St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-07
Political Motives Alleged to Be
at the Root of All the
Trouble.
A Number Of Companies to Be
Affiliated With other Reg
imentS.
The Remainder to Be Told to
Go Their Own Sweet
Way.

The Third regiment of the Minnesota
National Guard is to be disbanded.
Where formerly all was military order
and precision there is now chaos. The
order to disband has not yet been re-
ceived, but it will be within a day or
two. -Four companies of the eight COM
prising the regiment will be transferred
to the First regiment and two more to
the Second regiment. The remaining
four companies will be mustered out of
service. Maj. Johnson, who was Or
dered to take command of the Third on
Col. ol.Wright's and Lieut.. Col. Shandrew's
designations, will be appointed MAJOR of a
battalion of the First or Second regi-
ments. The redistribution OF the four
companies from the disorganiZed regi-
ment, will bring the number of men
in the First and Second up to the regu-
lar army standard. The National Guard
of the state will thus consist of two
regiments of twelve companies each
and three battalionS of four companies.
The state will save by the re-arrange-
ment the $4,000 annual appropriation
to the regiment, less the extra amount
involved by the increased number of
men i'll the other regiments. These
are the facts Elm the case, yet Adjt.
Gen. Mullen, when visited yesterday
afternoon by representative of the
GLOBE, said that there was nothing
decided as to the future of the regiment
lie talked calmly of accepting a few
more resignation if any happened,
thought it scarcely probable that the
Third would go into camp at present,
but carefully refrained from stating
the real condition of affairs.
The officers of the regiment are very
thoroughly disgusted with the treatment
they have received, and are quite will
ing that 1t should be disbanded. Some
of the latter go into history to explain
the inwardneSS of the situation. The
regiment was organized under Gov.
McGill. From the beginning it had the
opposition of the First regiment Later
it came to be regarded by the admins
tration as McGill body. This has ed,it
is claimed, to all the trouble and to the
final disruption of the organization. The
Ihlrd regiment is practically out of the
service.
Division OF Companies.
''Many or the surmises made in the
GLOBE" said an officer of the First reg
iment, ''are we'll founded. There are
eight companies in the Third regiment,
while the First and Second regiments
are composed of ten companies each.
Ihe way 1t looks to me is that four of
the companies of the Third will be mus
tered out of the service and two will be
connected with the First and two with
the Second regiments. So long as the
Third has to be demoralIzed there is
nothing wrong about this union with
she other regiments. 1t will increase
the first two regiments of the guard
TO organizations of twelve COM
panies. There are an average
of about fifty men OH the rolls
in each company, although there are
always some members who are not
available for duty. Now, as to which
companies will go out, can only give
some shrewd guesses: l should surmse
that Company q, of MINNEAPOLIS, where
the trouble originated. would go, and
possibly Capt Reeds Company b, at
Anoka, also, inasmuch as Capt Reed is
the only line officer that has rendered
his resignation.'
Company D, located at Zumbrota,"
pursued the officer. ''OWing to the fact
that it is located in the home OF Mai.
johnson, who has the unequivocal SYM
pathy OF the powers that be, is likely to
be connected with the First regiment.
1t is within twenty-siX miles of Red
Wing, where First regiment company
- XII SouJ ottteiOhCu. NdpU. du DuZCG D
company at Luverne, Company II, and
Capt. Ashleman's company at Ada,
Company [. will be added to one of the
other regiments, because of their long
distances from any other company.
They are probable candidates for Sec
ond regiment honorS.
This leaves these companies in
doubt: Company E, of Spring Valley;
Company K, of Brainerd, and Company
A, of Waseca."