The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
WHEN WILL THEY RETURN2
No One Can Tell When Volun-
teers Are to Come Home.
MANY SEEK POSITIONS
Senator Carter Flooded With Applica-
lions for Jobs-Mantle and Hartman
Worked Hard for Butte Public
Building - Indian Affairs.


4 No. 1145 G Street N. w.
i washington, D. c., Feb. 10.--When
will the Mountain state volunteers re-
ton, wi1lch seemed easv to answer a
fortnight ago, is aow rlo-e difficult than
ever The best guass that any war de-
spartment official. having information,
will now make, is that the volunteer
regiments will serve their period of en-
llstment. Itiseems entirely probable at
this writing that some of the volun-
teers will complete the term of service
Z for which they enlisted, but those of
d them that bear the brunt of the Fight
ing in the islands, will undoubtedly be
among the the first to be discharged
But all the dreams of home coming as
soon as the regulars arrived on the
troopships that are now en- route to
Manila, are shattered. The government
will not willingly lessen our strength in
the Philippines until tranquility is full
3 ly restored,
4 On every hand here are heard warm
praises for the gallantry of the volun-
# teers from the Rockies. They have re-
peated the splendid record made by
them at Malate, and again made nu-
merous sacrifices to the God of battles.
: The second Manila fight will go into
history as the bloodiest of the Spanish
and Filipino wars, and the Rocky
Mountain boys were in the very thick
i of the fight. It Is estimated at the
rfrots ortr, 1,:1:x.
j were slain in this one battle than Spain
lost on both land and sea in the late
war.
Z Senator. Carter is being overwhelmed
with applica tons from men and wom-
en- throughout Montana, who desire po-
sitions In the census office. It will
, probably be, some months before any
clerical appointments are made, and as
i the minor offices will be distributed
j. pro rata among the states, only very
few will be allotted to Montana. But
Senator Carter is expected to exert
his Well-known and powerful pull" to
get large number of Montanans nam
ed on the census staff as being
from the District of Columbia and some
of the Southern states. The principle
of home rule will be observed in the Sc
lection of state superintendent and
enumerators, the purpose being to ap-
point to these offices men Tho are thor
oughly qualified for their work by rea-
son of an intimate knowledge Of the ter
ritory in which they are employed. Thus
: none of Montanas goldbug contingent
can hope to get fat jobs in other states.
The only places absolutely at the sem
ator's disposal will be those within
: Montana and places in the census office
here.
The passage of the Butte public build
bill In the closing days of their congress
sional lives is a fine tribute to the en-
ergy of Senator Mantle and Congress-
man Hartman. Both these gentlemen
have worked hard for the bill in diff
ferent congresses, only to fail of sue
cess exasperatingly, at the close of the
last session. Senator Mantle has sew
eral times passed the bill in the sem
ate, but this is the first time it has
gotten through the house. Mr.. Hart
mans hard work is, however. evidenced
, by the fact that it went through with
the first batch of public building bills
that has passed the house in six years
Mr.. Hartman made a speech in sup
port of the bill that was a model for
brevity. 1t came up at a time when
Handy of Delaware was objecting to
many bills. The following was the
brief colloqny that preceded the pas
sage of the Butte bill:
HartmanAButte is a town of from
$4,000 to $4,000 people. 1t is probably
Q the largest business point between st.
Paul and Portland on the Northern Pa
cific, with the possible exception of
Spokane The circuit and district courts
Of the United States are located there
: and a deputy collector and deputy
United States attorney. It is the 'arg-
est commercial point in the central
Northwest. This bill is substantially the
same as the house bill introduced by