The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-29
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ADJUTANT GENERAL M~UEHLBERG
WANTS ARMY SPRINGFIELDS, =
FOR THE MILITIA.
KRAG- NOT DUE.
BELIEVES THE REGULAR ARMY
WEAPON is EFFICACIOUs
ENOUGH AS YET. -
NEW BIRCH GUILE MONUMENT.
One Is Advocated as Preferable to
Removing the Old Marker at ~
Morton.

The biennial report Of Hermann
Nuremberg, adjutant general of the
state militia, was completed yesterday.
In 1t the military strength Of tina the
national guard is given as follows:
Commander-in-chief and staff, 80; brig
ade commander n staff, Z; First regi-
ment infantry, 697; Second regiment
infantry, 6S6; Third regiment infantry,
sos; First battalion, artillery, 1876; medic
cal corps, IA; total 2,134.
In March last, a medical corps was
organized. The following companies
have been mustered in: Company H.,
Second infantry, Hastings; Company I.
Second, Albert Lea; Company E, Third
infantry, Merriam Park. Company F,
Second infantry, was mustered out and
Company E, of the Second infantry,
at Spring Valley, was made Company
F, of the Third.
AS to armament, Gen. Nuremberg
writes: While the rifles now in use
would be effective in an rye it
Is hoped that the general government
>W1ll do something that will permit the
rdnanc department of the United
States army, to make exchanges for
our rifles and issue new Springfield
rifles. There are in the arsenals of the
United States about 240, 600 stands Of
the breech-loading, 45 caliber, Spring
field rifles which are new and have
never been in use. These guns for the
service OF the guard, would be much of
an Improvement upon the arms with
Wnlch they are now equipped. I am not
now ready to favor arming the national
guard OF the state with the new maya
zine rifle, Krag-Jorgenson, preferring
to wait, believing that the interest of
the state will be best served by such a
course. Battery B, First battalionaof
artlllery, has been supplied with a ten
barrel, 40 caliber Calling gun. This
gives general satisfaction and a demand
FOR another gun Of this kind is strongly
urged.
The encampments are reported 70
nave been decided successes, but the
rifle practice has been handicaped nv
the lack Of suitable ranges.
n only active service engaged in
by the guard during the two years has
been done at Glencoe when a mob,
threatened the lynching of two muir
GERS IN Jail there. Company D., of the
First infantry, guarded the Jail all
night, and brought the prisoners to
st. Paul next day.
In compliance with general orders. the
following medals have been issued:
= III 0OI Y GUdlS-br0nZG-M lSlpt3n
Peter G. Brahy, Maj. H. c.. Braden, First
Lieutenant W. G. Brown, Capt. Jens Billing
Ton, Sergt. George w. Baker, Col. A. q.
Chantler, Private E. s. Chittenden, CAPT.
l.. D. Frost, Musician Anton Froeiich. Must
clan Frank Matthias, First Lieutenant Lincoln
=. Callian, Trumpeter Rude M. Groh, Com
mlssary Sergeant Jos. M. Hawks, Lieut.. Up.
Hardy, Capt. VIII. Hart, Private James g.
Hildebrand, Lieut.. Col. c. E. johnson, Private
1ohn Johnson Gsoon. assistant Adjt. Gen. J. p
hnoWles, Capt. D.. w. Knowlton, Col Soren.
| LlStO6, First Lieut.. n A To Nav Corp4t
Peter Mattson, Sergt. Calvin McFadden, Mai.
+. |. MeKinstry. sergt. N, Nicholson, sergt.
Capt, Albert Steinhauser, Musician Charles
70. Stoeckert, Private l.. E. Shanks, Musician
Herman Stein. Second Lieut.. G. R. Trow-
Robert L. Whine, Second sergt. E. D. Walker.
SilverEPrivate w. H. Allen, Capt. F. w.
Ames, Capt. E.. S. Bean, Gen. w. B. Bend,
dard, sergt. Maj. c.. K. Goldsborough, sergt.
G. A. Johnson. Jr.. First Lieut.. C. E. Metz,
Second Lieut.. M. L. Merrill, Regimentai
Quartermaster Sergt. Henry Rochart, Private
Thomas w. Straiton.
Gold Medals for Distinguished Rihemen-.
Capt. Q. E.. Lee. Lieut.. Edward G. Falk,
Lieut.. Joseph Dodge.
1t is suggested that In the new
capitol the battle flags be preserved in
dramatically sealed glass cases.
His difficulties In connection with the
Birch Coulie monument are thus de-
tailed: @lef
LII COluplldIltG WIFI the dCI X. il.
Holcombe and I visited Morton. Rem
Vile county, where the monument now
stands. With the assistance of some
of the old settlers, we located the old
battle ground. The owner of the land,
w. Weiss, was seen, but no satisfac-
tory agreement about the sale of the
land could be made; so we returned
to st. Paul. n referred the matter to
the attorney general. Condemnation
proceedings were then instituted. and
finally six acres Of land, which covers
the largest portion Of the battle
ground, were awarded to the state for
$500. A quit-claim deed of this land
Is filed with the state treasurer. The
bill of expense so far Is as follows:
May %, 1895. Railroad fare and livery. SO. 50
July rs, 1895. Abstract Of title 49,. 1.50
Aug. 6, 1895. Transportation and salary
Of r. 1. Holcombe ................ 100
Oct. II, 1895. Surveying and livery. 26. 90
Nov. 20, 1895. Sherif's fees .......... 400
Nov. 20, 1895. Clerk of court fees -. 800
Nov. 29, 1895. Publication of notice 27.95
r. 1. Holcombe ....e...-..... BIB
land -. 10000
July "a. 1895. Fees for three commits
Press $50
Total s65l. 81
Total appropriated 81, 200. 90
Total expended 654.37
Balance s545.ss
In July, 1895, I advertised in the
Pioneer Press for sealed proposals for
the removal of the monument, but no.
bids were made Two different firms
called at my office. and after theip
representatives learned the amount
left at my disposal for the work. deel
clared that they would not do it for
that price. fa
In my humble judgment I think that
1t would be creditable to the state If,
instead of making a larger ~appropria.
ton for the removal of a botched-up
monument. it appropriated sufficient