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SOLDIERS MOVING TOWARD DIXIE LAND FORT SSEUHC DESERTED THIED INFANTRY ON ITS WAY TO THE SOUTH Two TruliiH lU-ariuj; flic Troop ti De imricil From <lie For* Yesterday Shortly After the Noon Hour Office™ uud I'rivalfs Arcordttl an OTittiou nt the I'nlon Depot In St. I'aul Events of the Day. The fighting Third bade farewell to Fort Smiling- and St. Paul yesterday, and is COW on its way South to tight the Spanish, if war comes. The regiment's leave-taking was tho most memorable incident in the history of the post In latter days. Ten years of agreeable associations were snapped when the trains bearing the troops drew away from the station, and there was not an officer or man in the com mand who did not feel a deep regret at the parting. There were many moist eyes among them as they looked back for a last view of tihe vanishing fort and waved farewell to friends from whom some of them may be forever separated. The piping times of peace were over and they were going to try the grim for tunes of war. A number of the men have been un der fire in the Indian service. Several have fought in the English army in Africa and India, and most of the prin oipoKA^eers are veterans of the Civil War, and" 10 those the sensation of go in-g i$ battle was not a new one, but there were many of the more recent recruits who have not been in actual warfare and who felt as though they were already face to face with the foe, and they were a little nervous. But there was not a man there who was not determined to do his duty whatever comes. Every one In the regiment was disap pointed that the Third was not to pa rade through St. Paul to the train as had been arranged. The regiment's failure to do so was not the fault of Col. Page. The colonel had arranged to have his men brought to the city In trolley cars and to march through the streets from Seven corners. He felt that his men deserved the ovation •which they would have received, and had promised F. W. Bergmeier and Sec retary C. P. Stine, of the Commercial club, that such a parade would be held when about 6 o'clock Monday evening hf received a telephone message from Maj Wheeler, chief quartermaster at army headquarters, forbidding it. Col. Page was accordingly obliged to notify the men that there would be no parade, and they retired to their quar ters. They were just getting to sleep when Maj. Wheeler notified Col. Page that he might march through the city if he so desired. It was to late then, and Col. Page did not deem It wise to countermand the order he had given, and so there was no parade. If Maj. Wheeler had let Col. Page alone there would have been no trouble and the people of St. Paul would have had an Opportunity to testify their good will to the departing troops. The men passed their last night at the fort sleeping on the hard floors of their company quarters. Every vestige of comfort had been removed. The company rooms were as bare as when the buildings were finished. The men slept In their army blankets just as they will in the field, and used their knapsacks for pillows. When reveille sounded in the morning the men tumbled up to prepare for de parture. They found a raw morning with a d>lsmal sky and a keen east wind blowing. The ground was patched with enow and it was generally disagree able. Word was passed that the regiment would start from the fort at 9 o'clock and the mien hastily got together the few things that had not been gathered, and then they waited for the bugle call to assemble. But when 9 o'clock was near word was received by Col. Page that the trains would not be ready un til 11:30 and the men weTe given a fur ther respite. But they were not pleaeed. They were all worked up to a keen pitch of excitement, and they were anxious to get away. Col. Page and the officers of his staff were in the post headquarters receiv ing the last orders from the army building and waiting for the time to 6tart. A great many ladies called upon them and bade them good-bye. Some of the ladies were inclined to shed tears, but the officers told them to be brave and keep up their courage. It was hard work for them to obey, but most of them tried to. There were few, however, who did not have handker chiefs in their hands. While the men were waiting to fall in, a body of St. Paul high school stu d-ents appeared and marched up the walk to the headquarters building. There they stopped and shouted for Col. Page. Col. Page did not feel like making epeeches, and he did not re spond. The boys bore flags, and they were attired in high hats and various other kinds of headgear. They shouted and sang and made the rounds of the company quarters. Near the guard house they picked up a eoldler and car