The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-04-27

Minnesota's men will join the mighty host
to avenge the dead of the Maine and strike
the shackes from Cuba's worse thaf
slaves of Spain. And In the Impending
struggle the volunteers of Minnesota Will
acqut themselves with as much credit TO
the state and the nation as did the gallant
old First Minnesota on the bloody battie-
field of Gettysburg.
Yesterdays sun rose to shine on state
of peace in Minnesota: it sank to rest last
evening SCARED with premonitions of COM
Ing strife, and night set in on the closing
scenes of the beginning OF time Oh war.
With the coming of today men who yester-
day were attending quietly their peace1ul
avocations will take up the implements OF
warfare and hurry to join with others OF
Minnesota's sons in the defense of the
nation.
All day yesterday the office Of Gov.
Clough at the state capitol was IN state
of unrest and unusual activity. Messenger
after messenger found his way to the ONCE
of the chief executive with ominouS ap-
pearing kilograms, nearly all of them from
the national capital. Some were from the
war DEPARTMENT., transmitted In clpher
form. and We're kept a secret from all
prying eyes, The sinews of war were tight
enng and momentarily the governor was
expecting the all-important dispatch, call
ing for volunteers. 1t did not come until
late in the day, however. At O'Clock In
the afternoon a blue-coated Western Union
messenger hurried into the governors Of
flee and handed Secretary Hartley tele-
gram 1t was not different In appearance
from the score and more Of others that had
been received during the day but 1t was
the one that Minnesota has been looking
for ever since congress passed the war
resolution, and moment later Gov.
Clough came out and announced that the
war department had asked for three regi-
l.ents of infantry volunteers. The dispatch
from Secretary Alger, OF the war depart
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April a.
ITO Governor Of Minnesota:
the call of the president. date April %, 1898.
will be three regiments of infantry. 1t is the
national or state militia will be used as far as
their numbers will permit for the reason that
they are armed, equipped and drilled.
Please wire soon as possible what equip
ment, ammunitions and arms. blankets tents.
etc. you have and wnat additional you viii re-
Please also state when troops will be ready for
muster In the Cnlteo 0'a'eS eeiHtce, % %Detais to
Ao"o" y Secretary OF War
Governor Clough hurriedly read the mes
sage and sent messengers post haste for
the employees Of the office and the officers
Of the state militia who could be most
speedily reached. Soon Adjutant General
Muelhberg. Of the state militia; Capt. Nc
Coy the United States mastering officer;
Surgeon Fitzgerald, and other officers were
present They could not successfully con-
ceal their jubilance, and formality was
thrown to the winds. A council of war
was at once entered into. and the consulta-
tion which took place behind closed doors
Of the governors private Office. resulted in
the commissions appearing above.
The council of was again resumed
and after a careful compilation of the
equipment of the state militia. the following
message was forwarded to the secretary Of
war which also gives the requirements of
the militia:
Hon. r. H. Alger.
Secretary Of War.
Washington, D. c.
We have on hand LEO Springfield rifles cali.
bre 45 l7sO bayonets. 1917 blanket bags and
straps l. SOC haversacks and straps, 7S9 cam
teens and straps. 100 bayonet scabbards i SS7
web belts and plates 1.6S5 meat ration cans Is
knives, 65 forks, 1882 gun sings, A rubber