The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-25
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

San Francisco, Sept. 24-!The United
States transport Valencia, which left
Manila Aug. 23 in company with the
Zealandia, bringing home the Montana
regiment, entered the harbor about 9
o'clock this morning. having spent all
the night coming from Point Reyes, in
the fog. vain attempt was made to
locate the lightship, which has been
brought in for repairs, and it was
thought by the ships officers to be a
lucky thing that they did not meet with
a mishap in searching for the light.
The ship had an uneventful voyage,
there being no deaths and scarcely any
thing to break the monotony The men
were wonderfully benefited by the trip,
and of AZ sick and wounded men taken
on board at Manila only seven remained
in the hospital on arriving here and
they were all able to walk off the ship.
There are on the Valencia Companies
A, b, {, F, l and J of the 1st Montana
volunteers; S5 discharged soldiers of
the Sd artillery, 18th artillery, 4th cav
airy 4th and 14th infantry and 9th ar
tillery; Major Surgeon Hoyt of General
, MacArthur's staff, going to his home
in st. Paul on leave: Lieutenant Elting
who has been promoted and transferred
from the 4th to the 9Th cavalry; First
Lieutenant DR.. Hogan of the 14th Unit
ed States infantry, who is on sick leave
| and will be discharged; Lieutenant
Frank B. Hawkins, son of the late Col
onel Hawkins of the 10th Pennsylvania,
formerly captain in his fathers regi-
ment, and now on his way home to set
tie up the estate; DR.. c. II. Lowell of
San Francisco, who married in Manila
and came home to be mustered out,
bringing Mrs. Lowell with him, and
Lieutenant G. N. Hayward, United
States navy, who was on the Baltimore
at the naval battle Of Manila.
In Good Health.
Medical inspection was soon over,
Quarantine Officer Kenyon stating the
men were in better physical condition
than any he has inspected. which opin-
ion was corroborated by Major Surgeon
Gibson, who had the sick men removed
in the afternoon on the General Nc
Dowell to the general hospital.
The quarantine officer had hardly
quilted the ship before Senator Carter
and his party went aboard and soon
the Governor Markham with more
Montana people, including Governor
Smith, Ex-Governor Richards and 9TH
ers, who were warmly welcomed by the
men. Other tugs and launches carried
out many people during the day ana
not few of the men went ashore. The
rest declared that they would gladly
forego any proposed parades and recep-
tions for the privilege of stepping again
on American soil one day sooner.
Major John r. Miller, who was as
sistant cashier of the American Ma
tional bank of Helena when he accepted
commission, is in command of the ex-
petition. He stated that he did not
nave single man under arrest and
that a court had not sat during the
trip. His staff officers are Major James
r. keown, L. G. Bruning assistant sur
geon and first lieutenant in charge of
the 1nvalids; First Lieutenant Joseph
Corny, battalion adjutant: First Lieu
tenant valentine Laubenheimer, quar-
termaster and commissary.
The company officers are as follows:
Company A-Captain, John Mercer;
second lieutenant, Charles Lane. Com
pany B-Captain, Louis P. Sanders
who was personal aide to General Otis:
first lieutenant, Clarence Boardman.
Company Captain, William T Rrad-
cl vet
Company F-Captain, William L. Hill;
first lieutenant. William Garenhire: sec
ond lieutenant. Colin HILL Comnanv
Captain, G. HI. Preston: second lieu
tenant, Arthur w, Stoddard. Company
L-Captain Philip Greenan; first lieu
tenant, Fred S. Yaeger; second lieuten-
ant, Arthur w. Church.
The Valencia will dock at 5 O'Clock
this morning at Folsom street wharf
No 2, at the stern of the transport Cen
tennial and the troops will disembark
by o'clock and march to the Preside
with the escort assigned by the COM
manding general.
The Montana men are soldierly, who
have seen their share of active service
and not only look but feel like veter-
ans. They are not fault finders and
have no string of grievances which
they are awaiting an opportunity to re-
hearse. There are no complaints as to
their quarters on shipboard or of their
food or concerning their treatment.
Major Miller Talks
Major Miller said: IT believe We
ought to hold the Philippines. but l
think that the peace commission should
be withdrawn. We can't conduct the
war successfully and be negotiating for
peace at the same time. Such an ar
rangement is an anomalous one. No