The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-25
A HOST OF Volunteers
The Cadets at West Point Will
Be Graduated Early.
TIE SOLDIERS ARE MASSlNG
One Thousand Men Enlist i'm Com
nccsicut-T The Wisconsin, Militia
Awhfss the Command to March.
Scszssirf Is Ready for the Jersey
Troops.

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Madison, Wis, April 25.-At a patriotic
mass meeting held here yesterday vol
unteer-company was formed with many
prominent citizens. among them Mayor
Charles r. Whelan. on its roll. Col.
A +. Caldwell, assistant quartermaster
general was elected colonel. Tomorrow
afternoon the university students viii or
ganize-y Another mass meeting viii be
held tasnorrow evening in the capitol
The local militia is at barracks awaiting
the word TO move. Wisconsin's Nation
al Guard is nearly 1000 short of the
quota
New Jersey.
Sea Girt. y. J.. April 25-The work of
extending the water mains on the camp
grounds here is now practically complet-
ed, and if the troops were ordered here
tomorrow the camp would be ready. In
spector General Bird w. Spencer went
over the grounds and examined them.
He said that he thought from what he
had been told by Gen Stryker. that the
mobilization of the troops would take
place this week He expected TO report
here either tomorrow or Tuesday. Care
taker Haight of the camp grounds re-
ceived orders today to have a force of
men to erect tents and place the camp
grounds in condition. 1t is now believed
that i'm addition to the First Regiment
which is certain to go on the first call
the Third and also the Sixth may be
sent. This all depends upon the number
of men asked for.
Connecticut.
New Haven. Conn, April Z5.-Since the
captains OF the New Haven companies of
the Connecticut National Guard began
enIisting volunteers three days ago they
have enrolled 600 names. Nine hundred
are from this cits-and one hundred came
from surrounding towns. Two new naval
militia divisions wifi be formed tomorrow
to supplement the Hartford and New
Haven companies in the field. one viii
be from New London, the other from
Bridgeport. Governor Cooke said tonight
that tom srrowr. the State militia would
be ordered to mobilize at Mantle. The
naval militia VIII patrol the Sound from
Point Judith, r. l., TO Pelham Bay, \. y.
The Winchester repeating arms factory
tonight added several hundred employees,
and will run night and day to fill orders.
West Point Cadets.
West Point. y Y. April 25-The class
of 'ss at the Military Academy viii not be
graduated on next Tuesday as has been
reported. From official sources il is
learned. however, that an carly gradua-
ton is regarded as positive.
The Red Gross.
New York. April 25.-"The Red Cross
Society stands ready. at a moments no
tice to send to the front staff Of sur
said DIR. George Shrady yesterday.
Everything that has been invented in
the way Of supplies for portable hospitals
will be sent to the scene of hostilities."
The only way in which women may go
to the front to nurse the wounded viii be
through the Red Cross. The Government
has decreed that no women nurses will
be allowed TO volunteer When the
United States calls upon the Red Cross
for assistance il viii lay with that or
ssanizati0n whether the nurses shall be
men OF women.
Corporal sweet.
New York, April 25.-Corp. Lewis NJ.
Sweet. Of Company B. Seventy-first Regi-
meut, y. Y. y. G., denies that he or any
OF his comrades are stay-at-home sol
diers, as charged by the Womans Aux
Hilary Of that military organization. He
insists that the case has not been fully
represented, and that injustice has been
done certain members Of the company.
In the first place" Corp. Sweet said
yesterday, not man in Company = vot-
ed to remain at home. Thirty-four men
did vote, however. against going to the
front if the identity Of the regiment was
not to be preserved. According to the
circular letter sent out by the adjutant
general we would be merged into a bri- !
to fight as National Guardsmen under our /
own officers, and not as regulars. Every 4
man in Company Il has SO expressed him. I
self, and if permitted viii go willingly to 4
the front as a member Of Company B. j
Seventy-first Regiment.
why should a National GUardsman,
who has worked for years building up 1
his company and regiment. be asked to 4
give up the organization and become part !
of a brigade of odds and ends? Such a 1
course would place him under strange Of 1
fiCers and in contact with men whose feel !
ings perhaps are not in accord with those 4
of the Guardsmen. /, for one, can do /
better"
Corp. Sweet is a son of Alexander 1
Sweet, one Of the founders of Texas Sift-
ings. and has been a corporal in Com
pany for six years
Volunteers.
From all over the country comes the |
answer to the call for I25, 600 volunteers
Governors Of various States telegraphed 4
TO the War Department today that their
quota could be easily doubled or trebled.
AL want to know if they cannot be per-
mitted to furnish an extra regiment or 4
so. These messages were very cheering (
TO the officials Of the War Department, I
but since there are so many who desire
10 fight ii viii be necessary to hold each
State strictly to fits own quota. Answers
10 this effect were sent out this afternoon. |
The volunteers are not to be mobilized at I
once. Each State viii take care of it's
own troops for the next few days. and
wait for orders from the War Depart
meut. 1t may be the end of the week
before they are moved.
Mobilizing Illinois Troops.
Chicago. April Ex-Governor Tanner
expects to receive today the call for the
Illinois quota Of the 125O0O men which
President Mckinley has been authorized
20 summon TO the nations aid. II is ex-
pected that he will issue his call to the
various commanders throughout the State
tomorrow and that mobilization at
Springfield may begin on Wednesday.
Patriotic Chicago Woman.
Chicago, April 25.-NTrs. Celia Wallace.
one of the wealthiest women in Chicago.
has set aside for the use of the Illinois
State militia her beautiful residence and