The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-17
TO INVITE li'kINLlEY
COL, DORsT, OF THE FORTY-FIF"FH
WILL SOLICIT HIS PRESENCE
AT A REVIEW
EIGHTH MAY BE HERE, TOO
That Regiment. Which VIII Form
the Permanent Garrison at smell
ling. Is Now En- Route, and Will
Reach Here About Sept. 23-Fifty
New Recruits Received Aestef-
day.

New Recruits Received Yester-
day.
An invitation VIII be extended President
Mckinley by Col. j. II. DCrst to review
the Forty fifth regiment the same day
that the Thirteenth arrives in st. Paui.
The idea will doubtless prove a popular
enc The street pageant will present the
going and the returning. The regiment
now has over 500 men enlisted, and Is
RAPIDLY filling up 1t is expected that by
the time the Thirteenth reaches here that
the Forty-fifth will have a full compile
ment of men. AS fast as enlistments are
received the men are thoroughly equip
ped: in fact, in some instances the men
are equipped at the point where they
are recruited.
A squad Of forty men reached the
fort Yesterday afternoon from 1nG1anap-
oils, and were given quarters in one of
the company barracks. None of the men
wore uniforms, but taken as a lot they
were a very choice looking squad. All
big fellows, broad shouldered, with a
rudy complexion
~ small squad from Fargo also came
in yesterday Afternoon, which, with the
men who were enlisted down town and
at the fort, brings yesterdays additions
to the regiment to over fifty.
One battalion of the Eighth infantry,
which is to be the permanent post gar
rison, is expected to arrive at the fort
some time within the next ten days. The
battalion left Havana on the transport
foreseen delay, the four companies will
reach here about Sept. 90
The addition of the Eighth infantry and
the increase in the muster roll of the
Forthwith will make it somewhat
crowded but as it will only be for
a short time, temporary arrangements
can be made to accommodate all the
men.
Col Dorst has no definite idea when the
regiment will be ordered to start for the
Philippines. He expects to have full
regiment early in October. 1t has been
just a month since recruiting was start
ed, and today 500 men have been enrolled
Returns from outside recruiting points
are coming in much faster than hereto
fore which warrants the belief, Col.
Dorst says, that they will be able to get
away from here in a month or perhaps
a little less.
yesterday announcing that twelve men
had started for Fort Smelling from Van
couver, B. c.
The following is a list of the men who
were enlisted at the fort yesterday, not
including those who came in from out
side points Jay E. McLouth Harry w.
Stronis. George W. Fulton, ]. Wilscher,
John Hamilton. j. Fl. Foster, G. w. Coun-
ter, Jarvis c.. Whitman, Fred Rudgerg,
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calf, Frank Kuchyuski, F. H. Buley and
Charles Nelson.
The names of the officers who have
been assigned to the regiment within the
past ten days are as follows: Captains,
A w. Coggswell, d. w. Hand, T. ].
Rogers, and w. A. Marden. First lieuten-
ants, F. p Cook, E. w. Rowland, and
A S. Tibbets. Second lieutenant, ]. B.
Shuman.
AS fast as the officers are assigned to
the regiment they report to Col Dorst
and are given ten days detail on re-
cruiting duty. Over dozen officers of
the regiment are scattered over half
dozen states securing new men for the
regiment
Maj. w. c. Brown has been transferred
to the Forty-second regiment, and left
the fort last night to report to his new
command at Fort Niagara His successor
has not been named.
Eost Hospital Steward Vennemann stat
ed yesterday that men were needed for
the hospital corps. The pay in this
branch of the service is much better than
the fighting force, and there are many
advantages which soldiers are not slow
to recognize. The hospital corps of the
Forthwith as far as it has been organ
lied, is as follows: Regimental steward,
]. ]. Lee; hospital stewards, Thomas