The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-01
THREE MISSOURI
REGIMENTS WILL
BE RETIRED.
Second, Fourth and Sixth Or
dered to be Ready in
Case of Need.
EirsT, Third and Fifth VIII b- Re, IN
ed to Jefferson Barracks and
Mustered Ont

Mustered Out.
Washington, Aug. 26-The First,
Third and Fifth regiments, Missouri
volunteers are to be mustered out of
service as soon as transportation can
be arranged. This probably will be
in few hays. They will be return
ed to Jefferson Barracks and grant
ed discharges by a regular army
officer. The government is bound
to return the troops borrowed from
the state and give an accounting for
each man mustered in the defense
of the nation.
Colonel Edwin Batdorf commands
the First Regiment, which is COM
posed of st. Louis men; Colonel
George P. Gross has charge OF the
First Regiment, which is made up
mostly from residents in Kansas
City; Colonel Milton Moore, also OF
Kansas City, is in command of the
Fifth. The men in that orgsniza
ton are collected from different
points in the western portion of the
state.
The Second, Fourth and Sixth
regiments will rmain in service until
peace has been formally concluded
and there is not the remotest possi-
bility of further hostilities. Colonel
Joseph Corby commands the Fourth
Colonel William K. Csffee the Sec
ond and Colonel Letcher Hardeman
the Sixth. They will be held either
as reserve pending the final dispo-
sition of peace negotiations or be
dispatched to some of the conquered
territory for garrison duty.
Before making his final decision
in reference to the Missouri regi-
ments General Corbin consulted
General Bell and the decision in the
matter, which was reached by the
war department to-day, is supposed
to have been influenced materially
by the wishes of Governor Stephens
and General Bell in respect to the
disposition of the Missouri troops.
It is pretty certain that the rank
and file of the regiments which are
to be disbanded will hail the news
with great JOY. They have been
endeavoring to secure that result
since it has been known that 100, ,OOt
of the volunteer soldiers were to be
released. Judging from their letters
of complaint, there will be no sor
rowing among the privates Of the
First, Third and Fifth regiments
when they learn that in few days
they will again be camped back a
Jefferson Barracks in old Missouri
On the other hand there are many
of the privates in the three regiment
which are to be retained who eagerly
desire their discharge There Il
hope for them, however. for piar
has been proposed by General Bel
which meets with the favor OF Col
Corbv and the officers of the Thirc
Regiment. 1t is proposed
that the men in the three regiments
retained be given an opportunity tt
express their sentiments in regard
to obtaining their immediate dis
charge. Those who wish to get ou'
will be permitted to do SO and the
men from the three disbauded regl
ments who wish to re enlist will b'
received in the other regiments Il
fill the vacancies.
Colonel Corby says that three
fourths of his men desire to remail
in the ranks until all peace negotia
tons are completed. They reaIlz
that the war is not over aud tha
thew NAV be called upon to do SOM
fighting, and are willing to sacrifice
their personal feelings on the alta
of patriotism which prompted then
to enlist.
Colonel Corby does not conside
il the proper thing for the men t
be seeking their discharge at thi
time, pending the final settlement Q
the trouble with Spain. He is
y thorough soldier and believes tina
e the soldier should have patience an