The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

senersi sra1Ee. Tbs pAes1sls hel1 peoses-
ekS. however. ana q pooe11o18 - rino
pcsnts Of the Ian. they voot4 nef Stve ny
20 snybodr or anything. WaGu1s hend
app1area o. tho scsne 3ust heepro tho CO.
usnn was About 30 start sn4 ee11ek - -
cir s-Thres chesrs for the 4e4. Waite -
Bsuer ard shs several thouGnna ps0pae
who had already sssentae1 u tf1t PAR of
the esfy went Wild with SufAuntA1D-
Pan 4nowden. of coi0gn4o. Mo wae >
menb<r Of Gov waite's st14. appeared -
master es ceremonies and eommAuaef-sn-
chief. ard together with his AIDS sue
ees1eA In gettinr The marcAefs Ssgmed and
the vAxioGs eqripage1 - fnar NtDsf
places. The aides to Capt. onow60 Wafe
o. W. Nonsagre, who o0letafeA - Assist
ant marshal, Capt. Doc Williams. IN ca
vesxraE. who acted - commandAr Of the
ART s1fvtsien; Grant Hoag. 81 E=WoaSgs
-. r.. commander Of the sscond Division.
and Charles Schisbe, commsnder e the
third.
Al the head ct the procausioa wao J. @.
Brexinskf. who portrayed the FSte %
typical Uncle Sam In one % - scusp-
ages was the goddess Of liberty ana n an
other was the goddess q var. e'sn as-
tended by mazda. Wagnern hand VS. u
lire, and It seemed - though the nitiss-
clans wore sIso inspired BY . srsstt q
patrtatIsm. fog they played. % said the
crowd. N they never played bsfors. kss-
erai thousand people were b uues ana
many Of them carried naxss
4 uupging 1nnss.
The procesnoa was continually susEesadr
a by enc suretnx mass Of people. but nst-
wishsfzadins fairy goa aasehtng order
was maintained by Capt. sncSden and bis
Heusenanss- 4 numbes Of banners were
carried By the narchers, and they rsad -
follows:
.Damn the Torpedses. Go Ahssd."
I'VE Have Met the Easmy and They
Are Ourss
stand TO Your Guns Though Hell Il In
Front"
An Eye for an Eye; . Toesa fer :
Tooth
''oIa Glory: May Her Stars Ssvsr Grow
Dim
Don't Give Up the Snip"
I'VE VIII Fight 1t Out II Takes An
the summer"
The coluuu started from the fremont
hotel. and from there went 70 Tesler Way.
and out F1fst avenue TO Pike street. east
on Pike street to Second avenue. south On
Second avenue to Yesasf. and from there
back 20 the starting point.
meeting was af,erward held at she
FREMONT hotel and 90 men organized
company and declared that they were
ready 10 10 to war. Phil snowden WAS -
Irctsd q captain and he Was authorized
10 notify Gov. Rogers Of the action token
and tender the service OF the company 70
the government. with . request thAt toey
be- mustered into service AT the FIRST can
Ter volunteers. The company u entirely
independent and 10 case their services are
needed all they ask II for . little assist
auce 10 be properly equipped.
committee Of four members or the
comnany called a. the Post-lntelli9encer
once last night. The committee consisted
o. o. w. Montague. formerly member
of the Seventh United States cavalry:
caw. Doe Wal.anzA, who was . uem-
her CT the SECOND regifnent OF Pecnsyi-
vania. Charice ScheabA. who was fosmeriy
I. member OF the stats militia at Kansas
City, Mo-, and w. r. Conway, who has
served IN the navy.
We want to 80 to war At once" said
the chairman. ''and al We want 81 the
people II some assistance to set W to the
front. We want to night against the
spaaiards ard set Cuba free. We are
strong, wen drilled and experienced men.
and the government needs such men -
we are. We all come from fighting stock
and our captain h the son of . general.
All We want Is . chance. ana We want II
right away"
The committee was informed by the re-
porter that thalr intentions and desire
would be made known TO the pubic
through the pres. and that &ction might
b. taken by some Of the patriotic and
wealthy citizens Of Seattle 70 send them
to war.