The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
ANACONDA NEWS.
REGIMENT is ALL RIGHT.
Montana Men the Best Drilled
and Cleanest Soldiers.
WILL REMAIN AT MANILA
Captain Hallahan Sends Some Very
Interesting News of the Boys of
the Regiment-Some of the
Sights of the Town.

County Treasurer D. F. Hallahar
yesterday received from his brother,
Capt. John Hallahan of the LIST Mon
tana. who is now at Manila, letter,
in which some very interesting news
of the Montana boys is given. Elimi-
mating personal news, the letter is as
follows:
Manila, P.%I., Dec. S, 1S9S.-We are
still here in Manila. and it is said that
our regiment is likely to stay here for
some time. Other regiments are pack
ing up to move to Iloilo and Cebu, but
the LIST Montana is doing such good
work on the EScolta and at division
headquarters that it is probable we
will be retained.
There are $4,000 American troops on
this island at present, and it is an open
secret at headquarters that the 18th
Minnesota and the LIST Montana are the
best drilled and do the best guard duty
of any regiment in the Philippines.
when We received orders to move
from CaVite we were informed that we
would probably move against the in
surgents in the vicinity of Manila. The
weather was very wet and and miser-
able then and large numbers of our
men were in the hospital and on the
sick list. 1 never saw or read of such
a miraculous lot of cures as our regi-
ment had on that day. Poor fellows
who had malaria or dysentery for sew
eral days. or even weeks before, were
all right. and begged for Gods sake to
go with their companions. The wishes
of many were gratified and it is re-
markable to note that through the
several days of stormy weather to
which they were exposed, there were
very few relapses. While out in the
pelting rain, waiting for their meals
or doing guard duty. we would often
hear the remark: ooh! this is nothing,
wait until we get out in the trenches
We won't have any chance to move
around then. Well just lie down and
take it as it comes or. You just wait
a few days until we go around beating
the bush for Aguinaldo and the boa
constructors This is dead easy
Then to pessimist, oh! you're the
fellow who, wants to have the army re-
modelled to suit your case. 1t isn't tony
enough to suit you: all right it's mis-
take to have you i'll the ranks: just
wait till we go home and We'll send you
to congress, or get you job on news
paper
I'VE are not hard worked here. We
have reveille at $50 a. M: mess call
Immediately after; drill from $50 a. m.
to 1850 a. M; guard mount. $40 a. m:
light ia tigue duty; mess call at noon:
fatigue, p, M, for prisoners only;
drill, 5 to $40 p. M; retreat, $3.50 p. M;
taps, Gas p. m.
4'The boys have lots of time to go
around and see the sights, and there is
multitude of interesting things to see.
After the cake walk D. M, drill-we
have supper and then the good times
come in strollng around when it is
cool The city is fairly lighted by cleo
tricity. and if agreeable we will make
the rounds. If ladies accompanyf"us,
they need not wear their hats, shawls
or coats; it is not fashionable here to
do SO.
Now and then we will mount this
little calishe. Yes, the ponies are
small they came originally from
China: they're not much larger than
Shetlands; they have great power Of
endurance. Large horses don't seem to
thrive here.
1--WE are near the north end of the
Gale San Miguel, but I need not try
to give you the points of the compass
here, for the streets are tortuous We
proceed along the Gale San Miguel:
that is the German consulate residence
on the left; off there to the right is the
headquarters of the Dakotas: that
building which nestles so beautifully in
the tropical vegetation there to the
right is General McArthur's headuuar-
tiers. This is the aristocratic part of
the city. Now we catch a parting
glance of the Pasig river to the right,
about $50 feet; it is moving easily to-
wards the sea.
I'VE turn little to the left now. and
enter the Malacannan. a continuation
of the Gale San Miguel. There to the
right. is the residence Of the Spanish