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I ji ' ' THfi SUN, MONDAY APRIL. 25, 1898. . y , I
GUARDCOMMANDERSMEET.
B i '
fle conference at alrakt oter
BE orders for to-day,
BB tBoaeord Thai it Mnnl Appeal Tfoe Mad fr
BBB Protection la the Natloaal Guard Orsau-
K Uatla Tka Kumber Who Mill Valuator
K Without Such I'rotoetlen l In Doubt.
Bflft Ammny, April 3i. An Important co nferenc
BBJj at tho higher ofllcers of tlia National Guard wai
BBJ held at tho Adjutant-General's oflloe at ths
BBJf Capitol to-day. For the first tlmo slnco the civil
K War preparations for actlro sorvlco were being
BB progressed on Sunday, and every employee In
BBJ tbe Adjutant-General department wa busy.
Bfl Extra typewriters wore engaged, and the ordera
BBJ to be liaued when the President's call (or troops
BB U received are ready to be promul-
BBJ sated. Tlie Ouard ofllclali who were
BB farre to-dar wero Major-Don. Chas. 1.
BBJ Hoe, Brlg.-Gon. McCoskry Butt of Now,
BBj York city, commandlntr tho Flnt Brigade;
Bfl Brlg.-Gon. Ooorge Mooro Bmlth of New York
BBJ eltr, commander of tho Fifth Drlgado; Brig.-
BBj Gen. Robert Shaw Ollvor of this city, com
BBJ tnaudcrnf Third Urlgndo; Col. Daniel 1'. Apple-
BBJ ton. Seventh Iteglmcnt New Yurie city; CoL
BBj John Eddy, Forty-sovonth Regiment, Brooklyn;
BE Commissary General of Subsistence Henry T.
BBJ Koyea of Rochester: Iiispector-Generni Kd-
BBj ward Hoffman of Klmlrn. and Capt Hor-
BB bert L. Sntterlce, representing tho Stale
BjWC tnllltla on tho Gorcrnor's stair. Tho confer-
BBS sue lasted for several hours this afternoon, and
BBC the plan horetoforo outlined In these despatches
BB for tilling this State's quota of volunteers was
K discussed nnd perfected, thouch It ennnot be
Bfl. adopted finally until word has been received
Be from the War Department as to tho proportion
HB of Infantry, cavalry, artillery, naval inllltta,
BK and Signal Corps men this Stuto will be required
Bfl to furnish. The latter aro likely to be roserved
BB forservlco alone tho AUantlo coast. It Is ox-
Bfl pectcd that Gov. Blaik will rocctvo ofllclal
Bfl notification from Washington In tho tnornlng
BB regarding tnoVharactcr of ths troops thl Stato
BB Is to furnish, and that by nightfall the Guard
Bfl organisations will haro been assembled at their
Bfl armorlos, and word will liavo been sent to the
BBJ Adjutant-General's department of the result of
Bfl the request for volunteers from tho Guard.
BB Not until then will It bo known how many
BE thousand civilian volunteers will be needed to
BB flU the nine Infantry regiments, comprising 11,-
BK 780 men, which this State undoubtedly will be
BB asked to raise. Major-Gen. Roe thinks over
BB 10,000 National Guardsmen would voluntssrlf
HE the integrity of ay the regiments could be pre-
BB eerved, but as this Is Impossible on account of
BE the limited number of regiments wanted. It Is
Bj likely that loss than 8,000 members will come
Bjl forward under tho circumstances.
BB In truth, general headquarters has no ao-
BJ eurste Information on which to baso an estl-
BJ mate of how many of the guardsmen will vpl-
BE nnteer. It was admitted to-day that when
BC AdJt,Gen. THIIngbast Issued an order a week
Bs Bgo (or commanding ofUcers to report how many
BE el their men would respond, ther did not poll
BE their respective organizations, but guessed at
BE It- It is the desire of both the Adjutant-General
BE BndMaJor-Gcn. Roe to sccuro as largo an enlist-
BE xaent from tbo Guard as po-slblc, far the credit
B sot only of the organisation itself, but of the
Bf Etate. As far as practicable the desires of the
Bf cTuardsmcn will be met in finally outlining tho
V elan of enlistment.
Bt , It was bolieved that tho Guard officials who
BJ were in confcrcnco this afternoon withAdJt.
BJ Gen. Tilllnghast, especially Major-Gen. Roo,
Bj Gen. Smith, Gen. Butt, Col. Appleton, and Col.
BJ Eddy, had como horo to protest against tho plan
Bj which has been adopted in outline by Gov.
BJ Blnck and the Adjutant-General for raising this
BJ fitate'fl quota of voluntoers, but this was denied
Bk by all of them. Nevertheless there Is ground for
Bj this supposition, thongh Major-Gen. Roe said It
Bj was not within the province of a cood soldier to
BJ make uncalled-for suggestions to the Com
Bj mander-ln-Chlof. Col. Appleton said his lips
BJ were sealed. Ho returned to New Tork at B
Bj o'clook, accompanied by Goru Smith and Col.
B Jlddy. No one of. them would divulge the special
B natUroafJLhjrfr'mlssIon, if they had any,
Bj In dny event, it is known that any attempt
B to interfere with the work of the Adjutant
Bj General's department In this crisis would be
B unavailing, as Gen. Tilllnghast has the full sup-
B port of the Governor.
B Iod'er rush orders an Albany printing house
B last night furnished many thousand additional
K copies of enlistment blanks, and they werescnt
B out to Guard organisations to-day. Tho method
H of caring for the troops at temporary camps of
K Instruction if they enlist, and previous to their
B being turned over to the Federal authorities,
B was outlined at the conference. It Is likely that
three regiments will be sent to Van Cortlandt
Park and three to tho State camp at Peeksktll.
- Commissary-General Noycs had completed ar
rangements for feeding 6,000 men, but provision
for caring for 4,000 more will have to be made.
Major-Gen. Roo will remain here until to-morrow,
when it will be definitely planned how the
volunteers are to bo raised. Ho says that the
Guard now numbers nearly 15.000 men, and
that there havo been a thousand enlistments in
the organisations since March 1.
uuAnnsiiEN ah rozaxTnnita.
Doubt About tbo Ilesponse from neaimeata
That Are to no Ilroken Up.
The announcement that Adjt.-0en. Tilling
halt had changed tbo plans for the mustering
Into service of the National Guard of New
Tork State, which he announced on Friday
Bight, was welcome news to a majority of the
commissioned officers In this city. It was pre
dicted on Saturday that If Gen. Tilllnghast
Btuokto his orlglnnl plan, which necessitated
I the breaking up of tho regiments In tho various
f brigades, thero would bo a scarcity of volun-
I teen to-day,
The now plan announced on Saturday nlrbt
f by Gon. Tilllnghast only partially does away
$' With the) disagreeable features of the original
i plan. Instead of breaking up all of the regl-
, Bents by maklnir drafts from each one in a
K ' brigade, and forming the men thus socured Into
, a Volunteer regiment to be numbered after tho
ii brigade in which It was organized. Gen. Tilling-
', bast bat planned to allow certain of the regl-
' menta to volunteer as organizations and to
J snake up what Is left of New York's quota by
taking men from the other regiments and form-
f ' loir them into one organization,
,-' Tho sentiment in this city yesterday was that
j? Gen. Tilllnghast might have to make another
change If he wants to get tho State's quota
( from ths National Guard. There isn't a regl-
tasnt in this dty that will tolerate any scheme
( to break up its organization. Everyone of the
r local regiments Is on record In this matter and
tho sentiment all over the Stato has been the
t same as In this city. A clan that broke up all
t of the regiments might be tolerated by some of
y the men, but one which favors tome regimonts
, , and provides for the practical disintegration of
iJ others will not be carried through without
! considerable opposition from the organizations.
