Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-04-29
STATE IS PATRIOTIC.
Governor Briggs Has Numerous APP
plications from Men Who Want
to Serve the Nation.
Several Ask for Commissions to Raise
Regiments and Others Offer
their Services.
Fargo and Grand Forks Offer to Re.
cruit Several Companies if
they are Wanted.
North Dakotans Want to Go.

North Dakotans Want to Go.
The governors Office is in receipt of
numerous letters and kilograms, from
men who want to 60 to the front. Some
OF them want to go to the scene of
trouble as commissioned officers, others
offer to raise troops, some offer their
services as surgeons and others want to
go in any old capacity, SO long as they
get there. Some of the applicants are
as follows:
Col. H. NJ. Creel inspector general of
the state militia and a graduate of West
Point says: 81 want to go to the front
and stay till the war is over"
A. M. Packard of Mandan, a colonel
on the staff of the governor offers his
services to the United States in any
capacity in which the governor may see
tit to designate.
Thos. Allen Of Williston offers the
services of himself and twenty other
cowboys to help wipe out the Spanish.
Seven officers and forty privates,
among the cadets at the state university
at Grand Forks offer their service to the
government, and are at the disposal of
the governor. They have been receiv-
ing military training under an officer of
the regular army.
A. l.. Carey of Grand Forks, formerly
state commissioner. of insurance, says
he can raise a company there and wants
a commission from the governor to do
so.
H. A. Ball, a member of the G. A. R.
at Grafton, says: "If there is a show
for a commission as lieutenant quarter.
master or any old thing, give me a
chance"
William r. Nacssle of Grand Forks
wants a commission. He does not specify
what grade he looks for.
Ed. H. Wallace of Armenia offers his
services to the governor, if he can be of
service to the government.
Walter F. Gushing, formerly deputy
state land commissioner, applies to the
governor for a commission.
H. j. Rowe of the state board of
examiners, wants a commission as
surgeon.
Fred L. Goodman of Hillsboro offers
the services of forty-three volunteers
who have been mustered. he says he
will have sixty today.
Mayor J. A.'Johnson of Fargo informs
the governor that he has enough names
enrolled to form a company.
id. Parker Of Fargo guarantees to
raise 100 men for service by tonight.
In addition to these individual appli-
cants, the companies of the state militia
have all made manifest their willingness
to go. The same is true of the battery
at Lisbon which was one of the first
organizations to tender it's service. It
seems to be the general opinion that the
regiment of militia will be given the
first chance, and that enough of the
men will go to fill the quota desired
from this state. If there is a second
call for troops, the other men will have
chance.
Adjutant General Miller has every
thing in readiness to send out instruc.
tons to the officers of the regiment as
soon as the call for troops is received by
the governor. Instructions are already
prepared so far as possible before the
actual orders are received. Col. Tul-
Ter, Chief OF supply, will be kept busy
preparing for transportation as soon as
orders to mobilize the troops are re.
ceived. General Miller will have charge
OF all this work of preparation of sup.
plies, issuing of orders and other work
and he is an old soldier and under
stands what is to be done.
1t is generally agreed that members
OF the militia who have families to sup
port and those too young, will not be
asked to go. There are plenty Of able
bodied n independent men-who are
eager to go and fill any vacancies. The
proper discretion in these cases will
doubtless be exercised by the officers
there are plenty to fill the ranks without
working hardship-which is not the aim
OF the government at this time.
Burned to Death,
A serious accident that resulted in the
death of the 2-year-old danohtar of