Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1898 — QUOTAS OF THE STATES. [ARTICLE]

QUOTAS OF THE STATES.

Number of Men Each Should Offer Toward Making Up the 75,000. The following gives an approximate estimate of the State quotas necessary to make up the 75,000 troops called for in McKinley’s second proclamation: Alabama 1.500 New Hampshire. 451 Arkansas 1.230 x e w Jersey 1.778 California ......1,933 New York.. 7,507 Colorado 794 North Carolina .. 1,545 Connecticut.... 965 xorth Dakota.... 278 Delaware 210 Ohio 4,349 Florida ........ 450 Oregon ...•••••• 3*7 Georgia 1,905 Pennsylvania ...8,458 Idaho 139 Rhode Island.... 426 Illinois 4,829 south Dakota .. .1.110 Indiana.. 2.581 south Carolina.. 448 lowa 2,264 Tennessee 1,036 Kansas 1,668 Texas 1,454 Kentucky 2,045 vtah 255 Louisiana 1,164 Vermont ->97 Maine -759 Virginia ...... .1.6*3 Maryland .1,166 Washington 704 Massachusetts ..2,832 West Virginia .. 833 Michigan 2,622 Wisconsin 1,965 Minnesota 1,723 Wyoming IS® M Isslsslppi ...... 1,295 Arizona •• - I°9 Missouri 3,246 District of ColumMontana 314 bia ............ 198 Nebraska 1.446 New Mexico .... 289 Nevada 142 Oklahoma 86 The organization and division of this extensive force is yet to be arranged by the Adjutant General’s office. Generally speaking, however, the 75,000 meh will suffice for the formation of seventy-five regiments. With three reghnents to a brigade, which is the present basis of organization, this will make twenty-five brigades. In turn, eight divisions of three brigades each will be formed, and out of the eight divisions the entire force will be divided into three army corps. Old Monitors Rebuilt, The old monitors, which did such effective service in the civil war, have been practically rebuilt at the League Island navy yard, Philadelphia, and rendered far

more formidable than they were originally. In addition to full equipment of modern appliances, they have been furnished with rapid-fire batteries to supplement their big old-style guns, which are tremendously effective at close range. The Auxiliary Fleet. Since the outbreak of war the Government has acquired ninety-nine vessels for the auxiliary fleet and these are exclusive of over thirty transports which have been only chartered. In this auxiliary fleet there are fifteen cruisers, thirteen in commission; seventeen vessels belonging to what is called the mosquito fleet, and sixteen revenue cutters, now with the Cuban blockading fleet. There are beside numerous tugs and colliers. Cuban Fecrnita Disappeared. It is reported that 200 Cuban cigarmakers were recently enlisted at Key West for service in Cuba, but when the mustering officer went to the rendezvous to muster them into the service 150 of them had disappeared. Fpain Watched by Britain. The British Government authorities are watching Spain’s obvious ’ intention to grant to France the permanent free use of Ceuta, and the Russian Government is exercising vigilance in regard to Port Mahon, Minorca.

Widow Goes to the Front. Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow of a soldier and mother of a volunteer, resigned her position in the Postoffice Department at Washington to go to the front with her son. She is the first woman to be appointed matron of a regiment. Uncle Sana to Buy All Mules. Lieut. Col. Smith, assistant quartermaster of the United States army at St. Louis, received instructions from Washington to buy mules suitable for the use of the army without limit