;jj which are to surfer. The rank and flle of the
... V Hatlonal Guard seem to have the whip hand In
pi this matter. Thero is no power tornakotbem
fj; volunteer unless they want to, and If they stick
&r by their declarations of the past they will refuse
fl; to volunteer to-day without sorao assurance
ir that their organizations will bo preserved.
h ' Either they will have to glvo in or Gon. Tilling-
!' bast will havo to give In. Without at least 70
V: per cent, volunteering from each regiment, It
will be imposslblo to get New York's quota out
H Of the National Guard.
j Drlg.-Gon, James McLocr, commanding the
f Second Urlgade, was seen by a reporter ot
& THK BON at his home, 415 Halsey streot, llrook-
i, lD(IastulghU lie said he nad not rocelved any
ordsts calling upon tbo Nutlouul Guard to aa-
W semblo at their rcspectio aruiorlcs,
X "The guardiuien," he said, "are well disci-
,, pllned, well drilled, and are In every way ready
to perform attlvo duties. Tberolsone tblnir
;,' that they aro not prepared for, and that Is the
j change of life. It Is a big change to go from the
j, comforts of homo, Into tho camp, sleep undor a
- ton,l,witb arm- rations and water to drink
tmtia so (IKTorent. from that tho mcniliers of
; tha guard lire nctuttonnd to, 1 itouotcxpout
' that thero will bo nnr serious need for them
( fons Intg. activo sort Ice for same lime, niul,
) while theylare getting used to tho won orJcr of
, thinirt, thos who hare recently Joined tbo
guard will have an opportunity of (Improving- la
drill and discipline,"
The action of Dot. William U Watson ot the
Thirteenth Regiment in otferlrur to President
McKlnley tho Thirteenth Regiment for "horns
or foreign service" was variously commented
upon yesterday. It was referred to as being the
right kind of a messaro to send to ths President,
and It was regarded as meaning that the old
Thirteenth was ready now, as it was in 1881, to
defsnd the Stars and Stripes, either at home or
abroad.
Ool. WaUou Is a veteran, having served
through the war of the rebellion. lie said In his
telegram to the Adjutant-General that the regi
ment was ready to go to the front at anytime
as It was "now organized." He meant by that,
It Is said, that the members desired that their
own officers should be In command.
Ths signal corps of the Second Brigade havo
been drilling for tho past week in wle-warglng,
and un Saturday thoy bad a practice drill and
rldoln Protpeot Park, Capt. Leigh expect to re
cede nottco to-day or to-morrow for his corps to
go to the front. An officer from the Inspector's
department will visit the slirnal corps armory
to day to take an account of s took.
Tho new reoruits In Cavalry Troop O will drill
at the armory to-night. Already fifty men have
been passed by the surgeon. Capt Clayton says
the new men will probably be formed Into an
extra troop, nnd within a day or two ths com
pany limit w 111 be obtained.
In the Third Gatllng Battery nlnety-flvo men
ore now recruited. Capt. Rasquln says that the
limit ot 111 will be reached to-day.
finsr moriaioKAi, ieBoiarnNT.
All Separate CompaaUs or the Guard If ow AN
tacbed to neslment or Dattnllou.
Despite the secrecy which the Adjutant Gon
eral's office at Albany Is throwing around every
order these, days, It was learned yesterday from
high authority that a now provisional regiment
has been formed that has tho honor of being the
first provisional regiment nnd is so designated.
This regiment is composed of nine soparate
companies In tho Fourth Brigade, the head
quarters ot which are at Buffalo. These nine
companies aro as follows: First separato com
pany, Rochester, Capt. h. U. Smith; Second,
Auburn, Capt, C. J. Barber; Eighth. Rochester,
Capt. II. B. Henderson: Twenty-ninth, Me
dina, Capt, a A. Ross; Thirtieth, Elmlra. Capt.
J. T. Sadler; Thirty-fourth. Genova, Capt, W.
Wilson; Forty-first, Syracuse, Capt. J. G. But
ler; Forty-seventh, Uornellsvllle, Capt. F. G.
Babcock; Forty-eighth. Oswego, Capt. A. M.
HalU
Although the authorities have not yet dis
closed his name, It Is generally understood that
the Colonel ot the new regiment will be Capt.
Henderson of tho Eighth Separate Company,
who is ths senior Captain in the Stats Guard
and also a war veteran. Besides, he hss the
brevet rank of Major for service In the civil
war. He is considered one of the best officers In
the State, and his company for years has ranked
among tho highest.
In addition to this Important step by the Al
bany authorities. It is now learned that every
other separate company In the State has lost
Its unattached character. The four remaining
separate companies In the Fourth Brigade have
been attached to regiments. The other separate
companies of the Stare, to the numberof twenty
nine, haio been formed into battalions. The
four companies in tho Fourth Brigade which
hare gono into regiments are these: Thirteenth,
Jamestown, Capt. D. Uazoltlne. and the Forty
third of Olean. Capt. R. H. Franchot. attached
to the SIxty-fltth Regiment; Twenty-fifth Com
pany, Tonawanda, Capt. H. M. Fales, and tho
Forty-second, Utlca, Capt. M. B. Butler, at
tached to the Sevcnty-founh Regiment.
The remaining separate companies of the
State belong to the Third Brigade, whose head
quarters are at Albany. They have been organ
ized into battalions, as follows:
Eleventh Battalion Major J. I. Prnyn, head
quarters Yonkere, composed of ths Fourth Sep
arata Company of Yonkers, the Twenty-third of
Hudson, the Kloventh ot Mount Vernon, and
the Fifteenth of Fougbkeepsla.
Twelfth Battalion Major J. F. Chase, head
quarters Nowburg, composed of the Fifth and
Tenth companies of Nowburg. Fourteenth ot
Kingston, Sixteenth of Cataklll, and the Twenty
fourth of MlddletoTin.
Thirteenth Battalion Major James H. Ioyd,
headquarters Troy, composed of the Sixth,
Seventh, Twelfth, and Twenty-first separate
companies of Troy.
Fourteenth Battalion Major James W. Les
ter, headquarters Saratoga Springs, composed
of the Ninth of Whitehall, Eighteenth of Glens
Falls, Twenty-second of Saratoga, and Thirty
second of Uoosiok Falls.
