The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07


Old Battery b, first battalion, First
career Of over sixteen years. will be
mustered out of service and disbanded
by an order issued by Adjutant General
F. B. Wood; yesterday:
The Roosevelt club of Minneapolis
will probably be mustered in to take the
place of the old battery, which for
years has been. one of the foremost
features Of all military doings in the
city: *.
Captain c.. C: Bennett. who organized
the battery and who has managed and
guided it thru it's :checkered career, has
been appointed colonel and aid-de-canlp
on the Governors staff. 1t is probable
that Lieutenant A. p Pray, who has
several times opposed Captain Bennett
! in the management of company AFFAIRS,
will have command Of the re.organlzed
battery The other commissioned and
noncommissioned places will be filled by
George K: 'Belden and the other officers
of the Roosevelt club. With few, excep-
lions the men in the new battery VIII
be members of the Roosevelt club but
a few of the old members of the battery
will remain to serve out their full time;
thus allowing them to 90 on the retired
list.
For some time the battery has been
in bad shape and almost demoralized.
The officers have not been able to agree
and charges and counter charges have
been made and followed by. Official
investigations. a court of inquiry
. which considered Battery matters
some time ago, recommended that IN Ino
battery he mustered out of service. The
particular case under consideration was
} q charge brought against lieutenant
: PRAY by Captain Bennett,
. According to the order issued by the
, adiutant general. Major George {. Lam
5 bert is instructed to take charge OF the
t battery: and wind. up its AFFAIRS. Zap
tain Bennett is toturn over to the state
, all the battery property. The reorgall-
) ization will then take place.
80 80. Organized in 1883.
> Battery B was organized Jan. %,
1885, and mustered into the service
Sept. 20 of the same year. Captain
Bennett, who has devoted much or ms
: time and means TO the battery, was ,ns
: was assisted by. Lieutenant F. r
. Bruce who is still in the battery. Nc
. public demonstration has taken place
since that time in which. Battery B dad
not have some part, When the city and
nation. reioiced, Battery B furnished
the material manifestations by firing
] salutesz in Bridge. square or the old
haymarket. When the nation bowed
!. in grief the. same battery fred salutes
i Every parade and celebration has found
: the. battery on deck. .
9 The only active. service of the bat
n terry was during the Indian troubles II
: the fall of 1898. Battery B went t.
. Leech lake and Deer river and defet
every Indian in the state to come ou
> to Battle. This service lasted from
Sept to 90. ,.
, The company is in fair condition, a
far as equipment is concerned. 1t ha
- two breech loading field pieces. one gat
= Ting gun, two brass Napoleons,, witt
carriages, li1nbers and caissons: 1t ha
Is also, the full equipment of revolvers
sabers and harnesses At the presen
e time the company has about fifty men
=, the full number being eighty eight. :;
G Captain Bennett today declined t.
discuss the causes leading to the ,orde
= to muster out the company. hay
" done much for the battery said he
"but there has been INSTRUMENTATION,
- am glad, however. that since it Is. to b
o. reorganized that it is to remain in tn
city. Those who take hold of it afte
4 leave. will have my best wishes, an
hope to see the battery more success
re full than. eve" -, =.
-, George Belden of the Roosevelt clu
and Lieutenant Pray were out OF. t
city today, so no further statement 10
the plans Of recognizing could be OF
III tanned