Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-29

war in breaking up the National Guard
| organization of Illinois. The communi-
| cation was long. II will be sent 10
President Mckinley.
Governor Tanner answered by send
ing the following letter: Replying TO
your communication relative to the call
and formation OF troops by the presi-
dent, 1 viii say that the communication
is in accordance with the understand.
| ing and agreement of our conference
this afternoon. except that 1t does not
| fully express or even pointedly suggest
the bad faith in the failure of the war
department to carry out the spirit OF
the law and the understanding and
agreement made and entered into be-
tween the advocates and friends on the
one hand of the National Guard of the
country, and those OF the regular army
on the other hand"
W. c. Garrard. secretary of the state
board of agriculture, is in Hot Springs.
Ark, but the gentleman doing his work
says: IF the troops remain on the fair
grounds three weeks the damage to the
grounds and buildings will reach $780,
600.
Shaw took an open part in the reorgan-
fzation trouble among the Iowa Nation
al Guards. He made speeches to the
men on the field and gave them to I'M
ederstand that if they enlisted it was
to be with officers and men on al
equal footing. He said some officers
would have to go as privates; that an
examining board had been appointed
TO examine the men wanting commits
sions. When given the chance to drop
out none did so, but the men have con-
tinued to threaten going home.
kilograms from sheriffs in forty-five
eounties were received at Governor
Shaw's Office yesterday reporting men
On hand to fill out the Iowa quota ac-
rording to the proclamation. Eight
hundred recruits were reported. eco be-
Ing drilled men.
West Superior. Wis, April 2e.-One
OF the greatest demonstrations ever
witnessed in this city took place yes
terday afternoon when Company I,
Third regiment, W. ". c., left for Mil
waukee. Nearly every man, woman and
child in the city turned out to wish the
boys godspeed-fire department, school
children. city officials and all. Enthus-
iasm reached it's height when a band OF
ladies presented the company with a
handsome silk flag
Lacrosse, Wis, April 29.-LaCrosse
has never witnessed such a display Of
enthusiasm and patriotism as occurred
yesterday morning when Companies B
and NJ, National Guard. left for Mil
waukee to be mustered into service.
Factories and schools were closed and
the population turned out en- masse.
Milwaukee, April 29-Not since the
civil war has Wisconsin concentrated
such a large body of military men as
occupied Camp Harvey at the state fair
grounds last night. The first train to
arrive brought volunteers from Racine
at IL a. H., followed closely by COM
panies from Madison and Fort Atkin-
son. During the afternoon contingents
arrived from Darlington. Monroe. James
Vile. Beloit, Whitewater, Marinette.
Oconto. Sheboygan. Lacrosse. Oshkosh.
Appleton, Ripcn and Manitowoc. Troops
from Menominee, Eau Claire, Neils-
Vile and Ashland arrived between I
and o'clock last night.
Detroit, April 29-An order was re-
ceived last night from the navy de-
partment directing the detachment Of
the Michigan naval militia which was