The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-06
THERE'S YET A CHANCE
Great Falls and Bozeman May
Ride With Colonel Mantle.
MANY OFFERS TO ENLIST
Montana Would Be Depopulated II All
Were Acoepted-Mantle's Regiment
May Be Called Out for Special
Service at Santiago.
Washington Bureau Of the Standard,
No. 1A15. q Street. n. w.

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positively that II the enlistment Of the
Mantle cavalry regiment Is authorized.
the Great Falls and Boxeman troops
will be the first to be accepted. The
senator was much disappointed that
these troops were not provided for in
the Grigsby regiment. and will be glad
to have them with him IL his men go
put. 1t In reported here that the Boze-
man troop has been considerably de-
pleted by infantry enlistments from
among its membership. But II Ia not
doubted that other good men can be
found to ride the fine horses OF those
who have entered the infantry, and that
all the others will be willing 10 go. In
fact. II IL had not been for the haste
of the Bozeman troopers to get to the
front with the infantry regiments. prob
ably the troop would have gotten into
the service in its entirety. Senator
Mantle was assured that there wou
be use for the Bozeman troop II 1t re-
maine intact.
Senator Mantle will not say anything
directly about his chances of getting
the regiment. There lis, however, no
doubt OF his appointment as colonel II
authority Is given by legislation for the
recruiting of the regiment. Senators
who have seen the president and urged
Nantes nomination say the president
received the suggestion with enthusi-
asm. He said he regarded the willing
ness Of an United States senator to
leave congress to accept a commission
in the army as a splendid exhibition of
patriotism. The president assured the
senators that II the extra cavalry regi-
ment was called for. II will give him
great pleasure to commission Senator
Mantle as its colonel.
Letters and kilograms continue to
pour in to Mantle from Montana sug-
costing the enlistment of different
troops and individuals. Senator Man.
tie says that from the enthusiasm man
ifested he believes II would be an easy
matter 10 ~depopulate Montana for the
war. The offers of enlistment are,
however, by no means confined TO Mon
tana, but a come from the other
mountain states, and even from the
East.
The chances that the regiment will he
called are steadily improving. 1T
| should be understood. however, that it
Is to he employed for a special pur-
pose" said a prominent army officer
to your correspondent. The MUSTER
ing officer will pass only men thorough
ly familiar with life in the saddle, know
what rough riding Is. and have not got
to be introduced to the use of rifles and
s~ix-shooters. They ought to be men
who have nothing to learn except tao
tics and troop discipline he says.
There Is not going to be any great
amount OF time 10 drill the regiment IL
IL il called for. and IL must be ready
10 do real business at short notice"
Probably any ex-regulars who have
served I'm the cavalry would be well
coined to the troops that go with the
regiment. There is, however, no strong
probability that more than three or
four troops can be taken from Mon
tana because OF the OF other
states for recognition. Thus other
Western tates will have a chance OF
representation.
Colonel Mantle would already be COM
| missioned and at work organizing MS
regiment but for the fact that there Is
no existing authority for any more IN
dependent cavalry regiments. Ii Is.
however. fully believed that the need OF
additional cavalry will be so manifest
that there will be no delay In calling
for more regiments, and the very first
of these will be the one headed by Sena-
tor Mantle.
At this writing II seems probable that
the first employment or rough riders
will be in Santiago de Cuba province.
The country is very precipitous ano
there Is unusual need for cavalry. There
are only a small number of volunteer
cavalry troops and more will be essen
tial. particularly II the war should be
largely conducted In mountainous East
ern Cuba.
DIR. T. w. Burke, formerly a private
I'm the rebellion and afterward In the
regular cavalry and stationed in Mon
tana, may be commissioned an officer OF
a new cavalry regiment from Michi-
gan, DIR. Burke has been for some years
special and medical examine In the
pension Office here. He believes IL Is very
important to rave some old cavalry
men in the volunteer regiments. he
says that with so old regulars in a regi-
ment OF new cavalry they could be
whipped I'm shape In less than a month.
Harry Cunningham Of Butte IL willing
to 70 to the front himself. and 30 Is
James l.. Galen Of Helena. who is Sena-
tor Carriers brother-in-law and an ON
Ger OF the senate. Both men may get a
chance to go II the Mantle regiment Is
organized and this would leave SINUS
places for some Montana patriots IN the
force of the senate, which would v
the great merit OF being a dead easy
way to earn money during the Ions
summer recess. when there Is no worn
to do and pay goes marching on.
Charles Houlter OF New York city
formerly Of Helena, son OF Anton NJ
Houiter. IL a private in the swell TrooT
A OF New York cavalry. now In CANT
at Falls Church.. Va. h troop Is com
posed Of wealthy men from the metrop'
oils. and s a crack organization. IL
gave a fine exhibition Of rough ridins
in the presence OF the New YORK con
gressional delegation n the Officers
Of the End army corps at camp this
week. The troop Is expected to do splen'
ala work at the front. Private Houltei
called on the Montana senator's at the
capitol yesterday, and then went dowr
and spent a months salary Tor a
SQUARE meal. bath and bed at the Hote
Chamberlin. hOSFORD.