The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
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Of the eounseeiss and
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WILL SEE THE SITE.
The Army Post Commission Ar
rives in Seattle.
TO EXAMINE MAGNOLIA BLUFF.
The Personnel OF the Board-It Has
Already Seen What Tacoma
Had to OfYer.

The reception committee. composed or
number OF prominent Seattle citizens,
ar,ang whom were Mayor Phelps. K. o.
Graves. president or the Chamber OF Com
rnerce. James 5. Goldsmith and represesi-
tatiyes OF the land commission. which met
the Tacoma train al 40 yesterday AFTER
noon 10 welcome the army post commits
sion and extend TO them the couriesies Of
the civ. vas disappointed. The commits
son asd not reach here until $50 o'clock
and their arrival was so unlocked Tor
that no one was al the station to greet
them.
The four military gentlemen appointed by
Secretary Lamont TO examine ana report
on sites for an army post to be'csfablishef
on the Sound proceeded at once to the
Rainier-Grand anu registered thair names
with a plain L. 5. A after them. none CIV
ing any locality except Capt. W. L. Fisk,
who registered from Portland.
we can give you very little Information
regarding the places we have visited. "a i
Col. George NJ. Randall, '.fo- no decided
opinions have as yet Deen formed and We
are really not at liberty 10 divulge them II
they were We arrived in Tacoma on Ties
dav and visited number OF places during
our stay there We are simply here 10
look over the ground and until We get TO-
eether and discuss what We have seen noth-
Ing definite viii be done.
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so.dierly-iooking man, and his bearing
would stamp him as an army officer even
were mis- name and rank unknown. his
military career has been a long and bril-
liant one. For gailantry in the battle or
Antietam he received on September IL,
1sss. the commission Of captain in the reg
uIar army Later, he joined volunteer
regiment and distinguished himself so sig
naIiy In the attack on Fort Steedman.
Virginia, that in March, 1855, ne was MADE
a colonel Before Petersburg his bravery
once more won recognition. and a major 5
commission in the regular army was MS
reward Some time after the close OF the
war Mai. Randall was stationed In Ari-
iona. and during the Indian campaigns IN
1sTs and 1874 displayed a fullness OF re-
source and technical knowledge that was
Acknowledged on February q. 1880. by ms
promotion TO the rank of colonel. he has
been stationed with the Eighth infantry
at Cheyenne since then.
The other members OF the commission
are: Col c. VI. Burton. one Of the inspec-
tors general OF the Pacific division; Capt
c. Z. Miller. assistant quartermaster at
Washington City. and Capt. w. l.. Fisk,
OF Portland.
Tacoma, Feb. e-SpeciaL-The army
post commission put In today viewing the
three proposed sites. The officers were es-
corted by several prominent members OF
the Chamber of Commerce. including
Messrs Anderson. Hayward. Hayden.
blanchard and Coliyer In the afternoon
the proposed site on the west side OF Amer
lean lake containing 1000 acres, was view
ed. and after lunehing al the Union Club the
comm ss!on boarded the steamer Sofia and
inspected Point Defiance park from the
Sound returning by way Of Gig Haroor.
where the necessary ground can be Sc
cured The commissioners went TO Seat
.fa IN the o'ciock boat.
Evarv rafrintIn citizen should vote-you