ried him on their Shoulders around the grounds, to the amusement of every body. They then went into the quar ters and despoiled them of everything they could carry away. They took hats, helmets, coats, trousers and anything c-lse they could find that the soldier 3 did not want, and then they cut but tons from the coats of the soldiers for souvenirs. They distributed their spoils among a number of young women who were there, and who went about ar rayed in the soldiers' finery. The boys formed in procession and marched about in their grotesque cos tumes. They got a large blanket and captured a number of victims, whom they tossed in the air. to the great de light of spectators. The soldiers were good-natured over the boys' antics and allowed them to amuse themselves to their hearts' content. Precisely at 11 o'clock Bugler Stohr walked from the headquarters build- Ing and to Company A barracks and blew the sig-nal to prepare to fall In. In a moment the men who had been lounging on the verandas of the com pany quarters got their knapsacks and guna and stood in groups in the parade ground. The captains appeared and surveyed the ranks. At 11:15 the bugler stepped again to Company A barracks and blew the as eem'bly. Instantly the men formed in regular files before their respective company quarters and presented arms. Each had his knapsack and accoutre ments strapped on his back, his belt buckted about his waist and his gun ready. The first sergeants mustered the companies, and then the captains gave the commands for inspection. The captain and first lieutenant of each company walked slowly along the lines and Inspected them carefully front and rear. They looked at the knapsacks and ordered such as were out of align ment arranged properly. The inspec tion over, the men waited for the com xnand to march. But it did not come. Col. Pace was Informed that the train was delayed, and that it would not arrive until after 12 o'clock. He was not put in the best of humor by the news, and he ordered the men to rest, so the order was given to take their ease. The men quiokly complied. The knapsacks weighed for ty-five pounds each, the cartridge belts seven pounds and the guns twenty-two pounds, and the men were willing to lay them aside for awhile. In the meantime the work of loading the baggage and mule cars had been completed, and the animals were stor ed away for their trip. While the soldiers waited the crowd of visitors became larger. The soldiers Joked with the women and told them they would all be back soon with Span ish servants to wait upon them. One member of the band was particularly enthusiastic, and said he was hungry. "I want a raw Spaniard for lunch," he said. "Have some salt and pepper," sug gested a friend. "No," answered the musician. "I d.on't want any seasoning. I'll swallow him whole, just as I find him." One of the men of Company D, de tailed to remain at the fort, was so (risappointed, that he wept. He tried to force himself in the ranks, and was with dilhculty restrained from com mitting a breach of discipline. Most of the men detailed with him felt the same way. The men waited and waited and jrrew impatient every moment. They were anxious to start and the delay made them restless. It was cold standing out in the wind, and many sought shel ter from the weather. It seemed as though they would never start, and they grumbled at the railroad com pany and at every one they thought responsible for the delay. At last Col. Page appeared with his wife and son, and the men knew the time for departure had arrived. Knap sacks were hastily secured and the men formed in line again. A messen ger informed Col. Page and he raised his hand as a signal. Instantly the order ran along the ranks to fall In. The band, with Drum Major McGuffin, and Leader Charles Graves, picked up their Instruments and awaited the or der to march. It came a moment iater from Col Page, and then to the strains of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" the band swung into the road. As the band passed up the line the companies fell in behind it, and soon the entire regiment had started on its last march from Snelling. There was a little cheering from some of the boys, but most of the spectators felt in anything but a cheerful mood and followed the men In silence. Then the fife and drum corp, under Principal Musician Joseph Moore, played "Ser genat O'Leary," and that was followed by "The Star Spangled Banner," played by the full band. Col. Page and Adjt. Mcßae marched at the head of the line on foot. Col. Page wore his field uniform, and only the eagles on his shoulder straps de noted his rank. The regiment turned down the road leading to the station. As the men marched in fours front