Fifteenth Battalion Major Austin A. Yates,
headquarters Schenectady, composed of the
Thirty-first of Mohawk, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
ot Schenectady and the forty-sixth
of Amsterdam.
Sixteenth Battalion Major Joseph H. Rem
mer, headquarters Utlca, composed of the Twenty-seventh
of Malone. Twenty-eighth and Forty
fourth of Utlca, Thirty-ninth ot Watertown and
Fortieth of Ogdensburg.
Seventeenth Battalion Major Walter Scott,
headquarters Oneonta, composed of the Third of
Oneonta, Twentieth of BInghamton and the
Thirty-third of Walton.
This leaves only one separate company in the
State unaccounted for. This Is the Seventeenth
Separate Company of Flushing, L. L, Capt. J. F.
Klein, which Is attached to the Forty-seventh
Regiment ot Brooklyn.
OLD PEXN'S UXK ABB ItBADT.
The Entire national Cuard or tbe Stalo Br
peota lo Blove to Mount Gretna To-Pay.
UaRRiSDUtio, Fa., April 24. Before noon to
morrow the State troops will bo on thslr way to
Mount Gretna unless tho military officials are
oil their reckoning. It is expected that the
orders for concentrating the National Guard at
Mount Gretna will be Issued Immediately on re
ceipt ot the notification from Washington of
Pennsylvania's quota under the call of the
President, Gov. Hastings, as commander-in-chief
of tho guard, has been ready to place the
military arm of the State at tbe service of the
National Government since the beginning ot
hostilities. He Is only waiting for the bugle to
sound "Forward," when the splendid army of
citizen soldiers will move to the front,
Adj.-Gcn, Stewart and other general officers
have bcon here all day, and they are now rest
ing, so to speak, on their arms. Mayor Patter
son Issued orders to-night to have the Mayor's
office decorated with bunting and small flags,
also to have a large flag put out on a rope
stretched from one telegraph pole to another
near the Mayor's office on Market square. The
Are companies of the city aro to raise their flags
at sunrise in tbe morning, and at noon to
morrow, at a glren signal by City Elec
trician C. E. DIebl, will rlnz their belK
in order to glvo the City Grays and ths
Governor's Troop a send-off. All tbo policemen
received orders this evening to report for duty
at 12 o'clock to-morrow, and, with the Grand
Army posts of the city, will oacort the troops to
the station when ther leave for Mount dretna.
The Governor's Troop and the City Grays are
crack organizations and stand high In the
guard. Orvlllo Hlckok, tho famous Yale ath
lete, Is a member of the Grays, To-day was
spent by many ot the local guardsmen In mak
ing farewell calls.
AdjU-Gen. Stewart said to-night that there
was nothing new In tbe situation, but the Inti
mation Is glren that the troops will bo mobilized
about noon to-morrow. Commlssury-General
Ripple and Quartermaster-General Loean were
at Mount Gretna to-day and fixed thslr quarters.
Gen, Gobln was also on the camp ground to-day
running the lines of tbe Third Brigade, To
morrow the camps of the First and Second
brigades will be marked out. When the city ot
touts Is Anally fixed the various commands will
be found about as they were in the last division
encampment at Mount Oretna. CoL Asber
Miner, tho Inspector of Rifle Practice, was at
Mount Gretna and will havo charge of rifle
prartlctf at the State range.
Gov. Hustings will visit thy camp as -ton a
rio t(.nlsare In position. For tho prcwfnt ths
plnntfnroraanlztnr a rrsorvo National Guard
are not divulged. 'I hey will be made known
aficr tho uruvt. organlzttlon is In the Held.
'1 ho it fin reputation cap for tho National Guard
will in) ready foAtbe eulire division wltulu two
viects.
oAisa xh ntsanbtU.
First and rtftta Brigade Dava Added 4Sf Mtsi
to Their Roll,
Ths call ot ths National Guard Into service,
which is looked for to-day, will And the rolls
swelled by a vast number ot patrlotlo recruits.
An ordinary statement of ths number would
not mean much to the average reader, but when
the number Is compared with ths original
strength ot tho dlfforent commands, it will be
seen that the Guard has enormously gained from
the wavo of patriotism that has been sweeplnc
over the country.
The last ofllclal returns sent to ths Adjutant
General's office n few days ago showed the ag
gregate strength of the Guard, Irrespective of
the general stall, to be 14,408 officers and men.
The followlngcomporatl re table of the Guard's
strength Is based on the latest official mustar,
dated March 81, and on the latost records com
piled by the Adjutants nnd non-commlMloned
staff, many ot whom were busy the bust part ot
yesterday computing ths final strength btforo
the expected call ot to-day.
In ths annexed computation the column of re
cruits is lsft blank In several organizations, as
with them the waiting list take the place of re
cruits, the regiment having reached th limit
allowed by law.
flRST BIUOADB OKN. M'COOKnY BUTT.
Strength .Yttroa 111. IttcruUt. Tolnli.
Ninth n-rfment tisu on 71
Twelfth lUtlmtnt TOO ins MOS
Twentr-second IteglmentTin 1 BUS
rirstDattery US . .. V
totals 9,140 781 ,t7
Firrn nmouDn art, aconaa uoorus Biirxn.
8TnlhBelmnt 1,07a .... 1,079
Elshth Heilment, SflS SO 098
felily-mnthneztment.. D21 90V 710
Beveoty-Arst niftnisnt. 69 108 809
Second Battery 01 .... SI
Totals 9,911 407 S.S5S
Tho First Slgnil Corps and Squndron A of this
city are attached to Major-Gen. Roe's head
quarters and hare their full complement, but
hare received largo additions to their watting
lists.
The strength of the Second Brigade, Gen,
James MoLeer, at tho last official enumeration,
was 2,970. The Third, Oen. Robert Shaw Oliver,
numbered 3,078. and tho Fourth, GenTPeter C,
Doyle, contained 2,310.
ITAltTXAltD GUAIWS OBDHttUD OUT.
Tbey Will Go Into Camp or Instmelloa at
Plmlleo This H ornln-.
BiiniiortK. April 24. In pursuance of general
orders from Major-Gen. Allison Wllmer, the
Maryland Stato militia will go Into camp ot In
struction at Plmlleo to-morrow. The armories
of-the Fourth and Fifth Regiment presented
animated scenes yesterday and last night. Ths
soldier busied themselves with preparations' to
go Into camp to-morrow and received scores of
friends. Field uniforms, knapsacks, blankets,
&C were taken from the lockers In the com
pany rooms and brushed up, tin cups
were takon out and thoroughly scoured,
rifles and bayonets and swords were
brightened up, blankets were rolled, and
each man's quota allotted to htm, so that every
thing would be in readiness for the march to
camp. All the enlisted men in both regiments
have been'' examined by the brigade and regi
mental surgeons In Baltimore. The result was
oxtrsmely gratifying. But few men failed to
pass and only a few asked to be excused. Tho
greatest excitement prevailed about tho armory
in anticipation of the call to duty. Scores ot
relatives and friends of the officers and enllstod
men called to cheer the soldiers and to wish
them well.
