The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-29
THE STATES FORCES.
Order for Changes Under New
Military Law.
TEN COMPANIES DISBAkOED.
Concentration by Abolishing
Companies In small Towns.
TEN COMPANIES pIseANoED.

The order for the reorganization OF the
militia has been issued. and as antici-
rated the Seattle companies remain in
tact. the companies disoanded being the
Isolated ones located at smaller towns
and At places in close proximity TO the
regular army posts Tie order Is as fol-
loxs:
General Headquarters. National Guard OF
Washington Olympia. Wash, June z,
1ss5.
General Orders No. S.
Under and by virtue OF the provisions
OF section 50 Of an act OF the legislature
OF Washington. approved March ls, lSs5.
known as the military code, the brigade
commander has made the following rec
omrnendation TO the commander-inrchief:
In performance OF the duty imposed up
on me BY the provisions OF section %. ar
scie :; q the Military Code, ! hsrsn o re- re-,
companies of the National Guard Of
Washington be mustered out and dis
banded: Companies III and 1, First regt-
rnent. and companies b, g. / and Il;
Second regiment; the First Unattached
company, OF Waterville: and troops c and
ID. OF the First Cavalry battalisn-
, In connection with this recommsnoauSon
! take the liberty OF suggesting that the
interests Of the service would be further
ed by the formation and admission or a
new company OF infantry at Spokane
The foregoing recommendation Is ap-
proved. and the immediate mastering out
and disbandment of the following named
companies OF infantry and troops OF cav
airy Is hereby ordered: Company II,
First Infantry regiment, Vancouver. com
pany i. First Infantry regiment. Port
Townsend; company Il. Second Infantry
regiment, Goldendaie; company c. Sec
ond Infantry regiment, Centerville: COM
pany G. Second Infantry regiment, Spo-
kane; company I, Second Infantry regs-
rnent. Clyde: company X. Second Infan,
company waterville: troop c. First Cav
airy battalion. North Yakima: troop ID,
First Cavalry battalion. Spokane
ri me oompa aI eon,msnae s, OF the sew sew
carefully retain and preserve all state
property for which they are responsible
until the possession thereof Is demanded
by the adt,Stant general.
BY order OF the comnander-in-chief
r. c. MACDONALD,
Acting Adiutant General
IL was necessary TO muster out five COM
panies of the Second regiment east of the
mountains and two companies from the
First. or vice versa. The former course
was decided upon. OF those dishanded
Company III. OF the First regiment, was To-
Gated at Vancouver. so near TO the regular
army post that IL could be readily spared.
Company I. at Port Townsend, is said 10
have been very weak and to have drilled
very little for some time. OF the First reg
iment these two were expected to Ae dis
banded ever since the new law was passed.
an ttlc o~S0Hu regiment, py the loss OF
Company ID. OF Goldendale. and Company
C. IF Centerville, Klickitat county Is left
with no militia. Company G. OF Spokane.
is the company which at the time of the
Debs strike last July refused TO ride on a
train manned by non-union employees. II
will be noticed that the above order pro-
vides for new company in the place of
Company G.. The towns OF Tekoa and
Clyde were probably thought too small 70
recruit a company of the size intended un-
der the new law. The unattached COM
pany OF Watervilie belonged to neither
regiment. and several of the members
lived twenty-five miles away. making
drills very infreqGent. A troop of cavalry
will remain at Tacoma and one at Sprague.
Gov. McGraw has sent written notice
10 each OF the line officers of the First
regiment. inviting them to meet with him
this evening at the Armory for the pur-
pose OF discussing the appointment OF field
Offices. namely, colonel. lieutenant. colo
mel and major
The three companies of Seattle are the
only ones in any one town which can form
a battalion. and Tor that reason Il is hoped
that Seattle man can be agreed upon for
colonel who can easily be present at all
battalion drills.
Capt. George II. Fortson said last even
ing: The new law provides for the for
nation OF a regiment and a part OF a reg
iment with regimentai officers, and think
that IL is the intention 70 have a regiment
al organization for Eastern Washington
where there viii be six companies of In
fantry snfaene troop OF cavalry. This will
be a highly satisfactory arrangement. and
aside from the short appropriation the new
law is very good one"