The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-14


ing Post says: The men in the Mon
tana regiment are complaining of the
food served them. While the men have
been dissatisfied with the conditions
that have prevailed for some days. no
strong protest was entered until to-day,
when the. soldiers of Company of
Butte went on a strike and refused to
drill under the present conditions.
This morning the regiment assem-
bled at the camp in order to march out
to Sutro baths. The officers of Com
pany b called on their men to fall in,
but they declined, one. of their number
stating their reasons for the action.
Colonel Kessler was sent for, and he
addressed the men. calling their at
tention to the neutrality-suspicious. of
disobeying orders. One of the men told
Colonel Kessler that Company B did
not wish to disobey orders, but that
the men We're hungry and could not
drill on the food they were receiving.
While Colonel Kessler was speaking
one of the men tainted before him and
was later removed to tent.
After Colonel Kessler concluded
speaking to the company the captain
asked how many men were willing to
drill and only a sergeant, a corporal
and three privates stepped forward.
The company was dismissed and the
regiment proceeded to the baths. All
the men Of Company B complained to-
day about the food. They say they are
given bad bacon and poor vegetables,
and that the fresh meat" they get con-
sists principally of bones. These state
ments made by the men were supported
by the company cook, who exhibited a
piece of pork as evidence.
The most important order issued from
army headquarters to-day was one no.
tifying Major General Otis that the
steamers to comprise the second fleet of
transports to go to the Philippines were
practically ready for the reception of
troops. and troops to the number of
about 1000. comprising the 10th Penn
sylvania, under Colonel Hawkins; the
1st Colorado, Colonel Hale: the 1st Ne
braska, under Colonel Bratt: two bat
talions of regulars from the 18th and
Sou SOlOncl EsTSUCu, a
detachment from the engineer corps
and two battalions of Utah light in
fantry, under Captain Young, will raze
their camps, load their tents and bag
gage into wagons. don their heavy
marching gear and form into columns
for the march to the waiting trans
ports. Colonel Jones and his two bat
to dol ho Io in Aad
in the second expedition. the steamer
Morgan City. which is to convey them,
not being ready for the voyage. The
Idaho men will get away with the third
expedition, which will leave here about
June 30. All day to-day a stream of
wagons has been conveying camp
equipage and baggage to the different
steamers. and this work will be COM
pleted tomorrow.
The newspapers continue to call at
tention to the unsanitary conditions
existing at Camp Merritt, and insist
that the location of the camp be
changed to preserve the health of the
civilians living in that section of the
city. as well as that of the soldiers
now in the camp. An afternoon paper
says: Measles is very prevalent in
he camp and threatens to become epi-
demic. About so cases are in the field
hospitals already. and new ones are
coming at the rate of six or eight
day. The doctors isolate the cases as
they are discovered. but it is thought
quite likely that all who are suscepti-
bic will have to take their turn with
the malady.. The spread of 1t may de-
lay the start of the third expedition for
Manila. The camp conditions are fav-
orsble to the spread of any disease
that may get a foothold- Typhoid
fever has already shown itself.
The Idaho battalions sreceived a
handsome American flag this morning.
1t having been sent to them by the la
dies and children of Boise. The flag
Is large and costly affair. The in