The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-23

upon the wedding day when the Spanish war
Crisis occurred and the regiment was ordered
S SHu.n; :, No. to be thwarted by the grim
MISS turner made their engagement public
on the train while en- route from North Da-
kota to st. Paul The two parted company
last night the officer to continue south on
his way to war, while his sweetheart will
spend the time with relatives In the East.
with difficulty as she took leave of beth
father and lover, possibly never to see one
or both Of them again.
Thousands Wait the Coming.
There is a second lieutenant Of the regi-
ment who is travelling as a common soldier.
He is Charles S. Lincoln and the son of
a prominent Iowa politician. Young Lincoln
has worked his way up from the post On
of private and was unofficially apprised of
the fact that he had been made second
Lieutenant. His regiment left the fort before
the official papers reached him.
Wives and Children.
A file of seven prisoners were sent to the
central police station to be taken to Fort
Smelling today. They are from the different
forts in the West and will be put at work
at the Smelling post beautifying the grounds,
etc.
A little after II o'clock the strains Of a
and from dozens of neghboring saloons and
eating houses rushed hundreds of soldiers,
black and white. Some were still struggling
with the remnants of ''ham and or a
chicken leg.
The signal to fall in was given and the
men marched into their respective cars. The
officers boarded their sleeperS and, amid &
roar of cheers. the two trains rolled out Of
the station
AS the lights in the windows of the rear
cars were lost to view in the distant yards
an cid G. A. R. vet yelled:
Three cheers for the boys. God prosper
them. and tiger for the freedom of Cuba: :"
quivered as the voices of the hundreds. who
had remained to see the soldiers off, rang
out and prominent Summit avenue man re-
marked to his companion, as the two wall Led
through the depot building:
"Who said St. Paul hasn't got the war
fever?"
These Arrived Earlier.
Four companies Of the Second infantry ar
rived at st. Paul at 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning from Fort Keogh, Mont. They
came over the Northern Pacific and left by
way of the Burlington.
This contingent embraces the headquarters
of the regiment, and is commanded by COL
John C. Bates, who entered the volunteer
service in 1861 from Missouri me soldiers
occupied frst-class Pullman, seven tourist
and three baggage cars. The horses, mules
and property were carried on another sec
ton which stopped at IN Midway %aere the
A baby was born in the car occupied by
the Second Regiment band. on the Northern
Pacific road, at $40 yesterday LuoIhiuS. !! ne
father is Charles Erickson, of the hospital
corps. The mother and child are now at
the city hospital, having been taken there
upon the arrival of the train. DR.. Ancker
was at the depot and accompanied the mother
and baby to the hospital
The Second regiment was very enthusi-
astic aggregation. The cars were profuse-
" decorated with the national colors and the
soldiers carried flags. The regiment band
played at the depot for while, and when
the train started out the band, in q for
ward car, struck up Hail Columbia. !"
There were thousands of people at the
DEPOT to see the troops and the boys in blue
were heartily cheered.
Chris Merry Hanged.
CHICAGO, April 22.-Chris Merry, convicted
of the murder of his wife, Pauline, was
hanged in the county Jail at 12:01 today.
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