The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-04
OLD GUARD in SERVICE
SECOND AND THIRD REGIMENTS
CALLED BACK TO ACTIVE
DUTY
GUNS TO BE RETURNED
Adjt. Gen. Lambert ReOrganixinr
State Militia-First REGIMENT
succeeded by the FOurth-New
National Guard VIII Be Fully
Equipped-Decorat and Med
ais Conferred.

Adjt. Gen. Lambert yesterday issued
a general order calling for the reor-
ganization of the national guard. Copies
OF the order were sent to the COM
pany commanders of each of the COM
panies in the Second and Third regi-
ments, which, with the Fourth regi-
meht, already organized and equipped,
Will comprise the new organization.
Gen. Lambert Immediately upon the
receipt of official advices from Wash
ington that the ordnance department
had shipped guns and equipments for
the two regiments issued the follow
ing order:
General Orders No g.
l. The indefinite leave of absence, granted
by the communicating chief to the Second
and Third regiments of infantry N G. S.
NJ, while engaged in the service of the
United during the Spanish war, is now revok-
ed. and officers and enlisted men will imme-
diately report for duty with their respective
commands
II. The numerical strength of companies
and batteries will be reduced to the number
prescribed in sections Is and 20, of the mill
tary code, and all provisional recruits enlist
ed pursuant to General Orders No. 5, A. G.
O., Series of 1898 will be honorably dis
charged
Ill. Company commanders will prepare and
forward to these headquarters, within ten
days. through proper channels, complete mus
ter rolls of their respective commands show
ing the name and given name in full and
postoffice address of each officer and enlisted
man, the date of his first enlistment and last
re-enlistment and for what term, whether
present at the company station and availa-
Die Tor service, and such other information
as may be required by intermediate COM
manders.
The brigade commander and the command
ing officers of the Second and Third regi-
ments of infantry will likewise forward ros-
ters OF the field, staff and n-commissoned
stan and band of their respective organiza-
tons.
~. intermediate commanders when for
wardlng the returns required by these
ders, Will 1ndorse thereon such suggestions
as In their Judgment will promote the best
interests of the service.
BY Order of the Commander-in- Chief
In order to avoid the expense and
risk OF equipping companies which
might fail to come up to the required
standard, the order calls for reports
from each Of the twenty-four COM
panies upon which the adjutant general
may base future operations. AS soon
as these reports are received the dis
tribution Of equipment will commence.
Gen. Lambert has been laying the wires
for the reorganization of the guard
since he first took office and has been
at his desk until late every night for
several weeks, completing arrange
ments and sorting out the records of
the department, which have been piled
up in confusion without any SEM
blance of order whatever. While the
department has been quite successful
in securing the return of the guns by
the war department, means will have
to be provided for uniforming both the
Second and Third regiments
The clothing fund of the national
guard was drawn on very heavily to
provide uniforms for the volunteers
last spring, and, as the boys wore out
their suits while in the volunteer serv-
Ice in the South, new ones will have
to be provided. This item. however,
will doubtless be provided for by the
legislature before adjournment
Gen. Bend was the first to receive
intelligence yesterday Of the order of
the war department returning the
guns, as he sent a telegram in the
morning as follows: HAS order been
issued? If not, why not?" Later in the
day he received a telegram from Gen.
Corbin saying that the order had been
issued Tuesday. He visited Gen. Lam
bert during the afternoon, who had
just received official notification by
mail.
Both Gen. Bend and the adjutant
general feel highly gratified over the
turn affairs have taken, and believe
that the guard will within a few
months again assume it's old-time or
ganizat1on. Gen. Bend received a let
ter yesterday from Col. BObleter say
ing that he had received returns from
all the companies in his regiment with
two exceptions, and they had all voted
to re-enter the service of the state as
the home guard
Gen. Lambert said yesterday, that he
was somewhat surprised that the war
department had not ordered the return
| of the breech-loading Gattling gun,
| which belonged to Battery B, of Min
| neapolis, along with the Winchesters
| and other equipement He said he had
been assured that the gun would be
| returned, and it was in his opinion
| only q question of short time until
| 1t was received
The adjutant general yesterday an
nounced the following decorations for
| faithful service. Silver medal Charles
A. Clark, st. Paul, First Lieut.. Com
pany E. First infantry, Thirteenth
| volunteer regiment, now in Manila.
| Bronze medals to the following:
Lewis B. Crook, colonel and aid to the
| chief; Chas. H. Plum
mer, of Lake City, chaplain Third in
fantry; Fred E. Resche, Duluth, cap
| tain Company c, Third infantry; VIII
| liam w. Kline, Zumbrota, captain of
Company D, Third infantry; Harry
| Larson, ST. Paul, captain Battery A,