The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19
ARE N FINE CONDITION.
WASHINGTON BATTaLioSs Anos0
THE BEST AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Col. Fife issues ahnIienke' S"' NC
cept<d. 90 Drill, individually or
by squad, Company. Battalion or
R~x,msut. Against Any on Coast.
Special Dispatch to the pos.-Inteiiigsnces.

so.cssI r.sy,atcn to the pos.-Inte,llgences.
san FRANCISCO. June ls.-co1 Fife
has aided a new feature to camp Aie.
Twice q week now both battaiAoEas ara
taken on a full days practice H%Arcn ~
igr,. marching order: that is. w-tn arms,
Savergaeks and caateens and one-iaird
ra.son. The distance covered Is about
Gxteen rEaiss. Both marches fais week
have been 20 the ciir house ard return
through Golden Gate park. The MORNING
after our first march the papers gaze as
mite a esad-or, oomn.enting on the
.,.,.,hd ayu~aranc. Of the Washington
regiment" Mondays march was fofcra
one. almost the entire distance being eo'-
>red a. attention. with few hats. and COL.
Fife was seli pleased q; the stamina
sha~n By his men. II fact. the ooiones
xrcvx enthusiastic whenever he talks
about the regiment. As he expFes2Fe'F
states II, the regiment .a "red-not stun
ard In morals soldierly csclpi!ne or 9TH
Il the bes. IN Camp Merritt. zen. Aef-
,4n. himself says II IL the best drilled or
~ansxatson IN the city, and Col Fife Is
10 sure Of this that ne has issued driii
challenge coscl.ed In the following terms
.srrhe Frrs. and S~eogd fattaiiors OF the
FIRST washingto. Volunteers issue a cisai-
enxe through the San FRANCISCO papers
A., arill individually or IN squad company.
battalion or re s,i Isasnt. or IN appearance or
parads or on guard duty. any regiment III
The city OF San Francisco or Its vicinity
commanding officers 20 designate Judges
a. well az time and place
90 far ehlg challenge fAas not been taken
up Us any other regiment.
scr,ipuious cleanliness. both OF quarters
and perscn. is exaeted OF every man IN the
xee.r,sent. The effort OF Col. Fife 10 bring
the standard 81 the regiment mp 10 i hign
plane " appreciated bg the men, and the
caiY,I, Is by far the u1ost orderly and best
disciplined one in tho city Very Hrt!s
drunkenness has appeared in camp. and
this has been severely dealt with.
The greater part or The equipments nave
been received and distributed. and the re-
malnder VIII arrive shortly. The regiment
II now in shape 30 move at an hours no.
tice to whatever post II may lie assigned.
A well founded report this morning states
thai temporarily the First battalion VIII
be stationed on Angel sand. and the Sec
und battalion in the Preside for garrison
duty Neverth essss. our commanding Of
Gcep hopes and expects to BE- ordered 10
Manila on the third expedition. bu' as he
himself puts IF. whatever duty Is assigned
% us will be done cheerfuly and without
Erumbing.
Through the kindness of the manage
ment the entire regiment on Monday
avaiied itself OF the privilege Of the Sn'ro
baths the largest In TIE world. Col. Fife
infends To select about twenty OF our best
swimmers 10 compete with those OF otiitT
regiments LIT a swimming contest at the
baths In the uear future. The colonel Il;
~ confident Of our ability 10 surpass othe-
regiments n this respect az In any other,
L.-xI Sunday Judge Strive. OF Seattle.