The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-18
His Men Will Be Troop L, Third
u. s. Volunteer Cavalry.
COL. GRIGGSBY'S ADVICE
Omcers Urged to Set Their Men a Good
Example-Some Bitter Root Horses
Rejected as Too High Strung.
It's Mejor Monteath.

Is designated as the Sd u. s. volunteer
cavalry. and Captain Stivers' troop will
be known as troop l.. Sd u. $. volunteer
cavalry.
Captain Stivers was notified yester.
day OF his troop having received 1t:
designation in a letter from the adju-
tant Of the regiment, as follows:
Captain D'Gay Stivers, Butte. Mon
tana-Dear Sir: You are advised by
the colonel commanding that your troop
has been regularly designated, and will
hereafter be officially known as troop
l., I'd U. $. cavalry. The assignments
were all made by impartial drawing by
lot, In the presence of the mastering
officers. OTTO l.. SUES,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant."
n troops mascot was evidently not
doing business when the drawing was
made. as in drawing the letter Il" il
got the last place in the regiment. This,
however. is not bothering the members
of the troop, who are not at all afraid
they will be last when IL comes to COM
pairing the achievements of the various
troops.
Captain Stivers also received yester-
day the first general orders issued by
Colonel Griggsby. TIL order reads:
Headquarters Sd regiment IT,. S. vol
unteer cavalry. Sioux Falls, $. D.. May
IL, 1898. General order No. 1:
This regiment now having assumed
the semblance of a military organiZa-
ton. the colonel commanding wishes TO
emphatically impress upon all officers
the necessity of maintaining the dig
nifty, bearing. courtesy and demeanor
commensurate with the position they
have been called upon to fill. They
should not only by example discourage
drinking, gambling or other conduct of
dpmnralizinu tapdanpV lint ghOu1A nlgn
encourage friendly rivalry in horse
manship, craftsmanship and general
soldierly qualities that will make them
both good citizens and efficient SOL
diers. They should themselves show
a punctilious observance of all the laws,
forms. rules, regulations and courte-
sizes that military discipline makes
necessary, and so instruct their men.
"A high position of honor has been
accorded the regiment in the volunteer
army of the United States. 1t there
fore depends upon a most strict atten-
ton to duty and the undivided support
of every officer and enlisted man in the
command to maintain that standard.
This order will be published in each
command Immediately upon muster
ing.
by order of Colonel Griggsby; Otto
l.. Sues, First Lieutenant and Adju-
tant.
I'VE NV L. sutEs bi'u-
tenant and Adjutant, United States
Commanding officer Troop l., United
States Volunteer Cavalry"
The order was at once published at
Camp Daily for the guidance of the
officers and men.
The day at Camp DAILY yesterday
was devoted to the inspection of
horses for the troop to the exclusion of
everything else. Maj. c. c. Carr and
Lieut.. NJ. o. Bigelow arrived at the
camp early and commenced the in
spection at s o'clock. They began on
the DAILY string and passed 25 out of
the so head. The other % head were
rejected. not from any defects, but be-
cause they were considered too fine
blooded and high strung for the cav
airy service. The Inspection occupied
nearly the whole day. and out of the
1l3 head of horses offered 90 were
passed. As the troop is entitled to 100
horses, Captain Stivers is DESTROYS that
all owners of horses who are willing
to sell to the government ave their
horses at the track early his morning,
as the inspection will be resumed at
$50. Major Carr is anxious to buy
horses, as a great many are needed for
the other roops in the state. and will
take as many as he can get, up to
200 or 800. Horses must weigh at least
900 and should not 20 over LOO pounds
in weight: must stand at least IA hands
high and between the ages of 4 and
S years. They must be geldings, bay.
brown. black or sorrel in color. bridle-
wise and saddle-broken and broken to
ride at "A walk, trot n gallop, before
they will be purchased. The present
inspection lis only as to the
of the horses as
many of the animals offered are
yet sufficiently broker to be ac-
Z,,,,l 10 thA,s a.a At,n anl a. 60.
cavalry horses they are passed for
cause, like a lawyer passes a jury, at
this time. and after the inspection in
this regard is completed the purchas-
ing officers will visit the other poinS
in the state where troops are located
perform a like inspection of horses.
While he is doing this the troop will
put i'm it's time breaking the horses,
and Major Carr and Lieutenant Bige-
low will then return to Butte and re-
auire the horses that have been passed
for cause to be ridden. II there are
any that have not been made
able they will be challenged and re-
When the horses have been
finally accepted they will be branded
with the government brand and their
will be paid for them.
Major Carr and Lieutenant Bigelow
were the guests OF Captain Stivers at
dinner at the camp yesterday. They
had the same fare as the men and were
highly pleased with the a Captain
Stivers feeds his troop.
Lieutenant Colonel c. l.. Lloyd re-
ceived orders from the war department
yesterday to proceed Immediately 10
He was taken consid-
arably by surprise. as he had not ex-
to leave before Sunday, and as
he had considerable personal business
which had to be transacted and closed
Ip before he could leave he wired for
permission TO delay his departure till
He received a reply last even
ng from Assistant Adjutant General
giving him four days in which
close up his business as expeditiously
is possible and may leave before the
our days expire.
A telegram was received here last
from Washington stating that
J. II. Monteath had been appointed a
major in Colonel Griggsby's regiment.