passed the hos pital grounds a number of crippled sol diers who were left behind gathered on the embankment and shouted their farewells. Down the hill the men marched in si lence. Their hearts were as heavy as their knapsacks, and they did not want to talk. Occasionally a boisterous jok er would raise a laugh, but it was short, and the men quickly relapsed into silence. In a few minutes the column emerged upon the plain below the old block house and found a steep climb before them to reach the train, which was waiting. They were halted and the labor of embarking was begun. There was only a narrow stairway for the men to ascend to the cars, and they had to ascend in single file. It was tedious work. While the men were waiting their turn to board the train they made a picturesque appearance drawn up on the plain in the valley. In the first train, which consisted of eight cars, were the officers and Com panies A, D, E and H, composing the first battalion, in command of Lieut. Col. Harbach. It was 1:30 when the men were all aboard, and the command was given to start. As it began its Journey to Chicago the crowd of men and women on the platform gave as hearty a cheer as they could muster courage for, and then the train, drew in for the second battalion. This consist ed of Companies B, C, F and G, under command of Capt. Hale. It required half an hour for this bat talion to embark. Another faint-hearted cheer from the crowd and a response from the soldiers, and the last man of the Third had de parted from Fort Snelling. When the men get in the oars their first thought was to relieve themselves of their heavy knapsacks. The oars were old Wagner sleepers, and though comfortable enough to sit in the seats were deficient in baggage accommoda tions. The order was that three men should occupy each double seat, but when the knapsacks were piled on the seats, as was necessary, there was scarcely room for two men. The men quickly found a way to overcome this inconvenience, and in a few moments knapsacks were suspended from every available peg and hook in the cars. As they swung from side to side the cars looked like long junk shops. Some of the men pulled down the berths and placed their baggage on them, but as the berths hung low the men had little room for their heads. In each knapsack was three days' rations, but the friends of many of them had remembered them and pre sented them with boxes of delicacies to stave off hunger. The men were al ready hungry, and they lost no time in devouring the food. In the meantime the first section, with the officers, band and First bat talion, was speeding towards St. Paul. As the train passed through Mendota a number of people who had gathered at the station gave the men a cheer. The soldiers waved their hats. A num ber of Italians, residents of the flats, saw the uniforms as the> cars passed and waved their hands. Women threw kisses at the men. Crowds had gathered on the bluffs as the train approached the city and shouted to the soldiers. It soon be came apparent that the men were to receive a demonstration when they got to the union depot, and that proved to be the case, for all along the railroad under the bluff there were crowds of railroad men waiting to give the sol diers a cheer. They shouted lustily as the train passed. But it was at Sibley street that the greatest crowds were collected. There were men, women and children all en thusiastically cheering and waving flags. The men leaned out of the win downs and waved their hats. The de pot platform was crowded so closely that it seemed as though some of the people would be pushed under the cars They sent up a mighty shout as the train drew into the station, and when it stopped a number of young ladles from May's floral store entered the cars and distributed roaes to the soldiers. A magnificent floral piece was handed to Col. Page, and the old soldier was so affected by the remembrance that his eyes filled and he could hardly express his thanks. The young ladies remained on the train after it started and were taken to Dayton's bluff where the train was stopped. There they took their depart ure. There, also, the wives of several officers, who had accompanied their husbands thus far, took a last fare well and leaving the train returned to Fort Snelling. The second section followed the first within a half -hour, and the men were accorded a reception a« hearty as the others. They, too, were presented with flowers, but the train quickly pulled out of the station. There was a general expression of disappointment that the soudiers were not permitted to march through the streets. It was felt on all sddes that the farewell demonstration was en tirely Inadequate. It was the best however, that