The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-07
Islands The patriotic utterance of Pres
dent Mckinley. chat there shall be first

islands The patriotic utterance of Pres
ident Mckinley, that there shall be first
peace, then the settlement of the other
AS veterans of the war for the Union
we glory in the achievements of our sue
cessors In arms: In the bravery of all
classes of the land and naval forces of
volunteers or regulars in Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines or elsewhere. We
glory in Dewey now awaiting the enthu-
siasm of grateful republic. We glory
in Sampson and Schley, in Miles and
Roosevelt. Shafter and Joe Wheeler; in
the men of the North and the South,
fighting together. again under one flag
and for the honor of a united country.
1t is no time for pickering; there is glory
enough for all our heroes.
We are proud of the record made by
our Western men on every field and in
the record Of our Minnesota regiments,
wherever they have served. We have a
special welcome for the brave and noble
steaming towards their beloved homes.
We honor them for their fidelity, their
sacrifices and their victories in a far
country and under a tropic sky.
We urge that the government deal lib
orally with them as it has with the vet
Grams Of the war for the Union until ey-
cry man has been mustered out of life
close Of hostilities IN the the Philippine is s.
lands. There can be no withdrawal of
the authority Of the United States; no
lowering of the flag until 1t is honored
and acknowledged as the symbol of vic
tory and an honorable peace.
At the afternoon session the following
officers were reelected: President, Col.
Crooks; vice president F. M Thornton;
Secretary, ]. z. Lettner.
FIRST MINNESOTA BATTERY.
For the first time in three years the
survivors of the First battery Of Min
nesota light artillery held a reunion yes
terday and decided to make the gather
ing an annual affair. William Pfaender
was elected president and II. C. rShep-
herd secretary. Four were reported to
have died since the 1896 meeting. The
following were present: Henry Martin,
James R. Moore, Anton Grethen. Fred
Gerboth, r. C. Eagles. Henry Frey. D.
HI. Duryea, John Marth. Thos. Gordon.
JAG. Schoch, Charles Hers, John Kast-
ner M. w. Watson, M. Hail. s. w. Ira
cy, s. E. CrandaIl, r. Farnum and D. r.
Case.
SECOND VOLUNTEERS.
The twenty-fourth reunion of the vet
Grams of the Second regiment, Minnesota
volunteers, was held yesterday afternoon
at the office Of mayor Kiefer. The aft
efnGOn WAS CSfOtSO " d p0SitiSSo SCS0-
sion, the social part of the reunion being
arranged for today. j. W. Bishop. of
ST. Paul president of the organization,
presided, and Mayor Kiefer acted as sec
rotary Both the president and secre-
tary made short speeches, alluding to the
brilliant record made by the regiment In
the Civil war and congratulat4ig the vet
Grams on their appearance.
Joseph Burger, of st. Paul. introduced
resolutions commencing the action of the
national administration in the war with
Spain. There were objections raised to
bringing anything Of the kind into the
meetings of the organization and by
vote of thirty five to twenty-four they
were laid on the table. The election OF
officers resulted In the reelection of the
following:
President. J. w Bishop. of st. Paul.
vice president, Thomas Downs, OF Mime
aDolis; secretary and treasurer, A H.
Kiefer. of ST. Paul. The secretary re-
ported nine deaths during the year, anu
a total active membership OF ZUS
This morning the members of the asso-
citation will meet at the Ryan hotel at
9 o'clock and will visit Fort Smelling
From there they will be driven to the
soldiers home, and in the afternoon Will
90 TO the fair by the way of Minneapo-
lis
Tie veterans of the Second regiment
held 2 campfire at 35l Cedar street last
evening. Vice President Thomas DOWNS
of Minneapolis, presided and the evening
was passed in discussing the part the
regiment and the members present took
in the civil war.
Vice President Downs admonished the
veterans that for the next six weeks or
so they would be placed in very try
ing position by the new generation OF
soldiers He advised that the old soldiers
Join in and give the returning soldiers q
rousing welcome and pay no attention to
what they said about the veterans OF
the civil war. 1t made no difference what
the soldiers Of the Spanish war said or
did the old veterans knew what they
had passed through and the records were
Il matter of history.
Mayor Kiefer, after eulogizing the
work of the regiment during the war,
said:
1--WE will be country that will direct
the affairs of the whole world. AS to
our own state It is destined to be the
greatest In the union. 1 have always
cherished the hope that some dar we
will connect tic Mississippi river with
Lake Superior by a canal. 1t will cost
millions of dollars to do this. but In five
years the saving in freight rates would
pay for It."
Short speeches were made by William
Bircher. of St. Paul; A. II. Reed. of Glen
coe: x. V. Chase. Of Faribsult: J. r.
Beatty, of Mankato: ]. c. Donahower
and Robert G. Rhodes. Of St Paul.
THE OLD FIFTH.
Fifty members Of the Old Fifth gather
ed at the state capitol yesterday. The
roll call revealed that eight had died
during the wear President w A. Van
Slyke occupied the chair and Gen. III.
Nuremberg fulfilled his duties as secre-
tary. Remarks were made by Gen. Hub
bard, Capt. T. P. Gere, Capt. Rice and
Capt McGrew. The former officers were
all reelected for the ensuing term: w.
A. Van Slyke, president; A. G. Wall. vice
president; Fl. Nuremberg, secretary and
treasurer.