The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-21
CHEERS AS GODSPE ED
MINNESOTA MEN SALUTE SOLDIERS
ABOUT TO START FOR THE
PHILIPPINES
CHAMBERS CASE UNCHANGED

Officers Recommended for Commits
sions in the New Regiments Are
Taking Their ExaminatiOns-GOv
Lind and the Members of His Par
ty Leave for HOme-NOrthwestern
Men Not Exposed to Smallpox.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.-(Special)
All the returned volunteer regiments
were much interested this afternoon in
the departure from the Preside of a new
volunteer regiment, the Twenty-sixth,
which left camp en- route to the trans
ports Tacoma and George Elder for Man
liza The Minnesota men gathered along
the roadssleading to the Preside wharf,
heartily cheering the departing regiment,
which sails early in the morning.
The return of the Montana regiment is
anXiously expected. Minnesota will act
as special escort, and will entertain the
Montana men at lunch the day they
reach the camp.
Captain Bjornstad of Company H, was
offered by the president today a commits
sion as captain in the Forty-second Regi-
ment of volunteers. If he accepts he will
be the senior captain on account of con-
tiruous service.
The names of the four men selected by
Col Ames and Gen. Shafter as candidates
for commissions in the new regiment were
telegraphed TO Washington last night
and they will be physically examined to-
morrow by special board, appointed by
Gen Shafter, and will also take a mill
tary examination The two passing with
the highest marks will get the coveted
positions 1t is expected that the success
tul men will be Capt Bunker of Company
c, and Battalion Sergeant Major Loye
The affair involving Lieut.. Chambers is
unchanged, and nothing was done today
All hope for a peaceful solution.
The South Dakota men turned in all
their arms this afternoon.
The health of the Minnesota and South
Dakota regiments continues very good
no more cases having been sent to the
hospital since Monday. All men in the
hospital are ConValescent
Tonight the entire Minnesota regiment
visited the various theaters as the guests
of the citizens of San Francisco They
were afterwards entertained by the First
California at supper at the armories The
California regiment will be mustered out
tomorrow
Gov. Lind and the members of his
staff started for home this morning.
Thomas Cochran, of the ST. Paul dele
cation, is sick with a severe cold; nothing
serious.
Charles Hartman, Company C, has been
appointed hospital steward, and Law
renee j. Koerble, battalion sergeant
major of the Minnesota regiment
The North Dakota regiment will start
for home next week. They have every.
thing pretty we'll packed.
About 100 Minnesota soldiers and a
| large number from the Dakota regiments
will go to Stanford university Friday
night, taking the Minnesota band with
them. 1t is a function for all the uni
versity men here. The band gives
concert at San Rafael Saturday night
J. Two more cases of suspected snail
pox have been discovered in the camp
of the new volunteer regiments, which
! is a long distance away from VIII re the
veterans are tenting. There was no
possible chance for Northwestern sol.
diers to take the disease.
The South Dakota regiment has its
muster papers about ready, and is COM
mencing to think about going home.
Gov. Smith, of Montana, has arrived
! from the East, via Portland He is here
to welcome the returning Montana
| troops, which are expected within a few
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