Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
BUTTE WILL MAKE GLAD THE SOL
DER BOYS HOMECOMING.

The news that the time for the depart
IRE of the Montana soldiers from the
Philippines has been fixed for next Tues
day naturally was received with much
rejoicing in Butte. The news was con-
tanned in an Associated Press dispatch,
received by the Inter Mountain this af-
ternoon at 1880.
The Montana soldiers are to come home
in the Sheridan, one of the fastest trans
ports in the governments service. This
will suit the boys and their friends at
home, and will make amends for the SER
vice on their gong trip. The dispatch
states that the Sheridan is coaling. Ac-
cording to Lieut.. Ben e. Calkins this may
mean two things. 1t may mean that a
few bunkers are being filled preparatory
for the short run Of about three days to
Nagasaki, Japan, where coal for the en-
tire trip will be taken on. If this is the
programme, the trip, including a 81 hour
stop in Honolulu, will require about q
days, and the Montana warriors will ar
rive in San Francisco about September 5.
II, on the other hand, the ship is being
coaled in Manila for the trip direct home,
as may be the case, there would be no ne
cessity for the side trip to Nagasaki, and
the Sheridan would arrive in San Fran
cisco three or four days earlier, or about
September LIST or I'd.
Some speculation is being INDUCED in
as to the time of the arrival of the boys in
Butte. Should they arrive in San Fran
cisco September 1, it is possible that the
muster out might be arranged within two
weeks. Military men about the city are
of the opinion that the muster out could
not be brought about much earlier. If
they are mustered out September 16,
about as early as could be expected. the
Butte reception could be held about Sep
TENDER 20, although all the arrangements
would have to dovetail nicely to bring
this about. 1t is probable that little de-
lays will put this function back until
about October 1.
In the meantime the executive commit
tee in charge of the reception of the
troops is losing no time. The news of to-
day will necessarily hasten the action of
the committee, and a meeting will prob
ably be held in a few days, when some
final action will be taken.
Ex-senator Lee Mantle, chairman of
the reception committee, has received a
letter from Senator w. A. Clark. who
was appointed a committee of one to con-
fer with the railroad companies as re-
CARDS transportation tor the troops. MI.
Clark writes as follows:
I'm pursuance of my appointment as a
committee Of one to confer with the rail-
road companies, I beg to report progress.
II had a call from the agent of the
Oregon Short Line soon after Mr.. Ban
croft received my letter. He stated that
he had taken the matter up with the
Southern Pacific company, but that there
was no such rate established with the
government as one cent per mile. He
said that he and the Southern Pacific
company had agreed that they would
make a rate not to exceed $25 per person
from San Francisco to Butte. and it
might be that they would do better than
this.
Il wrote to Mr.. C. S. Mellen, president
of the Northern Pacific railway, and re-
! ceived from him a letter in which he said
they would be glad to transport the sol
| diers from Portland, Ore. to Butte at
the rate Of / cent per mile, which, he said
was the usual government rate. He said
he was glad to assure me that they would
be pleased to serve me in this matter.
II Immediately wrote to the president
of the Southern Pacific company, calling
his attention to this matter, and the Of
fer of the Northern Pacific company to
! transport our soldiers from Portland to
Butte at the rate of l cent per mile, and
received a reply from F. II. Goodman,
who is the general passenger agent or
that company, and who wrote that Mr..
Huntington had gone east. He said there
8, was no sue rate as ! cent per mile or
which he had any KNOWLEDGE. he COIL
! frned the statement of the Oregon Short
LIE agent tina they would make a rate
| of sa5 from San Francisco to Butte, via
Ogden, but could not undertake to trans
mort the soldiers to Portland at the rate
| Of l cent per mile. / have now written
| asking the lowest rate which they will
| charge from San Francisco to Portland,
| and when l get this I will have all the
information that will be necessary in or
| der to make you a full report. I expect
to hear from him at Los Angeles, when I
| will write o further"