The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-30
LANE is ALL RIGHT.
Flo Gives Vivid Description of His Ex-
periences In the Philippines.

periences In the Philippines.
Great Falls, Nov. 29.-Tha qualities
of the soldiers who went to the Philip
pines from Montana were not alone OF
a fighting order; some OF them were
gifted with brilliant imaginations ana
of all of them heard from TO date I'D
J, Lynn or Lane easily heads the list.
Lynn is an old timer in and about
White Sulphur Springs and Neihart,
and during his residence in those places
furnished numerous flash heads tor the
newspapers and was the hero of several
events, at one time being one of the
principals in a White Sulphur Springs
prize fight in saloon in that place; at
another time being the receptacle of
a considera BILE amount of cold lead re-
ceived in a Neihart row, but he always
pulled through and carried the reputa-
ton throughout of being as dead game
q sport" as the country could produce.
When Company / of LeWistown passed
through Belt on its way to the front
Lynn had nothing in particular on
lland so he enlisted and went to the
Philippines with the company. He vas
always a man who was willing to take
chances and made jolly, fearless sol
der In one of the engagements he
was wounded in the groin quite severe
]y, which caused him considerable sur
fering. The bullet was not extrac ted
and when the Montana troops landed
at San Francisco Lynn, as he was
known here, was sent to his home IN
Tafton, Pa, to recover from his wound.
The boys Of the LIST Montana, and espe-
cially those of Company | and the Butte
companies, will read Lynn's story with
interest. The Hanna referred to is evil
IDENTIFY the reverend member from
Sweet Grass county. The Scranton,
Pa, Truth, in late issue, publishes a
partial account of the adventures OF
big Ed" and If there is anything lack
ing he will probably make it up on
the next Eastern newspaper man he
runs across.
Edward John Lane of Company l,
1st Montana volunteers, with his "a
Their, M. J. Lane wealthy farmer of
Tafton, Pike county, is in the city, the
guest of his brother, M. H. Lane. the
West Lackawanna avenue meat dealer.
Mr.. Lane is a soldier who saw very
active service in Manila, where he went
as volunteer to fight his country's
battles and he received nine wounds in
the terrible fight of the 25th of March.
Mr.. Lane left this region 10 years
ago to seek his fortune in the west At
Butte City, Mont, he was foreman CT
the Marcus DAILY copper mines and had
charge of 10 men. Four years ago he
went into the British Klondike region
prospecting for gold He met with
some success, but when the belated
news of the war with Spain reached
mined to return and enlist in defense
of the flag.
"He returned to Butte City, and there
with Mr.. Hanna of Butte he raised a
regiment among old acquaintance, the
LIST Montana volunteers, No man in
the regiment was less than six feet in
height.
Neither he nor Mr.. Hanna was after
any honors or glory. They enlisted ont
of pure patriotism, and notwithstand-
ing their experience in directing men,
refused to accept an office in the regi-
ment Both were content to battle as
simple. private soldiers and they lid
So They tented together. While in the
service in Manila Mr.. Hanna was elect
ed state senator of Montana.
Mr.. Lane in the bloody battle of the
25th of March was wounded nine times
The Americans attacked the trenches
of the Filipinos, who put Up stubborn
resistance. The fight was a hand to
hand one. The Americans bayoneted
the F'ilipinos in the trenches and the
Filipinos resisted with hayonets. At
one time a Filipino had bayonet right
up against Mr.. Lanes breast to run