Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26

Admiral Cervera, generally understood
to be at Santiago de Cuba, is now at
Cienfuegos
Madrid. May ga dispatch just pub
lished giving details Of the arrival of
Admiral Cervera's squadron at Santiago
de Cuba says: At o'clock on the morn
ing Of May 10 the Infanta Maria Teresa
entered the port of Santiago de Cuba fly
ing the flag of Admiral Cervera She
was followed almost Immediately by the
Vizcaya, the Almirante UQuenoo. CrIs-
stroyer Pluton. Soon afterward the tor
pedo boat destroyer Furor, which had
been accommodating, arrived"
Madrid, May GA Havana dispatch
says that the Americans are cOncen-
trating before Guantanamo as well as
Santiago. The dispatch indicates that
the squadrons are preparing to attack
Cervera.
London, May 26-The Madrid corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says: of
ficial kilograms from Cuba confirm the
report that Rear Admiral Sampson ana
Commodore schley, with their combined
squadron, are now In front of Santiago
de Cuba, blockading Admiral Cervera-
Washington, May 26.-The event Of
the day in the war situation was the is
suance of a proclamation by the presi-
dent calling for 5000 more volunteers.
II added a new and stirring phase to
the lethargic conditions which havepre-
vailed Of late. and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even to many
Of the high official officers in the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling Of a large force of troops
but also the appointment Of a number
of major generals. brigadier generals,
colonies. majors and staff and field off,
GERS, for the organization of this addi-
tional force OF $1,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regiments
The reasons leading up to the call nat
urally were sources of much conjecture
as 1t was at first felt that the possibility
Of foreign complications was a factor ir
bringing about this new move.
Call Is Simply Part of the Plan.
1t speedily developed, however, that
the call was not due to any latent ol
serious emergency, but was rather il
the line Of getting together large body
| Of men to be drilled and seasoned, anC
to constitute a sort of second reserve t.
be drawn upon later when the cam
paigns were fully under way. Secretary
Alger stated that the determination t
issue the call had not been reached un
til late Tuesday. The merits of it hav,
been canvassed more or less for SOM
weeks. but 1t was not until few hour
before the call itself appeared that tn
move was finally decided upon. 1t viii
be some days before the details ar
worked out as to the qutoas from eacl
state. the calls to the respective gov
ernors Of states, the mastering point
ard the general points Of concentration
Enlistments VIII Not BE Restricted.
, All that is settled thus far is that tn
enlistments are to be thrown open. mucl
as they were at the outbreak Of the civ
war, and are not to be restricted to tn
militia and National Guard organiza
, tions OF the several states. 1t will
an encouragement to the organizatio
Of Independent volunteer companies an
regiments. The governors will have tn
appointment Of all company and regi
pental officers. while the brigade. divis
ion. corps and staff officers will be ar
pointed by the president. The folIowin
gives an approximate estimate Of som
Of the state quotas: Illinois, 4.s29: Ir
diana, 2,5sl: Iowa. 2.2S4; Michigan. 2.62.
Wisconsin. 1855. The new force will n
quire. either by appointment or by Of
e hcers already appoiHed. three majC
generals and about twenty-four brigs
| dier generals