The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-02
LONG DELAYED LETTER
Governor Smith Receives the
Call to Arms.
A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS
National Guard Il Given Preference
The Order to Rendezvous Will
Be Owen Monday o.
Tuesday.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena, May THAT missing letter
from the war department in regard TO
Montana's quota of troops showed up
to-day. 1t presented to Governor
smith various details respecting the
number Of oficers and men in the COM
panies. and other information not con-
tanned in the department telegram. II
IL dated April Is. from Secretary Alger'
and reads as follows:
Under the act Of congress TO pro-
vide for temporarily increasing the
military establishment of the United
States in time of war. and for which
approved April %. 1898. and
call for 125. 900 volunteers by direction
of the president. i a V the honor to
request you to provide from your state
the quota Of volunteers as follows:
One regiment of infantry to serve
in the army of the service
for the period OF two years. unless
sooner discharged. Attached vii be
found a statement showing the organ
ization for artillery. cavalry n IN
fantry.
Please u the adjutant general
of the army to be informed the tim
your quota will be at its rendezvous,
as IL will be met as soon as practicable
thereafter by an officer to muster IL
into the service inc pay of the United
States.
THE mastering officer will be in
structed to receive no men under the
rank Of commissioned officer who is
over Is or under is, or who Is not I'm
physical strength and vigor. As soon
as mustered into tho United States
service IL Is the intention that the
troops from your state shall be assem-
bied with others for Instruction and
service under the direction of the
major general commanding the army
at some point or points to be ~designat-
ed hereafter. 1t is for reasons stated
in the telegram of this date that. so
far as practicable, the national guard
be given preference. The rendezvous
for your state will be at Helena. IL for
any cause IL is found necessary TO
change the point of concentration
your recommendations are requested.
Bands may be organized from the
strength of the regiment, as in the
regular army"
The balance OF the letter gives some
embarrassing details in respect TO the
officers in the companies. etc.
Soon after receiving the letter the gov
ernor prepared his proclamation, which
is dated May 2. this being Sunday. and
will not become effective until to-mor-
row.
The proclamation is hardly necessary
except as a matter OF form. as the COM
panies have all received numerous re-
cruits and have only been waiting the
word to come TO Helena. Monday or
Tuesday the governor will probably is
sue the order for the troops to come TO
the rendezvous. The call will require
them 70 all be here by Thursday.
The governor has not decided just
where to have the troops camp. The
idea of using Fort Harrison has been
about abandoned. as the buildings are
unavailable. and the governor to-day
endeavored to arrange for the grounds.
He expects TO know tomorrow
whether those grounds can be used.
The governor to-day made appoint
ments Of officers for the new company
nrEanized at Anaconda. John Hallahan
was appointed captain, Bryan Conrad
first lieutenant and j. NJ. Kennedy sec
ond lieutenant. The first lieutenant is a
lawyer by profession. son OF n distin-
guished Washington attorney and for
meriy resided here. He has served in
the regular army and is well posted on
military tactics. The other two officers
are well known In Anaconda and
throughout the state. The governor has
appointed John r. Miller, Lieutenant
Marquet, II. &. A.. N DIR. Riddell the
examining board who are to pass upon
the qualifications of candidates for the
various Official positions in the LIST regi-
ment. The governor will make no APP
continents except from those who have
passed the examination. This applies
10 all commissioned officers.