The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
BOYS WILL NOT STARvE
Provisions Ordered for the Camp
at Helena.
WARM WELCOME IN STORE
Keen Disappointment Over the Dropping
Out of the Crack Cavalry Troop
From Bozsman - Coy. Smith
Sends q Hot Telegram

Helena. May A carload of tents
and other camp equipage of the 1st
regiment arrived from Bozeman day
and were unloaded at the site of Camp
Robert Il. Smith. where a force of men
under Quartermaster Seadorf are at
work arranging for the beginning of
the mobilization of the state militia
tomorrow. Lieutenant Wallace, who
has been appointed by the government
to arrange the numerous details pre-
liminary to the encampment. and Ad-
jutant General brennan, to-day con-
tracted for a lot of food supplies. They
ordered from a local grocery man 1000
pounds of rations. consisting of beans.
rice, coffee. potatoes, canned goods,
etc; made arrangements with two
bakeries for 1000 loaves of bread per
day, and contracted with butcher
for 1,250 pounds of fresh meat per day,
so IL is evident that food will not be
among the scarcities OF camp life.
Other articles that have TO be pur-
chased here have also been arranged
for. and the probabilities are that
camp life will be commenced with the
arrival of three companies from Butte
tomorrow afternoon. The Butte boys
will probably not eat their first camp
meal until tomorrow night, as the
citizens are intending they shall eat
dinner at the local hotels and restau-
rants, and IL the weather permits will
be given a warm reception. Everyone
is hoping they will bring the famous
regiment band, the Boston a Mon
tana, along to add to the Helena well
come. The Montana Central special
bearing the Butte companies Is ex-
pected to reach here about 1880 IL II
leaves Butte on the time now an
d-ln M ItNF IN hAt nat in
teresting development OF the day was
the announcement from Washington
that the Bozeman troops of cavalry
had been left out in the selection of
riders from this state for Col. Grigs-
by's command. The news came early
this afternoon i'm the following tele-
gram from Senators Carter and Man
tie to Governor Smith:
I'VE have just been advised by the
adjutant general of the army that the
cavalry troops at Mfssoula, Butte, Bill
ings and Miles City will be added to the
Sd U. s. cavalry Colonel Grigsby. and
will be examined and mustered into
the United States service as soon as
the necessary instructions can be
communicated to the officers designat-
ed for that purpose"
Without any disparagement of the
troop being raised I'm Butte that has
been substituted for the Bozeman
troops. there is no denying the fact
that the change has stirred up con-
siderable feeling. Adjutant General
brennan felt keenly disappointed from
a sense of home pride and because of
the splendid skill of the Bozeman
troop. He feels that a great injustice
had been done the crack troops of the
state, which since the inception of the
present war excitement has been drill
ing daily, fully expecting tn be among
hA ftsaef Il.N bat
of the members OF the troop have pur-
chased fine horses, paying fancy prices
for them. and otherwise made expen-
ditures that I'm the light OF to-days
news has been like throwing money
away.
Governor Smith is very indignant
about the matter. and is not n bit
backward about expressing himself
He told the Standard reporter in pret-
ty strong language that he considered
IL a burning shame. He expressed a
few warm sentiments respecting Mon
tana's senators, to whom he attributes
the change. charging them with turn
ing a political trick because about all
the members of BoZeman county hap
pen to be democrats. He says that In
all his actions during the present war
preparations he has not allowed politi-
cal bias to influence him a particle.
| The governor expressed his sentiments
very forcibly in a telegram he sent to-
| night to the senators. From all ac-
counts it was about the warmest arti-
| Gle that has flashed over the wire In
some time. The Standard reporter en-
! deavored to obtain a copy, but the gov-
| ernor did not care to have 1t published.
| kilograms will be sent to the adjutant
| general and the secretary Of war. ask
| ing them not to leave the Bozeman
| troop out in the cold for fear of the
1 -.
de corps. to say nothing of its injuJ-
| tice.
| DIR. w. III. Campbell OF Livingston
/ and Drs. Riddell and Carmichael of
| this city, the board of surgeons ap-
| pointed by the war department and
| the governor TO examine the three doc
| tors who are TO constitute the board to
| examine the volunteers, met tonight
| for the first time and presented each
with examination papers forwarded by
| the department to the candidates.
| There has been no public announce
| ment Of the names of candidates. but
| IL Is believed they are DIR. +. j. Adams
| of Great Falls. DIR. Drumming of Miles
| City and DIR. Silverman OF Butte.
| The governor made no public an
nouncement to-day OF appointments or
officers for the new Helena company or
| those of the company that is to be re-
/ cruited after the camp has commenced
| from extra men brought from Great
| Falls. Livingston and other points. He
| will probably make the appointment in
| the Helena company tomorrow. IL is
/ expected that az least 40 men will come
! from Livingston alone with the expec-
| tation OF being accepted in the COM
! pany to be recruited at the camp. II is
| no secret that the physical examina-
| tion that the government will subject
1 all OF the volunteers TO viii be a Sc
! we're one. therefore surprise need not
be manifested IL more than one young
man who expected TO serve his country
returns home in a few days after the
| encampment begins.