The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-28
MIME WAS NOT AT FAULT.
HER TROOPS COMPLIED WITH
GEN. ALGER's ORDERS
1t Seems That the War Department
Has Since Determined ON a Larg.
er Quota of Men to Each Infan-
n ColOnelcy-Other Men Want
Epaulets.

Epaulets.
All the difficulty about an alleged
shortage of men in Minnesota regi-
ments has now been cleared up. It
appears that the determination Of the
army officers to make 1O6 instead Of
"a men the standard of an infantry
! company has been reached since the
formation Of the Minnesota volunteer
troops. The following dispatch from
Washington clearly explains the sit
uation:
Washington, May 27.-A member of Adjt.
ly with the president whether companies shall
contain 106 men or 80 men. The reason many
companies were reduced under the first call
was due to the desire of the president to
give more representation to the states II he
had insisted upon full companies Minnesota
would have had but two regiments and two
regiments and the corresponding number of
officers. Great pressure is brought to bear on
the president to organize regiments under the
second call in the same way, for the reason
that it will give twenty-five additional briga-
diers and three major generals Army Of
hcers insist upon filling up regiments already
and to have full companies instead of skele,
ton ones. This will be done If Adjt Gen.
Corbin has his way.
ThlS makes it seem probable that
Minnesota will be permitted to send
400 men more to the front, 700 to make
up the shortage and 1,700 under the
second call, making practically two
full regiments yet to be mustered in
from this state.
Gov. Clough's original letter from
Secretary of War Alger clearly showed
that the governor was not in fa'St
There is no doubt but that Gov.
Clough has made his selections of COM
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whether he will be called upon to fur
nish 1000 or 1000 men he will be pre-
pared within ten minutes after the for
NAL call comes
Despite very definite reports that
Col Shandrew will command the next
Minnesota regiment, DR.. A. A. Ames,
of Minneapolis, surgeon of the Seventh
Minnesota from 1861 to 1865, claims that
Gov. Clough has practically assured
him that he will have the colonelcy.
DR.. Ames says he will pick his men
from the whole state, paying much at
tention to physique. He also says that
Gov. Clough told him that Minneapolis
would be called upon for three and
perhaps four of the companies of the
new regiment.
Two things seem to be settled; no
town which sent out a company be-
fore and no militiamen who had q
chance in the first call, and refused,
will be given an opportunity to get in
on this call.
Gov. Clough said that ne was in
hopes the new call would include the
full quota Of 1,724 men from this state,
in addition to the 720 required to bring
the first companies up to the full regu
lar army quota of 106 men and officers
to a company. These will give the
state the equivalent of two more regi-
| ments, and will go a long way toward
satisfying the immediate demands of
those who want to go, but have not
yet had an opportunity.
General uncertainty exists at head
|. quarters as to the number of men this
state will be called upon to furnish.
Gen. Muehlberg holds that there must
have been a mistake somewhere re-
sulting from confusion between the bill
for increasing the. regular army and
that. for the creation OF the volunteer
army.
Among the applicants for colonelcies
are Capt, Morgan, Of Minneapolis, and
Capt. Teare, of Company G, of Duluth,
now with the Fourteenth regiment at
Chickamauga.
Senator Stockton, of Faribault, who
was a little late with his application
to get into the first three regiments,
came up again to endeavor to secure
a place for Rice county under the sec
ond call.
Senator E. T. Young, of Appleton,
| was another solon whose town was
desirous of securing a place in the field.
AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY.
The st. Paul Independent infantry is
the form and style selected by new
infantry company which completed it's
organization last night at the Schur-
meier building at Seventh and Rosabel
streets. The officers elected were as
follows William Ehrmanntraut, cap
tain; j. G. Reichardt, first lieutenant; !;
D. M. Merrill, second lieutenant; Nor
itz Helm, quartermaSter, with rank of
first lieutenant
Provision was also made for treas
urer, QuartermaSter Helm taking
| charge of the funds ex-officio.
The new company will meet for drill
| next Wednesday night at Schulz's rink,
Ninth and Broadway
The commissioned officers constitute
an executive committee which will look
after the affairs of the company. The
non-c commissioned officers are to he
chosen by their captains. If the or
! ganization reaches the strength of four
full companies, the members will elect
Cne member Of their own organization
as major
The officers elected last night will
serve until Aug. next, when the cleo
tioH Will ne ndO Tor the ensuing year.
or during good behavior.
ONE MORE FORMING.
Another company of volunteers is
forming under the direction Of William
Klein at 4S0 st. Peter street. Klein
wants eighty men.
BATTERY BOYS ARDENT.
Battery A has decided to join the
army as an infantry company, if they
are not called out as artillery
This action was decided upon last
night when Acting Capt Larson. at the
close of the regular drill, propounded
the question: .AH those who will join
the army as infantry step three PAGES
to the 'front.' s'a 80.
With the exception of six men the en-
| tire company advanced and took their
positions to the front
Three me n in the rear ranks said thew
could not go on account of having
families. while one man said he would
not go ait all unless he could go in an
artillery company.
The officers of the battery are con-
m nnT nPannP asosp@4.,.