The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-26

Washington, May 25-The event of
the day in the war situation was the
issuance of a proclamation by the
president, calling for $1,000 more volun-
teers. It added a new and stirring
phase to the lethargic conditions which
have prevailed of late, and came with
almost startling unexpectedness, even
TO many OF the high 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, staff and field officers,
for the organization of this additional
force of $4,000 men into army corps,
divisions, brigades and regiments.
The reasons leading up to the call
were naturally sources of much con-
lecture, as it was at first felt that the
possibility of foreign complications was
a factor in bringing about this new
move 1t speedily developed, however,
that the call was not due to any latent
or serious emergency, but was rather
in the line of getting together a large
body of men. to be drilled and seasoned,
and to constitute a second reserve to
be drawn upon later, when the cam
paigns were fully under way. Secre-
tary Alger stated that the determine
ton to issue the call had not been
reached until late yesterday. The
merits of it have been canvassed more
or less for some weeks, but it was not
until a few hours before the call it
self appeared that the move was final
ly decided upon.
Coming thus Unexpectedly, the war
department had made no preparations
for executing the call, and it will be
some days before the details are
worked out as to the quotas from each
state, the calls to the respective gov
errors of states, the mastering points
and the general points of concentra-
ton.
OPEN TO ALL.
All that is settled thus far is that
the enlistmentS are to be thrown open,
as they were at the outbreak of the
civil war, and are not 70 be restricted
to the militia and national guard or
CARNATIONS of the several states. 1t
will be an encouragement to the or
ganization of Independent volunteer
companies and regiments. These will
retain their identity to a certain ex-
tent as state troops, as the governors
will have the appointment of all COM
pany and regimental officers.
While the adjutant general has not
undertaken to make up the quotas of
the several states. the following gives
an approximate of the state quotas:
QUOTAS OF THE STATES.
Alabama, 100. New Hampshire, 45L.
Arkansas, !, 30. New Jersey, LIS.
California / 933. New York, 1907.
Colorado, 7g7. North Carolina, 1,545.
Connecticut 965. North Dakota, ZIG.
Delaware. 210. Ohio 4,439
Florida, 40. Oregon, 800
Georgia, 1905 PENNSYLVANIA, {. 40S.
Idaho. 49, Rhode Island, z26.
Illinois. 42S9 South Dakota, LILO.
Indiana, 2.51. South Carolina, 449.
Iowa 2264 Tennessee, 1,036.
Kansas, 1,56S. Texas, 1.45+
Kentucky, 2045. Utah, 255.
Louisiana. 1,164. Vermont, 39l
Maine, 759. Virginia 1878
Maryland, 1,166. Washington, 7O4
achusetts. 2,S32 West Virginia. 49,
Michigan. 2.622. Wisconsin, LOO.
Minnesota, 2.72S Wyoming, 1SS.
Mississippi I295. Arizona, 1Vs;
Missouri. 3,246 District of Column
Montana, 314. bia, 1873.
Nebraska, IA New Mexico 269.