could be given under the circumstances. The soldiers go to Chicago by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road. They change at Chicago to the Illinois Central, on which they will go to Cairo. From Cairo they will go to Mobile over the Mobile & Ohio railroad Twenty-two officers and 492 men com prised the force that started yesterday. Only three vacancies were to be filled, and two men were found for recruits before the train started. One of these was a soldier who had Juet received THE Sl*. GLOBE WEDNESDAY— APRI£ a6T 1898." « his discharge from the Twenty-second infantry. He was considered a most desirable man and was accepted on the recommendation of Col. Page. As soon as the regiment reaches Mobile a recruiting office will be opened there for it. It Js a singular coincidence that Col. Page commands the regiment in which he was a captain during the war, and of which he- was ranking officer at the surrender of Lee. Col. Page was a member of Battery A, Chicago Light Artillery, which was the first battery that responded to President Lincoln's call for troops in IS6I. On Aug. 5 he was appointed sec ond lieutenant of the Third United States Infantry — the regiment of which he is now commander. On March 12, 1862, he was promoted to first lieuten ant; on May 6, 1864, to captain. On Sept. 2, 1885, he was transferred to the Eleventh Infantry and made a major, and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-second infantry Feb. 24, 1891. On the retirement of Col. Mason, May 31, 1895, he was appointed colonel of the Third, and has since been in command of that famous regi ment. Col. Page was brevetted captain Dec. 13, 1862, for gallant and meritorious service at Gettysburg. He distingTiish ed himself at Little Round Top on the second day of that great battle. Al though Col. Page has been in the thick of many engagements, he never was wounded. X Quartermaster Omar Bundy will re main at Fort Snelling several days, in order to turn the property at the fort over to Capt. Gerlach, who will hay» charge of the post. While the regiment is en route to Mobile First Lieutenant McAndrew will act as quartermaster and eomlssary. The departure of the soldiers left Fort Snelling deserted. Capt. Gerlach and his twenty-five men will be lost on the Immense reservation. There will be no more band concerts and hops; no more receptions and parties, and the social gayety of the fort will be eclips ed by the general feeling of dread that will prevail among the ladies who re main. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Byroad, Mrs. Frissell and Mrs. Cook left the fort last evening for their homes in various parts of the country. The ladies who will remain are: Mrs. Page, Mrs. Williams and family, Mrs. Sanno, Mrs. Dr. Borden, Mrs. Dr. Harvey, Mrs. Harbach, Mrs. -French, Mrs. Hanney, Mrs. Bundy, Mrs. McAn drew, Mrs. Mcßae, Mrs. Read and Mrs. Gerlach. big time: at la crosse. Third Regiment of Infantry Accord ed a Grand Ovation. LA CROSSE, Wis., April 19.— The Third regiment >>f infantry, -which left St. Paul this noon for Mobile, arrived In this city at 6:45. The train was met at the depot by an immense crowd. Cheer after cheer was given the blue coats, and great enthusiasm was manifested. The soldiers took supper here. | Just before the train pulled out of the i depot the soldiers were presented with a huge boquet of cut flowers, the gift of two La Crosse companies of the National guard. This was the signal for another ovation, and the train pulled out of the depot amid the cheers and good wishes of thousands of peo ple. WANT TO GO TO FKONT PLENTY OF RECRUITS SHOW UP AT THE ARMORY Every Company Secure* Enough Names to Pill Out the Full Com plement, and Enlistment Botoltg Are Closed- — Physical Defects "Will Bar Some of Them, and Oth ers Will Fill Their Places. Recruits poured into the armory last evening, and at one time the building was filled with men who were anxious to go to the front. The recruiting offi cers had their hands full attending to the applicants, and when the building was closed every company had enough names to fill out their full complement. Every member of Company E, of which Capt. Spear is commander, vol unteered for the war with Spain in ac cordance with instructions from Col. Reeve. Their names were registered as though they were recruits, and they will be sent. to the war department at Washington as soon as volunteers are called for. Company E will be the first to comply with the regulation requir ing this procedure. The entire company turned out for drill last evening, and they perform ed the various eveolutions with a pre cision that evoked praise from every spectator. The men drilled with a vim that has heretofore been absent from