Capt, William R. Wright, commanding Com
pany E, First Regiment, Maryland National
Guards, of Elkton, Md.. received ordors this
afternoon to assemble his command of some
sixty-five men to-morrow in time to leavo here
on ths 12:30 express en routo to Arlington, Md.
Capt. Wright got togother tho largest portion
ot his command to-night, and drilled them In
ths streets. Over a thousand people witnessed
ths drill.
jronoim oitDEita to ouAnnaxjEir.
A BstsaUv Bncna-ed to Wind Out Tfbo Ha
Boon Sendlns Them.
Member of some of the National Guard regi
ments have been the victims of spurious orders
calling them to the armories. These orders hare
been sent principally to men high in command,
reaching as'hlgh as Majors. Ths enlisted men
have generally escaped. Between Tuesday and
Thursday ntghtB eight Guardsmen were sent fly
ing to their armories with all their equipments
ready for service, only to find that no order had
Deen Issued. Four of the men thus turned out
of their homes at a late hour Joined together in
hiring a detective to run down the offender, and
it is thought that the culprit will bo caught If hs
attempts his trick again.
A suspicious circumstance noted In conneotlon
with these bogus orders was the fact that they
displayed a familiarity with the soldier's home
life and his hours for being at home that could
not have been in tho possession of a casual ac
quaintance. The prinolpal victims, It Is said,
have been members of the Seventh and Twelf tU
Regiments.
The bogus order was usually signed in blank
"by order of the Captain," and then counter
signed by the first sergeant, whose full name
was signed. The order generally took this form!
" Report at the armory at once with ono day's
rations.
" By order ot Captain,
"Per 1
" First Sergeant"
One well-known member of the Seventh Regi
ment was routed out of bed at 4 A. M.
ORDERS TO MASSACHUSETTS JiTKff.
Gov, YVolcott Iisura Tbem Artor a Consulta
tion with Ills lVnr Council.
Boston, April 24. Gov. Wolcott was in con
sultation with his Advisory War Council several
hours to-day, and as a result tbo Governor Is
sued orders to the State militia to-night. Capt,
Weeks of the Naval Brlgndo Is ordored to as
semble bis command on board the Minnesota
to-morrow for an eight-day tour of duty. Tbo
First Regiment, heavy artillery. Is ordered to
bold Itself in readiness for immediate serrlco In
the defence of tho Boston harbor.
Tho rest ot the State militia is ordored to hold
Itself in readiness to respond to orders to as
semble at twenty-four hours' notice for such
duty as maybe required of them. This ordor
was issuod to oesnmandlng of) cor s of brigades
and regiments. No order has beon received
from Washington to day, but It Is expected
early to-morrow. Tho Advisory Council consists
of Gov. Wolcott, Adjt-Gen. Dalton, Judge Ad
vocate General E. Rock wood noar, Inspector
General Carter, Brlg.-Gens. Matthews and Ban
croft, Cols, S. Edmonds and Johnson, and OapU
Weeks.
axonoiA's troops.
Cav. Atkinson Calls u Council of War to Talte
Action on flio situation.
Atlanta, Go,, April 24. Orders were received
to day by tbe regimental commanders of
Guort-la's troops lo assemble at Gov. Atkinson's
office to hold a council of war to-morrow morn
ing. Tbe meeting will decide methods of raiting
the 3,174 troops President McKlnloy will ask ot
Georgia. It will ond tbe suspense ot the mili
tary boys and will determine the absorbing
question a to who will lead them to the war.
Tbe State troops will be asked to volunteer
through thslr commanders.
All of the Georgia commandors are anxious to
go to tbe war. The formal call for Slats troops
will be Issued to morrow, alto a call for volun
teer to serve against Spain. Applicants will
have to stand a strict physical examination.
Ktbruka Troops Orderod lo Begin MsblJUIoa
at Ones.
Linooui, Neb., April 24. Gov. Holcomb ha
formally notified the Btal militia to begin
mobilizing at ones at Fort Crook. There are
2,000 militiamen In the Btate, and all are wild
with enthusiasm. Something- like 10,000 vol
unteers have offered their services. Of tbe
Thurston Rifles and Omaha Guards, which conl
panics were assemblod at their armories last
night awaiting transportation to the point ot
mobilization, ever; man on he roll has volun
(wed, -1- r : - - r.r M.m MLUli- r jimiMMmM
IZ.LXSOIM ABLA8K JT0H tl'AXt.
There Will Bo Mora Tban dO.COO Vsluteer
Oons That Slat Alone
CntOAOo, April 24,-Mers than 40,000 volun
teers in Illinois have already offerod tholr ser
vices to the Government for war with Spain,
and the offer Is not a bluff, either. Ths men ars
ready to go to the front, and fully one-fourth ot
the number are armed and equipped for Held
service. Chicago alon will abls to sand
20,000 man to the front In quick order. Ot th
volunteer regiment In Chicago, that of OoL
Charle K. Koob 1 the only one that ha stopped
reorultlng. Ool. Koch said h had 1,000 un
onrolled with only room forl.200.and that sic
companies could not ssoaro enrollment under
his command. 11 sold he could have raised two
regiments as easily as one.
Nearly 1,000 policemen havs applied to Chief
Klpley for an Indoflnlta leavo of absence, so thsy
can enlist. Arogliuent of policeman Is talked
of. Chief Klpley has a plan to Insure tho msa
their places on their return. Mayor Harrison
will present to tho Council to-morrow night a
plan to give olty employees who volunteer half
pay during the term of their enlistment.
Col. Thomas I. Hartlgan has a regiment, offi
ce red by men ot military experience, which now
numbers nearly 1,000 men. Three hundred
wore enlisted yesterday at th various recruit
ing offices, and at headquarters, )9 Dearborn
street, where no effort In mad to enlist rnsn,
fifty wore enrolled. Col. ll.rtlgsa nd Llsut.
Ool. MoMtllan called on Gov. Tanner last night
to urge him to accept the command.
The City Republican Club, with a membership
of 000 ex-pollcsmon, Is ready t anllst, Thsy in
tend to complete a regiment and tender its
services to Gov. Tanner as a military body for
State service during th abseno of th Btate
mllltla.
Th Tammany regiment I progressing rapid
ly, and many havo already enlisted, even before
ths plan of organisation, which wa decided on
during th day, oould bs put into execution,
St, Bernard Division ot th uniformed rank)
Knights ot Pytblac, I enrolling men everyday
at Its quarters, and will have a oeui piste
roglment ot 1,000 mon. Ben ot Vet
erans are Volunteering rapidly, and the
roglmontal roster Is almost complete. It
Is tho purpose to enlist from 1.000 to 1,200
members, and there are already ten oamps of
the regularly organised mllltla organizations
known as the Bens of Union Vateran In Cook
county, member of which are ollalble la the
volunteor roglmsnts. From these ten oamps
the volunteer regiment is promised, with 800
members a a starter, Thar ar a sosre ot
other organisations now forming, and In addi
tion must bo mentioned the First Brigade. L N,
G with 3,300 men, th naval reserves, and a
twelv troop cavalry regiment of 1,200 man, all
mounted and thoroughly oqulpped.
