The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-30

soldier LS Z Methodist and genuine
patriot and a man in a million.
Spike" Hennessy, former member
OF Company Z, \. G.. H, and base ball
player. is an enlisted man in the Kan
| sas regiment at San Francisco.
First Lieut.. William +. McGrath.
Company b. Montana is the living
picture of Capt. Q. w. 'Zeigler, Com
pany F, n G. H. The men have be
come great friends.
Maj Byron H. Cook, Montana, sec
Ond battalion, is one of the Leading
lumber merchants of Butte and has
been prominent in the Montana Ma
tional Guard for fifteen years.
First Lieut.. z. S. Paxton. Montana
First. is known as the artist scout
For his unfinished canvas of Clusters
hght-The Battle of the Little Big
Horn-ha has been offered and has
refused $4,000.
Capt. A l.. Duncan, l. Company,
Montana, was county attorney of Mis-
soula county and gave up the office to
leave for the war. He was some years
ago instructor in tactics at the Viz
ginia military institute.
Seventy-five members of the Mon
tana regiment Overstayed their leave in
town last night. Most of them were
being entertained at various homes
and will doubtless be able to square
matters with their officers.
The Montana regiment slept on the
Pacific Mail wharf last night, on mat
tresses arranged as close together as
they could be gotten. There was just
enough breeze to clear the mosquitoes
and make the place pleasant.
Rev Pfaus, private in l Company
First Montana, was a Presbyterian pas
tor when the call to arms reached him
He is splendid man in every way. He
is a fine speaker, an excellent singer
and is very popular in the command.
Col. Harry c. Kessler, First Mon
tana, is a successful business man of
Butte. He is a veteran of the Civil
war, received honorable mention for
bravery on the field and is a capable
and we'll liked executive officer.
Though Col. Kessler was at one time
in the newspaper business he is a
wealthy man.
John Donoghue, a private in the
First Montana was with Custer in the
Indian campaign which ended the car
eer of the brilliant young cavalry OIL
Ger It so happened that the day be
fore the massacre of Clusters COM
mand by Sitting Bulls forces, that
DOnOghue was sent to Maj. Reno's
command on detached duty.
Capt. Hallahan, M company, is a vet
eran of the Civil war and has been ali
over the world as sailor and soldier of
fortune He has among other things
made fortunes in Mexico and lost them
in Australia He has hunted sea 'buf-
falO in the Philippines and grizzly
bear in the Rocky Mountains. Capt
HaIlahan is a mining expert.
Maj. J. w. brennan, commanding the
first battalion of the Montana regi-
ment, is a retired business man, was
adjutant general of his State and has
a magnificent war record. He is
survivor of Gen. Thos. Francis Mag
hers Irish Brigade, which fought so
fearfully and so we'll for the Union
at fredericksburg and Antietam.
The idol of the First Montana Reg
iment is Lieut.. Col. Wallace, appointed
to his present position and rank from
a first lieutenancy in the regular army.
He went to the Point from Montana,
being a native of that state. The lieu
tenant colonel is a charming man,
thorough soldier and every member of
the regiment considers him personal
friend
Lieut.. j. NJ. Kennedy, Co K, First
Montana. is a man who left extensive
interests to go to the front with his
command. He is now speaker Of the
House of Representative was editor
of the Anaconda Standard, the best
paper in the state, head of the Ken
nedy Drug Company, and left also a
law office, insurance and real estate
business. Lieut.. Kennedy was born IN
Ireland. educated in Canada and set
tied in Montana several years ago. The
papers had him down as candidate
for Congress this fall. The Lieutenant
is a most charming gentleman and
thorough going young American OF
the mountain west.