New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-28
week That offer was for home or foreign service.

week That offer was for home foreign service.
the regiment is constituted"
VIII be willing to enlist for two years.
during the period OF the war;"
The enlistment feature does not please them.
the reply They are willing TO be ordered out
regiment Of the National Guard"
VIII they refuse to enlist in the United States
service"
Well can't say that they will refuse think
there will he no trouble over tho matter. yet II
they do enlist again, they will no longer he regi-
ment OF the National Guard
A large number OF recruits were taken IN last
night, bringing up the membership OF the regiment
to about eight hundred. The Tribune reporter Wis
tied number OF the company rooms. and FOUND
that in a majority OF the cases the men understood
that in the offer made to the Governor they had
practically decided TO do what the other regiments
have signihed their willingness to do-enlist II they
can retain their own officers and organization.
Many OF the took an entirely different vie"
from that OF the Adjutant.
Orders were given yesterday for the regiment 10
assemble sunday evening at o'clock in gray
uniform. white body bet and fatigue caps TO ~
tend service at the Central Congresauonai 'hurch.
in Hancock-st when chaplain \. ) r. behfehdS
At the l3hs armory last night Companies d and
- drilled. and were arplaudcd in their evoiutlons
When Inc news % Adju:ant-Gcneral Tillinghast' ;
night 10y a Tribune reporter the men there abso-
lu,ely refused to bccyo that the announcement
came from authentic source. They discussed
all the probabilities i'm the case from their point
OF view. and said they were absolutely unable 10
conceive OF any comhindii0n OF crcumStan,Ts u"uc'
which such order could be gwen. Finally u oc-
CURED 10 them TO cal up brsaae ,bny bad BEEN
told. General Melee mad promised TO Sehd Inc
81 bofh Of thes. sources The report brought In by
Tho Tribune reporter verified in every detall.
and stoke and the other officers OF the regiment
the captains present and the pilvai- "a IL.
order which was not al all pleasing TO mem. ~
only consolation they could mo Waa ne .' S
and they Immediately announced that IN" plan
seemed 70 be to leave the largest ana pe'' ''E'-
rucnfs on hand for home duty. 800.
The members OF the 23d copcede that the lit ,a
Will be called Out in any case bui ihey are he
chosen while ours" was left ont
The lsth has practically begged to stay az
seems almost cruel 10 order them out when they
has only oighf companies while ours has ton. and
q much larger roster Perhaps the news tomorrow
morning VIII explain this thing but II certainly Is
news that he I'm Eesime4 MY, was a ga TO
The Fighting iFoureen;h'' was greeted win great
enthusiasm a. thG Eiehh,2Ne afdaory bI9 i,fS,
FIRST received the information over the t"ephone.
and at once had II communicated to the cDmiIny
rooms. Each time the Information va anu y,
81 company room there WIS % Wild cheer ana NE
men said the sooner they were OF Tor Luoa th'
hctt'r they would feel \ large amount oI IT,
cruitiug was done last night Surgeon AlaCumh'ar
said he never saw forty better mon tnan ne IaSscu
The next colonel OF the I'm Regimen Is lk'N 10
hc Colonel Frederick Dent Grant ne liih mas
been without colonel since Harry W. Michel re-
Sr o i,rvi 1N Leutenan.c olonci T. Kline has
been mentioned as possio , ioI P2no 1S, nri
co-oporatcd with him in Offering ~" place 70
lr G0 NJ WITHIN Within %o6c o. compaay A. Thomas
~ Avery. - Company g; John II Foo %. ot tom
fi 1gk svce .i'@ ~ company H. was appointed by
Lieutenant Kline 20 call upon Colon". Grant ana
National Guard circles that Colonel Grant has as
pred 10 the command Of 4 regiment. ana me mem