The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-09
CALlYORylx.

TINS mOYOID& poUiIsOeU Tue ISSutt u
inquiries regarding the recent move
ments in militsry circles in this city.
from which il appears thst all the arm,
Of t3e Second Regiment of the Ma
tienal Guard have been removed from
the vsrious company srmoriss and de-
pssited in the old City Hall. or csntrsl
police station. where guard IT . lieu-
tenant and ten men Of company OF
the Second Regiment is kept over them.
Compsnies B and G II the First Rcgi.
meM have been concentrated Ut the
srmsry Of the l.ttsr company, sn1 the
sfws Ut Coopany @ Of the Second Be.
giment have been placed in their charge.
An officers guard il now mounted every
night at the armory OF the Third Regi.
ment. which is s!lowsd to retain its
arms. The srmory II tho First R~gi-
msnt is closely guarded aud no ono
allowed 20 enter. The arms of the
three cavalry companies have been Re.
moved from their armory, to what
locality is unknown, bu: probably to TIE
old City Hall.
Camp regulations have been ts.ab.
lished aud grand rounds visit tie vaii
rus posts nightly. The arms only oil
the second Regiment have bsen res
msvsd from tho srmories, and guards
are detailed every night to watch over
their oo0psny property.
The Third Regiment has been con-
centrated st the Olympic Club building
and thoss compsnies of the First Regl
meat not oomoda:ed at the armory
Of Company G are q. the resimen.al
headquarters, corner of Howard and
New Montgomery streets.
Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the
Division Of the Pacific. was te.egraphed
yesterday from Washington to bring
all the available troops in his division
to San Francisco. and companies
amounting in all to 500 men are slread ,
On route. with more to follow, probably
1900 altogether. It is impossible te
ind out by whose orders these move
ments OF the national guards ara made
- the oflcsss refuse to give any infor
wat,os; but it 10 conjectured tina. til,
movements are under the direction oi
Gen. Mcdowell, and arc due to repre-
ssntations made to Washington by Col
Bcs. vice Consul ef the Chine G. re-
gsrdinQ the supposed danger 10 which
the Chinese stand. It - understood
| that the present precautions will b.
maintained until such time a. settle
mrnt 1t the exciting agitation is arrived
1t: and 1t least until the question o.
the coustitutiensIity Of the law forbid
ding corporations to employ Chimes
hes been decided by the United State
courts. and also the question OF con
dsmnation Of Chinatown 10 settled.
The Second Regiment IL dlsposee
IN view the removal OF their arm
with indignation. and many mem
hers ass~rt that j. an insult to th'
regiment. whose ,oy.lfy to 'hs STAT
and 10 shs cause Of Law and order j
nrQ"~stioned The reason a.signef
by the ofic~rs for tho act, is that til,
arms OF the regiment being scattered
aroond 1t number OF company srmo
ries are liable n seizure in event ri a,
unexpected movement by disosderly
cla.srs. and that their removal tn TIT
old City Hall 10 merely precautionary
and not int~n led - any re6ectio.
upon the character OF the regiment
The Workingmen are considerably OK
CITED over these movements. and man,
OF them assert that the suthoriti+s AZ
trying to force quarrel on them. Other.
say that the movement is designed I,
bluH the Board OF Health in tho mat
ter OF condemnation Of Chinatown
while still others hold that tbs Who'll,
thing l. due to unfounded fears Of thu
| authoritiea.