The first Illinois cavalry regiment Is now com
pleted. More than a thousand men havs beon
reoruited Into Major Edward O. Young' com
mand. Headquarter have been established fer
the next two weeks, and the nominations for
officers' commissions haro bcon mads and for
warded to tbe Governor at Sprlngflsld, The
regiment will have a full complement of 1,200
men within the next two days, when the three
squadrons will be roady to move as toon as they
receive their equipments. The regiment
Is composed of troops A and O ot Chica
go, B of Bloomlngton, and D of Spring
field as a nucleus around wbloh four
more troops have been enlisted. Only
200 more men can be enlisted, and it is expected
that a waiting- list will be made up, All ths
men have had experience In military servloe,
and not less than fifty have been In the regular
cavalry. Twenty are from the English army,
and most ot the Continental armies are repre
sented on tho roster. Count Eugene Ballen, ex
Consul from Ecuador, has been chosen as ths
regimental standard bearer. Ths field officers
of the regiment are: Edward 0. Young. Colonel)
Roy Harper, Seventh United Btate Cavalry,
Lloutenant-Colonel; S. W. B. Butler, and Frank
Alslp, Majors.
Chicago will send almost an entire regiment of
colored fighters to the front. The old Ninth
Battalion, whloh has oesa unattached for soma
time, will be recruited to tho full quota of a regi
ment, with Major John R. Marshall a com
mandant. The Ninth was v the command ot
Major Buckner, who was court-martlallsd and
dismissed because herefuted to allow his men to
be transported from Springfield In the cattle car
provided for them by Gen. Roese at the time of
the unveiling of the Logan statue last fall.
Major Marshall has been busy Tor only three
days, but he has his roster nearly complete.
There are four companies from Chicago, two
from Springfield and one from Aurora,
ALABAMA'S TROOfB.
About Three-quarter or tbe soldier Offer
Tbelr BerTloeo for lVnr,
Montgomery. Alo., April 24. It is probable
that about 76 per cent, of the Alabama Stats
troops will to-morrow announce themselves
ready for orders to march to tbe front Gov.
Johnston several days ago requested the va
rious commands In the State to ascertain and re
port by next Tuesday how many men from each
would offer their sorvlces to the Slate. The
Montgomery companies met in their several
armories to-night The rolls were called and
about three-fourths of the men annonnoed
themselves as ready. Some were absent and a
few declined for good reasons.
Each of the comDanles has opened It rolls for
new members, and It Is believed that Montgom
ery will contrlbuto about 300 to tbe first call for
mon. The boys are expecting to be ordered to
movo to At'anta before the end of the next week.
Advices from other parts ot tbo State announce
that about the same proportion of the other com
panies has volunteered.
RiiuiiNariAU, Ala., April 24. Gov. Joseph
Johnston returned to Montgomery this after
noon attor a short visit to his family. When
questlonod he said he was returning to th 8taU
capital to bo on hand in the moraine; to receive
the call for volunteers, lie said Alabama would
send her full quota. When questioned a to ths
Brigadier-Generalship for this Stato hs said It
would bo a Congressman,
Col. L. V. Clark of Birmingham, Brlgadlsr
General of the Alabama National Ouardsrand
Congressman Joseph Wheeler of tbe Eighth
Congressional district, are after an appointment
at the bands of President McKlnley. The vol
unteers from Alabama are anxious that the
Guard be kept Intact, and CoL Clark is being
Indorsed. Gov. Johnston's statement is taksn
as meaning Congressman Wheeler, though Col.
Clark has the Governor's Indorsomsnt
Local companies have ordors to be In readi
ness. v
KVHll TO ENLIST J 14 NlifT UATXSN.
Tbe Second neslment More Than Killed Tale
Companies Ilrllllnc.
New Haven, April 24, All the Captains of
tbe New Haven companies are recruiting volun
teer to till out the Second Reglmsnt, Its ranks
are already swollen beyond th numbor needed,
but the enrollment noes on. Never was there
such n rush to tret Into the State mllltla. To
night the officers In chargo footod up their rec
ords and found that over 1,000 had enlisted
from this city since the rolls wore thrown open
three dayo ago. Perhaps 100 ot the number are
from surrounding towns, but most ars New Ha
veners. About twenty have seen servloe In ths
regular army and threo are civil war veter
ans. The physical examination of the volunteer
will cut off about fifty of tbe number.
The latest Independent company to be formed
Is ono by Sergeant William IS. Boardsley, for
merly of the Ugut Guard. Ho has already en
listed over 150 volunteers from present and for
mer employees of tbe Winchester Repeating
Arms Company. Tho Winchester company 1
furnishing arms for the men.
The Yale companies ars drilling at the arm
ory. The latest to be formod at Yale is on of
cavalry. It 1 composed of seniors, and about
thirty have already joined. It la drilled by II.
T. Weston of Beatrice, Neb., a graduate stu
dent. Mr. Weston was formerly a leading officer
of tho University of Michigan military company.
Several compAnler-af tho .Second Regiment,
Connecticut National Guard, drilled their new
member to-day. Score of people thronged ths I
armory to witness lbs war preparations,
Ms work was done to-day on th batteries la
process ot construction at Llehthdu Point,
owlnr to th heavy rainstorm. They sr near
lng completion.
Adit-Gen. Haven ha been at Camp Nlantlo
all ths put week. Hs said to-night that th
hlstorlo Btate rendezvous would be ready for
the State troop a soon they wer ordered
out, which, be believes, will b to-morrow. Hs
said that floor for all ths tents were con
structed, and that thsparad ground wa In th
best of shape, f - 1u
New orders, especially for ammunition, just
received at ths Winchester arms factorr.com
pel It to run sight and day, with full force of
both gangs. The present rush la ths greatest In
the company's history.
Mysterious-looking craft havs been seen In th
harbor the put week. Tbsy have slipped away
In th nlgkt, and It Is bolieved that they have
carried full cargoes of guns and cartridges to
the Cubans. The schooner Rajah, whloh quitted
the harbor suddenly yesterday. Is ths latest sus
peot Several hundred bew employees have
been added to th Wlnohester pay-roll to fill out
th extra work gang latelr,
A telephone despatch to Gov. Oooke at Win
tod this eventns- elicited the Information that
he has not yet reoelved any order from the
War Department relative to calling out ths
Connecticut troops. Ho said that he expected a
definite summons to-morrow morning. He will
take the first train for tbe Btate Capitol in
Hartford.
Commander Backland of the Stato naval bat
talion ssld to-night that final orders ars ex
pected to-morrow to complete tho organization
of two new divisions. Ono will have It head
quarters In Bridgeport, and will inolude tho
naval volunteer from that city, Stamford, and
South Norwalkv Th otbor will be centred at
New London, and will include the Stonington,
with the New London recruit.
MILITANT COLLEGE HEN.
