The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17
A CANVASS OF THE CITY
The Finance Committee Begins
It's Work Monday.
0NE-THIRD IS SUBSCRIBED
Six Men Have Already Given $40. 500
Towards the Reception to the Volun-
teers = Men Dissatisfied With
Their Officers.

Tomorrow the members of the
finance committee will start out So
Letting the people of Butte for sub
scriptions to bring the Montana sol
diers back to Butte and to give them a
proper reception here after they arrive.
A thorough canvass of the city will
be made and it is hoped that every
body will give all they can. Only six
men have been canvassed so far and
the total for the six has reached $40, 500,
which is more than one third of all
that is needed. 1t is not expected that
all the other inhabitants of Butte will
do as well as these six, but if all give
literally the total amount needed
should be raised without difficulty.
Three of the six have given 50, 500 each,
viz, Marcus DAILY, w. A. Clark and F.
A. Heinze. Three others have given
$1,000 each, viz, Henry Mueller, A. j.
Davis and c. w. Clark. Mr.. Davis not
| only subscribed $1,000. but agreed to
be one of eight to make up any de-
| ficiency that might be needed after the
canvass has been made. The committee
| will start thorough canvass on Mon
| day and they should be given a cordial
welcome by all. Butte always does
| things well and it will do so this time.
| In addition to the names already an
| nounced, HI. c. Sultzer, editor of the
| Miner, left yesterday to be present at
| the welcome. Alderman Elderkin, who
| has brother in the regiment, will
| leave to-day.
1t Is learned by private letters from
men in the regiment that there is con-
siderable feeling among the rank and
| file against certain of the officers, and
In consequence 1t may be desirable to
| cut the Butte marching as short as pos
| sible. Otherwise it might prove difficult
to hold the regiment in line. One pri-
vate wrote to friend in this city re-
| Gently that the reason why the regi-
| ment voted to receive their discharge
| in San Francisco instead of in Mon
tana was because they wanted to get
rid of some of their officers as soon as
| possible.
| 1--WE don't propose" he wrote, ''to al
low them to lord it over US in Montana,
| and If we meet in Butte on a common
| footing once more some of these smart
| officers are likely to get their mouths
slapped. There are lot of us who will
| never take another order from them
after we once receive an honorable dis
| charge"
1t is not, of course, known how gen.
eral this feeling of disaffection against
| some of the officers may be, but it
| might be of sufficient strength to make
| embarrassment for those in charge of
| the Butte parade. Still, when the SOL
diers find that the people of Montana
| appreciate their services and want to
| treat them right there is little doubt
that the volunteers will consent to
| march for short time anyway under
obnoxious officers that there may be in
| the regiment.
Chairman Mantle of the committee
| on arrangements, being unable to 60
| to San Francisco himself, appointed
| j. e. Richards to act as chairman of
| the Montana committee. He will state
| to the Montana troops what is being
| done for them in Montana and will
| have power to make all arrangements