The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

When Cor. Rogers called upoa Capt
Adams for : Eosupaay. Company ID had
= membership OF ssxty~thEse, but The eoua-
parry has since reorganIzed ard ssn mea
out cf rise ssxsy-sa-se will not tsase Sc
attic when sae freoss are called out TIE
reason Is consiGsrea By Capt. Adams TO
De good ore. ard they are rersal1sng Al
home upon bis advice. These men are
either married or nave other family ties
waIeh hold them hack. and inasmEca ~
their places were taken by others " iio are
perhaps as well adapted 10 warfare 1t
s. tha general opinion that the captain
acted wisely IN giving this advice.
Taere are ten commissioned and non
commissioned officers iE the company. ard
SIX az them are married, while among ihs
ether ninety members only seven are
married. making thirteen married men
total Of 80.
Il won't have . man I'm my company
who drinks intoxicanss to excess said
Capt Adams yesterday. When / talk
TO an applicant one OF the first questions
i ask Is IN regard to his habits. and &c
find that he IL drfaker he cannot .oin
The ranks My men are OF good habits.
and while know some Of them take 4
drink occasionally I also know that they
do not drink 10 excess. ] am determined
that Company u shall not be disxracea
BY drinking in the ranks and I believe that
In AL srsy st.i 4
course. You OF course know. as does also
tire public. that IL IL no, compulsory for
the state militia TO go to war. but all OF
my men. except those who have families
10 support. VIII go. Tae ages Of my men
range from II To % years, the average
being about 2s. A number of then, are
over 20. and 1 think AL OF them are jast
"a and strong enough 10 make good SOL
dIers. Assistant Surgeon shannon, With
The rank OF iisutenaHt. has made a phys
teal examination OF all the men In Com
pauy ID. and he says that they are as
near perfect as possible. and 1 am sat
isgied that they will DE able to endure the
hafdships OF war
Il have adopted . rule that no young
man under q years OF age viii b. allowed
20 so with Company .. as do not believe
person under that age is fit for actual
war service. A number OF boys have i'm
piored me TO allow them to join. but do
not think u would be sdyisable'
Hold noth Omces.
Capt. Adams and Capt. Fortson do rot
believe that an officer OF the militia. after
etiisting In the regular army. viii be
Obliged 10 resign frcm the office held in
tho militia. but are Of the opinion that
they can be officers In the militia and in
the regular army.
The statement made by Mai ] n. Mor-
risen, OF Washington City. that the Ma
ilonal Guard does not have to res,ond 10
the cali for volunteers was not new IN
formation TO capts. Fortsop and Adams
and the members OF the companies
Both captains state that II the mill
sismen return from war alive, they will
continue IN the militia. as heretofore, az
1t would be useless expenditure of time
end money in effecting reorgsnEza ton.
They assert that their allegiance 10 the
regular army VIII not necessarily sever
their connections with the militia, as the
bill passed I'm Washington was with the
express purpose OF nor having the volun-
teer service conr.ct with the militia.
II want 10 enlist" said a strapping
young man. who walked into the head
quarters of Company b yesterday after
noon, He gave the name ot William Fftx-
hugh and claimed 10 be a nephew Of Fitz-
hugh Lee. He said that he had served In
the Brazilian army. and wanted 10 fight
for tho freedom of Cuba He WAS given an
application blank. and n he comes up TO
the requirements he viii be taken into
membership.