Tbo Silent Anshorst Bora Ostlln Beady tor
Business Olbor Colleen Fooling,
AMnnrtflT, Mass., April 24. Ths war enthusi
asm among Amherst student Is very great
There Is no braggadoolo. No action on the part
of tho faculty has been taken regardimr enlist
ments. The traditions ot tbe civil war ars fresh
In the minds of all, when professor went to the
front a offioers and a great proportion of ths
student body enlisted under them, so that It
wa almost Impossible to continue th college
work. It 1 understood that a company will be
quietly formed and bo ready for any emergency.
On March 10 there was occulon for a wild
demonstration when the student went In a
nasi to the house of Lieut Wright, U, S. A.,
who was about to rejoin his regiment at Mobile.
After serenading him tbey listened to a speech
In which Instructor Wrhtbt advised any who
Intended going; to the front to enlist In the regu
lar army. Fireworks and a monster bonfire at
the college fence endsd ths demonstration.
Amherst the silent Is earnest Every student
feels that when a call comes and President Mc
Klnley needs their aid, the experiences of '01
will bs repeated in '98. The Stars and Stripes,
and below it tho flag of Cuba Libre, raisod by
th students without any dsmonstratlon, have
been floating night and day from th chapel
tower for a week.
Notre Dame, Ind., April 24. Th students
of Notre Dame lut evening assembled in the
Brownson reading room and organized a mili
tary company to be ready to co to war when the
call for volunteers is made. When th call was
made 250 students surged forward to sign thslr
names, and after this was over the patrlotlo
songs and chcor echoed and re-echoed at the
foot ot the uoldon dome, and It was far in the
night bofore tho noise of war was quieted. The
companies will drill every day from now until
the call Is given them. The university band
will also be prepared to go.
Boston, April 24. Among the men from Har
vard University who have volunteered for ser
vice In tho Cuban war ar many ot the most
prominent In the classroom and in athletics.
Amens the former Is Charles Grllk, the leading
debater ot the university and recently elected
orator for clus day. So tar a honors aro Mr.
Grilk make perhaps th greatest sacrifice of
any of the enlisted students. A man who leaves
to take high rank is E. L. Logan, President ot
tbe Harvard Cathollo Club and son of Col.
Logan. Young Logan goes with his fathsr's
regiment a sergeant-major. Hugh Bancroft
will be attached to the staff of his father, Brig,
Gen. Bancroft, a Captain ot Engineer.
Frank Alger, a son of Secretary Alger, went
to Washington last week to be ready for what
ever need there Is of him, and he procured a
place for Hal Sayre, an old debater against Yale,
who Is to go at once on tho Cuban expedition.
The First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery and
cadets have about thirty Harvard men In thslr
ranks. " Dwlgbt" Fullerton. a fast middle-distance
man, ono ot the leading men at Harvard,
originated the enlistment of men In the heavy
artillery, and has about twenty who are going
with him. Among tbem are It C. Davis, who
was well known as President of the Harvard
Republican Club two years ago, and Charles H.
Williams, an actor ot some note.
"Jack" Moulton. for three years snd on tbe
"varsity eleven, Is among the first to be assigned
to active duty. Ho Is a member of the naval
reserves, and two day ago received order to go
aboard the Prairie, where he will act a boat
swain's mat. It he Is a fleroo In actual battle
as In football games he will be likely to make hi
nam famous for bravery and daring.
One of the severest losses to athletics come in
th departure of Dick Grant ths crack mils
runner, upon whom Harvard depended for Are
point at Naw York. Another severo loss will
be that of Leicester Warren, 1000, who Is known
a full back on ths 'varsity and ths third fas test
low hurdler in the college. Both Grant and
Warren will Join tbe Massachusetts regiment of
heavy artillery, in which there are also twenty
other Harvard men.
TOLVNTEERS tTANT TO ILXOtT
Wkero There Is Ttoora ror Tbem ir tbe Frost
dent Meads Only 103,000 axon.
Some of tbo men who have been at work for
tbe past two weeks reorultlng men for volun
teor regiments in this city would llko to know
whsro their organizations are coming lb, If New
York State's quota of the 125,000 men called
for by President McKlnley is to be made up
from tbe National Guard. There ars somo
60,000 men enrolled up to date in this city
alone, and between 10,000 and 12.000 National
Guardsmen ready to volunteer when the Gov
erior Issues his call. As ths State's quota
is not to be mors than 10,000 or 12,
000 men, thore villi be no chance
for the unattached volunteers unless a
second call comes from Washington or Gov.
Black decides to keep a part of ths National
Guard at home In order to make room for the
volunteer regimonts. Up to date there ha been
no evidence of a disposition to set aside the
mllltla, and the consequence Is that tbe men be
hind the volunteer regiments would like to
know whsr they ar at A member of tbe Old
Guard said yesterday that that organization
bad not glren up the scheme to raise a volunteer
regiment.
To-day or to-morrow tbe naw white tents of
the Old Guard msy be erected near the city
parks. A sentry In full uniform will walk up
and down In front of oach tent rifle over
shoulder and knapsack on back. The military
aspsot of the Old Guard recruiting tents will
probably stir up a lot of patrlotlo blood and re
sult In a good msny enlistments. The recruit
ing station for Washington E. Connor's Wall
street regiment will bs opened In tbe Mill's
building to-day,
Thero was an enthuslutlo meeting of tbe
First New York Volunteer Artillery Reservo nt
the Central Optra House, on East Sixty-seventh
street yestsrdsy afternoon. There wore 1,000
people present and thoy whooped thlnirs up In
great shape. Col. J. E. Bloom prodded, nnd
with htm on the platform sat Uen. Daniel Iiut
Urfleld.Col. Winiord D'U. Washington, a com
pany of tbe Washington Continental Guard,
and th members of the Regimental
Women's Auxiliary Corps. Col. Ijloom.
Gon. Butlerfiold, Col. Frans Mayer, and
Capt Cbsntwortb of tbo Washington Continen
ts Guard, all inuje patriotic oddresnes, and
thirteen little girls carrying American and Cu
ban flags ssng patriotic soars. A man In the
now uniform whloh tbe members of ths regi
ment to b raised by Lafayette Post will wear
was presented to-the audience by Gen. Butter
field. Ths uniform is of bluish-gray1 cloth and
the hat of dark blue felt with wld rim,
caught up on ons tide by a hraa egl
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AROUSED BYAWAll SERMON
JIEr. DR. OREOO'S FLOCK OIYES
CHEERS FOR OLD GLORY.
A nemarkabls Demonstration In n. IJroaatira
Churnb Tbe War an (Innartuullr rrom SJod,
Bare Or. Greaa Justice Uoodrleh Cnlla ror
Cboero Am Attack on Ibo Cuban Junta.
Ther wa a remarkable dsmonstratlon In
the Lafayette Avenne Presbyterian Churoh in
Brooklyn yesterday morning when th Rov.
David Gregg delivered a warsermon. The
Amerioan Has; was draped ovar the platform
and another covered tho pulpit Dr. Gregg
preached upon "The National Crisis; or, God's
Purposes Worked Out Through International
Relations." Dr. Greta soldi
"When a nation Is true to God and Hi prin
ciples, making these a part of Its policy and ad
ministration, it is al nays sur to win the day.
