The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-11
PRIVATE SUTTON DEAD
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT AT MAN
lila IS AGAIN sADDENED BY
THE ANGELS VISIT
REGIMENT IS Efficient
Col. Ames Reports to the Min
nesOta Headquarters That tho
Men Are Generally In Good
Health-Thirteent Is Praised
for It's Services I'm Guarding the
Walled Manila.

Adjt. Gen. Lambert yesterday receiv-
ed the regular semi-monthly report
from Col. Ames. Of the Thirteenth Min
nesota volunteers at Manila Lieut..
M. $. Mead is reported for duty again
on the field staff. and the following
Minnesota men have been discharged
because of disability incurred in serv-
ice: j. e. Johnson, Company G.:
Charles Little. Company F; E. A. FeIs,
Company A; w. H. AylesWorth, Com
pany l.. and w. Cooper, Company L.
Col. Ames reports the total number
SICK in the brigade and regimental hos
pital as 115 According to the state
ment, the regiment is still acting as
provost guard, with no change In the
location of any of the companies.
cablegram was received by the
governor yesterday from Col Ames
telling Of the death of Private Edward
Sutton, OF Company I. He enlisted at
Minneapolis, and his nearest relative
Is M. j. Sutton Of Green Bay, Mich.
who has been notified. He was VIC
tim Of smallpox.
Adjt. Gen. Lambert, In the same en-
velope with the report, received an
American newspaper from Manila
dated the last day OF January.
The following complimentary mem
ton Of the Thirteenth regiment ap-
pears in description Of the raid made
by the provost guard upon the church
within the walled city and the capture
Of arms and ammunition:
The provost guard yesterday confscated
thirty Mauser rifles and large quantity Of
ammunition which was secreted in the Re-
coleti church.
The raid was the result of a careful in
vestigation which has been in progress for
some time past by the provost marshaIs Of
fice. When adj was In readiness Gen. Reeve.
accompanied by Capt. Masterman. Capt. Nc
Kelvy. Lieut.. Burns and Interpreter Fran
cisco, called upon the superior and stated
that he had come for quantity Of ammuni-
ton which was known to have been concealed
In the church.
In a large wardrobe were found thirty Maui
ser rifles with bayonets, scabbards, belts and
cartridge boxes, all complete In an ante
room was also found a large quantity of am
munition. The priest stated that the arms
had been In the church since 1895, when they
were issued by the Spanish government.
No trouble whatever was experienced in
taking possession of the arms, but 1t Is con-
coded that their discovery reflects great credit
on the provost guard which, under the man
agement OF Gen. Reeve. has reached a high
state of proficiency.
The paper also contains story about
a Chinaman being kidnapped and NAL
treated by the natives, and of the trial
and conviction of the guilty Filipinos.
Speaking Of the capture, the article
refers to the Thirteenth Minnesota as
follows:
Becoming tired of their labor and after re-
lieving Sing Of $50 in Mexican money the
Oriental Ku Klux bound him in stocks, and
telling him that they would be back at 8
O'Clock to finish their task and at the same
time the earthly career OF Sing they departed.
Later they fell in the hands OF the ever vigilant
Minnesota patrol, were arrested and taken to
the Santa Cruz court for trial. and tried be-
fore Mai. Young. Five were fined 81, 900
apiece. one fined $500, three $3.50, and each
given a years Imprisonment in addition to
the fine. ~.
The paper also speaks Of the death
Of Private Olson. Jan. 20, of small
pox. =