The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-14

brennan Is made the ranking major.
r. n. Cook the second in rank and
John II. Miller third. Regimental or
der No. 2 is as follows:
"1-Major j. w. brennan ia assigned
TO the command Of the LIST battalion.
X and l.. Major B. H. Cook is assigned
TO the command of I'd battalion, which
VIII consist of companies B, d, e and
q. Major J. X. Miller is assigned to
the of Sd battalion, which
VIII consist of companies F, A, I and
accompany commanders will at
once group their companies into squads.
as prescribed by paragraphs 179 and $50,
infantry drill regulations"
Another EFFORT of n 10 little Importance
was the first contribution towards a
regimental fund, which came i'm the
shape OF a check for $3.50 from Thomas
Cruise. He announced to-day that he
had originally intended to present the
regiment with a flag, but after consid-
ering the matter he decided to give the
regiment something that always comes
in HANDY, and IL necessary, can pur-
chase flags. He found upon making
inquiry that 1t would take q month to
procure the sort Of a flag he desired to
present 10 the regiment. a hand-worked
silken one. but for fear the volunteers
might leave the United States before
the emblem arrived from the East, he
changed his mind, deciding to lead in
a subscription toward a regimental
fund. This fund is to be placed at the
disposal of the colonel, the lieutenant
colonel and the four majors, who, act
ing as a committee, will see that the
every man in the company. It Ia be-
lieved that other liberal Montanans will
follow Mr.. Cruise in the matter and
contribute enough to make the u at
least 1000 by the time the regiment
leaves for a foreign shore. The fund Is
to be drawn for the benefit Of every
man in the regiment whenever the ex-
igency may arise. II any are taken
sick while en- route to San Francisco
enough money can be used to place
them in hospitals along the route and
to care for them until they recover.
When the boys embark from San Fran
cisco the fund will come I'm very handy
purchasing various articles that will
make life on the deep pleasanter than
it will be on government rations.
The ladies of Helena sent another
wagon load of pies. cakes, fruits, etc,
out to camp tonight to be distributed
in the morning among the different
companies. Lieutenant Boardman of
company A, officer of the guard, was
taken suddenly Ill late last night, and
had to be relieved. He was sent to the
hospital. He is reported better to-
night. Twenty-one privates are re-
ported sick in the hospital tonight with
colds and other mild ailments. and
three officers are not feeling over well.
A days sunshine and a dry camp. IL
is hoped, will remove all the i'll effects
of the exposure of the past "a hours.
The detail for tomorrow is Captain
Keown of c company, officer Of the day.
and Lieutenants Nickoll of r and GUM
an of ID officers Of guard.
Quite a number of the boys gathered
at the pavilion tonight to witness a
wrestling match between C.. r. Foote of
Il company, Butte, and Peter N. Peter
son of ii company. K~alispell. 1t was
announced that the stakes were 800
a side. Considerable money changed
hands on the result. The agreement was
catch as catch can. two: points down,
strangle hold barred, five minute be-
tween falls: best two i'm three. Peter
son won the first fall in two minutes
and 80 seconds. Foote was given the
second decision in 1:2O. The Butte man
captured the third fall and the match I'm
two minutes. Both men left the stage
on the decisive fall and rolled amidst
the spectators. Peterson's hackers
claimed a flying fall, but II was not al
lowed. the referee deciding for the
Butte man. Both men are said to be
wrestlers of some note, and the contest
was reported to have been worth the
admission price.