Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-26
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Western States Ready to Answer
the Presidents Call.
QUOTAS In MANY CASES NOW FULL
Governors Are DeIuged With
Applications From Volunteers.
GREAT WAVE OF PATRIOTISM

CHICAGO, May 26.-Reports from vari-
Gus northwestern states indicate that Pres
ident McKnley's second call for volun-
teers, asking for 1900 men, will meet with
hearty response. Independent companies
are already organized in many states and
these will be offered to the service of the
country. as is shown by the following dis
patches:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Ex-Governor
Clcugh when informed that the President
had issued second call for troops said: Il
have applications from all over the state
for permission to raise companies. 1 have
not even kept track of them. We shall
have more than enough men. 1t will not
be necessary to make any extensive ar
1sngements.
LANSING, Mich, May Ex-Governor
Pingree said that while all of Michigan's
quota under the first call has been mus
tered in and business at Camp Eaton was
about to be closed, steps will at once be
assigned to raise the additional quota as
signed to Michigan under the second call.
Recruits will be rendezvoused at the present
camp. The governor is confident that the
| quota can be filled promptly, and his plan
| is to assign to each township and ward in
| the state it's proportionate number based
on the number of eligible men within its
Boundaries
Wisconsin Short Of Funds.
| MADISON, Wis, May Ex-Governor SEQ
| field says that Wisconsin has exhausted all
| available funds in its possession at present
| for the equipment Of troops. and unless the
| federal government does something in the
| way of furnishing equipment, additional
| Wisconsin volunteers will not be ready to
! go to the front for some time. The new
state volunteers will be concentrated at
| the military reservation at Camp Douglass.
instead of the state fair grounds in Mil
waukee. Reports from various sections OF
| the state indicate that the volunteers who
| have already offered their services to the
| government considerably exceed the num-
Der asked for.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 26.-When it
| became known throughout the state that
call had been issued by President Mckinley
| for 75, 600 more volunteers, kilograms began
to pour in on the governor from the col
] onels of provisional regiments and their
| friends and in short time there was
| perfect deluge of them. The governor had
| contemplated starting on western trip in
| a day or two, but he will postpone that
| now, Tor the present at ltdSt- anu ueNote
| his energies to filing the states quota
| The governor hopes to be able to furnish
five regiments promptly, as he has tenders
| of double that number.
| Hoosfers Ready to Serve.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 26-The sec
| ond call for troops has brought out the fact
at the office of Governor Mount that
| enough applications have been made in In
diana for privileges to raise companies,
| batteries cavalry and entire regiments to
| fill the quota of dozen states like Indiana.
| Governor Mount will not return from WI
| mona Lake until Saturday, but. anticipating
| the second call, he had already decided to
| apportion Indiana's quota to the different
! congressional districts, and not to accept
| companies from cities which already have
companies in the first enlistment. Applica
| ton will be made to the War Department
to increase Indana's second quota from
2JS2, the number announced today, to
| three full regiments, SO that more Indiana
| officers will have a chance to go the front
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, May ga
| regiment of mounted riflemen, made up of
| 500 men from different military organiza-
| tons in the state, has been formed in this
| city. kilograms have been forwarded to
| Washington to ascertain if such a regi-
ment can be accepted by the War Depart
ment.
California Wants to he First.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26-California
| may be the first state to furnish complete
regiment under the Presidents second call
| for troops. 1t led the Union after the first
call was issued and is ready to repeat the
| exploit. Ger. Warfield, commanding the
| I'd Brigade. N G. c., has ordered in
| spection of the 9Th Regiment, and says it
will be ready to be sworn in a whole to-
morrow morning. The 9TH includes COM
panies in Oakland, Alameda, San JOSE
| Santa Rosa and Petalama. Gen. Warfied
| will then take steps to organize the I'd
| Brigade of the National Guard and place it
| in readiness for war.
| Under the second call for volunteers, Cali
| fornia will probably furnish two batteries
| of artillery, two regiments of infantry and
one troop of cavalry.
DIES MOINES Iowa, May 26.-Gov. Shaw
| says:
| Il have no doubt that the second call will
| be responded to promptly. Already a large
number Of companies have been organized
! in anticipation of a second call. The new
| recruits will be modified at the stats fair
| grounds in this city and will go through
| much the same course as the first four regi-
ments."
| REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE.
| Granting American Registry tn For.