The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09
TACOMA MILITIA NOTES.
Gattling Gun BATTERY Talk - Troop
Chanees-Spicy Company Gossip.

Changes-Spiey Company Gossip.
TACOMA, Aug S-A drill team from the Sons
OF Veterans, who have been quietly drilling for
the past four months, will leave here August 20
to participate in the national encampment of
the p. o. Sons OF Veterans, at Minneapolis,
which il open to camps all over the country.
The company will give an exhibition drill in
Armory hall August Is.
company il again down to business, after
its hasty removal from the armory. Captain
Fife says it seems as if great load had been
lifted from his shoulders since leaving the
armory of quarrelling contingents
Captain Ashton, of Troop B, announces in
general order No. 2 the honorable discharge of
George W. Bowen and the following promotions:
c. A. Darmerto be second sergeant, w. Z. Best
third sergeant, E. j. Clothier and Everett Griggs
sixth and seventh sergeants, they being ad-
vanced in the regular order. The genial Tom
Box, acting quartermaster sergeant, is pro-
NOTED to third sergeant. Arthur Bowen ID pro-
NOTED to corporal.
Troop B has received orders that the Monday
night drill is discontinued until September IA,
second Monday in the month, at 1850 p. M,
sharp
A very pleasant social was held at Custer post,
g. A. r. hall, last evening short but interest
ing programme was rendered, as follows:
song Miss Wilson
Defamation ....................M Miss A. Baker
G. A. R. "reminiscences. -.......G. w. Thompson
Song .....:.-..:...; Mrs Dr.: Prim
Song flute accompaniment). Master p Wright
Colonel Haines has not appointed a rifle in
spector yet. "If he could only appoint an adju-
tant general at the same time," says local
militiaman, sit would be an everlasting burden
off the National Guard of Washington
Many officers of the National Guard are evinc-
ing much interest in the proposition to have
regiment from this state attend the Words fair
in 1893 To this end they think the governor
should send committee of representative mill
tary men TO the convention of national guards
men soon to be held in Chicago, with the idea of
getting regiment from each state and having
one of the grandest military parades held since
the war.
At recent meeting of Company the Rev.
George K. Higgs was elected chaplain of the
company, and a vote of thanks was rendered
Sergeant spooner for the able manner in which
he has acted as secretary for the company.
Adjutant-Genera, O'Brien is scored and de-
nounced on all sides by local militiameu and
cavalrymen for his utterances and demeanor
toward the local contingent of the National
Guard, principally on account of his having de-
cided, together with the governor, not to pay
the companies for services rendered during the
late trouble at the Mines Colonel Haines
Major Gaus, Captain Fife and Captain Shank,
and every other officer In the guard have done
their utmost to have the boys paid 1t is prob
ably safe to say that should another order be
given calling out the Tacoma companies not
one man in twenty would respond on account
of this trestmen:. Some OF the local militia
men have banded together and mutually agreed
not to respond at all in case their services are
needed, until they are paid in full for their SER
vices already rendered. It is held that this
treatment of soldiers discourages the men al
ready enlisted, and keeps good men out of the
companies, and it is the opinion of some officers
that if o. Brien has the running of the National
Guard for this state much longer he viii run il
in the ground.
The naval militia reserve are still being
talked of. The Charleston may take the boys
for q sail next summer. The Fife-O Brien word
duel as published In the papers has attracted
considerable attention. Some say. ssIat the
good work go on, gentlemen. In years to come
both your pictures will adorn the walls of the
capitol building, and your illustrious descend
ants will point with pride to those noble men
who, tried and true, stood By Washington in her
hour OF need" Others say it is nonsense and
not becoming an officer, i. e., the manner in
which Fife attacks o BNen and vice versa.
meeting of young militia men will be held
soon 10 form ''Gatling gun battery Senator
SQUIRE has promised TO push bill through con-
gress appropriating an amount sufficient fo-
this purpose This will prove a very effective
arm of the service, and IS used with deadly eff
feet in suppressing mobs, riots, etc
guardsman made al appropriate remark the
other day regarding the pay due by the state.
His observations were to the effect that il yould
be al eaten up by dues by the time il arrived
TWENTY-FIVE months fs q long time to wait for
money hard earned.