The herald., 1898-05-27
NO PROGRAM MADE UP
FOR HANDLING MEN UNDER THE
SECOND CALL
QUICK RESPONSE INDICATED
California Again to Be the First State
to Offer Full Regiment
of Men
Associated Press Special Wipe

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The officials
of the War Department are not yet pre-
pared definitely to announce their pro-
gram with respect to obtaining the $1,000
volunteers called for yesterday by the
Presidents proclamation. There will be
some consultation on the subject between
the President and the war office before
conclusion is reached. 1t seems, however,
to have been determined to fill to their
maximum strength the one hundred or
more regiments of the volunteers already
called for most of which are organized at
the minimum number allowed by the law
This was permitted in order that as great
q number of the National Guard organiza-
tion might come into the army as possi-
BILE, thus giving an opportunity to their
officers to hold their full rank in the vol
unteers. The enlisted strength of most of
the volunteer regiments in many cases Is
far below the maximum prescribed by law,
which Is 1860 men in the Infantry. APP
HsNoximately 3O00O or more men Will be re-
Quired to recruit these regiments to their
war strength, which will not leave such
great number to be obtained under the
second call in new organizations The in
tention on the part of the War Department
officials not to limit to the raising OF the
soldiers of the National Guard organlza-
tion will give an opportunity for the for
nation of Independent commands num-
ber of which already have been offered to
the government under the previous call,
but which, because Of the lack of room,
had to be rejected.
Alaska has several thousand who are
anxious to serve the government as SOL
diers, as indicated in letter recently re-
ceived here by prominent official of that
territory An opportunity may be given
them to come under the second call.
''It is generally understood throughout
the country" said an army official today,
''that soldiers who are re-enlisting in the
service and recruits who enlist for the
first time may be discharged at their own
application at the close of the war. The
enlistment Is for term of three years,
but there is nothing in the law to prevent
soldiers who are received in the army
while it is being organized to it's war
strength from being discharged as soon
as the war is over
A Regiment Ready
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 when the first
call was issued and is ready to repeat the
exploit. General Warlield, commanding the
Second Brigade, N. G. c., has ordered an
inspection of the Fifth Regiment, and says
1t will be ready to be sworn in as whole
tomorrow morning.
The Fifth includes companies in Oakland,
Alameda, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Peta-
luna. General Wariield then will take
steps to reorgan.ze the Second Brigade of
the National Guard and pace it In read-
ness for war under the second call for vol
unteers. California will probably furnish
two batteries of artillery, two regiments of
Infantry and one troop Of cavalry.
A Quick Response
CHICAGO, May 26.-Reports from vari-
Gus Northwestern States indicate that
President McKinley's second call for vol
unteers, asking for $4,000 men. will meet
with hearty response. Independent COM
panies are already organized in many
States and these will be offered to the
service of the country.
Estimated Quotas
WASHINGTON, May 26.--Following is
an approximate estimate of the quotas
of the several States under the P :e5ident's
second call for troops:
Alabama .........1 1900 New Hampshire 451
Arkansas ........ 1890 New Jersey. .1177
California ........1 1888 New York. 7057
Colorado ........ 1877 North Carolina 1545
Connecticut ...... 965 North Dakota. 276
Delaware ........ 2l0 ONO .............44S9
Florida ........... 4l0 oregon .......... 80
Georgia .......... 1905 Pennsylvania ...645S
Idaho ..,,...,.. 139 Rhode Island -. 426
Illinois ......... .42S9 South Dakota. lilo
Indiana ........25S1 South Carolina. 44S