The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
LIEUTENANT NlCHELS BACK.
Honorably Discharged After Faithful
Service in Manila.

Lieutenant Gus Nichels. one of
Butte's gallant soldier boys, arrived in
Butte yesterday from Manila and was
kept busy all day shaking hands with
old friends. He received an honora BILE
discharge after faithful service. His
discharge was procured by Henry Muel-
Ter and other friends on account of the
fact that Mr. Nichels has a family in
Butte and business here which re-
quires his attention
II am in good health" said Lieuten-
ant Nichels, land have been we'll.
did not get struck with any bullets, but
/ had chance to be. We were in some
pretty tough scrmmages at times. Most
of the Montana boys are well and we
have had little sickness. We have had
our share of the fighting, too, and the
boys have distinguished themselves ev-
cry time they had a chance. Colonel
Kessler is as fine man as led a regi-
ment. He is an ideal soldier and stayed
| right in the trenches with his men
during the fighting. The Montanans
have been we'll treated and have no
kick at the way the government is
treating it's soldiers in the Philippines.
There is plenty to eat and the food is
| good. l tried some of the canned roast
beef and it is all right. AT least. what
| we got was good. OF coArse it has to be
| piopClly anu plppCliS piCpll Sb
and cooked and when this. is done it
is not bad eating. We did not have
| much of the canned beef, however, as
! there was usually plenty of fresh beef
! to be had. We would get seven ra-
tons of fresh beef to two rations of
| bacon and one of salmon. The salmon
is the soldiers delight-nit. There are
| splendid oysters to be had. The oysters
are the biggest l ever saw They are as
| big as your hand.
| Il think the war is about over.
don't think the natives will be able to
| hang out much longer. There was a
| great desire to get the rebellion put
! down before the bad season came on
The bad season is during the months OF
May, June and July. L VIII be almost
| impossible for our troops to make any
| Roadway at that time and there may
be made some trouble by the Fiipinos
| at that time. Our troops may also suf'
fer more with sickness during the
rainy season. Captain Hill is in the
hospital, but is getting along nicely
| Clay is one of them members of oul
| baseball team and one of the best mer
we had on the team. l stopped in Homo
lulu on my way back and saw hi:
| brother"
Lieutenant Nichels has brought bacl
with him a lot of curious and interest
ing relics and souvenirs, which he is eX
hibiting to his friends.
Lieutenant Michel says the worst o
the fighting is not when battle is go
ing on, but that the soldiers suffer NOR
from the constant pecking away of thu
enemys sharpshOoterS between the &C
tual fighting. for no man knows when
stray bullet is coming along to knocl
him over. He thinks it was one 0
these bullets that killed Private JOSEPH
Beckman, who was a member of hi
company. He spoke feelingly of Privat
Beckman and said he was a good sol
der Beckman carried his luggage t
Manila when he left and was the las
man to say goodbye to him. MI
Michel said he was greatly surprise
and panied when he heard of the so
diers DEATH as he was not suppose
to be in the firing line.
Lieutenant Michel brings a new stor
of the death of Lieutenant French {
Helena. The manner in which he wa
|, killed. Mr.. Michel says, was one of til
worst pieces of treachery the insurgent
have been guilty of. A native, he say
approached Lieutenant French in tt
manner of one wishing to surrende
and the lieutenant went forward to re
ceive him. All of a sudden the fello
dropped his gun and fired. The bullt
pierced Lieutenant French's heart an
| he fell dead in his tracks.
Lieutenant Michel has many interes
ing anecdotes of his experience as SO