The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
BUTTE News.
THEY Have GIVEN IT UP
The Committee Abandons It's
Plans Of a Send-Of.
FOUR TRAINS PROVIDED
It win Require Thirty-Ffve Coaches
Two Days OF solid Running to
Reach San Frenclsco-Troops
Probably Leave To-Day.


There seems TO be considerable I'M
the troops of the LIST Montana infan-
try from Helena to the Preside rem
devious at San Francisco. Ii was an
nounced yesterday that the regiment
would start to-day. but during the day
news came from Camp Smith hat the
troops would in all probability remain
in camp till Wednesday. The delay. IL
is said. was due to the inability of the
railway lines To provide equipment for
transporting its portion of the regi-
ment before Tomorrow. and Colonel
Kessler was d!sinclined to break camp
till the whole regiment was ready to
leave. Lieutenant Ahearn. who was in
the city completing arrangements in
detail with the railroads. said he hoped
to have the regiment get away to-day,
put there was no certainty about IL.
Whatever time the regiment leaves,
however. will not be any matter of
n greater Importance to the people of
Butte. IT appears now. SO far as their
desire 20 say a last farewell TO the
Butte boys is concerned. 1t was stated
yesterday on what appears 10 be good
authority hat the Butte companies
viii not be routed this way, but instead
win be sent round by way of Garri-
son to Silver Bow and there trans
ierred to the Short Line. The reason
assigned was hat the officers in com
mand did not desire a demonstration,
tearing that in the great crowd that
would assemble at the depot some of
the men might desert or get left behind.
and in any event such a demonstration
would be sure to cause delay, which
was not desired. IL Is not known than
IL Is the intention OF the officers to
deny the boys of the Butte roop the
privilege of saying goodbye to their
friends. n the impression may be err
roneous, but the members of the citi-
zens' committee, who were planning "A
demonstration. came tn hat conclusion
and abandoned all further efforts to-
ward making arrangements. Ex-Gov-
ernor Richards. chairman of the COM
Ihittee. said last evening that he was
convinced the Butte companies would
not come by way of Butte. and hat the
committee had given up all thought of
planning a second send-on for them.
lie added. however, that in the event
me programme should be again
changed and the companies be brought
mis- way, the committee would endea-
tor To carry out it's plans.
nc iuldnNiy ftkiiiitil vi ltaNt itti-
ena, when II does leave. by four spe-
cal trains. Two will go by way OF
the Northern Pacific to Garrison, n
laen by the Montana Union to Silver
Low. The other two trains VIII come
through Butte by the Great Northern.
All the roops will have to change cars
before the Short Line takes up the
haul, those going by the Northern Pa
cihc changing at Silver Bow and those
travelling by the Great Northern chang
ing here. In view of the fact that the
= troops which come by the Great North
ern will be delayed here two or three
hours at the shortest in changing ears,
Lhe members of the citizens commit
Zee are at a loss to understand why the
Butte companies should not constitute
a portion of that division of the regi-
ment assigned TO the Great Northern.
They that IL there is to be a
delay here to change ears, the fact
that the Butte Boys were among the
men would not increase the delay, and
that IL there is a disposition ON the part
of any of the men to desert or get left
behind, as IL was put. taking them by
way OF Garrison and Silver Bow would
not prevent it. 4 movement was on
foot last evening among a number of
prominent citizens to send a special. re-
quest to Colonel kessler To allow the
Butte companies 10 come his way.
The Oregon Short Lin has provided
four trains for handling the regiment.
1t will require So coaches. Each train
will be provided with two baggage cars
and a sleeper and the necessary cars
for the officers horses. The trains will
run as closely together as possible and
will run on fast tins with right of way
over all other traffic. The trains will
be transferred To the Central Pacific.
but there will be no change of cars
after leaving silver Bow. The jour
ney between silver Bow and san Fran
cisco will take about two days of solid
running III good time is made and there
are no delays.
Troop l. Will get away in all proba-
bility some time during the forenoon
to-day. Captain Stivers hoped To get
away last evening. but as the Missoula
troop. which is TO travel with Troop
l. failed To get away from Missoula In
time. the departure was postponed till
his morning. General Passenger
Agent ID. r. Burley and Superintend-
n Boies. n have been In the city
the past two days looking after the
interests Of the short Line in connec
ton with the moving of the Montana
troops. have their equipment all ready
and last evening Mr.. Burnley received
notice that the Missoula troop would
arrive at Silver Bow about . O'CLOCK
this morning. orders were at once is
sued to have the necessary cars at Sill
yer Bow ready for the troop 10 change
and the cars for Troop l. We're ordered
placed at the Montana Union depot
ready for loading at ! o'clock Thu
morning. At that hour Troop l. vii
break amp n proceed at once To tn,