The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-26

Lieut.. Simon Cook, u. s. NJ, in
charge of the Chicago branch Of the
photographic office, acting under or
ders from Secretary Long, of the Unit
ed States navy, win report at the Ryan
hotel In this city, at o'clock Monday
morning, to meet the other members
Of the naval recruiting board and be-
gin enlfsting lake sailors for general
service in the federal navy.
No limit will be placed on the num-
Der of recruits which may be received.
After concluding its labors here,
luth, Milwaukee and other lake cities,
there to continue the work.
The recruiting board, which will be
In charge Of Lieut.. Cook, will consist
of DR.. Walter A. McClurg, of the med
ical examining board; Chief Engineer
Robert E. Denning, Of the Newport
training school, and a boatswain,
terday.
Secretary Longs instructions to
Lieut.. Cook are as follows:
Navy Department, Washington, March %
Sir: Proceed to St Paul, MIMI, by the
18th inst, and establish temporary re-
cruiting rendezvous for the enlistment of
men for general service in the United States
navy. When sufficient number have been
enlisted to warrant, you VIII send them to
the receiving ship Vermont navy yard, New
your party and order the officer to return
Immediately to the rendezvous.
From st. Paul you will proceed to such
other places as in your judgment may
offer opportunities for enlisting men for the
navy, and will include Duluth, Milwaukee,
Chicago and such other places as may be
designated in the future. Send all men en-
listed to the Vermont. The medical officer,
the engineering officer and a boatswain will
be ordered to report to you at the Ryan
hotel, ST. Paul, Mimi, at a. m, on the
18th inst, for duty in connection with
these enlistments. Upon being relieved
or upon the completion of this duty, return
to Chicago, ILL.,, and resume your present
duties John d. Long.
A circular from the navy department
at Washington states that all men
physically and mentally qualified may
enlist under the following conditions:
1. The term of enlistment is for three
2. Persons enlisted for the naval service
must be of robust frame, intelligent. of
perfectly sound and healthy constitution,
free from any physical defects or malfor-
nation, and not subject to fits.
8. Physical examinations are made by a
naval surgeon at the place of enlistment
4. Persons are not enlisted as landsmen
if over the age of 25, unless they possess
some mechanical trade; nor over IS, even
though possessing a trade.
5. No person will be enlisted who does not
understand and speak the English Ian
guage.
6. No allowance will be made for travel
ing expense, whether accepted or not.
z. Application for enlistment can be made
to the commanding officer of the U. S. S.
Wabash, navy yard, Boston. Mass; U.
S. S. Vermont, navy yard, New York; U.
S. S. Richmond, navy yard League Island
Pa. U. S. S. Franklin, navy yard, Nor
folk, Va, and the U. S. s. Independence,
navy yard. Mare Island, Cal.
The age of enlistment for ordinary sea-
men is from eighteen to thirty. Landsmen
are admitted from eighteen to twenty five,
and cooks from eighteen to thirty. Re-
cruits for all other positions, such as ship
wrights, machinists, blacksmiths firemen,
coal passers, etc., are taken from the ages
of twenty to thirty five. Retarded de-
velopment, weak constitution, feeble intel
lect, poor eyes, inherited disease and a
number of other physical ills will debar
applicants from enlisting. ms r..-t1 sicl-
The salaries paid are: shown in the fol-
lowing table: