The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09

Colonel Frost is a graduate OF the in
fantry and cavalry school at Fort Leav-
enwoTth. kans. He enlisted in the Twen-
ty-third Infantry in the early eighties.
and rose from the ranks to a first lieu
tenancy. He has been Instructor in mill
taTy science and tactics in the South Da-
kota Agricultural College. but was recent
~ detailed as military secretary to Gov
ernor Lee Of South Dakota. When war
was declared he went to Chickamauga
and rejoined his regiment, but the people
OF South Dakota sent a petition to the
Secretary Of War and he was allowed 70
return and assume command of the South
Colonel Frost, on assuming command of
the volunteers at once organized the
stricteSt kind Of military rule. His men
srumbled because they were not given the
same liberties as other volunteers but IL
did them no good. On the firing line in
the Philippines he worked his men very
hard. and then when his officers took a
around.
When the Sheridan was fitted out and
the South Dakota and Minnesota regl-
ments aboard Colonel Frost assumed
command as ranking officer. 1t was then
that the deck scrubbing and scullion bri-
gade was formed and the guard a hun
dred strong, had to be called out The
regulars who came up in the Sheridan are
OF the opinion that both arrests and in
and that once the regiments get home the
whole matter will be settled
In the case of the Minnesotas that regi-
Hlei4N Is also dI outs with Its colonel. The
men assert that he got cold feet in the
Philippines and came home. He has been
in San Francisco about two months and
yesterday went out to visit his regiment
he received a very cold welcome Many
OF the officers OF the regiment turned
their backs on him, and this action
brought the tears into Mrs. Ames' eyes.
The sight of her tears moved the Mime
sofa boys. and they gave three cheers for
their colonel. Some OF the men of the
regiment are very stout defenders Of Colo
mel Ames. They assert that he was not IN
his right mind when he left Manila. and
has not even now fully recovered from his
campaign In the Philippines. Be that as
II may, all hands VIII settle their differ
ences when they go into camp to-day.
There was one stowaway on the Sheri-
dan who nearly ended his days in the ves-
sells hold. Yesterday he was taken in
charge by Mrs. Arthur Coddington of the
Red Cross Society and removed TO St.
Luke's Hospital. but 1t is feared by the
transport surgeon that his uavs are num-
bereq. The man 8 name is Arthur Sawyer,
and he went from the States TO Manila to
make fortune. He became stranded and
sick and, disgusted, slowed himself away
on the Sheridan. The soldiers kept him
alive during the trip, and yesterday he
tried TO make his escape The unfortlinate
Fellow was only able to totter to the gang
dead than alive. He was picked up un-
conscious and carried TO a berth The
Red Cross people were notified. and Mrs.
Coddington at once went out on the State
tug Governor Markham and brought MIN
ashore He was still unconscious and in
a high fever when the ambulance started
with him for St Luke's
The transport Columbia sailed for Man
ila last night, and the Sheridan takes her
berth at Folsom-street wharf at 10 O'clock
this morning The soldiers will be landed
after breakfast, and about o'clock will
start on their march 70 the Preside.