The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-06
MUST ATTEND DRILL
The New Orders Directed to the
National Guard.
AssENrEEs TO BE PUNISHED.
Liable to Imprisonmeae In JAN UnlesD
Fines Arc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Commissions.

some Gays since = special dispatch from
Olympia announced that there WAS to be
shaking Up" OF the militia. IN the di-
recucn OF rigid enforcement OF the law
as 20 authorised absences from drius, pa
rades. etc The following general orders
snow that the military authorities are
Very much in earnest in the matter.
General Orders No. (
state OF Washington. AGtatant Generals
once. Olympia March 81. lzS.
l. From the number OF unauthorized alb
sences from drills. parades. etc, the COM
mander-tn-chief Is convinced that the en-
listed men OF the National Guard are not
fuiiy aware OF tho gravity OF such Of
fenses. or tho punishment which. under
the law, may be indicted
In order that all may be fully acquainted
with the law and that there may be no
excuse on the grounds OF ignorance. SEC
tons Isl qasl to ia u2D. inclusive. OF thu
military ceds will be read to each nom
commissioned star. hand. company. troop
and battery of the National Guard Upon
the occasions OF the first drill after tho
receipt OF this order, and hereafter each
parade OF May % and 20 every recrui; be-
fore his enlistment
= The following appointments are here.
by announced: Frederick T. Briggs, first
lieutenant. Troop A. vice c. F. Hall:
First Lieut.. W. c. Gregory. captain. Com
Weisenburger. promoted: George b. Ba-
ker. Dayton. adju,ant, First infantry bat
TALON. vice Dickson. term expired. Charles
s. Painter. Walla Walia. Quarterrnaster,
First infantry battalion; Edward C. Mills.
Quartermaster, First infantry battalion.
vice Painter. removed from state: Hardy
E. Hamm. Dayton. inspector ride practice.
First infantry battalion. ]. c. Huhbell.
Ellensburg. commissary. First infantry
battalion; Second Lieut.. ID. ~. Beard. first
lieutenant. Company F. First infantry reg
iniens. vice Gregory. promoted. First
Sergt- Frank c. Teck. second lieutenant.
Company F, First infantry regiment. yica
Beard, promoted.
} The following officers have been conf
missioned: Marshall s. Scudder. captain.
Troop A. with rank from November is.
1895. Frederick T. Briggs. first lieutenant.
Troop A. with rank from February 3. 1855:
F. 5. 1saacs. brigade qiartermastcr. with
rank from June 20. iss5: NJ. {. Gustin. firse
lieutenant, Company c. First Infantry
battalion. with rank from December 81,
1886: T. ID. s. Hart. second lieutenant, Com
pany c. First infantry battalion. with
rank from December 81. 1895. John b. CAld-
well, second lieutenant. Company d. First
infantry battalion. with rank from Feb
ruary I. lss6; John Carr. major. First III
fantry battalion, with rank from January
a. 1896; c. +. Miller, captain, Company #,
First infantry battalion, with rank from
February l, 1896; George b. Dorr, second
lieutenant. Company Il. First infantry
battalion. with rank from February !.
1896; Edward c. Miller. Quartermaster.
First infantry battalion. with rank from
February 5. 1895; J. e. Huhbell, commissa-
ry, First infantry battalion, with RANK
from February 3. 1886. ii. l.. Hamm. in
spector rifle practice. First Infantry bat-
TALON. with rank from February 5. 1856:
George b. Baker. adjutant. First Infantry
has. nit or e
1896
They will be respected and obeyed 40
cordingly.
BY order Of the commander-in-chiee.
F. A. BOUTELIE.
Adjufant General.
oflcial: e. c. Macdonald. Assistant Ad-
tutant General.
The sections Of tho military code to
which the attention OF members OF tho mi
litia is so pontedly directed provides that
enlisted men who shall, without proper
excuse, be absent from. or In any other
respect be delinquent at any drill. parade,
encampmcnt, meeting for instruction. or
other duty ordered by competent author
ity or prescribed by tho bylaws OF any
company, may be fined by delinquency
court for tho enlisted men not more than
81 nor less than 81 for each day thereof
for such absence or other delinquency"
Capt. George II. Fortson. Company b.
First regiment. Seattle. Is the delinquency
court for the First regiment All reoorts
of absences, OF other delinduencies. VIII be
forwarded to him. and In May he VIII
hear the cases, and impose lines on the
guilty. These fnes under tho law are az
serious as those inflicted by any other
court. The guilty person has twenty days
In which to make payment II not paid
at the expiration OF that time. the sherim
is empowered to collect the amount by
levying on and selling the property OF the
delinquent. II no property Is found. ths
sheriff can arrest the guilty soldier nnd
keep him imprisoned In the county jan
for two DAYS for every dollar OF fine. En-
listed men who fail or refuse TO pay fines
within forty days after they are levied
NAV also be dishonorabiy discharged from