The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-08

mental commanders asking the adjutant
general of Illinois to issue discharges for
them and they have been mustered out
of the service. New bands will now be
recruited from non-union musicians.
There was practically no other course
lett for the commanders to take, as the
men mad positively refused to obey orders
sentiment Is strongly against the must
Clans as 1t was a military parade Had
It been civic parade the difficulty
would not have arisen but their oath ~
orders. IVY
On next Tuesday evening. in BowIbv
n 1, Will occur the. testimonial dance
rendered by the local military organiza-
| tions to Armorer C. Wiley, in apprecia-
ton of his valuable services. 1t will be a
strictly military affair and a large gath
officers Will all act on the reception COM
mittee. Sergeant c. W. Gross and Fl.
p FTaubel will be at the door, and Otto
Sobotka, Fred Daw. Sergeant Early Ser
geant E.. r. Simons, Sergeant F. A. Tiff
fanny and Corporal AL Casper will be on
the floor committee.
| The new Krag guns are now all ready
and packed for shipment. The old Spring
| field rifles will be returned later. The
companies of the First regiment will get
nifty and sixty guns each. The quantities
forty, fifty and sixty each. Each company
has hVe guns already on hand from an
issue of last year.
Capt. W. S. Brisbn, quartermaster Of
the Third regiment, recently returned
from a trip East to Baltimore, Washing
ton. Old Point Comfort and Annapolis.
He also spent a week on the private
yacht of John A. Berkey, cruising along
the Atlantic coast.
Flaaten's Third regiment band, Duluth,
is giving series of Sunday afternoon
concerts In that city and is playing to
crowded houses. Col. G. A. Van Duzee,
together with Capt. Brisbin and Lieut..
r: D. O'Brien expect to be present at the
afternoon concert today;
During the past week Maj. Spear in
Spected the local companies of the First
regiment and reports them in the best of
men on Monday evening and Company ID
fifty-five on Thursday evening. He
highly complimented the officers for keep
ing up the interest that has been proven
possible under unfavorable surroundings.
The ceremony of laying the corner stone
of the new armory was very successfully
carried out last Sunday, Gov. Van SAINT
making the principal address
Among the promotions recently an
nounced in Battery A is that of Corporal
Davenport to be quartermaster sergeant.
Corporal A. II. AXness has been made
stable sergeant and Corporal Charley
Johnson has been detailed as company
clerk
First Sergeant Harry Lyons, Company
c, has been reduced to the ranks at his
own request for business reasons, and
E. r. Simons has been promoted to the
vacancy. Sergeant Simons Is well known
to the members of the First regiment,
of which he is senior sergeant.
Companies C and r, First regiment,
are holding series of consolidated non
commissioned officers schools, and meet
on Thursday evening. Lessons in ''ex-
tended order" were taken up last week.
Private Edward H. Netting, Company
c, has been made a corporal.
Sergeant ]. H. Colwell Company 3,
Third regiment, Anoka, visited in st. Paul
during the week. He reports Company
B in the best of condition and states that
recently many recruits have been added
to the company
A recent meeting Of the war department
at Washington provides that those troops
who do not use their allotment for cloth
ing, etc, under the provisions of the Dick
bill may have it applied on pay, sub
sistence and transportations while on
tours Of instruction or in camp. This
may help Minnesota out some on the
proposed st. Louis trip next fall.
For fear they may be called into en-
campments with negro troops the national
guard of some of the Southern states are
Dick law. They also object to being
governed by the war department at
Washington.
Many regular army officers in making
reports of their inspections of the ma
tional guard condemned the present sys-
tenn of electing officers as Is provided for
in many states, Minnesota included. me
claim is that officers ambitious for pro-
motion do not enforce discipline as 1T
should be and are careless In many ways
so long as they depend on votes TO
raise them. Under a system of appoint
ment they believe the discipline of the
national guard would be greatly benefited.
One of the features Of the new st.
Paul arnory will be the range which will
allow for revolver, practice, and interest
in this work will be increased
The National Rife association Is ex-
periencing turmoil as a result of the
meeting at Bisley, England 1t is claimed
that partially was shown the New York
team which captured the Palma traphy.
The Seventy first regiment, Virginia
national guard, expects to visit the st.
Louis exposition.
The state troops, particularly in the
late army maneuvers, drew pay the same
as allowed to officers and men of the
regular army from time Of assembling
at company station until their return.