The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
MINNESOTA
CAPTAINS PLEASED.
Annual Allowance TO Be Based Upon
Number Of Men Present and
Inspected.
Bobleter Likely to Command the
Brigade and Wright of Austin
"A a Regiment. I'LL
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Lake City, Mimi, April tS.-General Or
ders No. s. recently issued by Adjutant
General Libbey. will be received by the
.avor-that is, the part which provides
that the annual allowance will be based
on the number of3men present for muster
by a government officer at the home sta :
ton, instead of having to take the men
to camp, as was necessary last year.y -
The order further, urges company com
manderst to spare. no means to muster thelr
full strength, as the allowance of magazine
arms and equipments, under act Of COLI
gre. is to be based upon the number. OF
men present at muster. The dates Of this
inspection will be announced later.
The plans adopted last year became very
unpopular. and it is thought company
commanders will have much trouble lin
bringing out large companies to camp this
year owing to the camp inspection. The
officers and men much prefer to have
these inspections held at the company
station, and spend what little time they
have at camp in battalion and regimental
evolutions. -
y Commissions and Awards.
General orders No. makes the follow
ing changes: ~
Commissicned-Samue A. Nelson,
Ianesboro, and Paul H.. Gotzian, st. Paul.
to- be aides e-camp, general staff with
rank Of colonel; First regiment, john r.
Snow. st. Paul. captain; George K. Shep-
pard to be first lieutenant and Fred 4.
. Robinson to be second lieutenant, all OF
Company c. Second regiment. Albert
Pfaender, to be first lieutenant, and. Fred
Staltz second lieutenant. Company a
New Ulm. Third regiment. John Mckee
Heffner. to be second lieutenant. Com
pany F. of Brainerd. Albert F. Pray
Minneapolis. to be ordnance officer, First
How Toff r 1f111 ytnr
medals for fifteen years service are
awarded to Captain G. G. Bennet anC
Lieutenant F. B. Bruce, Battery B, Min
neapois '.-.
eobeter to Succeed Bend.
Colonel Joseph Bobleter will succeed
General Bend as brigade commander. anc
Major A. w. Wright of Austin will D'
chosen to command the Second regiment
Major George S. Whitney. will be elected
lieutenant colonel thus leaving Majo
Fred B. Wood of Austin, now junior ma
jor as the senior.
There will then be two vacanies of ma
jors and it is more than probable tina
Captain A. G. Chase Of Faribault. com
manding Company. B and Lieutenan
Harry L. Bulls. judge advocate, of Blu
Earth City, will be chosen for these pos
itions. Lieutenant Bulls is a popular Off
Ger and has been a member Of the regi
ment for fifteen years He served will
the Twelfth Minnesota as battalion ad
jutant. =
It is said that Captain John Buschere
Company A, New Ulm and Captain Anto1
Scha efer. Company I. OWatonna, will ais
be candidates. and it is probable othe
candidates may develop before the elec
ton is called. E<'' '3-'-.-"H7' -: :"
In the Third regiment Lieutenant Col
onel c. E. Johnson of Mankato is the onl
one affected by the new law, and his re
election will be unanimous In the Firs
regiment there will be opposition t
Colonel G. McC. Reeve. 1t Is said tha
General Bend. realizing the inevitable
will tender his resignation prior to tn
election.
Other Changes.
Major T. c. Clark Of Saltwater, has ac
cepted an appointment as surgeon majt
of the Third regiment. Sergeant Jane
Ferguson, formerly of the medical corp
will be made hospital steward. Colon
Van Duzee will decide later on the a!
sistant stewards. Major c.. E. Dutton
Minneapolis will be placed on the retire
list. The old medical department organ
ization will shortly be mustered out.
Sergeant Henry Madison. Company
Second regiment, Mankato. has receive
his commission as second lieutenant.
Sergeant Frank D. Knowlton, Compa1
G. Third regiment. Duluth has also r
ceived a like commission. -.
Word has been received that Lieutena.
Colonel Philip Reade, Twenty third i
fantry. now stationed at Fort Niobrar
Kan, has been ordered to the Philippin
and his adtlr ess will hereafter be Manila.