The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Gen. Ballaine Does Not Thinl Val
unteers Will Get to Var.
GOVERNOR ROGERS. policy
III He Is Called Upon SECOND ,s-
supply the United State. ts..
ment With Troops Ne WIN ca.
Preference 10 the tasairy ana a.
Battery-indepesdcat yelu.,r.r
Want to Join Outside osmp..,e.

There is sorrow among many Of N.
members of the two local connan,sx -
volunteers over the statement made ye.
terday by Adjt. Gen. Ballaine, of olsmp.
10 Capt. John Y. Terry. The adja,aat
general and Capt. Terry had lengthy
Interview over the long distance ,sl~pAoos
and the captain did not receive any lnlur.
nation that would lead him 10 believe thu
his or any other company OF volun,sen
would be called into the service q the u,
ted States army very soon.
Capt Terry has about given IN hcre i
having the company he raised last sssnN
day night called upon by Gov. ReeerS
The members of Terry's COMPANY, M
expressed such a decided desire q AsouA =
soldiers. were instrumental In hasinr ,A<ir
captain communicate with the aA3unnt
general by telephone. These members hca
received information that number d tAe
militia companies outside of Seattle nm
unable to furnish the government with taa
fuil quota of men. and they asked Capt
Terry to telephone to the adju,ant ges-
eral and ascertain whether they would h
available to ill any vacancies which might
exist in any of the companies In the STATE
militia. The adjutant general in reply b
formed Capt. Terry that the companies II
Eliensburg. Pomeroy and CentraEa wtfs
short OF n,.litiamen. and that some Of the
members of the company OF volnstes
might be able TO become members q ~
of the three upon application. Capt. Terry
SO informed his men. who are eager to n
spond to the first cali. and number u
them Immediately made application iae
membership in the company at CeniralA
The applications were made by teiesrapa,
hut up to a late hour yesterday Afternoon
no reply had been received.
Capt. Terry also IN his interview VIA
the adjutant general received the mfr.
nation which threw & wet blanket % IN
aspirations of his company to SO 70 ~
front. Gen. Railainc said that Gov, RM.
ers, acting under the express dedfe u
President Mckinley. had called On IA
state militia 10 volunteer their sert1eeS
and that the governor rad sincs d1cdst
that In the event OF more mel beine1ek
ed from the slate OF washinstonm esup
companies of cavalrymen and thA cne3
battery would be given the prei4Nct .
enlist as infantrymen. The decisi7n 1t iM
governor in the matter Will therefore pre-
vent the independent companies Of yoluk
teers from being called out II tho state q
Washington Is asked to furnish additional
troops.
Whether Terry's company. or any ether
company of yoiun-ec would be given al
opportunity to 80 10 war II seeoEu ea,s
were made would depend d. aow' many
would he wanted. Capt. Terry. In ctnvu-
sation with Pos.!Etelligencsr reporter
said:
''ff the government needs my services OF
the services Of my company al any tine.
they are at the dl,posaI Of the governor %
president. our application TO ne sent -
the front as volunteers is en- '.le IN tss ~
flee of Gov. Rogers, ana viii remain Hefe
but have 20. n;'tcn hope tina. Or sew
ices VIII be needed very soo1. as the cav
airy and battery VIII pe gir,r ne nfAs
chance 10 respond as yol1nreers NsW
OF the men who Joined my compn:ay hEss
since enlisted with Companies u ana "
and all Of them. having had more or hs
experience IN military tac.ics. both aaF''
f'ortson and Capt Adams were dssifsas
TO secure them. can al any zine -
more than enough good men 70 take tasH
places on very short notlae, and any can
made upon me 20 furnish q company woa'a
be met with prompt response.