The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-17
ON SHORE AGAIN.
Mountain Men Who Were Glad to Get a
Few Hours of Room aud Air.

" itpoDu VI III
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Honolulu. Hawaii, July s1.-The troops
from Montana have been feasted and
feted here until they are in great spir-
Its. Great efforts have been put forth
by all the people here to make the men
from the mountains welcome and they
have succeeded admirably. Spacious
lawns. lining both sides of the streets.
have been crowded constantly by the
boys in blue receiving hospitality from
the hands of the residents. One Incl
dent alone will show the character of
the entertainment furnished. Mrs. Da-
mon. wife OF the minister of foreign af-
fairs in President Dole's cabinet. saw
four private soldiers from Montana
passing her residence. She called them
into the house. gave them easy chairs,
passed the cigars m lemonade and sat
down to the piano and sang for them
some native and other songs: then she
invited them to eat dinner with her
and they sat down TO a perfect feast.
After dinner the lady of the house call
ed her servants and instructed them to
escort the soldiers out to the orchards
and let them help themselves to any
thing in sight in the way of fruit. The
boys enjoyed the treat immensely. This
Is but a fair sample Of the hospitality
extended to the Montana troope. The
very wealthiest and most prominent
people on the islands have thrown their
homes open to the troops. Is It any
wonder that the Montana boys are in
love with this delightful land and its
big-hearted people?
The night the Pennsylvania arrived
the Hawaiian National band, one Of the
finest musical organizations in the
world, Grenade the troops at the dock.
Then six young men, native Hawaiians.
came on board the boat with their gui-
tars, banjos and mandolins and sang
and played divinely. Four of these
young men comprised a quartette that
sang at the worlds fair in Chicago.
They are the best singers In the Sand
wich islands, n this is a land of music
and song.
The Rio de Janeiro, which arrived in
the offing at midnight, brought several
large bags of mail from dear old Mon
n there was great %scrambIing
among the boys for word from home
Many hearts were gladdened by tender
from the friends far away A
few copies Of the Standard of the date
Of July 10 reached US and a great deal
Indignation was expressed by the Of
1cers and men when they read the dis
from San Francisco diving an
of the departure of the Montana
men from San Francisco. Both the as
press and the Standards spe-
eial correspondent mixed things up
BADLY. 1t was Lieutenant Sam Hilborn
N Company H., K%alispell, who was as
by Stanley. Some of the San
francisco newspapers connected Lieu
.enant Conrad's name with the affair.
He had nothing TO do with II, either.
was drunk and abusive. Lieu
enant Hilborn, as officer of the guard.
placed him under arrest. Stanley as
aulted him with a long knife, when ;
Frank Morford knocked him I
with the butt NJ of his gun. {
dorford is the man who was arrested ,
everal years ago in Butte on a charge q
having shot Officer DAILY In the no. I
orious Fourth of July riots. {
The story sent out by the associated [
'ress to the effect that the ~saloonkeep-
RS OF San Francisco passed out whis- q
to the troops while marching to I
he depot, making many of the men a
was untrue. The boys conducted [
very creditably as a general {
ule. n they feel grieved that stories r
hould be published rejecting upon the G
hole command. a
Some of the boys of the two Anaconda +
ompanies were delighted to receive let $
ars from Frank Foskett and w. Il. $
The boys are nearly all broke h
nd a dollar looks as big as a barn TO a
lost OF them. Messrs. Foskett and :
Webb, anticipating just such a state Of y
generously sent several of their a
lends in Company NJ $40 apiece. 1t v
as a generous and welcome gift. and <
he men who sent that money will be 81
,membered in the future by the SOL i
Iers. j. NJ. KENNEDY Il
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