such exercises. During the drill the armory was fill ed with ladies who were interested in the movements of the soldiers. There will be a company drill of Com pany H tonight and the general public is invited to witness it. The following recruits signed yester day: Company C, Capt. Robinson— * Wiiliam C. Smiley, Charles C. Swain KValter W. Mann, J. G. McGinn Philip Reiley Jr., George P. Lemke, Charles McCormack, William E. Gawllng Fred Anderson, Harry U. Oakes Frank D. Cronin, WilMam O. Martenson M. J. Lynch, J. Frank Garvin Clark Cary, Harry Pomeroy Herbert Hughes, William A. Egan B. Williams, Wlnfleld T. Warren Carl Overton, Andrew Dickey ' Charles E. Emmett, Roy McCandleee Samuel Bunn, James A. McQuillan Walter Lindeke, Robert R. Hale Charles O'Brien, Robert J. Eaton D. Byroa Hammond, Company D, Capt. Bean— W. E. Harrington; F. Ray McMillan, L. P. Larpenter, R. O. Glanville G. G. Dickerman, A. J. Casper W. J. Thone, John B. Schiltz J. M. C. Johnson, James E. Thieoaud D. M. Moran, Charlee Feise, Nicholas Remakel, Alexander Nicoll Charles H. Kelly, Thonaaa Skok W. E. Flannigan, Company E, Capt. Spear- George Hunter Jr., A. W. Strom. Frank H. Pease, M. R. Gibbs ? a £ lc £,^- Sweene y- J- H. Kirkpatrick, a- °J?, ricn ' Alex - M - Mulr. A. W. Kilstrom, Fred E Geise Andrew Ahberg, Arthur Shirkling C. J Mantor. W. J. Bojilolle, ll MdDaniel, Bert D. Carrier, H- D. Williams, Geo. B. Randall Karl O. Andrews, C. A. Rogers. W B. Egan, J. D. Healey, John Moe. J. A. Mull, John O. Brodln, Robert J. Kelllher William A. Repke, F. L. Conhaim Charles H. Repke, F. J. Mahoney William Kurth, Company H, Capt Hardy— W. J. Wilson Jr., Henry Kurth. I. Upski, A. C. Dorn, C. W. Ryder, A. C. Crosby, C. S. Howard, D. J. Leary, Richard Regan, W. R. Richardjion Jr., Manning Hoff, August Beyer, Joseph Sporer, 8. S. Ruth, Edward Duffy, M. Chrlstensen, Dr. S. W. Roblllard, Robert Bader. D. W. Ifft. Battery A, Capt. Rooch— John Kenney, Aug. J. Marschhau«r, Henry M. Sullivan, Joe Javns, John Salera, John Lindgren, Henry Dornseif, Emil Johnson William G. Peel, George N«lson, W. A. Edgerton, H. L. Fitzgerald, Ludi A. Plena, John J. Kelly. The books of all the companies will remain open today, and all applicants will receive consideration. It Is expect ed that a number of those who have applied will be rejected, because of physical detects and the vacancies thus made must be filled. So there is still a chance for every one who wants to fight the Spaniards. ENLISTING IN MINNEAPOLIS Going: Briskly Forward in All the Companies. The Inspection of Company B, First regi ment, Minneapolis, did not take place last evening as announced, owing to inability of .*~ ■*- .■' — -.!k'- ..«: ■ Lieut. McCoy, the Inspecting officer, to be present The inspection will be held next Tuesday evening, if th« company is in town. Otherwise it will be on dress parade somewhere between Minneapolis and Cuba. The company was all ready for inspection, and for the mut ter of that is ready for anything, preferrably trouble. The company was put through its regular drill by Its own officers, greatly to the admiration of the large crowd that was present. The work of recruiting the four companies up to their war strength did not begin till yesterday, although the ' order wag received Saturday. All the company commanders were on hand with their muster rolls, and recruits were plentiful. From noon to night Company A enlisted nine men. The policy of the com pany is to make a careful selection up to about seventy-five, which la the limit fot three-year enlistments; after that any fair man will not be refused. Companies B and F each enlisted about twenty-five men during the afternoon and evening. Company I was Pursuing the same policy as Company A, ut there is plenty of room for any good man to connect himself with one or the other of the companies. Battery B will re cruit up to the full strength of a six-gun battery— l7s men. Its officers are quite as busy as the infantry men, and in a few days it will have its complement. At present Company F seems to be the most warlike. Officers and men sleep in the armory. They are up at 6 o'clock every morning, and drill until nearly 7, when It Is time to go to work. If there is to be trouble this company intends to be very much in it. k is noticeable among the recruits that many of them are old guardsmen who are now anxious to enter the service again. One or two drills will put them in as good trim as when they were mustered out, and, with so many old men, the raw recruits will have little trouble in becoming good soldiers. MERRIAM FARE COMPANY. Membership Rapidly on the In crease and a War Footing in Sight. Company B, of the Third regiment, Merriam Park, is rapidly increasing Us membership since