The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-04

EARLY MORNING TRAIN
1t IL Thought Inadvissble TO Try to As
sembls the School Children Friday
Morning. When the Boys Will
March to h Depot.

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at least none but that the citizens will
give who assemble on the stretes to
see the boys march to the train at $50
o'clock in the morning, or whose pat
riotism prompts them to go to the sta
ton to see the boys of.
1t became necessary To abandon the
plans to bid the soldiers a demonstra-
tive farewell when IL became known
yesterday that the troops are to lea
Butte at h unseemly hour Of $3.50
o'cloc in the morning. The Informal
ton came in a telegram from Colonel
kessler to Lieutenant Ben T.. Calkins
during the afternoon. which read:
Lieutenant Ben r. Calkins. Butte.
font: The Butte companies will leave
for Helena at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday
morning. (Signed) Kessler, Colonel"
Ex-Governor Richards, chairman of
the committee appointed to arrange for
the send-off. upon learning that the
troops were to leave at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow. called a meeting of the COM
mittee to see what could be lone to-
wards carrying out the plans already
arranged. N after discussing the sit
uation. IL was decided to abandon the
programme unless the hour OF depar-
ture could be changed so as to carry IL
ooe INV Noota ~ kttNllk tic
school children out at s o'clock i'm the
morning. Ii was unanimously agreed
this could not be thought of and a mes
sage was sent to Colonel Kessler, who
returned from Helena at 3 o'clock last
evening. to see IL il was within his
power to change the hour to a more
suitable one. Colonel Kessler stated
that Governor Smith had decided to
have the troops cave on the regular
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the railroad company carries the troops
for a cent a mile and would not run a
special on that price. Colonel Kesslel.
was powerless to change II. The only
thing hat could be done was for the
citizens to request the Great Northern
TO hold its train an hour. As IL was
very uncertain whether the railroad
company could be induced to do this,
and as 1t could not be lone until to-day.
which would make il impossible to an
nounce the programme excep i'm to-
morrow mornings papers. which would
be too late to enable the school chill
dren to assemble in time. II was de-
cided to abandon the programme Ac-
cordingly the situation as IL now tands
H. this: The plan to have the school
children assemble at the court house
Is given up. but the public is requested
10 turn out and give the boys a good
cheering as they march from h arm
DRY To the train; and as many as can
are asked TO go TO the station.
The First Regiment band will accom-
pany h troops to the train and the
committee suggests that the old SOL
diers and the High school cadets as
semble at the armory and also escort
the boys to the train. The hour the
troops will leave the armory and the
route over which they will march have
not been stated, as Major Cook. who
Will be in command of the battalion. IL
not in the city; but the start will prob
ably be made between s and $50 O'Clock
morning. and the troops
will doubtless march east on Broadway
to Wyoming or Arizona street and
thence to the station.
Colonel Kessler stated last evening
that Hhe Butte companies will leave to-
morrow evening. Company T. will ar
rive from Dillon and be auartered in
the armory over night and go to Hell
ena Friday morning on the Great
Northern $3.50 train with Companies *
and l. from Anaconda. The roster of
the Butte battalion and the list Of those
who will go from here with other COM
panies cannot he given as yet as nu-
merous changes will be made before
leaving. Colonel Kessler will not go out
with the battalion but will wind up
his personal affairs here to-day and
ltdNt lOF f1titid tDlS evening 10 eStdb-
lish his headquarters. and Major Byron
H.. Cook, commanding the battalion.
will be in charge. Governor Smith H.
expected over from Helena this even
ing. and will accompany the troops
back. There will be no change i'm the
personnel of the officers of the three
Butte companies. The order from Gov
ernor Smith. as commander-in-chief Of
the guard, directing the troops to rem
devious at Helena. had not reached
here last evening. but Is expected to be
published at the armory to-day.
, Quartermaster Alfred Seadouf Is now
at Helena, and is preparing for the ar
rival of the regiment. The local COM
panies have been uniformed as far as
possible and were last evening placed
under orders by their captains. The
regiment will be composed of IL COM
panies-A of Great Falls. r.. r. G. of
Butte. c Of Helena. now being organ
lied. ID of Virginia City. T. OF Dillon. II
of Kalispel. ] OF Lewistown. X and l.
OF Anaconda and NJ. being organized at
Livingston. Colonel Kessler stated last
evening that all the companies will
have their full quota, 81 men and ON
GERS. The recruiting officers of T. com
pany of Dillon were enrolling men at the
armory yesterday to I'LL up the com
pany.
The two Anaconda companies are
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So numerous have been the sppiica-
tons for enlistment In Anaconda that
as many men ave been turned away
as were accepted.
: The city council of wslkerville made
preparations to participate with Butte
in the send-or to the soldiers and APP
pointed Captain Buzzo, Aldermen Nc
Intyre and Johns and Marshal Ken
nedy. a committee to Walker
ville's share OF the programme. There
will accordingly be disappointment at
walkerville as we'll as In Butte. The
members Of the Butte companies stated
last evening that they were exceedingly
sorry for the disappointment to the
school children and for the trouble
teachers have been to in drilling the
children i'm singing national songs for
the occasion. but under the circum
stances they could not see how 1t could
be avoided. Deputy County Attorney
Stivers received a telegram yesterday
from Senator Mantle informing him his
cowboy cavalry would be attached tr
the Griggsby regiment being raised In
South Dakota
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