The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03
ANACONDA NEWS.
MONEY NOT RECEIVED
Company M Fails to Get the
Charity Ball Fund Sent It.
HELD BY AN OFFICER
Letter Received From Member of
the Company Makes Sensational
-. Charges-War Correspondents
Are in Bad Repute.

A member of Company M, LIST Mon
tana, writing to Officer Gerald Sulli-
van, formerly lieutenant of Company
M, says that the sum of $3.50, the re-
ceipts of the charity ball which was
given at the A. o. H. hall in April,
which money was sent to the soldiers
in Manila, was never received by the
members of Company NJ This soldier.
in his letter, alleges that the money is
now in the hands of an officer of Com
pany M. The letter reads in part as
follows:
III 1San Fernando, June 49, 1S99-Friend
Gerald: Your dainty letter received
o. X. yesterday; delighted to receive
the same. l received papers some time
ago with an account of wishes of la
dies relative to disposal of the $3.50 to
our company. The committee appoint
ed from Company NJ by the ladies to
take charge of the money has not heard
anything from it yet. 1t is in the hands
of an officer of Company M, and the
chances are favorable that we never
will see a cent Of it. The rank and file
in the company were delighted with
the action of the ladies, but they do
not think it will turn out as contem-
plated. The money came while we were
Mt Malolos over two months ago.
Many, in fact half the company, have
been sick since then, some of them
very sick-one-a most admirable man
and soldier as you well know, John A.
SaXton-has died--for the want of
something lit to eat yet not cent was
given up. For three weeks here we had
travelling rations only-at the commits
sary here many dainties could be pur-
chased. Well, when Second Lieutenant
'rnf nf EntN1rN n
Company M two months ago and told
us that the ladies had sent $3.50 to our
company, a number of the men asked
him to get the money and buy us some
milk, crackers, etc, at the commissary
He said this officer of Company M had
the money. They urged him to get it,
he said he would try and that is the
last we heard of it.
There is so much to write about that
/ don't know where to begin. Had you
stuck to your promise and wrote Oft
ener and sent more Standards / would
give you the whole news in detail. We
all thought it was off with Captain Dill
lon of Company K when he was hit at
the battle of Santo Tomaso, but the
ball did not go straight through and
the acting major still lives. He was
in every scrap up to that hour IN
charge of a battalion, but he is only
ordinary. He takes orders from SUI
known to sheer at the colonel on firing
line, and Kessler or Wallace give or
ders to Dillon once only. We are all
sorry for him, we hope he will live.
He was a true soldier and gentleman,
kind to his men and had not an enemy
in the regiment Anaconda should be
proud of him.
Day before yesterday, at daybreak,
San Fernando was surrounded on all
sides by insurgents, and before break
fast the 22d, 18th, 1owas. Kansas, Mon
tanas, several pieces of artillery and
two troops of cavalry had killed or
wounded 1000 Filipinos. Our friends,
the enemy. attacked us for the first
time they came up to our outposts with
fixed bayonets. Mercy, but it was
slaughter. They almost entered the
city at three points American loss one
killed David Silver of Company M
and IA wounded. Fred Cain was at Sill
ver's side when the ball penetrated his
stomach. The poor little fellow died at
o'clock that evening. He had just
came from the hospital a few days be-
fore. where he was operated on. He
strained himself lifting large rocks in
building breastworks Under excite
ment he lifted stones as big as himself.
He was lucky to get through the opera
ton successfully, as it enabled him TO
die under the flag he loved so well.
He now lies buried in the beautiful
PaCoX.
Say, Gerald, l can hear the beef
steak frying on the pan across the
street. We have fresh meat, potatoes
and coffee for the last two days.
"Jem O'Leary got wounded just as
we approached Calumpit. where next
day poor Murphy was killed instantly.
In speaking of officers, l would place
DR.. Adams at the head of the list and
Dr. Bruning second, this from the
standpoint of constant, faithful and
brave performance of duty, not for 10
or IA hours but ever since Feb. T. night