The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-04
ANACO NDA NE WIS.
RECEIVE THEIR ORDERS
Anaconda's Volunteers Will
Move Friday Morning.
MEN BEING TURNED AWAY
The Companies Are Both Full and There
Are Applicants Enough t o Fill Two
lore Companies Drilling Faith
fully Twice Each Day.

Captain John Hallahan and Captain
Thomas Dillon of the volunteer compa-
MES Of this city at 1850 o'clock last
night received the following dispatch:
Helena. Mont, May 3.
Arrange to leave Anaconda and take
train via Garrison for Helena Friday
morning. SMITH. Governor"
The message received by Colonel Hal
lahan does not include the word morn
fng," but this is thought to be an unin-
territorial omission, and both companies
Will no doubt leave at the same time.
According to the dispatches received
by the two captains, the volunteers will
go over the Montana Union, leaving
Anaconda early Friday morning. From
Butte and Helena. however, come ad-
vices that the companies will go via the
Montana Central. At a late hour last
night Colonel Kessler of Butte stated
that the companies would go via Butte
and the Montana Central. The discrep-
ancy as to routes could not be adjusted
last night. but it will probably be
Strengthened out to-day.
Both the Anaconda companies will get
out and drill to-day and there will no
doubt be some sort of a demonstration.
The hours for drilling are given below
and the volunteers who are not on
hand at the tap of the clock will be
left in the lurch and Others taken to
fill their places.
The citizens of Anaconda are prepar-
ing to give the companies a grand fare
well demonstration. An old cannon was
dug up yesterday and the flag salute
of II guns will be given at h time
the soldiers leave. Speeches will also
be made and the boys in blue from
Anaconda will receive a rousing send
off on the day of their departure to
fight for the country and the flag.
Anaconda has every appearance of a
garrisoned town these days. Every
where one goes, one meets soldiers in
uniform and soldiers who have not
been provided with uniforms. To say
that patriotism and enthusiasm runs
high i'm Anaconda is putting it mildly.
The two companies here are ready to
be off at the drop of the hat n IL, 900
people are ready to send them on their
way with cheers.
1t would be an cas- matter to raise
at least another company in Anaconda,
and probably very little difficulty
would be encountered in completing
two more companies. Last week every
thing was uncertainty. No one could
say what vas to be done n the Off
GERS were not willing to take it upon
- = o"tot ii = iiotN III
standing the fact that scores applied
for enlistment. AS o as the rders
of the governor We're received, how
ever. conveying Instructions to Captain
Dillon to muster in his men and ap-
pointing Colonel Hallahan a captain to
raise a company, the applicants were
given a chance. In two days both the
companies were full. n yesterday
and Monday scores of men were turned
away because there was no place for
them.
The decisive victory of Admira
Dewey over the Spanish fleet at Ma
Mia on last Sunday served to set the
excitement at its height. Not since
Bryan was in Anaconda has there been
so much enthusiasm manifested as
there was or Sunday night, n since
that time the people have divided their
attention between the local companies
and the news from the front.
Yesterday Captain Hallahan brought
his recruits out for the first time. Two
drills were had, one at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon n another at 1880 o'clock
in the evening. With the exception of
five or six men who have been in the
regular army, the membe of Cap
tain Callahan's company are green
hands, and the drills of yesterday con
sisted Of the first steps in foot move
ments. At the close of the drill there
was a most marked improvement over
the first attempts of the early after
noon. In the evening the company
went up on Main street as far az the
mouth of Sheep gulch n put in two
solid hours of drilling. The men,
though in ordinary citizens clothing.
av1 tho a.-.a aroatn N n