The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-11

for the cavalry troop that will furnish
the Griggsby regiment were examined
At the armory yesterday morning with
regard to their physical qualifications.
The examination was conducted BY DR..
J. A. Silverman at the request Of Cap
tain Stivers. both for the purpose Of
enabling him to better select the men
he will offer the mastering oficer, ana
IN order that those who seek member
ship in the troop who have not the ply
steal qualifications might not waste fur
Their time drilling for nothing. The men
were examined a to height. weight,
chest expansion and the condition Of
heart and lungs. It was only q SUPER
fetal examination and not nearly ~
rigid as tina the men will have to un.
dergo for the mastering officer. but from
the manner in which all but five out OF
the so passed. there II little doubt that
the number Of men who fail to pss1
muster will be very small. II any are re-
jected at all. Those rejected yesterday
failed to lass the preliminary examina-
ton chiefly from lac Of chest expan-
sion, which for a man to become q cav
alryman must be at least four inches.
w VI lC hNC olSO lCl SllOtt al WSi0nes
OF those. h did ass, the average
height of the first 10 men was 5 feet INA
inches, and OF the remainder 5 feet 81
| inches. The average weight was a lit
tie over las pounds and the average g
was 25 years. The showing is consid-
cred an excellent one, and II all the
members are as capable horsemen az
those who have thus far participated In
mounted drill proved themselves, the
| Butte troop should ran high among
the troops Of the regiment. DR.. Silver
man will examine so more recruits to-
day and from the total of those who
pass his examination those who are to
constitute the enrolment are to be Sc
lected. Captain Stivers expects to have
from 100 to 125 men to pick from and
from so much excellent material ought
Il be able to select n as fine specimens
of physical manhood a ever went into
a cavalry troop.
The troop will be mustered Friday. q
telegram having been received yester-
day from Lieutenant Ahern, who has
been designated as mastering officer,
stating hat he had been instructed to
| come to Butte and muster In the troop
| on that day. From a desire to ave the
troop as proficient rs possible for that
| event, the men are kept at drill almost
constantly from morning until late at
night. and a large squad Is sent out to
the fiat each day for mounted drill un-
der the supervision of Lieutenant Bailey
Of Troop A of Billings. Yesterdays
squad consisted of 30 new men. and on
their return Lieutenant Bailey praised
\ the troopers very highly for the apt
| ness they displayed in adapting them
selves to the mounted drill. Captain
\ Stivers went to Hamilton yesterday to
secure horses from the Bitter Root for
his troop. A carload is expected to ar
4 x.,~ L. D,,ttA &21axv vASo~dov a
bunch of fine animals was brought in
from the Largely ranch n turned over
to the troop.
Marcus Daily is taking an active in
terest I'm the troop INT In q telegram to
| Captain Stivers yesterday rendered him
the use of the Daily stables at the race
track in which to stable the horses OF
the troop until its departure for the regi-
mental rendezvous, which,. II Is said,
will be at Sioux Falls. s. d. 1t is said
that as a further evidence of the in
terest of Mr.. DAILY i'm the troop, he has
promised Captain Stivers to see that
no officer of the regiment rides a bet
ter charger than he does. Although the
troop musters Friday. no intimation has
come as yet as to when the GATE OF
departure will be set, but IL IL thought
the boys will leave almost Immediately
after being mustered.
1t is now practically settled that the
LIST regiment will not leave Camp Smith
before the first of next week, IL their
departure Is not delayed till the last
of the week. Major Dawson Of the
Great Northern wired General Passen-
ger Agent Whitney of the Great North
ern at 81. Paul for information as to
when the troops are expected to leave
Helena, and also wired the Great
Northern agent at Helena to see Colonel
Kessler and ascertain the facts. He re-
ceived the following answers.
st. Paul. May 10.-General Bacon.
in command Of the Department Of Da-
kota, who has control of the Montana
troops, states that no orders have been
received for the movement Of troops
to San Francisco as yet. Does not
him IL possible for them to get away
from Helena until next week at the
earliest. Arrange for you excursion
on Sunday instead Of Thursday.
Fl. I. WHITNEY,"
Helena, May 10.-Have just seen
Colonel Kessler. who says that nc or
ders received as yet regarding move
ment of troops. Does not think II pos
sible for them to be moved until after
Sunday. c. e. OUTTON."
City Ticket Agent Mccormick also
wired Colonel Kessler for information
and received a reply that Colonel Kess-
Ter did not believe II possible for the SOL
diers to get away before Tuesday or
wednesday at the earliest. According
ly, both the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern that they will run
excursions to Helena next Sunday. the
Northern Pacific adhering to its origi-
nal announcement, and he Great
Northern changing its excursion day
from Thursday to Sunday. Governor
Smith, who was in the city, stated Just
before leaving last evening that he had
received no intimation rs to when tie
troops will cave Camp Smith.