The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-13
Notes Alonp the Way.

Word from the boys OF the South
Dakota regiment now %cn-rOute Tor
home says that after a delay which
seemed to the boys of the South la
kota regiment to have been almost
an age the regiment is now on the
homeward journey. Mr.. Brown, to
whom was committed by the com
mittee full charge of all the arrange
mcnts, was at San Francisco several
days and finally perfected the ar
engagements FOR the transportation
but failed to arrange for feeding the
boys on the hOmeward trip. This
makes the journey much slower, as
it will nccessitate frequent and long
stops to ecure food at the stations
on the way. But the soldier BOYS
we're very we'll satisfied TO get
started home at all. They could
have been home by Tuesday had the
offer Of the OREGON Railway and
Navigation company been accepted
ten days ago, but the committee had
promised congressman Burke, who
was in Washington, that the regi-
ment would be taken to Aberdeen
rather than to any other city Of the
state and that it would be held
until the president could be present,
and the offer of the Oregon company
could not therefore be accepted.
The regiment was put on the train
TO start for Portland at s O'Clock
Sunday night. All were happy and
"jovial. There is not now any
evidence of hard feeling between
the men and. officers of the regiment.
There were tickets procured for
G15 persons including five ladies of
the party.
Col. Frost before departure re-
celvcd kilograms from Mayor Story,
Of Portland, and II. C.. Breeder.
president of the Portland exposition,
extending an invitation to the reg
lment. The regiment. was in Port
Tuesday at ll:3O Il. m, and left
there at l:3O p. IN. Supper was
taker at Tacoma at from I to o.;
breakfast Wednesday at Pasdo,
dinner at Spokane and supper at
Hope. The regiment reached Bill
inys at 8 p. m. Thursday and split,
the Black Hills companies leaving
the next morning and the Cakes
two hours after reaching Billings.
The larger part of the regiment
probably will reach Aberdeen
Saturday.
The contracts with a caterer to
feed the boys enroute were declared
off, the railroad company having
refused to put on extra coaches.
Another reason is that the COM
mittee made d contract with the
Northern Pacific for $37. so for each
man. This uses a portion of the
subsistence fund. For six days rep
rcscntatives Of the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company had
been offering Il rate to the homes
Of the companies for $3l. 80.
Mr.. Brown received informatitn
from the railroad company in regard
to coaches being refused, and a con-
sultation with Craig, the Northern
Pacific representative, and Col.
Frost failed to simplify matters.
The men of the regiment have had to
feed themselves. Col. Frost receiv-
ed orders to proceed to Washington
from Pierre for duty. The sick
leave which he applied for recently
has been refused and the colonel
will 60 to the Philippines to join his
regiment. When this order came
it developed the fact that Col.
Frost in d measure expected to re-
ceive the appointment of brigadier
general of volunteers, given to Col.
Kessler, of Montana, Monday.
The colonel has had friends quietly
working for him, but the fact that
he was appointed colonel by a popu-
list governor made the South Dakota
congressman suspicious anI they re-
fused their support.