The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-29
MINNESOTANS MAY co NEXT
TWENTY-SEVEN REGIMENTS
ORDERED EQUIPPED

Twelfth and Fourteenth Minnesota
Are Among The Number-Be-
ncvcd That All Will Re Hurried
Forward to Join Gen. Skaters
Army in Cuba-Gen. Brooke Sc
Iected TO Command Expedition.
CHTCKAMAUGA, National Military
Park. Ga. June 2S.-The order issued
Sunday to Immediately equip and pre-
pare fifteen regiments of the First
corps to form an expeditionary force.
was revoked by Maj Brooke today.
This does not change the plan to pre-
pare for an expedition, however, since
the revoking order effects more es-
pecially the transfers that were not
named in the former order. 1t provides
further that instead of fifteen regi-
ments being Immediately equipped and
prepared the entire First corps of
twenty-seven regiments is to be hastily
prepared for active field service. and
the natural inference prevails among
the best posted army officers at the
park that the entire force will be off
for Tampa or other seaports within a
week or ten days. or as soon as trans
ports can be provided. The regiments
included are: Ninth Pennsylvania, Sec
Ond Missouri. First New Hampshire,
Twelfth New York. Twenty first Kan
Sas. Eighth Massachusetts,, First South
Carolina, Twelfth Minnesota, Fifth
Pennsylvania. Fourteenth Minnesota,
First Pennsylvania, Second Ohio, Sixth
Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia, One Hun
dred and Sixteenth Indiana, First
Georgia, First Michigan, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, Second Wisconsin, Third
Kentucky, Fourth Pennsylvania, Third
Illinois. Fourth Ohio, First Kentucky,
Third Wisconsin and Fifth Illinois
BROOKE TO COMMAND.
Maj. Gen. Brooke was appointed by
the president to command the corps.
Maj. Gen. Wade will be left in COM
mand at Camp Thomas. This is in
fact the understanding of members of
Gen. Brooke's staff and the change
made by todays order appears to have
been in accordance with Gen. Brooke'S
desire not to go to the front without
sufficient men for any emergency that
might arise.
The work of equipping the corps is
proceeding with all possible speed and
the quartermasters and the ordnance
departments are being taxed to their
utmost capacity.
The First Kentucky, One Hundred
and SiXtieth Indiana, First and Second
Arkansas regiments received their full
number of guns today. Revolvers and
ammunition were distributed among
the light artillery batteries and cart
ridge belts were handed out for the
Ninth and Twelfth New York.
1t is more than likely that the regi-
ments will all be paid before any of
them are ordered out
PAYMA STEERS ARRIVE.
Maj. Otto Becker and Maj. Seymour
Howell were the only government pay
masters arriving today, although TWEEN
ty-five were expected. Maj. Brecl1er
stated that the corps would begin pay
Ing the army at once. The privates
viii be paid at the rate of $3.50 per
month and the officers firm SIS to 1921. 81
per month. Maj. Becker roughly esti-
mates that the amount to be paid out
will be not less than S2.0O0,000 and will
probably run even higher. The fact
that the volunteer army has not had
experience in the methods of paying
the army will necessarily delay the
progress of the paymasters. There will
be numerous embarraSsmentS to over
come.
Already considerable stuff in the way
of equipment and suppGes has gone
forward for the regiments mentioned in
the first order and the men are busy
throughout the camp getting their
equipment packed for shipment. The
orders have not so far interfered with
the regular work and drills and ex-
ercises of all kinds were in progress
today.
George w. Holman, Company H.
Fifth Pennsylvania, died today at di-
X-iGinn 10
shipped tonight to his former home at
Reading for intermant