This cannot bs done by compromise or cowardly
neutrality. A nation In covenant with God is
necessary to the true peace of tho world. God's
purpose Is to protect the human raco by inter
national Intercession. Spain Is before the world
boasting of her glorious pan. Her history 1
summed up In Weylcr. It her policy had been
effective there would have been no England, no
America. Spain's three grievances against us
ars our resistance to her policy, geographical
nearness and our principles of civil and religious
liberty., Kooh nation has limitations which
other nations supply. Oar motto should not be
America for Americans,' but 'America, for the
World.'
"I have prayed for peace," sold Dr. Gregjr,
"but the time for peace 1 past This national
crisis is an opportunity from God."
Dr. Gregg said that the Queen Regent only
thought of herself and her son, the young Klwr
ot Spain. In speaking of the trouble in Cuba,
he said that autonomy might have been a suc
cess If Spain had ottered It at the right time and
In the proper spirit In conclusion. Dr. Gregg
ald that If there were any chaplain who were
only equal to dress parade occasion he would
take the place of one snd tro to tho front
Several time during his sermon Dr. Gregg
was Interrupted by applause, and when hs sat
down the congregation went beyond all bounds
of church order and applauded for several min
utes. Hardly had the demonstration ceased
when Presiding Justlco William W. Goodrloh
of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,
and who is tho President of the Board of Trus
tee of the church, arose and asked Dr. Gregg
for permission to speak. His request was
granted, and he offered a resolution that th
ermon bo printed in full in pamphlet form. Jus
tice Goodrich said he kne w he would not be con
sidered presumptuous In comrratulatlng Dr.
Gregg in behalf ot the congregation for tho mag
nificent sermon, as he considered it the best
ever given in the church.
The congregation again broke Into applause,
and while they wore thus demonstrating their
approval of Justice Goodrich's remarks an old
man In the front paw arose. The congregation
was taken by surprise when he began to de
nounce the Cuban Junta.
"It Is responsible for this war," ho said, "and
I consider the Junta the boldest bond of con
spirators la th country. The Junta ho under
its control all the papers In New York olty,
and thoy dare not publish tho truth about
Cuba, The agents It sent from across the river
wer the men who blew ud the Maine, and ths
Spanish Government knew nothing about It"
Tho congregation shouted vigorously for ths
speaker to sit down, and ho did so. Dr. Gregir
made no reply, but Justice Goodrich aross
again. He said he appreciated that he was la
tbe house of Ged, yet he thought the occasion
warranted the request that all present be per
mitted to rise and give three cheers for ths
flag. Three rounds of vigorous cheers were
given, and upon the request of Dr. Gregg; ths
oholr and congregation sans "My. Country,
Tls of Thee."
The speaker who denounced tbe Cuban Junta
was John F. Remmey. who for over thirty
years has been a member of tho church.
MANY THISQS 1TVRSE TITAN TTAR.
Opsin's Crimea Enumerated by tbe Ror- D. B.
V. Bandolpb.
The Rev. D. B. F. Randolph, pastor of the
Trinity Methodist Church In York street Jersey
City, preached last night on "A Righteous
War." He said In part:
"Tbe instincts of peace aro with us, and we
have borne In patience tbe evils that have
sprung from the mlsgovcrnmcnt of Cuba. Our
President has been the very soul of peaoo, ex
hausting all the rocources of diplomacy, but It is
Spain which, by withdrawing Its Minister and
sending passports to our own, has started
the war. Tbo history of tho Cuban war is that
of Spain for centuries. Sbo has struck to death
200,000 helpless and harmless creatures; she
bos constantly Imperilled tho pcaco of our coun
try omontr tbe nations; sbo has directly or indi
rectly blown up tbe Malue; she his answered
all our peace measures with false professions,
underhand practices and war.
"This world will novcr hav universal and
long-continued peace until some people under
stand that wo are to have righteousness. Justice
and humanity If we have to turn all our mines
Into cannon and all our money Into bullets.
"Some things are worse than war. It Is
worse than war to have peace at the cost
of rightcousne-9. The man who would have
It at that prko puts a premium on injustice
and despotism. It Is worse than war to have
peace at the cost of national honor, respect,
and Influence -amoncr the nations of the
earth. Make yourselvos sheep and the wolves
will eat you. Righteousness osght to look
strong as well as be strong. It It worse than
war for people to look with Indifference on
'man's inhumanity toman.' To see tbe weak
and defenceless robbed, starred, trampled upon
and slain, and to do nothing for tho sake of
peace Is to become oursolvcs unjust. Inhuman,
cowardly, and flt subjects for oppression. But
a little time ago nil that was human In us cried
out for Intervention at any cost to slop tbe un
speakable Turk Irtlie butchery of Armenians,
and now tbe unspeakable Spaniard Is at similar
work In Cuba. Desperate diseases by desperate
appliances are relieved. The wer In Cuba Is a
desperate dlsense; our war with Spain Is the
nocrssary blister to roduco the Inflammation."
FJtAlED J OR THE I'ltEHIDENT,
Ur. t'nttou or 1'rlmnlou 1 11 lbs Pulpit or Ibo
Old Vlrat Irabtorlan Cburcb.
"The burden ot our thoughts to-day In the
trial that has romo upon us 11a a Nation," were
tho opening words of tho prayer by Dr. Patton,
President of Princeton University, at the old
First Pretbyteriau Church, Fifth nvenuo and
Twelfth street, yesterday morning. "O, our Heav
enly Fdthor," liu continued, "wu do pruyThoe
that good may come out of this which now seems
so sails that out ot this dreadful calamity bless
ings may come in trays that weA.j.tiit o- r.,
sot now percelvuj that Thou wilt rule and load
u in the ways we should go. Spare us, O Lord,
th baptism of blood; spars u all useful lit.
Wspray thntltmaynotbothatthoflowerofour fnVAi
land mutt be tent to perish in an unfavorable IHj
climate. Wo do hope that Thou wilt hoar our BB
prayer for Thy servant tbe President of the BH
United Btates, who ha borne his lonely burden BB
so bravely; who has dons his lonoly workfot BB
peace so bravoly; who has shown himself a fit- BB
ting champion of a Christian people. Wacom- BB
mend him to Tnco for Thy continued favor; we BBl
pray that ho may bo gtvon light that hs may da BB
that which is wise, that whlchln as short & time t BB
as Thou mayst make It will restore pesos to BB'
ourland." J Bfl
Dr. Patton's sermon was on belletdn the dlvia- BH
ity of Christ The spirit of the nce.Jie said, asks BB
us to reduce the area of belief to a mtnlmurh, Bfl
"I feel," he said, "that the pitched battle ot ,Bfl
Christianity must bs fought ont here. The BB
question is whether Jesus Christ was anything" BJ
moro than a mero man." 'jofltai
Denial of Christ' divinity, ho said. .alienated "swB
all that was good in Christianity. It left only B
morality, and that so bare that there was no B
certainty of sticking even to tbo Ten Command- Bfl.
menta. On the other hand, the Christian oan- flflj
not stop at mere belief In His divinity. There &W
must follow belief In the atonement and there- iTM
fore in Immortality and the doctrine of divine Ml
predestination. sSi
"Who ther Christianity is from heaven o im
from men, that's ths issue," said Dr. Patton, JjfH
"and It is as clearly defined as the war with . ;'3
Spain. Ws had better line up our foroes and U-S
enlist for this struggle now." jl
"TUB HOUR UAH BTXtXTOIt." i
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Sbo Uai Sown- B
The J Rev. W. B. McCowan. pastor ot Grace asSovV.
