The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-15
TACOMA MILITARY CHAT.
Troop BIS Lively Election-C Company
Driil-Zouaves Alive Again.

Driil-Zouayes Alive Again.
! TACOMA, May 14-[Special = Committee
| meetings have been held by aud q companies
relative to the securing OF steamer &c take the
| companies 10 Olympia May 80. 1t has not been
decided yet what will be done.
company had an interesting drill Wedles-
day evening, i'll which the full company took
part. The members are awaking TO the fact
that they ''are tho people, and must be re-
spected. Captain Howell will announce his
non.commissioned staff mex. week.
Lieutenant ". Z. Clarke and some of the
members of C company were entertained by
some old friends during their attendance at the
centennial celebration Ut Port Townsend last
week.
Sergesnt Rice is still anxious to get in and
make company a success Notwithstanding his
defeat for Office.
Lieutenant Ira Bamter, inspector OF small
arms practice for the First cavalry battalion, has
been appointed deputy assessor. The lieuten-
ant is authority on cavalry tactics and is an ex.
cellent sWordsman.
The many excellent drawings and head lines
seen on local periodicals are the handiwork of
Sergeant F. y. Boeringer, OF Troop B. The SER
geant has just finished Il fine shield and draw
ing of the late campaign OF Troop at Gilman
He is also considered an authority on statistics
OF food supplies relative 10 the raising OF wheat,
oats. cts, in the different states.
Sergeant Strouthers, OF Troo p B. is in the city
from Everett.
The troopers held their election for first lieu.
tenant Monday evening 70 elect a successor to
Lieutenant J. Fl. Barry, resigned. The attend
anee was unusually large and for n time it was
exceedingly interesting. Second Lieutenant J.
NJ. Dongan and Sergeant Everett Griggs were the
contestants. Alter an exciting ballot Sergeant
Griggs was declared elected by vote OF % TO ~
Protests were Immediately flied by Sergeant
Boerlnger on errors aud tcchnicallties in the
manner Of voting. II is probable another cleo.
ton will be ordered. Lieutenant Dongan has
done much Tor the esprit de corps of the troop
AMI is worthy OF much credit for his efforts in
its behalf, in melting the members to drill and
the like.
Major Gaus is an excellent banjo performer.
and together with Sergeant j. D. Holieran, who
is somewhat of musician himself, thcy fur
nlsh a hrst-class entertainment for those who
visit their sanctum.
Captain Billings is taking regular course OF
athletics. in order TO reduce his weight.
Coior-Sergeant Allen, of d company, was in
the city Thursday.
company has among its members the max
ing OF a frstciass rifle team, and under the
captaincy OF Lieutenant jolly should do some
good work.
Major Johnson, of the First cavalry battalion,
n. G. W., of Spokane, will arrive here Sunday
afternoon, and will be the guest of Troop b
during his stay in Tacoma next week. An in
Monday morning, May 80. Troop will drill
at Edison. The troopers will attend the mill
tary exercises at Chicago astired in what is con-
sidered the natticst uniform on the Coast.
Captain J. A. Beebe had his hands full hand
ling protests at Troop BIS election
The Tacoma officers are all in favor of a state
encampment and are also enthusiastic about at
tending the military exercises at Chicago, but
II one had to be given up on account of no
funds available the members and companies
would derive more benefit going into national
encampment than they possibly could by drill
ing among themselves.
The Mason Zouaves again coming to the
front, and more OF those well-executed and III
teresting evening drills, which were a success
under Captain Hills. are looked for.
Sergeant Higgs won q lively fve-round bout
with well-known local boxer Friday evening
The court martial OF John Gonna, the colored |
politician who has succeeded in raising such a
fuss in the Custer post. q. A. r.. is now in pro-
gress. Gonna charged with locking some