The San Francisco call., 1899-10-03
NESOTANS TO
Be DISCHARGED
BUT NOT PAID
Their Money VIII Be
Held a Day.
MUST WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY
BITTER COMPLAINTS AT THE
ENFORCED POVERTY.
Arrival of the Twenty Eighth Regi-
ment From Fort Meade-Sail-
ing Of Transports and
Clearing of Camps.

The Minnesota boys will be mustered
out of the service to-day, but they will
not be paid until tomorrow. a fact that
nearly caused a riot in the camp yester-
day.
1t has been the desire Of the Governor
and the people of the State that the regi-
ment arrive in Minneapolis in time to
meet the President when he reaches there
on October 13. For that reason an at
tempt was made to have the muster out
of the regiment delayed from October
to October 5, but in this the Minnesota
delegation was unsuccessful. The date
for the muster out was set for October 3,
and the men had no thought but that
they would be paid on the same day as
were other commands. There was great
excitement therefore when it was an
nounced yesterday morning that there
would be no money until Wednesday.
There was a howl of disappointment
and at once the men gathered around
Colonel Ames' tent and demanded the rea-
sons for the delay. They declared they
had to meet their bills this evening, as
they had promised to do SO in the eX-
pectation of being paid promptly; and
they wanted money in their pockets on
the first night of their freedom, and they
believed they were entitled to ii. Dele
cations from the different companies
maze lOTlOdl complaint 10 OOlOUGl AlI6Sy
but he could do nothing in the matter,
and beyond the fact that the delay In
the payment was by order of General
Shafter,. he had no idea what was the
About the time the committees had
come to a standstill matters were further
complicated by the arrival of the Min
neapolis Journal, in which was state
ment to the effect that the payday had
been delayed at the request of Governor
Lind, who wished the men to be, paid
only Just before they left here for home.
The statement did not improve the tenn
per of the men, and they were loud and
bitter in their complaints. To soothe them
they were told the Paymasters had too
much to do and could not pay them to-
day anyway, but the paymaster's depart
ment IS always kept up to its work, and
the men can be paid to-day and would
have been paid to-day If II had not been
for the order naming tomorrow as the
The men declare they are not babies
and they can take care of themselves
without the assistance Of the State Of
f1cers; They hint. too, that the ldea ia,-S Is
that they will break up the intended pa
rade in honor Of the President To-day
will be a lively one among the Mime
The South Dakota men are scheduled
to leave the service on Thursday next,
October 5, but there are disquietng ru-
mors TO the effect that the regiment will
be held until all danger of smallpox mas
passed. AT one time it was the intention
of the department to quarantine both the
South Dakota and the Minnesota re6l-
mcnts. but the intention was not carried
out. 1t is now being debated whether or
not to keep the command in the service
until the proper length of time for quar-
antine has gone by, or turn the men loose,
with a possible danger of infection after
they have reached their homes. There
has been no decision on the question so
far.
The Twenty-eighth Regiment has come
in from Camp Meade, Pa 1t reached this
side Of the bay at II o'clock and started
at once for the post. 1t came almost TO-
gether. the last section being but a few
hours behind the first. The regiment was
recruited in Pennsylvania and the sur
rounding States, and 1t has in its ranks a
large percentage Of men who have seen
service in the Spanish war. There is also
a liberal sprinkling of sailors, some OF
EdIonel Th0m VIII William NE E. BirEhimer' formerly
a captain in the Third United States Ar
tillery is the commanding offlcer OF the
regiment, but as he IS in Manila the regI-
rnent is in charge of Lieutenant Colonel R.
w Leonard. The command has put in
good deal of time at the ranges, SO is well
advanced in target practice.
uled to sail next Thursday on the Para
and the Zealandia-the headquarters band
and seven companies on the Para and flve
companies on the Zealandia. The Valen,
ella will sail the same day with a full
complement of recruits. The Hancock
is scheduled for the 18th inst: to take
Yesterday morning. This will clear the
camp of outgoing volunteers and with
the muster out of the Minnesota and, un-
less otherwise ordered the South Dakota
Regiment the Montana men will be the
only troops at the Preside besides the
garrison, a few recruits and the battalion
of the Fortieth and Of the Forty-thlro,
which are struggling into existence.
Reports from the smallpox hospitals at
the Presidio and on Angel Island show no
change in the situation; they bring the
information, however, that Corporal Lar
rabee the case from the South Dakota
Regiment is dangerously affected and
There were two deaths at the general
hospital at the Preside yesterday-WIl-
liam Tramell, private. Company e;
Thirty-third Infantry, left in the hospital
when the Thirty-third sailed for Manila
and Sergeant Nicholas Braun, Company
H, Twenty-third Infantry.
Braun had been in the service twenty
three years and three months In July
of 1896 his term of enlistment expired and
he drew from the Government 1920. His
term again ran out last July while he
drew in pay and travel pay S2333. He
again re-enlisted, but soon after was
hospital on the Para. He had wife and
five children living somewhere in Penn
sylvania.
First Lieutenant Sherwood A Cheney
of the engineer corps has been ordered to
proceed to Manila on the transport Zea-
Iandia.
Upon lHe request OF captain y. H. GOr-
don, Forty-seventh Infantry, quartermas-
ter and commissary on the transport City
Of Para, board Of survey has been ap
pointed to settle his accounts. The Off
Fl. c. Danes, Third Artillery; First Lieu
tenant w. S. McNair. Third Artillery, and
Second Lieutenant r. P. Brewer. Third
Artillery.
CAPTAIN Charles B. Hardin, Eighteenth
Infantry, has been assigned to the trans
port Valencia as quartermaster and COM
X,,ic and he will also tal<a ma ND
of the detachment of 425 recruits assigned
to her for transportation to Manila. With
the detachment will also 20 First Lieu
fantrv; First Lieutenant Ora E. Hunt,
Eighteenth Infantry; Second Lieutenant
c. NJ Smith, Eighteenth Infantry; Sec
Infantry; Second Lieutenant Charles E.
Kilbourne Jr, Fourteenth Infantry; Sec