Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02
TIRE SECOND CALL FOR TROOPS
Being Apportioned Among the
Various States.
SOME MAY NOT BE CALLED UPON
AS They Have Already More
Than Filled Their Quota.
Mnssing RGtions for Thirty Days for the
Troops mt jacksonville - Spanish
Weapon with a HiSt1ry--ArticleH That
WIN DO Needed for Sick and Wounded
Soldiers.


Associated Press Dispatch by Speclnl Wires
Washington, Juno |. - Adiutant-
General Uorbin il engaged in making
up the apportionment OF troops, which
each State is to he asked TO furnish
under President Mckinley s second call
for 10. 600 men.
because of an excess over their
quota under the last call, some of the
States will not lie asked for any nddi-
tiOnal men at this time. So far as is
possible. the existing regiments will he
recruited to their maximum strength.
Ample authority. it ia said, Gxiets
under the Volunteer act for the War
Department to proceed on it's own re-
sponsihility with the work Of recruiting.
without any call on the Governors to
assist in that work.
RATIoNs FOR THIRTY DAYS.
Tho War Department is massing
rntIons FOR 30 days for tho troops that
are assembling at jacksonville, Fla,
under command of Ma ior General Lee.
This officials decline to say how many
men are TO be concentrated there or
whether thoy will stay at that place for
the iuil 80 days for the rat1ons pro-
vided.
AN INTERESTING WEhl'ON.
Secretary Alger has received from
Ocean Springs, Miss, n Spanish weapon
known as muletA, which is said tn be
used by the torreadors in bull fights,
1t was sent by Newcomb Clark Of that
place, who said that the weapon had an
interesting history, having heen mado
early in the sixteunth century. The
sender rucallsd that in dismantling q
Spanish fort in st. Augustine. early in
| the Civil War, in one of the easements
] there was found the remains of dozen
/ mon, who unquestionHbly had been i'm
pris0ned there. Among other things
discovered with their skeletons was the
mulets sent to the secretary. II came
| into the sender's possession in 1861,
| from a soldier who reported that he had
| found it at the place indicated.
FOR SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
Surgeon General Sternburg of the
| army has received numerous letters from
| patriotic ladies asking what Rrticlea
| would he most acceptable for the use
| of Hicl; and woundod soldiers in tho
| fold or in TIM hospitals. For the pur-
pnse OF answering in general way
these Inquiries, he has prepared tho
following memorandum, which will he
sent to persons coE municating with
| him on this subject:
"Money may be sent to the surgeon
general of the army as contribution
TO tho hospital funds OF the hospital
ship Relief and of United States
general hospitals. This will be sent
to the surgeons in charge, to be OK
pended for delicacies for the sick, such
as canned soups, jellies, lemons, oranges,
&c. Those who prefer may contribute
canned soups, clam broth, orange mar
malade, ginger ale, biscuit, water
crackers and similar articles, in her
medically sealed cans for use on the
hospitanlhip Relief aud at the United
States general hospitals at Key West,
Fla, Fort Mcpherson, Ga, Fort
Thomas, Ky, and Fort Myer, Va.
Bandagea. lint and other surgical dreHs.
ings are not desired, as these can now
be obtained from the manufacturers,
sterilized for use, AMI Of the quality
which experiences has shown to be bes
suited to our purposes.
"Ths articles mentioned may be SEM
direct to the surgeon general of thu
army or to the surgeons in charge Of
tina general hospitals named"