, the e.
70 members of the regiment who wou
Join an organization Of this kind ar
q present applicants who cannot be a
comodated i'm the regular companl
would of themselves be sufficient
make up a good sized regiment.
The latest volunteer company 7
;, ported IS COMPOSED of Swiss residen
:, of Scranton and vicinity. They IN
- at BlatJer's hall on Lackawanna av
n nue., Saturday night resolved to Q
is ganize a company and started at on
a to muster in.