New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-01
THE 9TH GETTING READY.
EVIDENTLY EXPECTING ORDERS AT ANY
MOMENT.


MOMENT
TWO SECRET MEETINGS OF oFFicEKs-iN'0 i''A''
AS TO INDIVIDUAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." w
THE TWO EXTRA COMPANIES.
Deferred hone is still the It'll Regiments por-
ton Although the Governor has not YET 'e
ceiyed official information from Washington a'
70 the quota Of troops which the state VIII oe
expected to furnish under the second CALL 'he'e
was a confident belief In the armory lhrousno".
Yesterday that Instructions might be recc'e"
at ANY moment ordering the regiment 10 Can'p
Black to undergo the performances oi SUI '''7
ont and medical examinations. so that the regi-
ment would be in readiness FOR imf'euia'e "'o'
t.r,r- IN The strongest impression prevails
among the men that the regiment Is oes''"e' "
occorn,nv the Manila expedition. and that con-
seouently the stay at Camp BACK WI. oe
h-,e, dur,t,on Probably the only basis for TINS
idea Is the known admiration OF "e"e'"' w.
rift for the 7th. and the desire he has expresseu
49,. :. aho,,d form mart OF his complement for
the Philippines. -.
Co,or wos given "a .hesn opinions by two e%-
tended meetings held by the officers IN the az
,oor A. MON q general meeting OF the OIL
GERS was called Colonel Appleton presided IN"
90, ~ total OF fortv-seven officers forty-siN
uere nresent. The meeting lasted until 80"
o.c,ocl and after a recess OF an hour. during
which th. officers took luncheon In the arfnory'
onother meeting this time Of the colonel He'u
officers and captains only vas held AS 10 '
ohtacts Of these two meetings or the nature Vi
Tho husIness transacted the utmost secrecy was
,r,ir.aired bv ALI concerned Colonel Appleton
himself refused 10 be aeen last night put sent
C,ntain willard C. Fisk to answer the inquiries
Of tho newspaper men. Acting upon MS co'oiie'
Instructions. Captain Fisk. however, declined 10
Civ. out the least Information az to the purpose
Of the meetings. Only routine business ma''e'S
had been discussed he asserted AT hrs'' pu' ia'er
in response to Inquiries he SAID: vi course' IL
would be Idle for me to deny tina; speciai meet
ing Of all the officers called In the afternoon hau
NOR. significance than an ordinary business
meeting OF the regiment, but am unable 10 say
more than that
Coptaln Fisk admitted that orders were ex-
nccted Mt any time for the regiment TO go 10
Camp Black.
INDIVIDUAL ENLISTMENT
While there was a general desire on the part
Of the officers to adhere 20 the wish or the
Colonel that nothing OF what took place at the
meetings should be dlvulged. it WAS gathered
by pieclng together rcattercd talks with severai
OF them last night that the sentiment OF the
regiment on the old contention against indi-
v!dunl enlistment was one OF the Sup'ec's
brought up Reports were received from 'he
captains stating thc number or men III
their respective companies who wou'o DE-
willing To volunteer. 1t was impossihe 10 aScet-
tain the numbers but It Is understood that
large percentage OF the men are willing 10 go 10
rho front on the same conditions as have been APP
nlled to the other New-York regiments II was de-
cided a!so at tn, meeting that no member "ouid
be formally asked whether IL would or would NOT
en!s, until after the regiment has reached camp
Black TIE command will obey instructions
and go In It's entirety to Hampstead, and not
until then Will begin the sitting out and the NIL
Ing UP OF vacancies with recruits
Tn. second meeting. that confined 70 the COM
mnndng officers was devoted entirely to the
question OF recruiting and the best methods OF
Alling up the two new companies. l. and NJ. with
desirable men Ultimately two officers we're de-
tailed TO I'll up the new companies. IN ac-
cordance with Colonel Appleton's policy or reti-
cence the names Of the two officers were Win
held from the newspaper representatives.
MANY MEN on HAND
Until p late hour last night, the armory was
scene Of considerable animation. Except on
nights Of spccla. happenings. It Ia probable that
thor. hay. never been so many officers present
"a last night and It is certain that considerably
more than half the Strength Of the regiment
visited the armory at ore tine or another IN we
course 81 the evening. eager 20 KNOW u NV
much looked for orders had arrived
II was learned last night that the corpoTa,s
had been ordered to obtain from tneir squuuS
leave the city To each man were put INQUIRIES
a. 70 whether lie was married. whether he was
the sole support OF his family or parents.
whether In case he went away he would risk
o. crlDlOyNeuf
In case Of being killed those dependent upon
him would he left reaourceless. II ~ esu-
mated that when allowance mace io' ~ ~.
men who could not be expected 10 saStl-
fec their places or leave their families
destitute tS '' there win be fully 500 men free TO
rollov tie regiment. The full number or the
orran,zation viii then be made up by recruit
ing The veterans will not be called upon 10
mi vacancies. as was generally reported
II has often been said Of the TN that each
NJ IFS companies had long waiting list. Cap
tain Fisk said last night that the regiment had
no waiting list. and that In fact' IL haa never
had one one OF the latest recruits TO the ranks
IL said TO be John w. COX J'r son "i NeVo'oe'
Gon
Albany. May n ciaD.-Governor Black
was In his Office only "A short time to-day. lie
conferred with Adjutant- General Tillnshas''
but 50 far as could be learned the 1th Regiment
matter was not touched upon.
THE TWENTY THIRD EXPECTS ORDERS
A REPORT THAT THE REGIMENT is TO DE CALLED
OUT AT ONCE
II was stated on the authority OF n member OF
the non-comrnissloned staff ~ the ed Regiment
Armory last night that word had been received
from n high authority to the effect that the regi-
,nent would he called out Immediately This state
mcnt was made by A man who did not know that
he was talking to reporter. When further con-
nrmat,on OF the report was sought from Adjutant
Wlrcate he denied that any orders had been re-
ce,yed that could be taken basis FOR the story
The men around the building. however. seemed
TO have the idea that the prospects were exceed
Iugly bright and were correspondingy juoilant
Tn. regiment Is not prepared to take the field AT
p~esent as a lnrge part II the uniforms and all