The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-09
SUNDAY 1T FORT SMITH
Thousands Of Visitors to the
White City Of Tents.
GREAT FALLS ALL RIGHT
Company A DOES Not Lose . Man in the
Examinatiou-M Of Anaconda
Makes an Excollent
Record.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena May &-The first Sunday at
Camp Smith was characterized chiefly by
the presence of a large number of wis.,
tors. who came from Helena and sur
rounding points to extend greeting to the
Montana volunteers. Cities as distant as
Butte were represented in the visitors. the
chief of police. city marshal and several
well known citizens calling to extend
greetings to old friends. Governor Smith
and several other state oficers came out
to the camp. while the visitors from the
city of Helena were numbered by the
thousands.
The weather was pleasant. and on the
whole the first Sunday in camp was a
memorable one. Company A Of Great
Falls holds the palm for the record for
examination. Icighty-eight men belonging
to Captain Moran's command marched
into town to-day and everyone passed the
physical examination. making a record
that bids fair to stand unchallenged. The
members of Company A were mustered
into the service. as were companies + OF
Dillon and NJ. of Anaconda. Company r
was examined yesterday. Company M of
Anaconda Jared well at the hands of the
medical experts. Captain Hallahan feels
justly proud over the splendid showing
made by his men. Companies 1 of Lewis
town and II of Kalispell will be examined
and mustered tomorrow. Company &, the
18th and last company required to make
up the full complement of companies In
the volunteer regiment, will be organised,
examined and mustered into the service
Tomorrow. 1t will be composed of re-
cruits from Bozeman. Livingston. Great
Falls and other points. James Keown,
captain of b troop OF cavalry. win be cap
tain of the company.
Among other important events to-mor-
row it is expected that Colonel Kessier
will be mustered into The service and
formally placed in A different
condition of affairs will result as soon
as Colonel Kessler assumes command. as
he will see that the strictest military dis
cipline is enforced. So far the men have
been allowed many privileges that will
not be countenanced when the colonel has
been commissioned and Is placed In
charge. Guar mount and others OF the
regulations of military management will
be strictly enforced. 1t is expected that
as soon as the strict rules are followed
the guard house will become known.
Rev. Mr.. Stull. the chaplain OF the vol
unteer regiment. made a few remarks to
the boys this afternoon. He delivered a
short prayer to about 300 who gathered
around him, and also delivered a few per-
tinent remarks as to the duty of the SOL
der.
Captain Wayne of G company of Butte
was officer of the day to-day and Lieuten-
ant Kennedy of X company Anaconda,
officer of the guard. Captain Dillon of X
company will be officer of the day to-mor-
row and Lieutenant Sullivan of NJ COM
pany, Anaconda, officer of the guard. The
many Anaconda friends nf Private Aus
tin O'Mally of X company will be panied
to learn of his serious illness. He was ia
ken i'll yesterday and to-day his condi-
ton was so serious that he was brought
to town and placed in st. Johns hospi-
tai. lie is suffering from typhoid pneu-
monia. He was employed at the lower
works and is the most popular man in
the mpa At a late hour tonight he is
reported to be resting easy. with every
hope of his recovery.
The Butte friends of Lieutenant Paxson
of G company, who was rejected on the
physical examination because of light
weight. will be glad to know that the
mastering officer to-day changed his de-
cision and that he was accepted.
sergeant Howe of A company. Great
Falls. was to-day appointed second lieu
tenant of Il OF Dillon. Mr..
Howe was formerly captain Of A COM
pany. He resigned a good position to Join
the volunteers.
The members of the two Anaconda COM
panies are very indignant over the state
ments printed in some of the state pa
pers that II became necessary to 60 to
Butte I'm order to obtain recruits enough
to make the companies full. All state
ments to that effect are without n
foundation in fact. Only to-day a we'll
known citizen of Butte, whose name Is
suppressed. delivered himself of n OF
these SANDERS on Anaconda by remark
ing that "You had to go 10 Butte to get
men" His slurring emark was called to
time and later In the day he apoloefsed.
One OF the officers of Anaconda company
who was approached by the Standard re-
porter In regard to the incident. said that
while he was not seeking per no
toriety. he wished to say that all of the
men lived in Anaconda. and he knew II
from personal acquaintance.
Many Of the volunteers are making IN
ouiries about whether they will be paid
prior to the time they were mustered into
the service of tho United States. The
Standard reporter learned from Colonel
Kessier that the volunteers Will be paid
from the time they were enrolled ~ their
home armories. providing the time be-
tween his and mastering into the United
States service does not exceed 10 days.