The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
has not been fixed upon.

has not been fixed upon.
Inc oTdcers OF the South Dakota Reei-
neut, Who arrived here under arrest viii
have T. face CourJ-ular ,iaI unless Cen
eTal ShaLter should decide otherw Sc.
q IEes nave been made against them
&' been tarW.-e- -5 r. --.. = l'...s--
teTs- In such cases the proc ledure IS for
m commanding general 10 examine. or
I&Fe examined by the judge advocate
ara tEen II ne believe they can be sub
startiated, or if the ludge advocate z n
eral make omnendat-On 10 that effect
q court t-marJial may 6e ordered and the
accused must stand trial
rs is what viii be done n this case
The charges are based on the letters writ
seen Waether II VIII take the form Of
conduct to the prejudice Of good order
ana military discipline or conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman"
The latter charge is the more serious and
IS oftener met with dismissal than is the
other, but the conduct prejuGiCial 20
good order, is also punishable by dis
mlssal II the cOurt-martial see fit. The
question of whether or not the writings
were true or false will not cut much Of a
figure in the case. ii is believed by army
officers for the crime of expressing an
opinion uncompiimenlary TO a superior
officer is serious one by custom as well
as by regulations. The fact that. with or
without provOcati II has been done has
served to nip in the bud more than one
promising military career.
The Minnesota Regiment has come home
with two vacancies to be hLed, and al
ready steps have been taken 10 I'LL them.
There is a second lieutenancy in Com
pany i, which is destined 10 be filled by
Bert Kennison, sergeant major Of the
second battalion. and Arthur de MeuLh.
cOmmiSSary sergeant. is booked for the
commissary officer the new law allows.
The adjutant, E. D. Falk, viii be raised
from a first lieutenancy to captaincy,
and the quartermaSter, W. H. Hart, will
be similarly raised.
The camp routine OF the Minnesota Reg
FQE hEGa hoo rfFr= -Trk
reveille at I and ends with taps at 10
clock There is not a great deal Of
duty provided for. for the Minnesota men
will be given liberty of everything eX-
cept guard duty, and that will not come
TO them often.
The officers and the band of the Min
nesota Regiment will be at the ferry this
morning when the overland comes in to
meet Governor Lind. who is expected to-
day. Governor Lind will bring the latest
news or the arrangements for taking
home the men. 1t has been learned that
there Will be nothing less than a special
train as far as the home State, besides
all KINDS OF welcome when the men ar
rive. committee of reception was at
the camp yesterday telling tales of what
was 70 come when the date of muster
There viii be a meeting of all commit
tees for reception of First California and
California Heavy Artillery tonight at 8
plans to entertain the Thirteenth Mime
sofa Regiment on Wednesday, September
The first Of the Minnesotans who have
been Fastening across the country to
greet the volunteers returning from the
Philippines who hail from that State ar
rived in San Francisco yesterday and
registered at the Occidental Hotel The
delegatIon consisted OF Jesse A Gregg,
Or. R. Seheffman; Fred c. Scheffman and
come as the representatives of the Com
merciaI Cluo OF st Paul, of which organ
lzati9n Eahd3f MT; is Gregg IS president DR..
Of that city and his son is almost as well
known, while the fourth member of the
preme Court Of Minnesota and one of the
States most brilliant orators. All ex-
pressed the keenest disappointment at
ahead of the transport Sheridan.
1--WE came by the shortest route IN
order to get here in time to welcome the
Reese yesterday, ''and as we did not eS
pect they would reach here before the
18th We thought we would be here in
ample time. However, we are here, and
We propose to make their stay in San
Francisco as pleasant as possible and
then take them home with US.
THE reception committee decided that
it needed $4,000 to bring the boys back
home in style and give them a fitting re-
ception. That amount was raised in ten
badges through the State at 81 each"
Governor Lind and staff viii arrive in
the morning by way of Portland and the
emil pci1 ~ Va ~nAAAAlCoOAdilo Will remain
in San Francisco until the regiment is
mustered out The volunteers will be
taken back East in Pullman sleepers over
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific from Portland, going from Saa Fran |
cisco to that point over the tracks of the /
Southern Pacific.
Lieutenant Governor John T. Kean of |
South Dakota accompanied by Railroad |
Commissioner Lafollette, visited the |
South Dakota Regiment yesterday. The |
band was called out in their honor and |
they were given a serenade at the head |
quarters tent