The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-20
Cavalry Troop May Have It's
Numbers Increased.
MORE HORSES PASSED.
No Orders Received Yet for the Move
ment of the Troop-Captain Gard
ner 10 Be Promoted to the
Vacant Msjorship.

Captain Stivers received a telegram
during the day from the war depart
ment in response to his inquiry of the
day before. In which it was stated that
Lieutenant Ahern. who mustered the
troop. had his Instructions. and what he
had done stood. There was evidently
an error somewhere. as the instructions
sent to Major Carr when he was or
dered to purchase horses specifically
stated tina; the minimum membership
of a troop would be II. and the maxi
mum 100. aside from officers. and he
was directed to buy horses accordingly.
To learn Just where he stood. Major
Carr telegraphed the department yes
terday to know whether he was to buy
100 horses or 81 for the troop. He re-
ceived no reply up to last evening. but
expects one to-day. and 1t will be def
nitely known whether the troop Us to
stand or be increased. IL II Is TO be
increased, an effort will be made To al
low IL to be recruited up here.
Their was very little doing yester-
day at Camp Daily. owing to the bad
weather. Major Carr did nothing in
the way of inspecting horses I'm the
forenoon. hut i'm the afternoon he went
out and bought four. and had them
branded. making 81 he has purchased in
all. He will now go to Missoula To
purchase the rest of the horses for
Captain Higgins troop. and VIII then
return to Butte to examine for gait ana
general fitness those horses which nave
been passed for s~oundess and which
viii be in training during his absence.
He expects to be able to accept enough
of them to complete the quota Of
horses for the troop.
Captain Stivers is still in the dark
as to when the troop VIII leave. The
three troopers on the injured list are
reported rapidly improving.
The friends of Captain Charles Gard
ner of II Of the Butte battal-
ion OF the LIST infantry were very much
elated over a report which reached here
to the effect that Captain Gardner is
TO be promoted to the vacant majorship
In the regiment. Captain Gardner ~
the anking captain of the regiment,
and Is entitled to the promotion. IL
Is not definitely known that the promo
ton Is to he made. hut IL is supposed
the news VAS authentic. III the report
should prove true. advancement is In
store for all the officers of the company.
Lieutenant McGrath would step into
Captain Gardeners shoes as captain. and
all the other officers would step up a
notch.
Efforts are being made to have the
first routed via Butte. Ex-Governor
B1CkardS, as chairman Oh the toinfflii-
tee which planned and carried out the
send-off for the boys when they left.
wired to Quartermaster Dudley at ST.
Paul yesterday. asking that the regi-
ment be brought this way and allowed
To stop over a sufficient tim To enable
the relatives and friends of the Butte
boys to say a last farewell. The re-
quest was based on Rutte's having fur
nished a third of the regiment i'm the
three companies which went from here.
and the Butte men who helped fill up
the other companies. II is understood
that IL the regiment comes this way,
the Silver Bow club and elk will as
sist in giving the boys a great farewell
send-of. The ladies of the Soldiers
Aid society packed n big box of good
things to eat and shipped it to Helena
yesterday.
A telegram was received here yester-
day stating there is now little doub
that a second call for troops will be
made. and that there is good reason 10
believe the Irish regiment being formed
will be accepted. If IL is there is a like
lihood that Lieut.. George +. Ahern will
be made its colonel. which should he
welcome news To the members of the
companies being organized. as he is a
West Point graduate. has been a lieu
tenant i'm the regular army for II years
and is regarded as an exceptionally
brilliant officer. Lieutenant Ahern is "A
son of A veteran of the Fighting Goth"
Of New York. which played n conspicu-
Gus part I'm the famous Irish brigade i'm
the war Of the rebellion.
The National Guards drilled last
evening at the armory and will con-
tinue drilling every Tuesday and
Thursday In anticipation Of a second
call.
The Ladies Soldiers Aid society has
been organized. with these officers;
ITaE1nanI AEZ ~ d. e..
vice president. Mrs. Della Poets: see
ond vice president. Mrs. Prof. Robin
son; treasurer. Mrs. Margaret Leads;
secretary. Mrs. J. Gamblers. Ladies
will be appointed in each ward to solic-
II food. money, etc. for the soldiers
Mrs. Maria Steinborn has been appoint
ed in the Seventh ward. Mrs. Rooney
in the Eighth. and Mrs. Bowman in the
sixth.
The ladies yesterday sent two boxes
OF provisions 10 the soldiers at Helena.
through the courtesy of Major Daw-
son. Other provisions and supplies will
be sent as soon as collected. After the
troops have left the camp at Helena
and the camp at the Butte race track
the aid society viii take care OF the
families OF soldiers which may become
needy. The society will meet in Pio-
neers' Assembly hall on Saturday af-
ternoon until permanent quarters are
secured.
The Meagher Guards will also help
support the families of those who have
gone to the front. They have adopt
ed these resolutions:
Whereas, A state OF war exists be-
tween the government OF the United
States and Spain, and
Whereas. The burden Of defending
the nations honor has fallen upon the
least able to AFFORD Il. and
Whereas. In respons 10 the call TO
arms. a number of the patriotic clti-
zens of our city with families or de-
pendent relatives to upport have
thrown up good. remuneratiye positions
and enlisted in defense Of the flag OF
our country at the rate of sl3 per
month. and
Whereas. Such wage viii not sup
ply ever the eommonest necessities Of
life OF pay rent in Butte. therefore be
IL
Resolved. That the Meagher Guards
Ga military organization that is ready 10