The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-28
A BATTALION DRILL.
DENIAL OF ANY SPECIAL ORDER,


Rznoss we're sylnz N al directions Last
night concerning sae movements Of tire
militia based goon TIE fact that tie Seat
sie eozn panies xe-e drilling On Third and
Z nson streets for over two hoars- Dae
story had il thar the governor nst ordered
Col. Green TO call his men together i'm
rasdiatesy un1>r heavy marching orders.
the objective poin; being SaEDa<. where IL
Vas GAINED the strikers oga the Great
Northern hsa torn ~ rails and burned 3
bridge On tie B>slingasna Bay British
Columbia raalrozd. the object besag pre-
sunahsy TO prevent communication be-
tween Seattle and the Caza1ian Pacific
railroad Il x&s said thai two Great
Northern engines we're under steam a.
Boulevard and at moments notice xo1ld
De ready 10 carry the militia 70 the scene
OF the rrD1bse. Another story x2s that
the governor bad called out the militia
AT Seattle and Tacoma 10 psossc, TIE
Northern PaciSc property AZ Psyauup
against the Northwestern industrial Army
AS matter Of fact. the rnansuvsrs Of the
militia are, I'd 10 the present date. simply
xiih vtex 30 be ready in case Of trcuhie-
Col oreea insists that the eril last night
vas nothing more than battalion drill,
and that the sudden calling out Of tie
men a. midnight Thursday night vas
simply to see how quickly the men eoalt
respond.
Yesterday morning q. II O'Clock Col.
Green issued an order calling regular
battalion drill q. o'clock IN the evening,
but such an order coming al the present
time xas supposed TO mean something
more, and this idea vas strengthened
when Col Green met Gov AeGra~
a. the Northern Pacific depot and
spoke isw words. Those words
were nothing more than an
inquiry from the colonel if
everything was ali right aud an answer
10 the effect that they were 50 iag as the
governor knew. When the soldiers met
AZ the srEnory IN the evening they were in
the dark themselves as 10 what vas about
TO happen and many were Specializing as
10 whether they were going TO Paysllup
or out on the Great Sorihern. Col. Greea
in the meantime vas taking things easy
! in mis- room, and when asked bv PosT-
| ISrKIIEGEsCEa reporter as 20 what as
| going on, replied: Nothing OF import
ance. I ordered battalion drill tonight
and after il is over the men ~iii 60 home
IS usual. I know nothing of trouble on
tie Grea. Northern or q; Puyallup. ! sa~
| the governor q short time ago, and he
gave me no ORDER"
Ats.go O'Clock the roll call vas read and
| drill commenced. the summary Of troops
| being as folloss:
Field and s,afs-Colonel. Joseph Green.
| major, Z s Ingrahan: sdjatant, ". v.
/ RiRehafi. IT,: surgeon. IL. X. Dawson SER
geani msjor. IL. Il. Rasson; ggsrterfBaste.
/ sergeant Albert Bryan, commissary ser
geant. Albert Olson. hospital steward. L.
| G.. Aiii.. chief trumre.er. ". l. Lindsey;
/ =olor sergeant, j. 4. Csnghey.
Company Il. y. q. W.-CaptaIn, L. :.
| Booth: hrs: lieutenant, George III. Fort
| son: second lieutenant, Matt Gorn.ey;
| thirty men.
| Company d, y. G. w.-Cap;sin, Elmer
| Il. Brady: first lieutenant, George W.
| saum; second lieutenant, h. w. Barnes |;
! thirty men.
Company Z. y. 6. W First lieutenant,
! Falcon Joslin: second lieutenant, d. b.
| o4son thirty men
Gov. John H. McGraw, Is hen questioned
last evening relative 10 the activity among
J the local miiiiiamen. said:
IL have Issued no orders for the assem-
bling Of the militia. and l appreheni that
| | shall have no occasion 10 DO 50. Bat i.
I IA fully my intention in the event of the
I sheTifts of the various counties reporting
10 me that they are unable TO maintain
good order and ,Totec. lives and property.
10 promptly order the militia TO the scene
OF any disturbance. wherever it may be
within tie state"
The governor would express M opinion
other than the foregoing. aad knew moth
ing o! any order turning ont the militia
for battalion drill. which was d matter
within III. province Of the colonel of tie
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