the orders were issued to recruit to the limit of 100 men. Capt. Holmes has beon active and will soon have his company on a war footing. The company began recruiting Saturday night and five were then added to the muster ' roll. Since then other names have been added and eech night drill is being held at the company's rooms to get the recruits In shape Camping outfits have been gotten out and everything is in readiness to move at a moment's notice. The company still needs a few more men to bring it up to the 100 mark and the members of the company are anxious to have these come in as soon as possible. Any man who wishes to enlist can find an opportunity to do so a-ny evening this week by dropping into the company's drill rooms, Prior and University avenues. COMING THROUGH ST. PAUIi. Troops Will Pass Through Here To morrow and Friday. Col Bacon was in charge at the army building yesterday. He is in charge of tha Department of the Dakota and the Depart ment of the Columbia. The Fourth cavalry will arrive in St. Paul from the West Thursday afternoon at 4 p. m. 1 The passenger trains wHh the troops will come into the union depot. The horses and mules will be unloaded and watered at Mid way station yards and transferred there from the Great Northern and the Northern Paclflc to the Northwestern line. The Second infantry will be in St Paul Friday afternoon. Their transfer from Norta ern Pacific to Burlington cars will be made at the union depot. BUYING LAKE: BOATS. A Probable Fairy Tale Start* on the Rounds. It is reported that the war department at Washington in In communication with the Great Northern railway In regard to buying the Northern Steamship company's passenger steamships, North West and North Laud, which are operating on the Great Lakes. The government, it is said, desires to use the monster passenger boats as transports for troops. HIS HAND HELD Continued from First Page. choses to enter upon this line of war fare, she will have to deal with the na tions of Europe, with whose commerce she seeks to Interfere." Military and naval preparations con tinued today with unabated vigor. Seven fleet steam yachts, suitable for navigation in Cuban waters, were pro cured, and several bids for steam col liers were made. Arrangements are being made to utilize a n<umiber of the powerful converted smooth bore guns, survivors of *he late war, as arma ment for the auxiliary cruisers. Many agents for ship owners were at the navy department today, offering to sell crafts to the government, but where the vessels are suitable the prices are said to be excessive, and no purchases were made. The important event In the war de partment was the . decision to enlist only national guardsmen under the first call for troopa, which will be very gratifying to the militiamen. Some Idea of the cost of transporting troops may be formed from the fact that it was necessary to allot $1,000,000 today to defray the expenses of the movements already ordered. Reports from all over the country this morning indicated that the move ments were going on with the most gratifying celerity. A picturesque reminder of the war like conditions was presented right In Washington by the departure for the South of the Sixth cavalry, and Secre tary Alger, busied as he was with offi cial tasks, managed to make time to get to the station to see them off. An allotment of funds for a balloon serv ice shows that the war department doea not propose to ignore any of the latest scientific aids to warfare. OUR WARSHIPS. Would you like to know all about our battleships, cruisers, monitors and torpedo boats? They will be fighting pretty soon, and every American should know all about them. Six portfolios of the series of ten are now ready. Read the display advertisement elsewhere In this paper for full particulars. The portfolios now ready are: No. I—The1 — The American Nayy — Part I. No. 2— The Hawaiian Islands— Part I. No. 3— The American Navy— Part 11. No. 4 — The Hawaiian Islands — Part 11. No. s— The American Navy— Part 111. No. 6— The Hawaiian Islands— Part 111. Be sure to see them." IRELAND STARTS HOME. Deellnei to Discuss the Present Cu ban Status Prom Any Point of View. NEW YORK, April tt.-^Archblshop Ireland left last night for him hone in St. Paul. He declined to be interviewed before his de parture as to the object of his visit to New York, or what he had done here. When asked whether his visit had any significance" in view of the approaching war, he said: "1 do not c&io to say anything about It at present." LONG LATIN NAMES. 