The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-12
WITH RIGID DISCIPLINE
Result of Daily Practice Apparent
in the Volunteer Ranks.
READY TO GO TO MANILA
Waiting for Dsfinite Orders From the
War Department - In a State OF
Anxious Expectancy-Appoint
ments by the Governor.

Helena, May 1l.-This has been an
other hard day for the recruits and for
the old members of the National Guard
who compose the LIST regiment of Mon
tana volunteers at Camp X. Il. Smith.
There were four regular company
drills and one extra drill substituted
in place of the evening parade. The
result of the drilling and rigid disci-
pline Is being made very apparent. It
Is rapidly molding the volunteers into
a body of drilled men who will hold
up the name of the state wherever
Uncle Sam may send them. A week
of the past two days work will place
the regiment in a condition to make a
very presentable showing on duty.
The lack of uniforms and guns with
which to drill is felt, and officers are
hoping both will be obtained before the
work to start for California becomes
effective.
Like yesterday. to-day has been one
of expectancy respecting the exact
time the regiment will leave the state.
Beyond the dispatches announcing
that the regiment had been ordered to
California for the Philippines, there
seems to be a dearth of definite infor-
nation respecting the regiments fu-
ture. Late last night Governor Smith
received the following telegram from
Secretary Alger:
1T Is now desired that the regiment
of infantry from your state. as soon as
mustered, armed and equipped. be
sent to San Francisco. Please inform
me when IL will be possible for your
| troops to move. II not fully equipped,
/ httt Snfisfanflx, tn travel ~ no
considered best to have them go and
complete equipment, etc, at San Fran
! cisco. A detailed statement as to your
| troops Is requested az soon as IL Is pos
sible for you to give it,
Governor Smith replied to the secre-
| tary as follows to-day:
| "Montana's quota for one regiment
of infantry has been mupstered In with
| IL companies. filed to a man. The
\ regiment is ready -to-meve at any time
| and eager for service in the Philip
pines. While we are not armed and
| equipped. the command can readily be
| sent to San Francisco and there sup
piled. I consider IL advisable they be
| ordered there Immediately and strong
| ly recommend such action. III So
| overcoats need not be furnished and
canvas clothing might be better than
| wooen."
Up to o'clock tonight the gov
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! as can be learned had any orders as
| to the time for starting been received
| at the camp. II is hardly believed. in
| the event of orders being received TO
| start at once, that the railroads could
have the necessary equipment for
| transporting a regiment ready inside
| of two or three days. as the cars would
have to be brought from St Paul. Fol-
lowing the policy adopted by the gov
| ernment i'm moving troops, the con-
| tract will probably be divided between
| the Northern Pacific. the Great North
ern and the Short Line.
The governor to-day appointed A.
| L. Duncan of Missoula captain Of
| Company l., the position that was ten
dered to ]. NJ. Evans of Mssoula. but
| declined because he could not arrange
| his business affairs to admit Of his de-
parture from the state. Mr.. Duncan
| is county attorney of Missoula county
and has lived in Montana several years.
and is said to be fitted for the posi-
tion by experience derived from being
| attached for SIX years to the Virginia
! Military institute at Lexington, Va,
| as instructor and commandant. Cap
| tain Duncan was mustered in to-day.
| He went home to close his affairs SO
that he could leave the state and will
| return tomorrow.
w. B. Hanna of this city was ap-
pointed battalion adjutant to succeed
| Mr.. Salisbury of Bozeman, who was
unable to accept the position. The ap-
pointee in civil life is a clerk in the
assay office here. ana up to receiving
his commission this afternoon was cor
| poral In Company l..
B. II. Mcintyre of Kalispell was ap-
pointed second lieutenant in Company
| H. succeeding Samuel Hilburn. who
was promoted to the first lieutenancy
1 49, sss... 81 tatt
tenant Green to the captaincy OF the
company.
The governor to-day signed a lot OF
commissions for the officers he has
appointed in the volunteers. These are
printed on heavy paper suitable for
framing, and i'm days to come. wher
the war is but memory, will be prized
In many a Montana home. The body
of the commits sion reads as follows:
Know you. that. reposing specia
trust and confidence in the patriotism
valor, fidelity and abilities of ..........
| i have appointed him .......... In the
| . Montana volunteer ........ OF
the United States. TO rank as such from
the ........ day Of ......... 49,. He
is therefore ordered 10 carefully and
diligently discharge the duty of .....
by doing and performing all manner Of
things thereunto belonging. And l dC
strictly charge and require all officer,
and soldiers under his command to bs
obedient TO his orders as ......... and
he Is to observe and follow such order,
and directions from time 10 time as h
shall receive from the present or future
president of the United States oi
America. and the general or other su
perior officers set over him. according
To the rules and principles of war. |Thi'
commission Is 10 continue in force dur
ing the pleasure OF the president of th'
United States for the time being
Given under my hand at the city o
Helena. Montana, this -. day OF -.
in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety-eight, and
=. year OF the independence of tbs
. United States
The signatures of the governor. tbs
/ adjutant general and the secretary Of
: state are affixed TO the documents
Following the regulations of the regi