St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
FUSS AND FEATHERS.
Col. Bend, OF the First Regiment NJ, N.
g., Reprimanded.
Gov Hubbard Sustains the Charges of His
Adjutant General for Disrespect of
His Orders.

dan, to have his regiment ready for review
by the governor and staff between and 6
O'Clock, Tuesday afternoon, July %, by letter
the day previous. This letter was disregarded
entirely, and Col. Bend fixed the time of re-
view at 80 that evening. The governor
and staff took train for Minneapolis on the
aforesaid Tuesday morning, when they heard
that Col. Bend had changed the time for the
review to an hour when it was impossible for
the governor and staff to be present, where
upon it was decided that the review could not
come off at the hour fixed by Col. Bend, and
Adjutant General MacCarthey sent an orderly
10 the camp with note written on the back
Of business card that such review must
stake place at O'Clock or not at all, " which
card was torn up by that officer, the frag-
ments stamped upon in the presence of officers
and troops, and the commands disregarded.
When the governor and stall did arrive at
Camp Sheridan, however, there was a hurried
gathering of troops together aud the move
ments of a review were gone through with.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
ST. PAUL, Sept. 26, 1884. J
General Order 3.
1. The following executive document is
published for the information and guidance
Of the National Guards:
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST. PAUL, Sept. "a, 1884. }
Brig. Gen. c. NJ. Mccarthy, Adult. General
of Minnesota, st. Paul, Mimi.
General: On the 22d Of August, 1884,
Tou filed with me charges against Col. VIM.
B. Bend, commanding First Regiment, Min
nesota National Guards, as follows:
First Chalges-Disrespect toward his COM
handing officer.
Specification-In this, that the said Col.
William B. Bend, while commanding the
First Regiment Minnesota National Guard,
at Camp Sheridan, Lake Calhoun, on the 22d
day of July, 1884, with intent to disregard the
wishes of his superior officer, did announce,
publish and declare that the governor would
review the troops then and there encamped
at o'clock and 30 minutes p. IN. of the
same day, Notwithstanding that he, the said
COL Bend, had been previously officially no
titled by the undersignedas adjutant general;
that the commander in chief would be at
Camp Sheridan in the afternoon of said day,
and that all official ceremonies should take
place not later than or o'clock. All in
violation of the Goth article of war.
Second Charges-Conduct prejudicial to
good order and military discipline.
Specifcations-In this, that the said Col.
William B. Bend, at said Camp Sheridan,
while in command Of the same, in the fore
noon of the said 22d day of of July, 1884,
did receive an official communication from
the undersigned as adjutant general, notify
Ing him as commandment of said Camp Sheri-
dan that the governor and commander in
:hief would arrive in camp in the afternoon
Of said day, and that the intended review or
other ceremonies should take place between
the hours of and o'clock, or moi at all.
That then and there and in presence of
officers and men of the national guard Of
Minnesota and others, the said Col. William
3. Bend did tear up, destroy and scatter
under foot, said official communication after
having communicated the contents and ma
ture of the same to the officers then present,
and declaring that he would not recognize
such an order as official, and did, then and
therei otherwise demean himself with disre-
spcct to the officer sending said communica-
ton, and the ommander-in-chief, to the
great scandal and detrment of the service,
and in violation Of the sixty-second article
of war.
Copies Of the charges have been furnished
Col. Bend, he has in communication to me
explained to the following effect:
''Before going into camp understood that
you would review the regiment on Tuesday,
July %, at 1880 p. m, the usual hour. | so
announced it to the officers and made all my
arrangements accordingly. The final shoot
ing for the regiment prize was fixed for the
day named from 4 o'clock to 6.
On Monday, July 20, l received from the
adjutant general u letter stating that owing
TO your engagements it would be
more convenient for You to have the review
not later than O'Clock, but there was no
pretense of an order. No one knows better
than your eXcellency that l never hesitate
10 obey any order you may issue, however
distasteful it may be to me, and l am at all
times ready to do what you wish, even when
you do not issue an order, if it is in my
power to do so. In this case had no order
and it was virtually impossible for me to
make different arrangements. OF course,
had l received an order to be ready for re
view at O'Clock, or at any other hour,
would have done my best to obey it, but
respectfully submit that had no order what
ever and consequently disobeyed none. In
regard TO the second charge, the facts are as
follows: On the morning of the 22d OF
July, received visiting card of W. Z.
Atkinson, St. Paul, On the back of which
was written in pencil the following:
'Col. w. B. Bend: The review must take
place at O'Clock to-day or not at all.
C.. NJ. MACCARTHY,
Adjutant General
l beg to call your excellency's attention to
the fact that no such communication rs the
above can be considered an official com
munication or in proper form. Whatever
treatment may have been accorded TO it can
not be inquired into, as if it were sent by
order of your excelency. regarded it then
as l do now, piece of impertinence on the
part of the sender. and for which | had
right to hold him personally responsible IL
saw fit to do so. Your excellency is doubt
less aware that the military code Of this state
forbds any staff officer to assume any com
mand, and unless the adiutaut general sign!
a paper "By Order of the COMMANDMENT
Chief or words to that effect it is simply
his individual act and has no force. dis
avow entirely any disrespect to any superior
officer. None was meant and / think none
WAS shown, and ] respectfully submit tina
the charges should be Quashed.'i
The letter which Col. Bend received on thu
forenoon of the 2lst July, but disregarded a
not being an order, was, as far as related {,
the present matter, as follows:
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, !
ST.. PAUL, July 80, 1854.
CoIoNEL:-The governor dimes with tn,
sid First Minnesota at Lyndale hotel, at 81
p. M, Tuesday, and will review your regi
meut as carly in the evening as possible
Eudeavor to have the ceremony at 5 or
O'Clock, so as TO permit an early return I
the city, where other engagements are made
Yours etc &. M. MACCARTHY