The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
Soldiers Sold Equipments to Get
a Square Meal.
WERE FED BY CHARITY
Thousands Were Taken In by Private
Families IN Honolulu 1t VIII
Be Made Hot for Some
body.


er a copy OF The Boys in Blue" edi-
ton of the Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser OF Honolulu OF August. The paper
contains many items about the Mon
tana boys. which win be read with
interest at home. Concerning COM
plants Of poor food and improper quar-
tiers. the Advertiser says:
Large numbers of the enlisted men
on the transports called at the office OF
the Advertiser and made bitter com
plants about the food and quarters on
the transports. But muc worse han
this is the selling OF belts, leggings and
other national property by the soldiers
In order to obtain a square meal The
enlisted men are not beggars, and do
not whine. but they cannot help dis
closing their hunger, so much 20 that
nearly every resident in town. including
the little children, repeat stories of
hunger on board the vessels. and en-
listed men are being daily fed by the
scores i'm private families. One OF the
men used the language. 1000 miles
away from home. anxious TO fight and
willing to die for Old Glory. but all the
same tran1ps, glad TO get a square meal
through Honolulu charity
"Some Of the stories related by the
men are. no doubt. true. Some are ex-
a~ggerated. but II thing Is certain, the
condition of the men now in port, or
on at least one of them, is open to the
SeVerest Censure. The men AVE not
been properly treated We understand
that the q mail viii carry a howl
of indignation from some OF the press
correspondents here. and the letters
from the men VIII make II hot for
sonebody. The enlisted regular, how
ever, has not much influence at home.
1t is the volunteer who will know the
reason why Ii is always difficult to
fix the responsibility for negligence. or
fraud, I'm cases of his kind. Somebody
has ]blundered and the men suffer"
Among the items In the Advertiser
relating TO the Montana boys are the
following:
1.-THE volunteers on the Pennsylvania
loaded the vessel with private stocks
of provisions on Monday afternoon.
Among the items was about 5000
pounds Of choice round steak, which
will sc on ice. There were fruits OF all
kinds in abundance, cakes, jams. jellies,
eggs, cheese and canned goods galore.
These articles the boys expect to en-
Joy on the dreary last half of the voy-
age. There were nearly 400 men on
the Pennsylvania, which is the smallest
and slowest vessel in the fleet. Seven
ty-five We're yesterday transferred to
the Rio de Janeiro. which evens UP
matters better and somewhat relieves
congestion on the Pennsylvania. At
T-"v 'I'Ah ltllF il' 'ill6 Bil'tH FAtA
to the Rio and Pennsylvania and or 3
o'clock those vessels are getting under
way. They will keep together on the
voyage. This mean that the former
win hold back, the latter being q slow
vessel.
"The idol Of the 1st Montana reei-
ment is Lieutenant Colonel Wallace.
appointed to his present position and
rank from n first l"ieutenancy IN the
regular army. He went TO the Point
from Montana. being a native Of that
state. The lieutenant colonel is a
charming man.
Major J. w. brennan. commanding
the LIST battalion of the Montana regi-
ment, is a retired business man. was
adiutant general Of his state and has q
magnificent war record. He is q sur
vivor Of General Thomas Francis
Meagher's Irish brigade, which fought
50 fearfully and so wen for the union
at Fredericksburg and Antietsm.
Captain Haliahan of Company NJ rs
n veteran Of the civil war and has been
all over the world as sailor and sol
der Of fortune. He has. among other
things. made fortunes in Mexico and
lost them I'm Australia. He has hunted
sea buffalo in the Philippines and grIz-
Zly bear in the Rocky mountains. Cap
tain Hallahan is a mining expert.
John Donoghue, a private In the LIST
Montana. was with Custer IN the In
ul0n WflCh entCd the career
Of the brilliant young cavalry officer.
II so happened that the day before the
massacre Of Clusters command by Sit
ting BulI's forces Donoghue was sent
10 Major Reno's command on detached
duty.
col. Harry e. Kcssler. 1st Montana.
Is n successful business man of Butte.
He is a veteran Of the civil war. re
ceived honorable mention for bravery
on the field and IS a canable and well
liked executive officer. Though Colonel
Kessler was at one time in the news
paper business, he is n wealthy man.
zone of the notable enlisted men Of
the list Montana is State Senator and
Rev. W. T.. Hannah Of Sweet Grass
county. He left the pulpit TO go 10
"a The clergyman, politician and
soldier ia a Methodist and a genuine
patriot. and p man IN a million.
"Rev. Pfaus. a private I'm Company I,
1st Montana, was a Presbyterian pas
tor when the can to arms reached him.
He is a splendid man In every way.
He is a fine speaker, an excellent sing
er, and is very popular in the com
mand.
capt. A. l.. Duncan Of Company L..
1st Montana, was county attorney Of
Missoula county and CAV up the Office
10 leave for the war. He was some
years ago instructor in tactics at the
Virginia military institute.
First Lieutenant r. s. Paxson r.
known as the artist scout. For his un-
finished canvas Of Clusters fcht. The
Battle Of the Little Bic Horn he has
been offered and has refused SO. 600.
First Lieutenant william r. Nc
Crath Of Company r. 1st Montana. is
the living picture Of Capt. G. w. Zeig-
Ter Of Compsnv It. -. G. II. The men
have become great friends.
"Capt. George Stull. chaplain for the
Montana rnUirnEnt uy1c y
pastor al Livingston and was the pre-
siding elder Of the state.
"Quartermaster Sergeant Cheedle of
Company I, RESIGNED the post Of county
attorney OF Choteau county.
Lieut.. w. H. PoOrman Of Company
e resigned his Office as county attorney
CT Park county.
"Tfret Lieutenant Conrad Of Com