The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-21
THIRTEENTH TO, COME
ORDERS ARE OUT FOR THE RE-
TURN OF THE THIRTEENTH
MINNESOTA REGIMENT
SAILING Is FIXED FOR JUNE
By the Middle of July or a Little
Later the Volunteers Who Have
Taken Part. in the Philippine
Native State-GOv. Lind Has No
Additional Advices.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Thir-
teenth Minnesota volunteers will leave
Manila for home with the third expedt
ton to return to this country. The for
NAL order has been prepared and issued
by Adjt. Gen. Corbin. The volunteers in
the Philippines will return home in the
order in which they sailed for Manila.
Under this arrangement the Thirteenth
will leave Manila between the 9Th and
18th Of June, and should reach Minnesota
about or little after the middle Of July.
Secretary Alger has received q reply
from Gen. Otis to his inquiry Of yester-
day as to whether the reinforcements
proposed to be sent to him to relieve the
volunteers would be sufficient for the
purpose of the campaign.
Gen. Otis replies in the Affirmative, the
estimate Of 10000 men to constitute the
army agreeing with his own calculations
The programme for the movement Of
the regulars out to Manila and of the vol
unteers homeward, therefore, will be car
ried out according to Gen. Otis state
nient. Gen. Otis adds to his message the
hopeful remark that he expects very
shortly to be able to report a decided I'M
provement in the situation in the Philip
pines.
In this connection the attention Of the
president was today called to the Mime
apolis plan of celebrating the return of
the regiment. Representative Stevens. Of
st. Paul, and J. E. Byrnes had quite a
lengthy conference With Mr.. Mckinley
concerning the disposition of the volun-
teer regiments in the Philippines. After
the president had assured them that the
programme that had been decided on last
January, of bringing the volunteers home
| just as soon as the regulars could take
their place, would now be carried out
and that the Minnesota regiment would
return some time i'll June, Mr. Mckinley
practically accepted an invitation to be-
| come the guest Of the Twin Cities. The
president stated that had it not been for
the uprising Of the natives in the Philip
pines three months ago the volunteer reg
iments would have been home by this
time. lie further stated that Gen. Otis
| would have been weakened if the volun-
teers had been brought home at any time
since the native uprising occurred.
Now that the war department Is able
to send. regulars to sustain Gen. Otis
the volunteers will return soon. It Is
only carrying out the original pro-
".
Lind's letter and the solicitude on the
part Of the friends and relatives of the
| Minnesota boys, but saM that he believed
| that public sentiment would not have
sanctioned the withdrawal of any Amer
lean troops under fire.
Gov. Lind stated last evening that he
had received no further advices from the
Thirteenth regiment that would throw
any additional light upon the cablegram
| received by him and published in the
G O Q yesterday.
He stated that he hardly looked for
anything further just at present and for
the time being he exepcted to remain in
the dark as to it's Importance.
Adjt. Gen. Lambert received a cable
gram from his brother about week ago,
asking that his discharge be secured i'm
mediately. The same day he received a
letter, dated month before, in which
Sergeant Lambert said he was in good
health. Gen. Lambert was quite mysti-
fed over his telegram, and more SO when
Gov Lind received his asking for the i'm
mediate return of the regiment
Thomas Cochrane received the follow
ing telegram from Congressman Stevens
yesterday:
1.-The Thirteenth Minnesota will leave
Manila on third expedition about June
20 next. The president has approved this
order"