The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-25
WHAT THE SOLDIERS SAY
Interviews With Some of the Men
Who Returned Yesterday.
captain DILLON'S STORY
He Says That the Montana Boys Made
a Record to Be Proud or - Captain
T Greenan's Remarks-Talks by
Other Soldiers.

Captain Thomas S. Dillon of Com
pany X said yesterday: THE Montana
boys made a record that Anaconda, the
state and the country should be proud
Of. The members of Company X are
good soldiers without an exception, and
I l am proud of them. I consider them
the best soldiers that fought in The
Philippines, and would sooner be thell
captain than be major of any oattai-
ion that fought in the Philippines
1.-THE natives are not the savages that
they are put down to be. They nave
enlightened themselves without the
help of anyone and / believe them to be
as intelligent a people as l ever met.
OF course, there are some exceptions,
but that is to be expected.
Il don't blame the Filipinos for fight
ing. They are only doing their duty
| don't blame them Ior shooting me
because they are only doing what NY
father did in his time.
Il believe that the natives are able
to govern themselves if they are given
sufficient opportunities
First Lieutenant Myles Kelly of Com
pany H, who left Anaconda as first
sergeant of Company X, said
I'VE were treated royalty all along
the line from San Francisco to Ana
conda. Nothing was too good for the
Montanas. In Portland we were ten
dered a grand reception, and it made
the boys feel happy. 1t gave them an
idea OF what was in store for them
when they REACHED Montana tia We We
time, and the citizens were very kind
to us. All along the line there were
large crowds wanting to see us COM
ing. The boys of Company II treated
me very nicely. They wanted me 70
go to kalispell with them, but ! de-
clined the invitation, because / had to
come and see my relatives before go
ing there. l will go and see the boys
in few days"
Corporal Edward Heafey of Company
K said; The Montana boys We're very
popular all along the road from Mon
tana to San Francisco. and everywhere
we were royaly treated The recep
ton in Portland was a grand one, and
the boys will never forget the way they
were treated there"
Captain Phil Greenan Of Company l.,
who left Anaconda as second lieuten-
ant of Company X said:
Il preferred coming back with Com
pany X, because they are the boys
L
wanted me to go to Helena with them,
but-Well, ! had to come and see my
girl. ] would be pleased if you would
mention in the Standard that / was
well treated by the members Of Com
pany L, and l am proud of them 1t
was not a burden. but a pleasure to
command them. | will go to Helena
Friday night to see the boys, and l
will remain there about four or five
days"
Private James Casey, Company NJ,
said: You published story this
morning that when I left Anaconda l
was tough character. That is a mis-
take, for anyone here will tell you that
! was a gentleman. About week be-
$50 pounds hit me over the head with
shovel, and it is probably because
hit him with an iron bar on the head
that they said 7 was tough.
Many of the boys did not come down
from Butte because the baggage got
mixed up and they, wanted to get their
thlngs before coming. Corporal Andy
Jensen left to-day for his home in St
Paul, Mimi
Big Jack Onarheim of Company M
was one of the most popular men on
the street. He was soldierly- looking
fellow in his uniform topped by face
lhat smiled continually just as it used
to- Aguinaldo and his bucks have fail
ed to scare any of the good nature out
II him. nor have the army rations made
aim dNspeptic. Over on the island of
Luzon Onarheim acquired the title of
admiral. he will not tell just how. When
he wasn't called Count" or "the Fill
Pine Chief over there, he was accosted
as Admiral" So it was yesterday that
All his friends called him by the title of
the illustrious Dewey and speedily put
n n n 1.-Two, i I
his in New York. Onarheim's big right
mitt sWelled to nearly twice it's siza
from constant shaking.
The soldiers were not talking of Otis
or pad ratlons much yesterday; their
minds were occupied with pleasanter
things. When one would ask an opinion
as to Otis he would get it and it would
be unfavorable. hut there was some
thing else to talk about
Harry Handy, Jack Onarheim's side
partner in Company NJ was much in
evidence during the day. Perhaps he
is trif1e thinner than he used to be,
but he can spare readily the few pounds
he has lost. Like Onarhein,. he had no
troubles to tell. but was too busy re-
eeiving the glad hand Of friends 10 give
any consecutive account of his part IN
attempting to make Aguinaldos army
look like 80 cents. He sought to avoid
notoriety by donning citizens clothes
but could not preserve his incognto.
Upon the arms of many of the re.
turned volunteers are to be noticed
stripes of white and gold placed Jus;
above the cuff. These are what are
known as service stripes. The golC
stripe denotes foreign service, one
service stripe denotes service in ths
Spanish American war and the second
stripe service in the Filipino insurrec'
ion.
Privates Adolph T. Charette and Will