The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
ANACONDA news.
ENTHUSIASM IN FRISCO
The Montana Boys Are q Revela-
ton to the Bay City Folks.
MUSIC, CHEERS, FEASTS
Taken in Hand by the Citizens and Red
Gross Ladies': They Find Them
selves Chartered in q verit-
able Garden Il Eden.

The arrival of the Montana volun-
teers more than 1000 strong at San
Francisco gave the reporters of thai
city a chance to spread themselves on
a mighty good subject for some scare
heads and cartoons. The LIST Montana
struck that town as being about the
finest lot of men ever banded together,
and the big morning dailies of the city
devoted much space TO accounts Of the
arrival and the incidents of h day.
The Call printed a complete story, COW
ering every detail from the tim of the
arrival of the first section of the train
from Montana to the hour of bed time
for the regiment, when ii was quar-
tered in its temporary abode. After
publishing much that the readers OF
the are already familiar with
n printing the names of the company
officers, the Call goes into detail as fol-
lows:
THE regiment includes the best blood
of the state, and a more talwart
hardy lot could not be found anywhere.
Colonel Kessler is one of the most
prominent business men of the state.
and has been long in the service of the
National Guard. He is a thorough SOL
der and a strict disciplinarian. Lieu
nan Colonel Wallace graduated in
the class of 80 at West Point. and up
to the time of his appointment in the
volunteer service. was first lieutenant
in the I'd United States cavalry. For
the past three years he has been on
detached duty with the Montana Ma
tional Guard, and is rated among the
best of the Younger officers in the regu-
lar service Lieutenant Hanna. adju-
tana of the LIST battalion. is a nephew
of United States Senator Mark A. Han
ma of Ohio. while Lieutenant j. NJ.
Kennedy of Anaconda is speaker of the
house of the Montana Legislature and
an ex-judge and veteran journalist.
Two prominent preachers-W. j. Han
nah and J. H. Foust (the former also
being a state senator) are in the ranks.
1t Is the boa of the command that not
less than three-quarters of its MEM
bers gave up positions paying from
$3.50 a day and upward to fight for
Uncle San and $13 a month. The ma
jority of enlisted men are miners and
stockmen, and are veritable giants in
stature.
Montana was called on to furnish
one regiment of infantry and n troop
of cavalry under the first call. Nearly
5000 volunteers presented themselves.
consequently only the cream of the
National Guard was accepted. the 9TH
ers being the pick of the volunteers.
Nearly all the men are hardy and
used to roughing it: besides they are
all familiar with firearms. most of
them being crack shots with rifle or
revolver.
1.-TWO battalions of the LIST Montana
reached the Oakland yards during the
night and were held there until morn
ing. coming over to this side by the
early boats yesterday. The third bat
talon was delayed by a wreck near
Truckee, and did not reach here until
IL a. m.
THE delay, however. gave the first
corners ample time to do full Justice to
the hot breakfast provided by the Red
Cross society. and none of the troops
that have arrived here relished 1t more.
for the Montana men travelled for three
days on short rations. When the last
section landed they. too. were taken
in to breakfast by the ladies, and dur
ing the meal the escort band and the
regimental band of "a piecA alternated
i'm an impromptu concert for the edif-
cation of the wearers of the crimson
cross.
when the last straggler had filled
up on meat. potatoes. coffee, bread
and butter. sandwiches. fruit and
pastry until he could hold no more,
the entire regiment assembled and gave
three times three cheers for their en-
tertainers that threatened to shake the
massive ferry depot from its founda-
ton.
.sPassengers TO and from Alameda
points stopped to see the Montanans.
until there was almost a great a crowd
inside the depot as there was on East