The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-19
GOV. LIND AS HOST
OFFICERS OF THE THIRTEENTH
BANQUETED BY THE GOVERNOR
AND MAYOR GRAY
JOKE PLAYED ON MAI. BEAN
A BOGUS TELEGRAM OFFERING TO
MAKE HIM CHIEF OF ST.
PAUL POLICE
NEW SCANDAL IS BREWING

Charges Against an Officer of the
Thirteenth Preferred by Several
Enlisted Men of the Regiment
Effort Being Made to Hush UD the
TrOuble-MOnth's Pay for the
South Dakota Soldiers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-(Special1
Tonight Gov. Lind and Mayor Gray. of
Minneapolis, are giving an elaborate
| banquet at the Occidental hotel to the
officers of the Thirteenth Minnesota reg
1ment, the governors staff, the delega-
tions from the Twin Cities, the newspa-
per representatives and the mayor Of
San Francisco. A number of regular Of
hcers were also invited. The banquet
hall was beautifully decorated A mill
tary band played during the dinner
The greatest enthusiasm was displayed
after the banquet when the various
speakers were called upon by Mayor
Gray, of Minneapolis, who acted as
| POSTMASTER. All the speeches referred
to the gallantry of the Thil teenth regi-
ment and the hearty welcome which
| awaited the officers and men on their
| return home
| The following We're the toasts:
Introduction by Gov. Ind of the
toastmaster, Mayor Gray; Mayer Gray's
reply Gov. Lind for Minnesota; Gen.
| Reeve for st. Paul; Mr. Johnston OF
Minneapolis, 1.-The Private Soldier and
His Christmas Present." Rev. Father
/
Fitzgerald, THE Medical Staff of the
Thirteenth Minnesota; Maj Bean, "Po-
lice in Manila" silent toast, all standing,
THE Memory of Maj. Diggles and the
Dead Heroes of the Thirteenth;" Col.
I, Bobleter, The Twelfth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Regiments" Gen. eve, "The
| Old First and the New Thi teenth;"
| Col. Ames, The Thirteenth Minneso
| Regiment"
| This evening Mai. Bean received a dis
patch signed "a r. Keifer, Mayor Offer
| ing Bean the post of chief of police of
st. Paul, to take effect Oct 15 Mai
Bean wired reply to Mayor Keifer ac-
: cepling the offer. Now Mag. Bean has
Just received dispatch from Mayor
I<eifer saying: Il have not offered the
position of chief of police tc any one. as
there is no vacancy" Maj. Bean wants
to know where he IS at.
This afternoon the South Da,-oto wool
ment was paid for August amid great
enthusiasm. The regiment turned in
part of its arms and equipment and will
turn over the balance tomorrow.
Bert kenniston was mustered IN to 7av
as second lieutenant of Company A. his
place as battalion sergeant major going
to Private Lawrence ]. Kro /, cf Com
pany c.
NEW SCANDAL BREWING.
There is danger that anothe~ scandal
in the Thirteenth will be brought ~
hight before another forty-eight hou
has passed. In this case. Lieut.. Cham
oers, OF Company I, is the victim and
/ charges of a serious nature may he
preferred against him. 1t is alleged
that when the regiment was on shore
leave at Nagasaki, Japan, the lieutenant
/ became engaged in an alteration wi h
some of the enlisted men in the bar
room of the Grand hotel and that he Was
+ guilty of slapping them in the face.
| When they showed symptoms of retail
iation he pointed to his shoulder straps
and said they protected him from as
sault by enlisted men, 1t is understood
the privates with whotsl the controversy
was had have preferred charges against
/ Lieut.. Chambers, which may result in
court-martial for conduit unbec- ming an
officer.
AS soon as the men lodge formal COM
plant with Col. Ames he will investigate
the matter carefully, and if it seems to
be well founded he will designate soma
commissioned officer to prefer the formal
charges.
These will then be certified up to Gen.
Shafter for such action as he may see
fit to take. There seems to be an opin-
ion that the general will dismiss the
matter, as it is said that for him to take
any action in the matter might result
in delaying the departure of the regi-
ment for another week.
The affair has stirred up the regiment
The enlisted men will demand an apol-
ogy from Chambers or will press an in
quiry. Some of the officers of the Min
nesota regiment desire to hush the mat
ter UP and express indignation over the 3
action of the newspaper men of the
Twin Cities in sending the story home
The local papers will publish the story
tomorrow.
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
Social functions keep crowding in upon
the Minnesota men. Tonight Companies
D and L, of the First California, gave
banquet for the corresponding COM
panies in the Thirteenth in a down
town hall. Company K, Thirteenth
will be given a theater party tomorrow
night by California. wednesday night
the whole regiment will be taken, half