The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-10


sieged yesterday by men who wanted
to know when and how much they
would be paid. There is a dispute
among the men as to what rate of pay
ment they are to get, some saying they
should receive regular state pay, 81 a
day, less ratiOnS or so cents, for the
time they have been in camp under
the states order, ard others that they
are only entitled to regular army pay,
or 52 cents a day.
Adjt Gen. Nuremberg and his Office
staff were busy yesterday preparing
the pay rolls on the basis of the pay
of the regular army, which is 20 per
cent increase over the wages paid the
soldiers in time of peace. For privates
this makes $3.50 per month, instead
of $13.
AS soon as the pay rolls are made up
they will be submitted to the COM
| handing officers of the respective regi-
| ments, and, when properly checked
and signed, will be returned to the
| state auditor.
The men who were rejected will re-
ceive pay for the time they were In
camp, the same as though they were
Irregular militiamen.
| Many of them now in camp say that,
| if the state doesn't pay them on the
basis of the state militia compensation
for the time they were in camp prior
| to their muster as federal troops, they
will take legal steps to collect the
money.
Capt. Swigert Busy.
Capt. swigert, the United States mus
tering officer, was an extremely busy
man yesterday.
My work is by no means completed"
he said to a reporter for The G b E..
III l could divide myself into ten men
won have work enough to keep them
all busy. 1 am now obliged to compare
every muster roll, and as there are
three copies of each the task is no easy
one. This has to be done to make sure
that the duplicate copies are all exactly
alike. An error in the record of a man
would perhaps, cause great trouble,
and that must be guarded against. I
shall not be ready to go to Washing
ton for week yet"
The men in the brigade are very
proud of the fact that the Minnesota
troops are the first mustered into the
United States service. The Twelfth
regiment was the first volunteer regi-
ment ready for the front, and the ex-
animation and mastering of the Four
teenth in one day beats the record
Capt. Swigert says that never in all
the years of his service as mastering
officer, has he known of such quick
work.
Hospital Corps Formed.
Among other orders received at camp
from Washington yesterday, was one
to organize a hospital corps. Steps
We're at once taken to secure men for
hospital work. The service is quite as
exciting and hazardous as that of the
soldiers in the field, and the require
ments are the same as for the active
service. The following hospital stew
ards were sworn into the service yes
terday:
Twelfth Regiment-T. Wilson. A. N CUM
Walter j. Handel.
Thirteenth Regiment-Gaorge Grau, R. S.
Miles Jr., Austin Ward.
Fourteenth ment-Wesley Matchan,
Glen Matchan, Charles Getznger.
Gov. Clough visited the camp yester-
day and was so pleased with the ap-
pearance of things, that he sent the
following telegram to Adjt. Gen. Co,bin
at Washington:
Estate Camp, ST. Paul, Minn.-Troops all
mustered in, and l believe we have three
regiments that are second to none-:ha
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth regi-
ments. All anXiouSly wanting to get to the
front. Please do not overlook Minnesota,
the North Star state
The men in camp will in future be
made to feel that they are really in the
United States army. Privates will be
obliged to treat their superior officers
with the same respect and courtesy
that prevails in the regular service and
they will be governed by the same
rigid etiquette observed in the army.
They will no longer address their cap
tains as cap" nor will other titles be
abbreviated.
Social Lines ObIiterated.
Col. Bobleter yesterday caused an or
der to be promulgated requiring officers
to draw tight lines between themselves
and the men. Former social equality
will cut no figure now in the inter-
course of officer and private. Implicit
obedience is to be demanded of every
one and those who disregard this will
find themselves in the guard house.
The Thirteenth regiment guard house
was occupied for a while Sunday night
by three ruffians who discovered when
too late that the soldiers at the camp
are not to be trified with. The men,
who were under the influence of liquor,
attempted to pass through the lines af-
ter 10 o'clock and when a guard stopped
| them, they set upon him and attempted
| to throw him down. The guard struck
| one of the men on the head with his
bayonet, cutting the fellows scalp and
called for assistance. Other guards ran
| up just as the two other men started
to assault him and the guards captured
| the whole party and took them to the
guard house. They were later called
before Col. Reeve, who lectured them
and let them go with a warning never
to return to the camp while the soldiers
were there.
The following guard details were
made at Camp Ramsey yesterday:
Brigade Headquarters Details.
| 6:45 p. m.-Field officer of the day, Maj.
| Wright, Twelfth infantry.