The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-23
ANACONDA NEWS.
FOR A CAVALRY TROOP
A Meeting Called for Next Tues
day Evening.
MANY ALREADY ENROLLED
Senator Lee Mantle Il Endesvorinr to
Have the War Department Accsps
Another Regiment Of Horse
man From Montana.

On Tuesday evening there will be 8
meeting at the Auditorium for the pur.
pose OF Organising a cavalry company
The moving spirit in the matter IL
Charles H. Causey. an employee of thu
electric light works. Mr.. Causey start.
ed out to organise a cavalry company
ONLY a day or two ago. but has already
received a umb OF applications. Mr..
Causey t~elegraphed to Senator Lee
Mantle last week with reference to the
probability Of a second regiment OF cav
airy being called for from this state.
Senator Nantes reply is as follows:
washington. d. C. May 22.-Charles
H. Causey. Anaconda. Mont: Can give
no Immediate announcement. Am try-
ing to secure another cavalry regiment
SO as to provide for other Montana
troops. Hope to succeed.
Un6er n assurance that Senator
Mantle Is using his influence with the
government to induce the war depart
ment to accept another regiment of
cavalry. MI. Causey feels justified in
proceeding with the enterprise. Yes
terday be prepared q muster roll. and
up 10 . O'Clock last evening 10 names
had been enrolled. The declaration Of
allegiance and list of names is as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable r. B. Smith. Govern
or Of Montana:
We. the undersigned citizens and res
idents OF the state Of Montana, declare
our faithful allegiance to the govern
ment OF the United States, and no here
by oner u services to the same. for a
length of time and on such terms as
may be provided by law, and will hold
ourselves In readiness to be called upon
hV thu nrNnAv oy~l. - A.
Montana. or OF the United States, and
we do solemnly swear that We will bear
true and faithful allegiance to the Unit
ed states OF America, and will serve
them faithfully against any foe.
Charles III: Causey. John Sullivan. T.
Clarence E. Potter. Jerry Sullivan, E.
X. Hammond, VIM. Westland, A. +. An
derson. Willie Rachbellam, Joseph ].
O'Leary, r. Powers.
Besides these names. MI. Causey has
received applications from a number of
others, and the meeting on Tuesday
night will be for the purpose OF organ
izing the company n enrolling those
who desire to enlist. The requirements
as to physical proportions for the cav
airy service are that the weight shall be
not less b 125 pounds nor more thar
165 pounds The height regulations
are: Not less than five feet four
inches, and not more than five feet ten
inches. The mastering officer of the
United states army. of course, may
overstep these limitations slightly If the
recruits are otherwise perfect.
The number that Mr.. Causey requires
for his troop Is from 30 to IS, and he
expects to have the full total inside of
two weeks. The recruits will b. put
through a superficial examination. and
only those who are morally certain OF
being passed will be enlisted. The prin-
ctpal object of Mr.. Causey, outside of
physical qualifications. is to secure men |
who are good horsemen and who can
handle a rifle. As to the matter Of
horses, Mr.. Causey a. that those who
horses that come up to the cav-
airy requirements may have them ac-
cepted by the government, and they
will be paid for the animals by the war
Horses must weigh not
less than $50 pounds. and must not be
less than Is lands high.
The meeting on Tuesday night is
called for 8 o'clock. and all those who
desire to enlist are invited to be pres
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