The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-03
MEN MAY NOT MARCH
NEW TROUBLE CROPS OUT IN THE
RANKS OF THE THIR-
TEENTH
LAST ORDER OF COL. AMEs
Regiment Will Be Mustered Out To-
day, and on Wednesday the Men
Will Receive Their Pay-This De-
ON the Part of the Men-Six to Be
Left.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2-(Special)-
The first battalion of the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment will be mustered out of
the service Of the United States at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning. The other
battalions will follow and by night the
regiment, as such, will have ceased to
exist. The men will not be paid until
Wednesday, but after tomorrow will be
free to come anG go as they may desire.
The start for home will be made Thurs
day.
An examination of the men in hospitals
will be made tomorrow by Maj. Fitz-
gerald with a view to determining who
will have to be left behind when the regi-
ment moves. There are about fifty men
belonging to the Thirteenth now in the
hospitals and it is estimated that at least
six will be unable to stand the journey. .
The men of the Thirteenth are not en-
tirely satisfied with the delay in receiving
their pay and today are more open in
expressing their views than they were
on Saturday when the announcement
was made. The reason given for the de-
lay Is that the paymaSter'S department
is overburdened with work and unable
to reach the regiment until the date
named. The men, however, do not ac-
cept this as being the truth and say that
the delay is due to the influence brought
to bear on the department by the Mime
apolis politicians, who are moving heaven
and earth to make the arrival of the
regiment and the date of the residents
visit SynchroniZe.
A number Of different companies held
meetings this afternoon and resolved to
take no part in the parade when the reg1-
ment reached the Twin Cities. 1t may
be that the men are mistaken in their
opinion, but they refuse to be convinced
of their error, If there is one, and say
they will not march.
Not long ago it was announced that
the rolls of the regiment were in better
condition than those of any other organ1-
cation that has reached San Francisco,
and as they have been in the hands of
the paymaster's department for the past
nine days, the men refuse to believe that
the excuse offered is anything but a
subterfuge engineered by the Minneapolis
politicians. The men also assert that the
delay is further due to a we'll organized
scheme to endeavor to force the men to
spend their money in Minneapolis, in
stead of San Francisco. They are very
sore at present and unless there is
marked change in sentiment there will
be no parade in either ST. Paul or Mime
apolis.
This morning the following order was
issued by Col. Ames:
The day has at last arrived when the
United States government sewers the
bonds which have bound the officers and
enlisted men of the regiment together as
unit for the past seventeen months:
1t has been an epoch in our lives fraught
with thrilling experiences, untold dangers
and long suffering and hardships en-
dured in foreign lands, under tropical
suns, battling with savage, treacherous
foes that our glorious flag may be re-
spected by every nation on the face of
the earth. How well the sturdy boys OF
the North Star state have done their duty
is already matter of history. We may all
feel Justly proud of the record made by
our regiment and it is evident to us all
that the people of Minnesota are also
proud of this regiment, for we have re-
ceived information that receptions of so
grand a character await us at our homes
as will amply repay us for all the hard-
ships endured and dangers encountered.
Let us, therefore, maintain our organlza-
tion although mustered out of service,
return to our friends on the special
trains generously provided by them ana
give our loyal people last chance to see
their beloved regiment intact, and then
the members of the Thirteenth Minnesota
volunteer infantry may say to each 0tn-
err: EAU revoir, but not goodbye For
we all hope to meet each other often IN
commonwealth.
All the officers and men or TINS regl-
ment will report at the ferry at the loot
of Market street at IL o'clock a. M,
Thursday, Oct s. All baggage at camp
will be ready for transportation by gov
eminent teams at o'clock a. M, and Will
be kept separate by companies. All bag
gage not at camp will be delivered at fer
nv not later than $50 a. m. Companies
will furnish details to handle and accom-
pany baggage.
The following arrangement of trains
has been designated by lot: Headquar-
tiers. field staff and band, and the First
battalion, consisting of Companies A, Il,
I. and F. under command of Maj. Ed.
S. Bean, will constitute the first division
over the Northern Pacific railroad. The
Third battalion, consisting of companies
G, D. E, and II, under command or
NAL Moves c. Robinson, will constitute
the second division over the Northern
Pacific railroad. The Second battalion,
consisting of Companies K, l., M and G,
under command of Maj. Joseph F. Mas
terman will constitute the third division
over the Great Northern road. Battalion
adiutants and sergeant-majors will ac-
company their respective battalions, and
surgeon. hospital steward, and hospital
corps men will be designated for each sec
tion. Oficers will carry side arms and
men their blanket rolls as in parade In
ST. Paul and Minneapolis; blue uniforms,
campaign hat blanket roll and legg1ngs
will be worn. Rifles and belts Will be Is
sued upon arrival in st. PAU.