The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11
COMPANY rs Two CAPTAINS
CAPT. VAN CLEVE INSISTS HE
IS PHYSICALLY FIT


Has Been Named and Taken
Charge-There Is a Demand for
Recruits Owing to the Rigid Ex-
nmination-SmnlI Sunday Crowd
Went Out to the Ground.
The pomp that marks the dominion.
of the idea military has not yes put in
an appearance a Camp Ramsey. Per-
hapS that accounts for the COMPARE
tive lack Of interest on the part of
those members of the fair sex who
have not relatives in the Fifteenth
Minnesota in the doings at the camp.
Not more than 1000 people all told
visited the camp yesterday. If. instead
of 1850 brawny young men in the neg
ligee of the camp, civilian negiigee at
that, there had been as many youths
clad in the habilaments of war under
the canvas at the fair grounds yester
day, there would have been many
more nickels in the cash box of the
street car company today.
The sights about the company
streets We're not particularly inspir-
ing and not at all suggestive of a life
of glory. The boys were getting their
share of the dull side of a soldiers life,
a foretaSte of what is to come when
there will be no dress parade and only
a struggle for existence in the marshes
of Cuba. The men were naturally de-
pressed. Even the work of the camp,
the routine of drill, work and more
drill that helps to dissipate the ennui
of everyday life was suspended, and
the men just lay around in their tents
and speculated on when the uniforms
would come and when they would lie
sent to the front.
About the former there is not much
room for speculation. 1t depends en-
tirely on when the muster is complet-
ed. AS to the latter, some of the men
and officers had been reading about
the possibilities of peace and were
somewhat gloomy over the probability
of seeing nothing of service other than
to do garrison duty somewhere in the
tropics as a part of the army of oc-
cupation-which is not what they vol
unteered for. One especially hopeful
officer said
Il see our finish; We'll have to go
down to Cuba and fight the insur-
gents. If it wasn't for the certainty
of the necessity for their getting
licking we'd have no chance at ALL"
When life at the camp was at it's
brightest, when every officers tent mad
its quota of guests and every recruit
was looking for some familiar face in
the crowds that peered into the tents,
Gov. Clough arrived and fixed a little
matter that had been overlooked.
In the appointment of the majors
there had been no indication of senior
ity. Both the commissions had been
issued on the same day, and it was
matter of some Importance as TO
who had precedence, Maj Gotham or
Maj. Hand. In case of Col. Shandrew
becoming a brigadier and Lieut.. Col.
Leonhauser getting his colonelcy, there
would be doubt as to the ranking Of
ficer. The governor fixed that. He in
Dictated officially that Maj. GotZian was
the ranking major.
He did something else. He reappoint-
ed Capt c. 2. Bond, of Minneapolis, to
the command of Company I. By ap-
pointment there are two captains Of
Company I, but neither one of them
has qualified as yet. Capt Bond put
III an appearance yesterday and took
command of the company. He was ap-
pointed to the command when the regi..
ment was called out. He did not ac-
cept the appointment. Mrs. Bond OBJ
jected. Capt. Bond is a lawyer and
he lives in Minneapolis. He was in the
regular army from 1881 to 1887, and
served on the frontier He carries d
bullet about in his hide as a souvenir
of a campaign he made under Miles in
Company I, Fifth U. S. infantry. When
he left the regular organization and
settled in Minneapolis, he went into
the militia and was again in the First
regiment, NJ. n. G.. So he was rather
pleased to find himself appointed to
the command of Company I, Of the Fiji
teenth Minnesota.
Mrs. Bond wasn't pleased. She had
relatives in the army and she did not
like the idea of her husband going. She
protested so effectively that Capt. Bond
old net accept the commission, and
Capt. Van Cleve got it, The latter was
turned down in the physical examina-
ton Saturday, and when Capt. Bond
heard of this he determined that he
must go to the front. The result was
Clough, and again put in command OF
the company.
But the end is not yet. 1t is regi-
mental gossip that when Van Cleve
was rejected on the physical examna-
ton he went into St. Paul and hal
himself examined by a whole board of
physicians, who pronounced him sound.
He makes the contention that he is
physically fit and wants his command,
He was not at the camp yesterday and
just what he will do about the matter
Is not clear The commission of Capt.
Bond will reissue this morning.
While the governor was on the
ground yesterday, he assured Col.
Shandrew that he would issue trans
portation for all the men it was
thought necessary to bring into camp
to fill the regiment The transporta-
ton will be issued to a lot of half
dozen or so in any town where they
may be gotten together. The order was
issued by the governor when it became
apparent that many of the companies