The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-06
WHAT, AFTER 0'BRlEN
The Question Which Agitates
the National Guard.
COMPANIES ON THEIR METTLE.
All Working For a Good showing Tn
der the New f.sw-Iise Artillery
Compaay's Location.


the state rHiafia shah take eGart has re-
suited 81 a great display OF scuFlbg ~
military circles. rot on4E ~ Eeattle. "4A
throughout me entire state. AID y ean re
safely said that every ''llss" HlaliTsa'f&A
IA anxsesssly awaiting the day when Gov
fraw, fl accordance Win the @at3~fltS
given him by the szN, shall announce "a"
names % re officers sh0 are expected 20
Introduce neg Figer into the orgaTiiza iiofl-
Tiers are many wh0 believe tuaE the
governor v}li resgpalnf many 81 TIE pres
snt ost1eers though q Is al the same atne
conceded that fss inter o. tae present in-
cumbentS must 80. Tae local mtiiJiamtn
d. not believe that A81t- Gen. Obrlen
will - reappolnted and the rSes for tge
position Is thought 70 ~ between MAJ =.
r. JnaraiaaEa, Col. JOSEPH Green and Col
" r. scott al Or this city. All three are
popular among fhe nniiiriarnen. are sell
qualified S0f the position and the appoint
uaeat % either one wouid he Wel resolved
The state militia az ne present time con-
sizts Of two regiments o. ten companies
ssch. together with one unattached corr
pany. bat an4ier the new Law there cannot
he tens than eight or more than fourteen
companies. 80 that II viii nscessifste the
abolition % ~ feast six OF me present
companies. Ia consequence the various sn-
fantry companies are brushing up ana
making their members turn out Oh any
and ali occa stobs, ia order 20 snow good
reports OF asseu4blages At the same time
they are sling their ranks with recruits:
and all f1iE IN The hope that they viii not
be among the seven which most pasa out
OF existence As an instance Of the aetiv-
ify being displayed ~ the companies in
this respect A. can he stated that only last
week Company T. ~ Olympia. forwarded
figirtV-four rev ealiatmeuts. The local
companies are haslly engaged just nov in
rushing ~ eulistmen,s.
TIE new iaw aads an artillery company
20 the militia. sHd the cities Of Seattle.
Spokane aud Tacoma are after II. Toe
ioczi mflltiamcn who are we'll In touch
with military affairs give IL as their
npiaion that the company VIII be divided
into two piatoons. TINS giving the eastern
part % The state the benefit Of artillery
protection az well as the western part
The state az present has Your cavalry
troops, but ths new Law SAYS there snail
% but two. Speculation Is rife a. TO where
they shall be located bat IL is generally
conceded that one aiii be at Tacoma and
that the other viii 90 10 either Spokane or
North Yakima
Those who have made a study OF mill
tary work are satisfied that the new Law
viii 20 a great way toward elevating The
militia ~ this state. Tor the reason that it
VIII encourage men in the hover ranks 20
that ability means advancement
As a fruit Of what the last legislature ala
for the miiitismen. she various companies
for the flrsi time la nine months have re-
ceived their allowance for the payment OF
armory rent. and parties who have held
claims against the militia for about the
same length % time are beginning 10 re-
ceiys their pay. II IL expected that within
4 few DAYS the mIiiuamen Viii receive
their back pay which VII include pay for
the last day in Camp McCiraw, and for the
services rendered by the two special COM
paniea which accompanied the trains 20
and from Spokane during Tho recent \. X.
II. strike. as well IA for the services OF
the companies which guarded the armory.
arms and ammunition during the same
trouble. The pay-roiis and reports have
.neen received ny Brigade Paymaster Capt.
Wallace Mount. and in turn he has pre-
.aptea his claim for the money to the state
military board.
Cant /. II Parsons. Of r company. has
been granted ninety days leave or ah-
senee by the brlgsdier general in order
that he can 80 hack 10 Detroit, his oid
home. whore IN will figure IN an import
ant lawsuit. lie will Visit Los Angeles
before going 10 Detroit. First Lieut.. Fai-
con Josliu r. 10 command Of the company
during his absence.
An election was held IN Tacoma re
Gently by order OF col. Green 90 III the
vacancies caused ~ the expiration Of the
terms Of Capt. I. A. HoWeu and First
Ilent William r. Clark. ~ Company G.
They were reelected. An election WAS
hsfd ~ Tacoma az thc same time and
Capt Charles W. Billings was reelected
10 succeed himscif. while Second Lieut.
George Al. Lee was promoted ia the posi-
zion Of assistant QusrterTnRster general
on the hffsAditrE staff. First Sergeant