The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
UNDER MILITARY RULES
A Busy Day for Members of
Troop D.
HAD THEIR HANDS FULL
Eighty Horses Examined and Fifty OF
Them Accepted-The Troop vii
Be Ready to Move wednes-
day to Siou Falls.

MISSOURI. May l4-Thts has been a
busy day for the members Of Troop
d. The men are now in the service
and are under military rules. Halt of
them are quartered at the Rankin and
tachments are in charge OF sergeants
and are accountable at all times to the
officers for their conduct. They are
keeping specified hours and have their
hands full most of the day with the
duties that are assigned To them. To-
day some of them have been assisting
in the inspection of horses by the mill
tary gentlemen sent to perform that
duty. All day Major Carr and Lieu
tenant Bigelow have been at work up
at McLaughlin's corral. and they have
examined about so animals. OF these
about so have been accepted and pur-
chased at prices ranging from s45 to
$50, according to the nature of the
horses. The prices as a rule have been
satisfactory and the government has
certainly secured a lot of fine cavalry
animals. These horses nave been ex-
amined without saddle and with sad
ultS. Trey nave Dttn measured ana
weighed and put through their PAGES
before the inspectors. and have been
as thoroughly tested as were the men
who are to ride them.
Major Carr and Lieutenant Blgelow
Will return TO Missoula from Butte
Tuesday. when there will be another
lot of horses here for their inspection.
II Is thought that the equipment OF
horses will be completed when the new
- - - -
corps will be ready to move to the rem
devious by Wednesday.
While IL is not known just when the
orders TO move will come, Captain Hig-
gins has received orders to be ready to
start with his troop at once. A guar
termaster'st sergeant and a detail OF 10
men will be left to take charge of the
horses n to ship them as soon as the
full quota is obtained. The troop will
join the regiment according to present
understanding at Sioux Falls, where
the larger part of Griggspy's command
is now gathered. The more the people
of this city see OF Troop ID the more
they are pleased with the representa-
ton that Missoula is to make i'm the
splendid ~volunteer army that is now
being raised. The troops membership
includes some of the best young men
of the city. Its commander and its
l1tt lltultndnl NtIG bOIH III lulS city
and all of their lives have been spent
in Missoula. There are many others
in the command who are native Mon
tanans. n the state will be proud of
them as Its representatives.
Capt. A. T.. Duncan OF Company l..
LIST infantry Montana volunteers, will
cave Missoula to join his command
\ Sunday night. Captain Duncan. who
is county attorney, has been granted
Len "a - haaV,a Bx. shn aat, ,nsagflNA -
for 60 days. At the end of that time
1t is expected that IL will be known
whether or not the Montana troops
viii be long in the field. II IL Is found
that the captain will be absent for n
longer time than that, there will he
action taken on the resignation Of
Captain Duncan. This plan has been
decided upon after consultation with
the governor ms the attorney general.
II is the plan that has been pursued
In other counties where officers nave en-
listed. II is not to the credit of Mis-
soula county that IL is here that the
first objection has been raised to the
arrangement. There is an agitation
being started up here against the plan
that has been outlined above. IL is too
bad that there are any men in this
county who are not willing that the
county should send it's best men to the
front, and that the county hould ex-
tend to these men the same courtesies
and consideration hat are extended in
other counties. 1t is not believed that
this sentiment is general. or that II will
succeed in making more than a little
fuss. The attorney general has given
II as his opinion that the county attor-
ney may leave for the 60 days and have
a representative to act during his alb
sence.