The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-13

| relative to these rumors. pronounced them
bosh and refused to believe that either
Governor Smith or DIR. Riddeli would lend
himself to such a small piece OF bus
ness.
The troop put in a busy day yesterday
at foot and mounted drill and breaking
I'm the new horses that have been received.
The 20 horses Captain Stivers secured at
Marcus Daly's ranch. did not arrive yes
terday from the Bitter Root. AS there
were no cars AZ Hamilton I'm which to ship
them. Cars were sent up yesterday and "
is expected the horses will be brought I'm
to-day by a special train. Ten head are
also expected from Idaho Falls. Captain
Stivers has received no notice as to when
the troops will leave Butte. but docs not
expect to remain here long after being
mustered I'm. as the troop will not receive
its equipment until reaching the point Of
rendezvous. He IL also without informa-
ton as To where that will be.
Lieutenant Bailey. who has been in
structing the troop at mounted drill. left
last evening to rejoin his own troop at
Billings.
As soon as the cavalry troop is through
with the armory another military COM
pany that is being organized Will begin
drilling. IL is an infantry company for
the volunteer service. the moving spirit
Of which Is eN-city Treasurer n. y. Yo-
der. Already CO names Of picked men are
enrolled and next Tuesday evening the
company will meet at the armory. elect
officers and have its first drill. The ar
mory has been secured for Tuesday and
Thursday evenings for drilling. II is the
intention to have the company prepared
TO offer it's services when the second call
for troops comes. which all the members
believe Is certain to follow i'm "a short
time. With this company drilling Tuesday
and Thursday and the Meagher Guards
company Wednesday and Friday. Butte
will be making plenty OF soldiers to sup
ply her quota should the second call come.
The topic of interest yesterday In con-
nection with the war was the disaster 90
the torpedo boat Winslow. From the ex-
pressions to he heard around the stand
ard bulletin board when the news was
posted. il IL evident that the Spaniards
who killed the five Americans. wounded
several others and disabled their craft
would have Jared lily had they fallen into
the hands of the enraged Butte populace.
a. Il. Clements. a graduate of Ann
apolis N an ensign in the United
states navy for Is years before coming
to Butte. Is well acquainted with Lieu
enant John X. Bernadou. who was i'm
command of the Winslow. They were
at Annapolis together and Mr.. Clements
graduated in the class ahead of En-
sign Bernadou. Mr.. Clements attrib-
utes the disaster to the Winslow very
largely 10 the TtthltSSIftSs VI ntI toin-
mander Bernadou, Mr.. Clements says,
is a typical Frenchman. nervous and
eNcitable. and. though brilliant as a
student, lacking in good judgment and
very reckless. He says the man would
tackle a battleship with "A washtub.
His steaming in to tax part in the bat
tie with only on~e-pounders for guns.
and taking greater chances than the
better protected ships. Mr.. Clements
,.yn ne ,.ttat. fAAIhaY .lfnaGs Mt
ed simply by the commanders desire
to distinguish himself. Mr.. Clements
and Ensign B%ernadou served together
in the Alert. which was sent to Corea in
1883. at the opening of Corean ports to
foreign trade. B%ernadou was given "A
leave of absence to go ashore and gath
err information for the government and
the Smithsonian institute and national
museum and performed splendid serv-
ice. being the only European In corea
at hat time who could speak the en-
tire %coloquial Corean language. AT the
time of the revolution I'm Corea, i'm 1885.
when the lives of foreigners We're In
danger. Ensign Bernadou took charge
of the Europeans m japanese and,
forming Hhem I'm military order, march-
ed them out of Corean territory. For
this the japanese government presented
him with a pair Of handsome vases.
As the navy regulations forbade an
American officer To accept presents
from "a foreign power. a special act OF
was passed To enable him TO
accept them. Mr.. Clements regards
Bernadou as very brilliant. but too
reckless to be In command without an
officer over him.
William Dougherty. an old-time Ne
vadan, and known from one end Of
Montana To the other. having f~requented
the mining camps since the early days
of the state, left yesterday for Tampa,
Fla. where he will endeavor To secure
service with General Miles as "A packer.
He is expert at the business and car
ries letters to General Miles from some
nf the generals warmest Montana
friends.