Methodist Ohurch In Jersey City, spoke of tho tallasSnV
trouble with Spain' before he began his sermon JBfl
lastnloht ' aBJ
" The hour has struck," ho said. "Judgment BBJ
day comes to nations as well a individuals. flfll
Spain is reapincwhat she bos sown. A nation . flflj
that has lsft a trail of fir and blood through a H
century, whose policy has bean ono of exterml- Bfl
nation, the butchering of defenceless women and BVI
children, which she calls warfare, who will jfl,
neither givs food) nor permit others to feed hor HL'
starring subject, who in time of peace, with HH
criminal negligence, permits tho warship of a BH
friendly nation to be blown up In her harbor, 9H
must expect the hour ot retribution to come. HB
Such a nation cannot hops to escape either flflf
by diplomacy or tawaaherr. She has forfeited flflj
the respect of the lUvlllxed, world. The United jBBj
States, through it Administration, has tried nsflsas
every honorable method to settle existing dim- flBv
cultlosand preserve peace. The situation has SflJl
been complicated by 8paln'a persistent lnhu- flssm
manlty and Cuba's refusal to accept anything flflBj
but independence and ths withdrawal of the flflj
Spanish forces from ber domain. Andsuroly JasflBH
Cuba Is not to bs blamed. She has suffered too BBh
much already. It 1 not. only a ease of unjust Fi
taxation, but of extermination to her tflC
people and desolation to her country. fflflflb
Revolutions never go backward. Every flflfll
method mggtted by diplomacy and ra- Bflflj
times has beam exhausted and ha failed. flflB
Tbe war is on. It is a war of Ideas, of brains, flflflj
and In ths Interest of hutasxnlty. And though flflflj
war should bs the last resertand 1 an evil to be jflflBf
deplored, yet good will come out of it It mar flflflj
cause the sacrifice of many live on both sides, aflflflj
but the great Anglo-Saxon nations, England 'flflflj
and America, in ths causs of humanity will ba vflflY
united as never before, the North and South flflB
will bs welded together in a white heat of "nflfljl
patriotism, the loss of ths Maine-and her gallant 'VflW
crew will be avenged. Old Glory will triumph. IvflT
Spain with her barbarities will bs driven eras, BBI
the rights of humanity upheld, and Cuba will JfKi
be free." - flsvY
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nov. Er, Senddert HHft
Th Rev. Dr. John L. 8cuddex, pastor ef-tho LaH
Jersey City Tabernacle, in a prelude to his r tflflH
mon last night spoko of ths war with Spain. BHHJ
ne entitled his discourse "Severi'y Million Jla sflflsi
goes," and soldi Hflfl.
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people. We have studiously avoided compllca- flBHj
Uons with foreign nations and discouraged the flBB
warlike spirit among our people. But recently BBI
a Changs has come over us. To-day our tnhabl- BBs
tants ars full et fight from hoary-headod Sena- BBj
tors to urchins on the stroet who noisily discuss flBJ
the latest phases ot the Spanish-American con- H
fllct At present yea can And 70,000,000 Jingoes B
in this country. This unusual desire to fight is H
not due' to our Inherent pugnacity. It is H
born of sympathy for a downtrodden people, BJBJ
whose wrongs are piled up mountain BBJ
high. Our hearts bleed as ws see the flBJ
sufferings of our neighbor In Cnba, and wa ar HBfl
thrilled by their berolo efforts to obtain their BBJ
liberty. Tbe Instinots of humanity bid us Inter flflBj
vene in bebalt of a long-suffering people, whoa flflflj
cries of anguish have travelled round tho earth. BBBj
Our love ot Justice compels us to put an end to) BBfl
Spanish cruelty In Cuba, and tbe world op- HBB
plauds us In our chiv-Jrous determination. BBb
Through our Exccutlvs wu decbro in Imperious BBB
tones, 'The Spaniard must go,' and, if I inter- BBBJ
pret tbe spirit ot our nation aright he will hare flflflj
to go double quick. flflflj
"And now that war la actually upon us, lee flflflj
us end It a speedily as possible. If ejecting flflflj
tho Spaniards from Cuba is a good thing, let us flflflj
push it with the characteristic promptness and flfllj
vigor of the Anglo-Saxon jaco. Now that was VH
is our business, let us attend to It with all our Wfl
mind aud might Let Soaln understand that jbbbbT
tbe exploiton beneath the Maine Is to be fol- .jBasasn.
lowed by an exploalon of American patriotism jfoTBj
that will b'ow every Spaniard out of the West- H
era Hemisphere." K
Vet a War or Cbureboa Says rather Maloaaj flfljf
The Rev. Sylvester Malone, the rector of ths BBB
Church of Sta. Peter and Paul In Wythe avenus, BBJ
Williamsburg, rrferred yesterday morning t HBJ
the present conflict with Spain. He said that BBJ
any person who said peace to-day was a traitor " BBjj
to tho country, BBj
"This," said tho priest, "Is not a war of BBB
churches, but one between America and Spain. flBl
Tho Spaniards nr In tbe wrong; they havs H
sinned and will be punished for it Tho Catho- H
llu church should not. however, be blamod for H
tho sins ot tbe Spaniards."
Wants Wo Trnltoro In Ulo Dloeooo. BBJ
WILMINOTOK. Del., April 2. Vicar-General BBB
Lyons read tbe following announcement to a BBj
Cutholto congregation to-day: BBf
"This war Is not of our own making, but It Is flflfl
our duty to leave nothing undone to bring It to jHt
a successful Usue. I hope we will not bavu ons sbsbbbbwI
traitor In our diocese, but on tho contrary that JananunnV
we will all vie with one another In loyal do- tH
votoduess to our country's Interests." HK
Croon Mountain sloro steady, H
BortUNaro.N, Vt, Anrll 21. Ad jt-Gen, Peck BBJ
has received notice from tbe various companies flB
composing tho First RcKlment, V, N, O., that VB
each Is in roadlness to recolve umrchlnu orders, y H
nearly all huvlnir recruited tho noco saury 100 'fgnTnTI
men. IVVApiny ii of this city has a surplus H
of 30 idea aljrnol for enlistment 20 having H
volunteered td-daj-,Vonri the entire atterjjcoo " VM
was spent at drilling the recruit. It I ex- BSBaafl
pected that Gov.Urout will to-tuorro w lsM A ftnaBr
call for 1,-00 volunteers. BBJ