The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-09
ALL QUIET At THE FORT
Officers Are Making Desperate
Efforts to Go to the Front.
IN VOLUNTEER CIRCLES
Higgins Troop Will b Mustered
and Examined Wednesday n
Men Will Probably Go to
Chickamauga This Week.

Missoula, May Sat Fort Miss Drla
the same state OF absolute inactivity
prevails that has made the place seem
so sleepy for "A month. The officers
who are left there. L~ieutenants Pardee
and Shsttuck. are impatient at the de-
lay which keeps them here while there
is an opportunity for a fight some
where else. Thus far their efforts to
secure some sort of relief have been
unsuccessful and they are no nearer a
change of base than they were when
the regiment left here.
Hospital Steward job q. Blake has
been left in entire charge of the hos
pital and it's equipment since DIR.
Ebert was ordered away, and he. too,
is making desperate efforts To obtain
an order to go to the front. He has a
lot of correspondence from the officers
of the medical department and others
in the east, in which promises are
mad of attempts to secur him the
change that he wants. but thus far no
positive result has transpired. Mr..
Blake is impatient to get away, but IL
looks as IL he had been shelved here.
until at least some n else is sent
here to look after the valuable hospital
property.
Pat Hickey. who has been the post
blacksmith for several years. has been
ordered to report at Chickamauga and
left here last night for the big camp
I'm Tennessee.
The detail from the 4th cavalry that
is taking care of the fort at present
has lost one OF it's members. Private
Brimscoe having been ordered to re-
port at department headquarters for
examination for commission. He was
a passenger on the esst-bound train
last night.
In the volunteer circles here. there
is unusual activity to-day. the cavalry
recruits being I'm the midst OF prepa-
rations for muster and X mination
Capt. +. c.. Higgins this morning re-
ceived h following telegram:
"Will examine and muster you
troop Wednesday. 18th. Have men
and horses ready. (Signed) Ahern,
Mastering Officer"
Captain Higgins has also received a
telegram from Senator Carter, i'm
which the senator says thai the Mis-
dered within a week to report at
Chickamauga, where the regiment is
To assemble. Transportation Will be
furnished and the men are getting
their horses together and making all
the possible preparations for the mus
ter. Captain Higgins SAID this morn
ing that he expected to have at least
80 men. well mounted. who will pass
the examination and he mustered in
without any trouble.
Capt. John NJ. Evans. who has been
selected by Governor Smith to COM
mand the new Helena re-
turned this morning from Helena.
where he had been for a couple Of
days on business connected with the
mastering Of the company "a whose
command he has been appointed. He
is well pleased with the prospect and
says hat his company Is composed OF
excellent material. Captain Evans has
some of the best young men of Helena
enrolled in his command and ought To
have a crack company. as he is a good
officer Is capable of making "A fine
company out of such good stun. One
of the men I'm the N is Hi
Henry. formerly well known in Mis-
soula. Captain van says that there
are several welI-known old-time Mis-
soulians in the companies from Butte.
among them being william Mace and
Dick Wells.
Captain evans has until Tuesday TO
decide as to the acceptance of the COM
mission that has been offered To him.
He will his decision Monday.
but thinks that he will arrange his
personal affairs and accept.