The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-08
IT WAS GLORIOUS NEWS
Dewey Can Have Anything He
Vents in Anaconda. ~
NEWS Of The BOYSlN BLUE
Company X Is Mustered in. With but
One Man Failing 20 Pass the Elk
a animation Company NJ Will
Be Examined To-Day.

The glorious news hat came from
Dewey yesterday didn't give the peo-
pie very much time to talk about To-
cal war news. The Standard. as usual,
was hours ahead in posting the news.
For n long time after the first report
tcf Dewey was posted. none OF the
places where the Standard bulletins
are displa we'd could he reached for the
crowds that stood about.
Everybody had expected good news
from Dewey. but such glorious news
WAS not dreamed OF. When II was
first made known that the American
lequadron did not even lose "A single
imam. people looked upon the story as
a hoax. but as confirmatory reports
began to come, the anxiety which had
existed for the past week was thrown
of with "A mighty sigh of relief.
The excitement about the bulletin
boards as fresh details were posted,
was AT times intense. Dewey was the
word in every mans mouth. and " the
daring admiral had been in Anaconda
yesterday he could have had anything
he wanted. There was great reief
When IL became known that the Amer
9can squadron was not only safe. Win
fevery man alive. hut that nothing was
Required at present in the way Of coal
or provisions.
After a time the excitement began
to subside in a measure. and people
began to figure on what Admiral
Dewey would do next. Would he have
much difficulty in taking the town!
Would he need many troops? How
was his coal supply? And a hundred
and one things began to be talked
about. But after IL was "A sure thing
that the American marines were all
right. and hat the Spaniards didn't
have another ship af1oat in the Philip
pines, Anaconda went Ia bed well sat
isfed with one day Of real, live. in
teresting war news Of the kin IT
wanted.
Word comes from Helena hat
Company X was mustered in yesterday
n that only one man failed to pass
examination. At the conclusion of the
examination the doctors expressed
themselves to the effect that the COM
'pany was the best one physically that
had yet been examined. This Is grail
flying news to the people of Anaconda,
and the prediction made by the people
here that the company would be ac-
cepted I'm its entirety bids fair To be
fulfilled. Company X beats the rec
ord. All companies previously exam
ined have lost a much greater num-
Der. Colonel Hallahan's company.
which is Company NJ. will be examined
tn-0al. anu tntft II hp uphbt iihti
IL will make as good a showing ms
Company X The colonel yesterday
marched the boys of Company NJ four
miles and plunged them into a hot
bath. When they returned they looked
as fresh as daisies.
There is considerable speculation GO
ing on in Anaconda with reference to
whether or not Montana's regiment
will get in on the trip to the Philip
+. pines. The general belief is that IL
will. The long sea voyage of 1000 miles
Is a pleasing prospect for the men of
the mountains.
There Is talk of running weekly .ex-
cursions to Helena on sundays from
now until the boys are ordered out. The
fares will be low ana the excursions
would no doubt be largely patronized.
Colonel OLeary late last night re-
ceived the following dispatch from his
son. Arthur. who left here as bugler
for Company X:
Helena. Mont. May TT. O'Leary:
Everything q. X. Was mustered In
to-day. CORPORAL O'LEARY"
The colonel was very much pleased
with the news. The fact that Arthur.
who IL only II years old. has been
chosen as a corporal was gratifying
news to the colonel indeed.
Mrs. j. NJ. kennedy. wife of the first
lieutenant in Company X. also received
word that her husband had been mus
tered i'm and hat everything was run
ming along smoothly.
Several other telsgrams announcing
the fact that The senders had passed
successful examinations were also re-
-ceived. and there was general rejoicing