The record-union., 1898-04-26
The PEOPLE WERE AROUSED.
SOME WE'RE CURIOUS AND
SOME ALARMED.
Demonstration in Honor of the
Signing of the Formal DecIar-
alton of War.

ing of bells all over the town.
This had been all prearranged by
Mayor Land as a patriotic demonstra-
ton in favor of the action OF Congress
and the President in the issuance and
signing of the formal declaration Oh war
against Spain. 1t awaited only the re-
ceipt Of the news that President Nc
KinIey had signed the declaration, and
as soon as this reached the Record
Union office Mayor Land was notified,
and-the public know the rest.
Such a demonstration was never wit
messed here before and for a while the
people did not know what to make of it.
Men left their work and ran to the
Armory, believing that it was a call to
arms Of the National Guard. Wives.
mothers, daughters and sisters and vet
eran soldiers ran into the streets and
asked passers-by if the local troops had
been called to go to the war, and all
over the city the telephone wires were
kept hot with inquiries by people anX-
ious TO know the worst.
Hundreds of people gathered about
the newspaper bulletin boards expect
ing to read of the bombardment and
downfall of MORO Castle, the Spanish
stronghold at the entrance to Havana
the air, but after a while the people be-
gan to understand the cause Of all the
noise and then matters settled down TO
their normal condition again.
Considerable patriotic fervOr was
aroused, and soon nearly all the flags
in the city We're flying from the house
tops.
The scene was repeated again in he
evening. Late in the afternoon a few
patriotic citizens determined that it
would be the proper thing to fire a ma
tional salute Of 100 guns. Alvin J. Bru-
ner set out to raise the necessary funds
to pay for the powder and in fifteen
minutes he had collected $3.50.
Accordingly by 7:30 o'clock another
big crowd had gathered at Armory Han,
and when at length the six-pounder Ma
poleon gun rumbled on its way to Cap
itol Park the street was lined with
throngs Of sight-seers.
Probably 900 people were in Capitol
Park when the brass bulldog belched
out its first warlike note, and when the
last of the 100 rounds of ammunition
had been expended the crowd quietly
dispersed
Throughout the city during the even
ms frecrackers and bombs We're TX
pi0ded, and the streets were thrOnged
with people eager to hear the latest
news. but there was little of a sensa-
tional character received. The crowd
around the Record Union bulletin
board continued until late hour, how
ever
When in the evening it was errone-
Ously rumored that the Governor, who
is in San Francisco, was in receipt of
the Presidents call for troops renewed
activity was noted among the Guards
men Most of the members of both in
fantry companies were at Armory Hail.
many being in fatigue uniform.
Last nights guns were heard for
many miles distant and telephone IN
quiries were received by the Record
Union" from outlying towns as to what
all the noise was about. The general
impression outside the city seemed to
be that Havana had been bombarded or
that a naval victory had been won by
our Warships.
Company G held a meeting at which
forty-seVen out of a membership Of
sixty-three expressed a willingness to
volunteer as Federal soldiers, and ten
members were absent.
The local courts of the Independent
Order of Foresters yesterday received
notice from the High Chief Ranger that
the standing of any member would not
be jeopardized by his joining the army,
and that in case of deaths in the army
claims would be paid to the families of
members.
At the meeting of the Federated
Trades Council last night the members
gave three rousing cheers in honor of
,, al T+n+ lion
of war.
THE GUARDSMEN.
Captain John F. Lucey, commanding
Company E, Second Infantry, n. C. c.,
has for the past two days been con-
Quoting a volunteer recruiting depot at
Armory Hall. and up to last evening
nearly 100 men had enlisted.
Colonel Guthrie realizes that the bust
ness ARRANGEMENTS of many members
of the National Guard will not permit
of their leaving the State, and to OBJ
viate the difficulty and yet insure full
quota when called to the front, the re-
cruiting office has been opened.
The volunteers. however, may be
placed either in the organized National
Guard or volunteer companies, if their
services are required. but if they are
not needed at the front their enlist
ment will not be binding. and they will
under no circumstances be called on to
serve in the Guard on State duty.
The officers realize that it would be
embarrassing to answer a call by send
ing out companies with depleted ranks
and the volunteering now going on is
for the purpose of obviatng such a pos
sibility.
The volunteers undergo thorough
physical examination by Surgeon Han
ma. and more than - per cent. of the
men who have offered their services
have been accepted. Quite a number
of ex-reguIar soldiers have volunteered
Lieutenant Fred Martin. command
inc the Third Brigade Signal Corps, is
also recruiting. an order having beer
received to raise the number Of the
CORPS from twenty to forty. He now
has tventy-eight enrolled.
According to the latest reports, al
volunteer troops will be modified in
their respective States, and will be
drilled for thirty days prior to depart
ing for the scene of hostilities, and in
the matter Of volunteers the Governor
is reported as having said that all the
counties in the State will be given an
equal chance.
Articles OF Incorporation.
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