The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-13

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Francisco, joining other regiments and
| be taken to Admiral Dewey in trans
| port steamers.
| Gov. Clough Immediately telegraphed
| Secretary Of War Alger that the Thir-
teenth regiment was ready to move at
| moments notice, as soon as the quar-
termaster provided transportation. Last
night he received the Following tele-
| gram in reply:
Your telegram reporting Thirteenth regi-
| ment TO move to San Francisco received.
The euartermaster general will give In
structions as to it's transportation, and
commissary general has been instructed to
provide ROY, travel rations for regiment.
by order of the secretary of war.
| n. c. Corbin. Adjutant General.
| The last telegram leaves the matter
! In somewhat Indefinite state as far
as moving the troops is concerned, ex-
cept that it Is evident that the govern
ment is hurrying the matter as fast as
| possible. The government officers have
beer instructed to provide for trans
portation, and they will undoubtedly
have some definite information to give
| out today. The railroad companies
were asked yesterday to submit bids
before night. for hauling the regiment,
and it should not take long to secure
| travel rations. There is hardly pos
sibility that the regiment will START for
| San Francisco today or tonight, but
| there is every reason to believe that
it will move tomorrow, or Sunday
| morning at the latest.
| IF I had the say in the matter
| could get the troops out Friday night"
said Gov. Clough to reporter for The
| G / o b e last night. The Thirteenth
| regiment is practically equipped now.
l have received a telegram from ST.
| Louis which says that 800 of the new
tents 1 ordered will be here Saturday
morning. and 1856 more Sunday morn
ing. and then the Thirteenth regiment
will lack nothing but uniforms, as there
are enough guns for two regiments.
| secured more uniforms today. What
they lack in that direction they will
get in San Francisco. OF course / can
| not tell how soon the government Off
| GERS will act, but ] should judge that
| they will lose no time, and all there is
| to do is to arrange for transportation
| for the regiment will have its things
| packed by the time that is secured"
KEEP THE WIRES HOT.
Gov. Clough also received another
important telegram last night, as fol-
| lows:
Orders require that volunteer regiments
| shall take with them all arms and equip
| ments the.' have and which the state can
| get, and the United States will then furnish
| the remainder as per instructions in Gem
eral Orders No 81. copy of which was
very limited and must be husbanded Pro
vision has been made only for fully arm
ing and ecuinning at San Francisco and
Chickamauga, and it is nearly impractcable
to make other arrangements. Danger is
that if stores are SHIPPED to regiments
elsewhere, they will have moved in the
meantime and not receive stores. Have
not information in regard to what you re-
quire. -Flagler, Chief of Ordnance.
The last sentence in the above is
rather amusing, as Gov. Clough and
Capt. Swigert have telegrap Pied to
| Washington from one to six times every
| day, a full list of supplies the state
had, and a telegraphic acknowledgment
| was received Wednesday.
The foregoing telegram indicates an
earle. departure of the Twelfth and
Fourteenth regiments for the scene Of
action than was expected. Chief Flag
Ter says that the regiments will be
equipped at points Of concentra ton, and
that means that the other regiments
than the Thirteenth in camp here will
not wait for government supplies 10
come. According to the telegram, Gov.
Ciough can telegraph today that the
regiments are ready, and then simply
wait for orders to move from Washing
ton. but he intends that the troops shall
be credit to the state when they leave
!, 1T, and he will make every endeavor to
fully equip them if possible OF course,
they are now subject to orders to move
at any time, and it is generally under
stood here that the Fourteenth will go
to Washington. There is no question
but what the Twelfth will go to Chick
amauga, and then to Tampa
The Thirteenth regiment is hardly
ready to move today, but Col Reeve is
having the men ready as fast as pos
sible. AS soon as he received the first
telegram from Gov. Clough yesterday
he issued an order that no more leaves
| of absence be granted, and In conse-
quence the telephone and telegraph Of
fees We're crowded with excited soldiers
who wished to inform their friends that
II they wished to say goodbye they
would have to hurry up The soldiers
also ordered good many supplies by
wire, being unable to get away from
camp.
The quartermaster's department look
ed like big shoe store yesterday. Sew
eral hundred pairs of shoes were re-
ceived by United States Quartermaster
Lieut.. Leonhauser. They were made
in ST Paul by Gotham & Co. They
are simply constructed of ordinary
leather with clamped tops and thick,
broad soles and square toes. They
look clumsy enough, but they promise
to be easy for marching when the men
become used to them. At first they
are likely to rub the skin off the mems
feet, but those who have worn them
say they grow very comfortable with
wear.
SOCIETIES ARE BUSY.
The ladies Of the Red Cross society
yesterday sent to the several regi-
mental headquarters bundles of books
and magazines for the entertainment
of the officers and men. The literature
was appreciated.
The ladies Of st. Luke's Society of
st. Paul's Church. st. Paul, sent a
quantity of condensed milk and canned
goods to the hospital for patients
Chief Stewart Grau expressed thanks
for the donations. He said the con-
densed milk was particularly welcome
Yesterday was pay day for the
| Twelfth regiment. In the afternoon
Adjt. vogel. with Lieuts Bulls, Smith
and Nicholson, went to the city and
drew $6.565 for the regiment. Of that
| amount over $4,000 was in silver and
the four officers had a heavy burden.
The money was distributed among the
captains, who in turn paid the men,
and last evening the officers of the
regiment received their pay also.
Sergeant N. E. Gates, of Company F.
Thirteenth regiment, was married yes
terday In Minneapolis, to Miss Julia
| Wigg, of that city,
Mrs. E. S. Person, wife Of Mai Per-
son, of the Fourteenth regiment, was
a visitor at camp yesterday. Maj. Per-
sons home Is in Zumbrota
MEN IN THE HOSPITAL.
The following named men are now
in the hospital:
F. e. Creighton, Company A, Thirteenth
| Heavy cold.
| John T. Whalen, Company K, Thirteenth
| Fever and ague.
o. H. Wurdman, Company NJ, Thirteenth