The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-30
MINNESOTA
OPENS ON JUNE Is
Much Work to Be Crowded Into a
Shorter National Guard En-
campment This Year.
Camp Will Be Laid Out by Captain
Hart Order of Arrival Of
Regiments.
Special to The Journa

Special to The Journal
Lake City, Mimi, March 30.-General
orders No, 5 provide for the encampment
season which opens here on June Is,
of artillery arrive. The Third regiment
will come on July and break camp July
13. and the Second will be in camp from
July II until July 81. The fatigue and
khaki uniforms will be brought, but no
dress uniforms ss
Captain w. H. Hart, brigade quarter
MASTER will have charge of the prepara-
tion Of the grounds. lay out the camp. and
superintend the pitching and striking of
tents. He will also arrange for the arri-
val and departure of special trains and
have charge of the transportation. Cap,
Joseph w. S, Whitney, ordnance sergeant,
will also be on duty during the encamp-
ment The annual inspection, except as
to property. will be held during camp. -
The office of ordnance officer. on the
artillery staff, recently created. has been
filled by the appointment Of Lieutenant
R. F. Pray of Battery B, Minneapolis.
His position in the battery has been filled
by the election of Second Lieutenant G.
G. Williams to be first lieutenant.
A bill has been introduced to appro-
pirate $1,000 to Private Cutter Company
C-3. Duluth, who was wounded in the leg
during the last encampment by the ex-
plosion of a blank cartridge which had be-
come lodged in the chamber Of one of his
companions guns. Since the last encarnp
ment he has been almost continuously
in the hospital. Another bin provides for
the appropriation of 81, 500 for the purpose
of compiling a history of the Minnesota
troops In the late war. It will later be
published as volume three of the records
of Minnesota volunteer troops. Volumes
one and two contain a history of state
troops in the civil and Indian wars.
Recent Commissions.
When the bill providing for changes in
the medical department was signed by the
governor 1t vacated all commissions
Since then commissions have been issued
as follows:
DR.. r. J. Fitzgerald, major surgeon OF
the First regiment. with Doctors Harry
P. Ritchie and Judd y. Goodrich of St
Paul. assistants, with the rank of first
lieutenants; DIR. William Jacoby, Man
Rato. surgeon major Of the Second regi-
ment. with DR.: John II. Dorsey of Glen
coe and DR.. w. H. Rowe Of st. James, as
assistants. In the Third regiment DR.
Asa f. Goodrich of st. Paul, and DR.. A
B. Cole of Fergus Falls. have been ap.
pointed assistant surgeons. Major T. c.
Clark of Saltwater. has the refusal of the
majorship, it is said, of this regiment
DR.. George M. Coon Of st. Paul has beer
made assistant surgeon of the battalion
of artillery, with rank of captain. These
are all reappointments. Major c. E
Dutton Of Minneapolis and DR.. Franklin
r. Wright, also of Minneapolis, are the
only two who will not be provided for
The appointment of Captain G. w
Fischer of the tadiutant4 generals office
assistant Inspector general, with the
rank Of major, is one of the most fitting
so far made on the governors staff. Gap
tain Fischer was awarded a Gettysburg
medal by the state Of New York. Whel
IS years old he held the rank of captain
and was in command Of Company I o
the 1O4th New York infantry. He served
about three years, and was prisone
Of war, having been captured at the sec
ond battle Of Bull Run and lodged in Lib
bey prison.
Seven Officers Affected.
The bill before the legislature requiring
the reelection of field and general Off
GERS Of the national guard after te
years service has been prepared sine
1897, but withheld, it's trainers knowin
it's presentation would cause some oppo
sition. 1t was not drawn with the inten
tion of injuring General Bend, the brigad
comma nder. has been alleged. The1
will be only seven officers affected by tn
bill if it becomes law. They are: Brig
adler General William B. Bend. Colont
Joseph Bobleter, Second regiment; Colo
mel G. McC. Reeve, First regiment; Lieu
tenant Colonel G. E. Johnson, Third reg
iment, Mankato; Lieutenant Colonel {
W. Mead, Second regiment, Mankato, an
Major A. W. Wright, Austin, Second reg
iment. ,,-.