Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-05-26
THE MUSTER OUT.
Letter From Judge Sauter Relative to
the Muster Out.

Judge Sauter has written the follow
ing letter to Senator McCumber regard
ing the mastering Il Of the state
troops on their return from the Philip
pines: Congressman Spalding has
written to me and requested me, to as
certain the wishes OF the citizens of
Grafton relative TO the question as to
where the North Dakota regiment
shall he mustered out. whether at
san Francisco or ut some point within
the state. 4 thorough V of the
city has been made and particularly
Of the parents Of the soldiers, whose
wishes it is the unanimous opinion
should be respected in the matter and
without Il single dissenting voice the
desire is supported by everyone that
the regiment he mustered out at San
Francisco i'll view of the fact that it
Will mean from $40 to 5000 to each
soldier more 10 be mustered out there
than at some point within the state
and this will mean from $4,000 to
S1@.0G0 TO each company. But it is
further desired by. the citizens that
representatives from the cities from
~ 'iiN \'iiil''a1lAN' W 4 '"iistll
at some convenient point at as early
Il date as possible and there arrange
for the transportation of the regiment
back in a body and have them come
back either oycr one road or have
them come back as they went out.
one battalion over the n. y. and one
over the G. n. although that question
is imnaterial as the one desire is to
hs1y-n thnrl nnn,n hn11. in u hnII y nd if
the majority would prefer to have
have no objection to their coming that
made to bring back Company G i'll q
ccive them. If one battalion came
ovcr the Great Northern it would I'M
doubtedly come as it went out. that
and Wahpeton companies W. the
Bismarck, Valley City and Jamestown
companies over the Northern Pacific,
or if they all came in on one road ar
engagements would have to be made
to take them to their respective cities
in companies. We should be able to re-
ccive the same accommodation for the
transportation of the troops as we
made when they went across the con-
tinent to San Francisco and by so
doing effect a very great saving to
the soldiers.
We feel in this case that the inter-
est of the soldiers should be paramount
to the desire of any one city to have
the honor of having the troops nus
tered out. and it has been the desire
Of every regiment that has been mus
tered out of service to be mustered out
at a point as far distant from their
homes as possible is it increases the
allowance granted to them and that
is why the war department has mus
tered out so many regiments at a
point so far distant from the places of
their enlistment. l have sent a copy
of this letter to w. +. Purcell of your
city, ]. T.. Cowan of Devils Lake. Col.
Peake of Valley City. Maj. Flint of
jamestown. Mrs. Moffet and NJ. II.
Jewell of Bismarck and. Leslie Simp-
son of Dickinson and have also written
to the same effect to Congressman
Spalding Of Fargo and I requested that
in each instance that this matter be
submitted to the citizens and to the
newspapers so as to get it before as
many people as possible in order that
their desires may be ascertained and
if they agree with the suggestions
contained in this letter for IL meeting
at Fargo at as early date as possible
to make the necessary arrangements.
Any communication with regard to
this matter so far as Grafton is con-
cerned may be addressed to either
Hon. d. w. Driscoll, D. G. Moore. or
myself and we will have a meeting
called and arrangements made here
to be represented at any conference
which may be held.
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