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NATIONAL GUARDSMEN KICK DON'T LIKE THE OEDEK CALL ING FOR VOLUNTEERS Feel That With the Knowledge They Have of Military Tactic* They They Should Be Ordered to the Front as the National Guard and Under Command of Their Own Officer* Chance to Volunteer, The members and many of the of ficers of the 'Minnesota national guard appear to have worked themselves up Into a high state of feeling over the prospective order calling for volunteers instead of the guard, in case of hos tilities, and according to older and more experienced authorities without much show of reason. "What's the good of It all," said one irate company commander, "what's the use of having any national guard. We've worked hard, put In our time and trouble and money, and now ac cording to this new proposition the men who have acquired a fair amount of military knowledge are to be forced to enlist and go to the front without our organization and with a lot of raw recruits, and be officered by men com mlsioned by the governor because they happen to be his political friends. It's all very discouraging to the me-m'bers of the guard." This view is not an Isolated one, but is held by a number of members of the state soldiery, who, according to men of riper judgment, have not post ed themselves as to the true situation. Stated briefly, the national guard of the various states will not, as the na tional guard, be mustered into the service of the country. Every man and every officer, how ever, may volunteer, and, if found to be In good physical condition, may be mustered In. In other words, every member of Company D may volunteer, while Company D as a military or ganization will not be recognized by the government. The men in the com pany may even be allowed to stay to gether, but will be named to suit the government authorities In the war de partment. The department further reserves the right to say who shall officer the men who volunteer, and the commissions will probably be issued by the governor In each state, who, it must be assumed, Is too anxious to see the volunteers from his commonwealth appear to the best advantage not to commission the best available men to officer them. Summed up then, If the call for vol uniteers is issued, Minnesota will be ex pected to furnish about 4,000 men, less than half of which will be members of the national guard. The present strength of the guard, according to figures in the office of the adjutant general, is from 1,800 to 2,000, exclusive of the recruits taken on during the past few days. The recruiting, which is going on merrily and adding many good men, will bring up the aggregate to some thing over 3,000 men. Before any one of this num/ber can be mustered In for service by the United States he must undergo a physical examination. This, it is expected, will thin out the ranks considerably, for the physical exam ination for admission to the national guard Is rather an indifferent one. and not by any means as rigorous as that put up by army physicians. Much of the new material being enlisted in the guard is excellent, although lacking the military discipline and general military Information possessed by the guards men. This Js one of specific advantage the guardsman has over the raw recruit, and army men estimate this worth much to the volunteer army, as it re quires six months to drill such an army to a point where It may be taken suc cessfully into battle. Much of the dis appointment in the guard is that the various organizations cannot go to the defense of the country as such and make names for themselves. It is expected that many of the na tional guard officers will be given com missions in the volunteer army. Their knowledge and experience and practice will permit them to start new when they go to the front to acquire such ad ditional information on such matters a3 strategy, grand tactics, benefit of terrain, security and information, re connaissance and such subjects as make up the study of the regular army officer. Men who have been face to face with the enemy in times gone by, point out that there will be no scarcity of officers to command the men who will volun teer to the defense of the stars and stripes, even if it should be found ne cessary to call for volunteers two or three times, and urge that the national guardsmen should be well pleased with the consciousness that their men will constitute the bone and sinew of the volunteer army, in military knowledge and discipline even if not in numbers. Adjt. Gen. Muehlberg said yester day that the work of recruiting new men in the guard was going on stead ily, and that much excellent material was being added to the organization. From several of the companies of the guard stationed in the country came telegrams announcing that the full 100 men had been added to the rolls, while word from the city companies was to the effect that the work was most