The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
ORGANIZATION Of Local Militia
Companies Completed.
oaoEas FROM GOV. ROGERS.


Tie snest smportant Developments In
militia Affairs yesterday wsrs the orders
r1Sp5vs1 Las. nis,yt oy Capt. FoTsxon. of
Oomneny b. ard Capt. Adams. OF Com
pauy d, from Gov. Rogers. 10 Organize
shau csmTanies ana await orders. The
govefn0 dAfnitsIy stated the number Of
men % each company. and the rank Of the
elflsssp to govern them. Following il a
eopy - tn telegram recssyed from tsoy.
RoS~xs by both captains:
'sOlymp.a. Wash. April q. 1sss
"ofgnntxa company as follows: One cap
easa, ous 6rst lieutenant ene second iiesI-
tenant ninesy-e.gfr enlisted men aud
await ord4s The troops will concentrate
- soon - posssEle. y. X. ROGERS.
Governor"
There MAS much excitement among the
snsmbers sftr the message was received.
and final preparations TO leass At ans time
were made.
Capt. Adams xsfd: II hav, held my
company down 10 eighty four rnen. Think
inx That ssisai xould be the narabar &C.
auirsd. but 1 have a s1fnelent EgnaeT OF
applicants at NY dispoAal. and nave Sc
cured the msxnbsgsiip o. aiEe.y-esght,
with three officers az requested by the
governor. Tho company II ready 10 move
a. any tine in heavy marching orders
Company mas more than enough resn
10 stars, waenavfr the governor de,ef~
mines to concentrate lie troops. Nearly
sH OF them were u the Arnlory last night
Both companies drilled last night. one
in the Armory aud the other on the street
and tta captains were greatly pleased over
tao showing made.
Thu drill was Witnessed 5y scores Of spec
tators. ard the militia were loudly APP
plausied us they wsn. through the various
nsaneuvcrs.
Much speculation as 10 when tho gov
eraor would concentrate the troops in Ta-
coma was INDUCED in. Tho fact tliat II
,saa stated Ia the message that IL woIia
be done as soon az possible has left the
impression that orders 10 move 10 Tacoma
will 10 received today but such predc-
tons are All guesswork. and nothing
definite ss known.
Capt. Adams and Capt. Fortson have
notified their men 10 b. At the Amory
this morning In anticipation Of further
news from Olympia.
Wholiey Called TO OI, mpip.
A feature OF the local war situation yes
,erday was the sudden Departure from
the city OF Lieut. John H. Whoiley. Be
for~ leaving. Lieut.. whoiley did net say
where ne was going. bat II Was learned
tAat he had beea summoned by wire 10
Olympia by Gov. Rogers. Lieut.. Whoiiey
,mmristely after receiving the telegram
was on the way 10 the state capital. lie
cd not iafofm any one OF the contents
OF tho message he resolved. Information.
however. received by the rost-intelIl-
geacer from - relahls source was 10 the
effect that Lieut. Whoisey IL 10 cus
prominent figure In the organization of
the tIczsps from the state OF Washington.
I'hnrs is every reason Tor believing thal
ne viii es the rigat-hand man OF Gov.
Rogers in looking after the troops, and
there - "a strong possibility that he Mil
not be- summoned soath by the war de-
pa~smens, as Was believed. but VIII he
MADE colonel of the regiment OF this state.
q'he experience ef T@ent. Nholiey viii be
~faf'A
OF the state. and there Is no doubt that
she governor realizes that raet. As WAS
stated ia the telesraphio columns ss yes
,efday's Pos,-lntelllgeneer. Secretary Of
War Aiger detailed Lieut.. Waolley 10 mus,
&c. inte the service of ihe United States
the troops Of this state called out BY tia
proclamation Of President Mex nley. IL
80 10 Glacema. wasge the troops ara to
mobilize. without delay and report his ar
rival 90 sae governor. t4eut whoIley. II
is said. was NO; appraised Of his appoint-
merit before he started ser Olympia. hus
MAS probably Informed Of Il by Gov.
Rogers upon tis arrival there.
Gov. Rogers VAS doubtless aware that
Lieut.. wholley was designated 20 muster
into ssrv!oe the Washington troops. and
desired CONSULTATION IN regard 20 the
manner 20 10 Followed Sc perfectsug the
organization. The duty of The governors
consists only ~ appointing certain officers
Lieut.. whe'icy WAS 10, ga Seattle last
night. and i, Is possible thAt after me,t-
asx saa governor he viii 30 dicec, to Ia
coma. .Ae rendezvous CT tie Wash,ag;os,
troops.
Cart. Fortsoa and Capt. ADAMS sAeu
interviewed by pozi-lns@lijseneer re-
porter. stated thar they had learned thai
Iaeut. wholiey had hera cailed - o'yrn-
aia. and they understood that he had aeea
called there 70 assist Gov. Rogers ia o.
g4nissnx she troops. The TWO captains
knew noshtnx moCe regarding ,he barred
,rsn cf Lieut.. whSl!ey 81 Olympia snG
seemed 80 es nsorc Interested IN gettlae
taesr companies in yeadlae>s to be called
agt.
Gather at tac sraess.
TIE members IS Companies II AID =
we've al hsaagasssys yesterday and a NaYt
of the usse Nss spcat &, 4rsane Ts,e No.
erSsts were ,sksa n ha4sa ~ .ae ofYs-~ss
AID drilled dnrsag tbs d4y. "a or,ser q
naaAs thea ~ perfect as pcs=a,e