The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-03
MASTERING OFFICER HERE
WILL BEGIN WORK AT CAMP
RAMSEY THIS MORNING
DR.. Harvey, of the Army; DR.. Samp-
son, OF Minneapolis, and DIR.
Davis, of st. Paul, VIII Assist the
Surgeons of the Various Regf-
ments of Volunteers Already in
Camp.

ments of Volunteers Already in
Camp.
The first of the Minnesota troops will
be mustered in this afternoon.
Capt. SWigert, the officer designated
by the Washington authorities to mus
ter in the Minnesota troops, arrived in
the city yesterday morning and called
on Gov. Clough.
Capt. Swigert's orders are to pro-
ceed Immediately to make soldiers of
| the Minnesota volunteers.
! In response to a telegram sent the
war department by Gov. Clough yester-
| day, adviceS were received from Sec
reJary Alger stating that troops should
be mustered in with all possible dis
patch
1t is not known just how long it will
take to so through the formality of
mastering in the militia now encamped
at the fair grounds, as the physical eX-
animation to be conducted by the fed
eral authorities will necessarily occupy
considerable time.
Capt. Swigert's part of the pro-
| sramme will occupy comparatively lit
tie time, as the company rolls will be
| turned over to him and checked up
with the lists turned in by the examin-
! ing board.
Acting in accordance with advices
from the war department ard the in
structions brought by Capt. Swigert,
Gov. Clcue h sent the following telegram
to Col. Boble ter giving him full instruc
| tions as to the reception of the federal
examining board:
May 2, '9s.
! Col. Jos. Bobleter-
| Camp Ramsey:
Simpson. Of M Minneapos, n pc S. M and DR.. s'H Davis. Of
! st. Paul, viii meet at your Office tomor-
| row at 1890 a. m. Please be there to re-
ceive them. They ready to examine
| surgeons and troops as soon as possible
| thereafter. Notify surgeons to be at your
headquarters at 10:30 tomorrow morning,
and have with them their diplomas and
such other credentials they can present.
| They will be with you for dinner. Try ana
make them as comfortable as possible.
| They will have to have a heated room and
one that is fairly well lighted. Try and
| arrange for all this. and be ready that there
be no delay upon their arrival.
ID. NJ. Clough, Governor.
1t is thought that it will require four
or five days for the board to complete
it's labors, inasmuch as all applicants
| have to come under the personal scru-
| tiny of some one member of the eX-
amining board. Doubtless the troops
! will all be mustered into the service
of Uncle Sam by Saturday.
1t is not expected that the troops
will remain long in camp at Camp
Ramsey, as the latest dispatches point
to an invasion of Cuba by the Ameri
| can forces, and militiamen expected
| that an order moving the Minnesota
troops will be received shortly after
all the troops have been mustered in.
There was an unusual absence of
| military men about the governors Of
| flee yesterday, most of them were busy
| with tEeir commands at Camp Ram
sey.
Gov. Clough received a telegram from
the New York Journal yesterday stat
ing that it was desirOus of sending
congratulations to Admiral Dewey, and
requested such an expression from Gov.
Clough.
The following was Gov. Cloughs re
ply:
w. R. Hearst:
In behalf of the people of Minnesota I
extend hearty congratulations to Admiral
Dewey and the brave men in his fleet for
their great victory the Spaniards at
Manila. This is certainly very. great
and signal victory for the people of the
United States. The gallant admiral and
his men are entitled to all the praise and
encouragement we can possibly bestow upon
them. 1t will serve to diShearten the Span
iards and encourage the Americans. and
contribute largely to the great and glor-
ious victory which we are sure to achieve
the Spaniards. d. M. Clough.
Governor.
Constant communication was had
during the day between the governors
office and Camp Ramsey, which great
ly expedited matters. Gov. Clough's
part will be over just as soon as the
federal authorities have completed
their work and the troops turned over
for service with the United States
army.
Gov. Clough completed the list Of
line officers in several of the new COM
panies and made several other ap-
pointmentS.
Capt. McKelvy's company, Of the
First, was completely differed by the
| appointment of Lieut.. D. Bruckart as
first lieutenant and III. j. Limperich
as second lieutenant. Capt. McKelvy
called and paid his respects to the
communicative chief of the military
forces of the state during the forenoon.
In the Third regiment, w. K. Naylor,
of this city, was appointed commits
sary of subsistence with the rank of
first lieutenant. Mr.. Naylor was for
merly captain of Company E at Mer-
riam Park, but resigned some time ago
to take up q law course in the state
university.
Wilson NJ Kemmer, of Olivia, was
appointed as first lieutenant to fill the
place made vacant by the resignation
of George S. Eddy, who withdrew from
the guard some time before the war
broke out.
Roy G. Staples, of Saltwater, was
made adjutant of the First battalion
of the Third; E. A. Slater, of Duluth.
and A. @. Rogers, of Minneapolis, as
battalion adjutants of the Second and
Third battalions. respectively.