The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-10
FIRST DAY IN CAMP
The N. P. Railroad Receives a Kick
on the Start.
SIX HOURS SlDETRACKED
Old Fort Ellis Is Camp Lloyd Now
and In 1t Are About 500 Sol
dlers = Protest From the
Bozeman Saloon Men.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Bozeman. Aug. 9.-The third annual
encampment of the National Guard
OF Montana was inaugurated by the
establishment of Camp Lloyd at old
Fort Ellis. The encampment did not
have as pleasant and cheerful a be-
ginning as had been expected. for the
Northern Pacific railroad succeeded In
thoroughly wearing out the militia
men before they reached the camp.
Although IL is claimed the company
promised to take the militia through
to the camp at once upon their ar
rival at Bozeman, the entire train load
Of soldiers We're sidetracked here at .
o'clock this morning and held for six
hours in the cold and overcrowded
care. About II o'clock they reached
camp hungry. sleepy and not in the
best Of humor. Eighteen sick men
were reported before o'clock. What
remained of the day was devoted to
getting camp into shape and prepar-
ing for the routine work. which will
be taken up tomorrow.
There are about 500 soldiers in camp.
an estimated falling off from last year
OF 100. but the exact number will not
be known until the reports are hand
cd In Tomorrow. Among the officers
present at the opening of the camp
were Adjt. Gen. c. +. Lloyd, Insp. Gen.
c. ID. Curtis, Qtr. Gen. C. L. Hoffman.
Comsy. Gen. A. ]. Davis; aid de camp.
Col. 5. ii. Blanchard: commandant of
the first regiment, Col II. C. Kessler:
Liuet. Col. C. s. Shoemaker, Mai. ].
w. brennan. Maj. b. ii. Cook, regi-
ment surgeon, Maj. j. S. Hammond,
assistant surgeon, Capt. Riddell; chap
lain. c. G. Stull: first lieutenant Of
regiment. Qtr. Alfred Seadorf Hon.
j. Il. Reynolds, member of the mill
| tary committee of the lower house of
the last legislature. is also in attend
ance. The legislature had passed a
resolution requesting the military COM
| mittee to attend the encampment this
| year and report TO the next legislature
the progress of the militia and the con-
| duct of the encampment. Other mem
bers OF the committee are expected on
Monday.
Lieut.. r. B. Wallace of the regular
army at Helena and Captain Hodges
OF Fort Missoula are here to instruct
the National Guard, having been de-
tailed for that purpose. -9sptain Crow.
ell OF T. company has been detailed
officer Of the day; Lieut.. b. E. Calkins
officer OF the guard. and Lieutenant
kepner, junior officer of the guard
The companies in camp are Company
A OF Great Falls. Company b of Butte
Company OF Butte. Company q OF
Butte. Company II of Bozeman. Com.
pany of Helena and Company X oi
| Anaconda.
Besides the beginning of routine work
Tomorrow. the militia will make iti
first experiment with heliograph signal
ing. English, Lambert. Anderson ant
Moore OF the signal corps will In tho
morning start on trip TO Jefferson
peak, 65 miles southeast of Camp Lloyd
and will establish a position on a higi
blum near the camp. jefferson peak 1:
about 10000 feet high and the corps ex
poets to establish a good record. Tn,
corps is thoroughly equipped with thu
best instruments made, and. having
good men and a splendid climate. the,
look for successful experiment. The
corps will get through signals twice
each day on the trip to the peak, tn,
first one tomorrow afternoon, wher
the corps is about Is miles from camp
Rifle practice will begin Monday.
The saloon men and many other bust
ness men Of Bozeman are very muci
wrought up over the enforcement o
the II o'clock closing ordinance durinl
the encampment, and a big petition o
taxpayers is being circulated aslSin,
the mayor and council to suspend tn
law during the encampment. With tn,
saloons and every other public plac
closed tight at l. O'Clock, the soldie
boys find no reason for visiting tn
city at night. and the town feels tn
loss