The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-12

| Trouble I'm the Regiment-Im-
promptu Reception Held by the
| Executive Party Upon Arrival at
| San Francisco-Men Are Enjoying
| the Best of Health.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. u-(speciaI)
Tho feature of the events of today at
the camp Of the Thirteenth Minnesota
regiment at the Preside was the chilling
| frost which Gen. Reeve and the anti
| Ames officers received from the enlisted
men of the regiment. 1t was nearly 3
| o'clock In the afternoon when Coz Lind,
with his staff, who arrived in San Fran
cisco this morning, and the delegations
| from st. Paul and Minneapolis arrived in
| carriages at the Preside camp. ten.
Reeve was riding on the back seat of the
| governors carriage and kept doffing his
| hat to the soldiers, who 1ocked from the
| tents. The governor was accorded
hearty reception as the carriage drew up
in front Of Col. Ames' tent, where the
| colonel, with Maj. Bean and many Of the
| officers received the distinguished party.
| The regiments band was stationed in
| front of Col. Ames tent and played mar
| tial airs.
Gov. Lind made a short speech in reply
| to the welcome of Col. Ames, saying Min
| nesota was most proud of her boys and
| would give them a hearty welcome when
| they arrived at home.
| After cheers from the soldiers, the band
playing HE Is a Jolly Good Fellow"
| Col Ames introduced Mayor Gray, Of
Minneapolis, as the prime mover in the
matter of bringing the regiment home in
| its entirety. Mayor Gray was received
with wild cheers and made a short speech,
| praising the regiment for its bravery in
| the Philippines and its gallant conduct
under fire
| Gen. Reeve was hovering around the
governor evidently waiting to make a
speech, but at this point a soldier in the
rear of the dense mass of Minnesota men
yelled out:
whats the matter with Ames?'
The reply of thousand voices answer
ed in one grand yell:
"Ames is all right!'
Another cry went up, WHO do we want
to lead US to Minneseta?'
Again came the laundering response:
''Arnes! Ames! Our choice is Ames!'
NO CHEERS FOR REEVE.
The anti-Ames contingent was stagger-
ed by the outburst Suddenly Lieut.. Gar
celon sprang to the front and. waving
his hat, cried out: Three cheers for
Gen. Reeve, our old commander
The entire mass of enlisted men stood
rigfdly at attention, and not a cheer or
voice was raised in response to the call
of Lieut.. Garcelon. This situation lasted
| fully a minute and was only broken by
| some one giving the band orders to
strike up.
Then, amid the confusion of the Off
| GERS, the enlisted men drowned the sound
| of the martial music by loud cheers for
| Col. Ames, who is the popular hero OF
| the hour.
Gen. Reeve made no attempt to ad-
| dress the regiment Short speeches were
made by Rev. Father Cleary ard Col.
Hawkins, of Gov. Lind's staff. Ad5t.
! Gen. Lambert was the last speaker and
| he aroused great enthusiasm, by telling
| the regiment that $40 was due each man
| for services rendered the state before
! the men left for the Orient. Words fail
| to describe the enthusiasm when the en-
| listed men learned that tomorrow each
| one would receive bright eagle. Money
comes very handy now as nearly ell the
men are without funds.
| Gov Lind declines to discuss the
charges against Col. Ames, his reply be-
ing that the scene today at the camp is
stands regarding Col. Arcs.
The final blow was given today to the
| enti-Anes feeling and the officers realize
that for their own good they had best
| keep silent or the fate of the South Da-
kota officers will be theirs.
Gov. Lind will review the regiment
! Wednesday or Thursday.
The Press club. of San Francisco, has
! rendered the governor and his staff, the
c. Ha1p
| and the officers Of the regiment an invita-
ton TO make The club their headquarters
during their stay. The newspaper men
| of the Northwest are making the club
| headquarters. The people CT San Fran
cisco highly respect the Minnesota regi-
ment and seem delighted ut the feeling
Of the regiment in favor of Col. Anes.
GOV. LIND's ARRIVAL.
Gov Lind and his party arrived this
morning at $40. They were met at the
! Oakland ferry by Col. Ames and the
Thirteenth Regiment band and officers
! of Gov Cages staff, and escorted to
I the Occidental hotel, where most of the
/ officers of the Thirteenth were in wait
! ing. The governor was Immediately
! shown into the parlor, where he held
an impromptu reception, which la ted
! half an hour and then went in to break
| fast. With the governor were the
members of his staff. including Col. Van
| Dusee, of the Fourteenth Minnesota;
Col. Bobleter, of the Twelfth Mime sota;
/ Col. Roland Hartley, Adjt. Gen. Lam
bert, Mayor James Gray and Rev. James
Cleary.
/ The men have settled down into the
monotony of camp life Their mill airy
duties are practically over only small
detachment being detailed for guard
duty Owing to the governors arrival
and the consequent absence of all Of
fcers from camp, the date for the mus
ter out has not been fixed yet.
There is no change in the South Da-
kota regiment The three officers are
still under arrest. Col. Frost has pre-
pared charges against Slower. Bates and
DR.. Warne, accusing them Of writing IN
sulting letters concerning him and con-
duct unbecoming officers and gentlemen.
Regular army men say it does not mat
ter whether the letters are true or not.
If the facts are proven that the letters
were written by the officers or with
their knowledge, the court-martial will
return a verdict of dismissal from the
regiment.
ACTED AS ESCORT.
This afternoon Companies 1 and A, or
the Thirteenth marched under arms as
special escort at the burial of Capt. Rein
hold Richter and Sergt. Maurice Justa,
two members of the First California, who
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