The morning news., 1899-05-11
MISSoURIANS TURNED LOOSE.
SIXTH REGIMENT is NOW OUT OF
THE SERVICE.


Different Regiments Have to Spend
Muster-Out Money Lieut.. Col.
Guthrie Received a Handsome Re-
membrance From Savannah
Friends-Capf. shuItz Gets "a Watch
From His Company.
The Sixth Missouri Regiment was mus
tered out of the service yesterday. In
point of time required for the discharge
Of the regiment it bore off the record,
for only two hours were necessary for
by II it was complete.
Three paymasters had charge of the pay
ment of the troops. One took care of each
battalion, and the payment of the SOL
diers progressed rapidly and without
hitch. Lieut.. Col. o. f. Guthrie said in
the afternoon that everything passed off
in an extremely orderly manner. and that
the feeling among the officers and men
was excellent. He was greatly pleased
to see it so and the total absence of any
of the bitterness that has prevailed at
times in other commands was a matter
of pride to him and the other officers.
The Missourians were a long way from
home and their travel pay on that ac-
count ran the amounts they received up
TO a nice figure. Col Guthrie estimated
the average sum received by the privates
at at least 500. Officers and non-com-
missioned officers received more. Respons-
ible officers of the regiment were delighted
TO receive certificates of non-indebted-
ness from the war department. They did
not come until after they had been paid
off by the paymasters, but the officers
were told that they might present the
certificates If they should arrive during
the afternoon, and there would be no
dff1culty about ther getting all that was
held up.
Col Guthrie was one of the officers
who proated by the arrival of the certif-
Gates by the afternoon mail He owed
about S6 and that had been settled up.
A telegram had been sent by Col. Letcher
Hardeman to the war department begging
that his officers accounts be gone over
and certificates issued. From the receipt
of the telegram from the colonel 10 the
muster out Of the regiment the depart
ment had just about enough time to get
up the data and send out the certificates
of non-inde btedness. BY the presentation
of his certificate In the afternoon Col
Guthrie got his $1,000 several months soon
er than might have been the case had he
waited for his accounts TO be taken up
in the ordinary way.
The merchants had their usual run of
business. Muster out Gays are busy ones
| for them, and their receipts are always
sWelled. As much money was probably
not spent for clothing by the Sixth Mis-
! souri, as other regiments that have been
| mustered out here. A prominent cloth
| ing merchant says 1t is those regiments
| that come from states in which there are
| either no very large cities or that were
| raised In localities distant from places
| of any size that spend their money for
! goods in his line. When a regiment like
| the Sixth Missouri, most of which Is
from st. Louis. or the Second Louisiana
| which came from New Orleans, is mus
tered out the men do not care so much
! about clothing, for they return to large
| cities. Soldiers from smaller places are
| glad of the opportunity afforded to take
| advantage of the good market Savannah
! offers
Soldiers from the cities, however. are
| those whom restaurant and hotel men like
| TO see mustered out. A prominent restau-
! rant man said last night: II did a good
| business all day long. Whenever a reg
! iment like the Sixth Missouri or the Second
! Louisiana is mustered out 1 clear a good
profit. l made 500 clear on the Louisiana
crowd. Soldiers from the cities know
what good eating is and how TO enjoy it.
! They are accustomed to good restaurants
| in the places from which they haii, so they
look one up as soon as they get flush with
their final pay Sometimes they order
wine with their dinners, and on the whole
| it is the city regiment that l like to zee
| mustered out Boys of some regiments
are satisfied within a % cents dinner
During the afternoon the streets wore
| their usual air OF A. muster out day Dis.
charged soldiers W ere standing around in
| knots with happy ooks One. could cas-
| lily differentiate betw cen the man who hao
just been discharged and the one who Il
waiting until next week for his regiment
| to he mustered out.
One of the soldiers was out at Thunder.
| bolt enjoying himself isltil train time lie
| was standing on SaNyV'r's wharf jinsline
lot of gold coins. II He had them in his
hand idly tossing them up and down Jus
enough to make them gis e forth their me
! tallic clink A bystandert saw the handfu
of stuff and said: "LoNla like somebody
has been mustered out" You are deat
right, old man. Just waA- until 1 gel
| back to ST. Louis and this will be leaving
me in a hurry"
The soldier was being narrowly watched
Gil the time. Presently the co server saw I
$50 piece slipping out of his hsn d. Ii slipped
slowly, fell, struck the wharf. a nd boundet
| into the water. The soldier io,NA ed over a
the dying circles that showed where tn,
coin had fell. "Wen, IN be - he said
That was all, that and a drina for h,
turned into the bar to drown his trouble.
as he had the gold piece.
Col. Letcher Hardemun goes to Ias hom,
i'm Missouri to spond thirty days leave
He is an officer of the Tenth Cavalrk. ant
| at the expiration of his leave he will 20 I,
Santiago 10 reJoin his regular comma nd
Col. Hardeman takes with him The h.A I'd
some saber with which he was present et
| by the officers of the Sixth Missouri
| Col. Guthrie was also the recipient of
handsome present during his stay in sa
vannah. 1t was a watch charm, a looket
that bears the battle flag of the Confeder-
acy. 1t was presented by three or four gen
| temen friends whom he met 4i SAVANNAH
Col. Guthrie served on the Jgsalashs.k,1 side
during the civil war, and WI e i's.H Senant
in Cockrers brigade, the Cockrell who ie
now senator from Missouri The cnsonol
he Of ~,