The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15

the second lieutenant's position when
vacancies occur. This should be an in
centive to many, as men from the ranks
can work up to important positions on
the line In the regular army this is not
possible except in cases where an exam
nation is taken and the test is so severe
that few gain shoulder straps in this way.
The order applies to all volunteer reg1-
ments raised under the presidents latest
call.
The regiment received its little stipend
from the government last Friday and it
is a matter of special note that there
were no riots or instructions among the
men, as new regiments as a rule, eX-
perience bad results from the paymaster 9
visit. Every man in the ranks received
something from the government according
to the time he had been in the service.
The average was about $12.
The men all feel very much elated over
the prospects of going to the Philippines.
From present indications the regiment
VIII leave San Francisco for Manila early
in December. One of the old members of
the Third stated to the G O yesterday
that he would much prefer to go to the
Phi ippines than the South in the United
States. AS a matter of comparison he
said the Thirteenth regiment as a body
looked much better than either the
Twelfth or Fourteenth Minnesota when
they returned from the field to be mus
tered out. The Twelfth and Fourteenth
looked sick and in bad form, while the
men of the Thirteenth looked we'll and
strong.
There is a spirited rivalry between Com
panies A and c of the First battalion
for the distinction Of being the crack
company of the regiment. Company y, in
command of Capt. Eugene c. Monfort.
of this city, and Company c., In charge
of Capt. Rickeman, have been Vying with
each other for the best mastery of the
drill. The former has more old and eX-
perienced soldiers than Company c, but
there is little vantage on either side
The regiment makes a fine picture when
executing battalion drill. The guard
mount at p m. is easily the feature of
the days routine.
At the post hospital fifteen are reported
sick, seven of which are typhoid cases
There are quite a few cases of grippe
and bad colds at the camp hospital all
| the serious cases being taken to the
post hospital building at the upper post
The sick men are all reported to be do
| ing nicely.
DR.. Berlin, who is in charge of the post
| hospital. is to be ordered to the Philip
! pines within a short time. He will be
| relieved by Maj. Bradley, who has been
! on duty in the department OF the Pa
! cific under Gen. Shafter- DR.. Berlin will
| very likely go with the Forty-ffth
Recruiting stations all over the United
| States have been ordered to FIJI UP the
depot battalion of the Eighth infantry
/ at the fort The battalion is short about
two hundred men. Many of those now a
part of the command are Only tenn
porarily assigned to the Third battalion
and belong tC other companies of the
Eighth. About twenty men have been en-
listed by the officers of the Eighth since
its arrival
The Forty-fifth has received it's regi-
mental and national colors On fair days
both flags float proudly from mound
in front of the regimental headquarters
Lieut. a. r. Jones is absent on leave.
The regiment is especially fortunate in
| its noncommissioned officers. A. Rodri-
| que, regimental sergeant major, enlisted
at the opening of the Spanish-American
war in the First regiment of engineers
He WIS promoted from the ranks to the
second lieutenancy of one of the
companies. Nearly all the non
commissioned officers are tried SOL
diers. Joseph A. Callahan, who will
likely be named as battalion sergeant
major was a member of the First Dis
| trict of Columbia regiment. He possesses
one of the honor badges presented to
the men by Pre- sident Mckinley for dis
| tinguished conduct at Santiago The
badge is made from The copper of one of
! the cauons taken from the Inflated bat
| tleship Maine. Without exception the
first sergeants have all had previous mill
| fairy 1XOpripOcH