The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-10

THEY WILL START AT ONCE
Montana the First Of An the States to
Get IT. Men Mustered In WIN
Probably Leave foe San
Francisco on Thursday.

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early yesterday afternoon. The news
came to the Standard in q special dis
patch from the Standards special
Washington correspondent. Other pa
pers were five hours behind the Stand
ard in posting the news.
There is no doubt hat the news
welcome news to the Montana volun-
teers. Nothing could suit them better
than a trip to the Philippines. Had
they been ordered to proceed at once
to Cuba they would also undoubtedly
have been satisfied. for they want ac-
ton. They have feared that they
might be kept In camp in Helena for
hould be over. n see no service at
all. They wanted to do something In
this war and now they have the chance.
Governor r. b. Smith arrived In
Butte from Helena last evening and
confirmed the news. Yesterday morning
he telegraphed the secretary Of war
that the Montana infantry II mustered
in and IL ready for service. About the
same time Colonel Keesler telegraphed
Senator'S Mantle and Carter that the
Montana regiment IL ready for action.
An answer vas received In q short time
from the secretary Of war i~nstructing
the Montana regiment to start At once
to a Francisco to embark for the
Philippines and that their uniforms,
guns and equipment would be supplied
there.
"The companies are all complete"
said the governor. II am very much
grained at the promptness Of Montana
in organizing its regiment. The state
is the third largest in the union in area
and II is the first of all to have its men
mustered in. We were assigned proper
tionately three times as large q quota
as any other state. but we responded
first of all. This speaks well indeed Tor
the men at the head Of the military
department of this state and for the
patriotism Of the men OF Montana"
The governor received q dispatch
from Lieutenant Colonel Wallace last
evening. saying that the men could not
get away before Thursday. So In all
probability the Montana regiment Will
start for San Francisco on Thursday.
Both the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern roads had arranged ex-
~cursions to Helena on Sunday to see
the troops in the camp. These VIII now
Axe place on Thursday instead ana
Butte and Anaconda people will be able
to go to Helena at that time and see
the regiment start for the war. The
Montana regiment will probably not
start until afternoon or evening, so there
will be an opportunity for the execur-
sionists to reach Helena in time to tell
their friends goodbye and see them
on the train. The Great Northern train
wilr leave Anaconda at $40 a. m. and
Butte at 9:35 a. N. for Helena. The
Northern Pacific excursion will leave
Butte at s a. m. and Anaconda at $3.50,
arriving at Helena at 1:20 o'clock. The
train will leave Helena on the return
at Z p. m.
The governor has appointed Harry
Richards, son of Ex-Governor Rickards
of this city. to the position OF second
lieutenant Of Company e. This is very
gratifying news to n young mans
| friends in this city.
Meanwhile the work Of organizing a
| second regiment from Montana to be
| ready in case Of another call IL being
| pushed as rapidly as possible. 1t Is ex-
pected that Col. c. +. Lloyd will be
! offered the command of the second reSf.
ment of Montana infantry. Two COM
| panies for this regiment are now &C.
lively drilling. One is being organized
by Captain A. N. Yoder, formerly city
treasurer of Butte, and h other by
| Captain 8. Holland of h Meaghei
guards. Mayor Harrington yesterday
| accorded permission to h companies
to drill in the Auditorium, as b arm
DRY is too cramped for good work. Tn
Yoder company will drill in the Audi
forum on tuesday and Thursday even
ings ard the Meagher guards on
| Wednesday and Friday evenings.
The work of drilling h cavalry
progresses well under the circumstance
and men on horseback are a common
sight about Butte's streets at resent
There been q great lack Of suitable
horses, but 80 arrived from the Bitter
Root ranch last night and will be
welcome acquisition to the Butte troop
The following subscription list Is nov
being circulated about town:
whereas, The Butte Cavalry troop
organized about three weeks ago In THU
city, has been accepted by the secre'
tary of war and attached to Colone
G~riggsby's regiment. Sd volunteers. cow
boy cavalry; and,
whereas, The secretary Of war hal
ordered Lieutenant @. p. Ahern. 25tf
U. s. regular infantry. to muster IN
said troop at Butte on next Friday. tn
18th inst; and,
borne all expenses and II now In neet
Of funds to maintain said troop ant
horses until mustered into h service.
Now, we, the undersigned. do here
by subscribe h following mount 10
said purpose"
A number OF recruits rejected at Hell
ena are back In town telling thei
friends how 1t happened. II IL un
Necessary to say that all are very mucl
disappointed. All agree that the ex
animation was very rigid. They sa!
that the boys Are having q good tim
in the Helena camp. The tents are lat
out in streets and they have been styles
"Dewey street, Sampson street." etc
One tent has the sign. w. A. Clark
Bro, Money Taken" another tent ha
the sign. Midway Plaisance. Ere
Richie" All are having Q good tim
and, although q little rough, h fun J
good -natured. There are Is OF tn
Butte boys rejected. They agree tina
the Great Falls company II the fines
OF the whole works. No q man of Their
was rejected. There was some srowl
ing in b camp the FIRST day. as tn
boys claimed they were not gettinI
enough to eat. and they thought tn
Helena people ought to have give
them q welcome As hearty as the send
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