The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-29

This will be the last day for the Third regi-
ment at Fort Smelling. After a period OF ten
years spent at one of the pleasantest army
posts in the United States. Interrupted only
by the few months passed in the South and
CUBA during the Spanish war, the regiment
tomorrow morning will bid Smelling fare
Well and Will start for the distant Philip
pines That the Third will return to Fort
Smelling few army officers believe. If it comes
back 10 the United States it will probably be
assigned 10 some other post So the fare
well tomorrow will be nnal, as far as st.
Paul is concerned and there is general de-
sire to give the soldiers demonstration that
viii show them that st. Paul will not forget
them.
The regiment will start from the fort at
Z O. clock and cross the bridge to the trolley
cars which will be waiting on the opposite
side Of the river. The cars will leave there
at o'clock and will bring the men as rap
idly as possible to the union depot There the
men will board the cars, and it will be there
that the demonstration planned by the Com
mercial club, Acker pest, G. \. R., and Bat
terry \ will be given.
The members OF the Commercial club, Acker
post and Battery A will assemble at the Com
mercial club at $50 a. M, and will march to
the depot, where they will receive the Third
upon It's arrival with open ranks. The Great
Western band Will also be in attendance and
Will serenade the departing troops. 1t was
the intention of the men having charge of the
matter to give the men a more enthusiastic
send-of, but Gen. Page requested them not
to have anything elaborate. There SO
many troops in the regiment who are little
better than recruits and the weather is
so Indictment that Gen. Page did not consider
It wise to add to the excitement which will
naturally prevail among the men when they
leave. Gen. Page thanked the committee
which called upon him yesterday for their
good intentions, but requested them to make
the demonstration as brief possible.
The two companies of the Seventh infantry
which are to relieve the Third will reach this
city about the hour that the Third will depart
Company b, from Fort Wayne, will come in
on the Milwaukee, and Company D, from
Fort Brady. on the 500 line.-They will i'm
mediately board the trolley cars and be taken
out to Fort Smelling.
There is one member Of the Third regi-
ment who will not go with his company to
Manila. He is Patrick Scanlon, private in
Company G. Scanlon is posted as a deserter,
and if captured he will have to serve long
sentence in a military prison. unless he gives
satisfactory excuse for his conduct. Scan
Ion is veteran soldier and served twelve
years in the British army. Two years ago
he enlisted in the American army and was
sent to the Third regiment. He was always q
good soldier, and when Company went to
Walker last fall to relieve Company E, on
duty among the Chippewas, Scanlon went
along. too. He came back with the COM
pany, two or three weeks ago. and answered
union depot, and then asked Capt. French
for permission to remain in the city until
the following day. Permission was granted
and Scarlon has not since been seen. None of
his comrades have seen or heard of him, and
his disappearance Is complete. Now that the
regiment is going away the army officials
are locking for Scanlon, who evidently does
not relish the idea of duty in the Philippines
The members of Acker post G. A R.. are
requested to meet at the Commercial club to-
morrow morning at O'Clock to act as escort
to the Third United States infantry Similar
organizations are requested to join.