The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-30
NEARLY ALL VETERANS
Eighth and Twenty Third Reeu-
lars Arrive at San Francisco.
ARE ORDERED TO MANILA
5chley's Son Il Among Them-Father
Yorke Celebrated Mass in Camp.
The Montana Regiment Making
Themselves Comfortable.

San Francisco. May 29.-The event of
to-day at Camp Richmond was the ar
rival from New Orleans of the sth and
The men are nearly all seasoned veter-
ans who have seen bard service and
are ready to bear the brunt of more
battles. They landed from the Oak
land ferry, at the foot of Market street
this morning, and though in heavy
marching order. stepped with the spring
and vigor of unincumbered troops on
parade. With unbroken lines they
marched out Market street and over
the hills to the city of tents where they
VIII remain until ordered to board
transports for Manila. Much is ex-
pected of these two regiments. Fol
several years they guarded the border
line of Texas and are used to the
hardships OF frontier life. Soon after
the outbreak of war they were ordered
10 New Orleans to be held in readiness
for he invasion of Cuba. Recently,
however. it was determined to send
them to the Philippines and on the
10Th of this month they broke camp at
New Orleans and tonight their tents
are pitched in San Francisco. They
reached here in condition to fight at
once If necessary n hope to start for
the scene of hostilities in the Orient.
Colonel O~fveshine of the 23d COM
manded both regiments on their way
across the continent. Among the off,
GERS are members of several promi-
nent families. notable among whom
are First Lieutenant +. +. Schley, reg
lmQnfa1 nnpnrntsoar 80 ~ 0O-l
son of Commodore Schley of the flying
squadron. First Lieutenant Baldwin
OF the 18th Is a grandson of Francis
Scott Key, author of the Star Span
gled Banner" Both officers and men
are pleased with their reception here
and tonight returned thanks to the
Red Cross society for the bountiful
lunch and beautiful flowers given them
on their arrival.
At Camp Richmond this morning
high mass was celebrated i'm the open
air by Father Yorke. A booth contain
the altar had been erected over
h encampment and many of
the troops participated in the SER
vices.
The Kansas men were made happy
to-day by the receipt from the quar-
department of the shoes
and und~erclothing they have badly
Us a Dtt l
only n here without a band.
Colonel Little, by ~telegraphing to
several Kansas cities, has obtained
800 N by adding a few dollars from
his W pocket secured instruments
for musicians picked from his COM
mand. To-day they played their first
-une, The Red, White and Blue win
effect that the Colorado band,
which was giving a fine concert,
Joined in amid applause.
The Montana regiment is encamped
oy itself opposite the odd Fellows
cemetery and Colonel Kessler's men
the day in making their
comfortable. The health of
Ill the regiments is good. Only triv-
cases were reported by the sur
icons to-day, though there are a few
cases of pneumonia in the hos
Many thousands of citizens visited
10Th Camp Richmond and the Preside
o-day and the Washington men IN the
barracks were not forgotten.
officers n men from all sections
presented impartially with roses,
ranges, %doughnuts or whatever pa
riotic generosity prompted.