sat isfactory. Gen. Muehlberg confirmed the Information given above that the national guardsmen may volunteer as individuals or in companies, but not as national guard companies. What dta- will be made of any such com panies as may volunteer is purely prob lematical. The adjutant general explains that permission to leave the state must not necessarily be issued by the governor, for the reason that as soon as a na tional guardsman volunteers and is mustered in by the government, It is taken out of the province of the state authorities to object or take any action restraining him. To Transport Troopti, Contracts have been made by the North western road for the transportation of 5,000 troops from points in Montana, .South Da kota and Miohigan to the various points of mobilization In the South. RUSSIA ORDERS SHIPS. Two Sea Fighters f ot Be Built and Equipped for Service In the United State*. WASHINGTON, April 19.— The Russian gov ernment has placed orders for two 12,000-ton battleships in the United States, according to information which has reached the navy department. The new vessels are to equal any afloat or designed In the world, and are to be superior to anylng In the fighting line heretofore produced in this country. They and all their equipment will be Amer ican in manufacture, as well as as material. The Cramps will build the hulls and ma chinery, and the Bethlehem Iron company the armor and the guns. Brought Ont Gold. SEATTIiB, April 19.— According to the statement of M. B. Hall, of Spokane, a Klon dlker who arriver on the steamer Utopia, from Skaguay, and his party of four men, brought out gold dust and drafts amounting to $200 - 000. '.- To Quebec, Via the Burlington, first-class, only J17.00. Ticket office, 400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan) Telephone 36. Creapo Was Killed. 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Instructions were quietly passed around among the contracting agents today that they need pay no attention to the rules of the Joint Traffic associa tion In securing their business, and the result was that there was a lively gen eral scramble for business, In which contracts were made for handling grain between Chicago and the Atlan tic seaboard d!s low as 10 cents. This demoralization appeared in the absence of any authentic information that a decision adverse to the Joint Traffic association had been rendered, and it is expected that it will become worse if the decision should be as much against the roads as is anticipated. The roads admit that they have no direct information as to what the de cision will be, but at the same time they say that they have no doubt that it will declare the association to be il legal. GREAT WESTERN SHOPS. HoHT Ilroß., of Chicago, Will Balld Them at Oeltrein. The contract for building the new railway shops of the Chicago Great Western rail way, at Oelwein, has been awarded to Hofl Bros., of Chicago. The shops will consist of ten single-storied 3 ™^ ngSl wltn a combined floor space of ISO 000 square feet, and complete sewer and water systems. The estimated cost of the complete shops Is ?250,0C0. the equipment n! eluding the most improved Iron and wood SSffi" MSrUS- an'r'd'e'rric^-il a^Wh 6^? 1 p hOI T ° f^ the Great Western ar« fxsfl At ,k , Ul and were constructed in 'fan V^fn^ "'oeiwe'.n TaS c^Tenie^ake^ '^ — -8» TS w!& cie in T tf; t W f. stern *>» radiate from Oel o^enX SSr A Wo,^ a'Sr dtrJt &&&?£"& BUMPTIOUS VAN HORNE. Say. His ÜBeU Be Wtl i Pnt on A<lnilUo and PaclOc Steamers. Sir William Van Home has given out an in terview to the Canadian papers in which he deals in a vain, boasting manner, with the -m^" ? f the Cana<Uan PacWc railway, ot ?« »m h P resident - He says fa« steam ers will be put onto the Atlantic and Paclflo oceans so that his- company can handle bust new from England to China on its own ships and cars. In short, he does not pro pose that the traffic from Europe to the Ori ent shall paw through New York or over American llnea at all if he can help it The Canadian Pacific, as our readers well know, claims to be a weak lino, yet demands differentials from the American railways on Pacific coast business. The refusal of our roads to grant this piratical request was met by a cut In rates ruinous to American inter ests. Were it not for the overshading Im portance of the Spanish controversy con gress would probably give this insolent Brit ish corporation proper attention before this. To Montreal, Only $14.00, first-class, via the Burlington. Ticket office, 400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan). Telephone 36. MISCELLANEOUS— There are moments whei something suggests a small want. Put in The Globe want columns, where will be seen by thousands.