The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16

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II would be my duty and pleasure TO OBJ
tain commissions for az many Of them as
/ could"
Lieut.. Whoiley's own regiment the
Twenfy-fourth. has been ordered 10 New
Orleans. and he Is In daily expectation of
orders 10 join the regiment In that city.
In case he should receive such orders he
viii, at once be granted leave of absence
from the university. Like the Twenty
fifth. The regiment TO which he belongs. ID
a coiored regiment. Besides the thorough
drill Of the men, the fact that the colored
men are already accilmsted. renders II
probable that they will be unusually ef-
fective In sield and campaign duty m cuba.
The colonel Of the regiment Col. Kent.
used TO be major In the Fourth. from
which Lieut. Wholey was promoted TO the
Twensy-fonrth. and the presence in the
same regiment OF his old officer makes it
personally pleasant for him.
Alger Wires Weafherwax.
Grand Commander weatherwax. who re-
Gently tslegraphed Secretary OF War AL
ger. profferng the services OF the Knights
Templars OF this state. yesterday received
the following telegram in reply
Washington April i5 1895.
Jacob Weulherwax. Grand Commander
knights Tempiars. Seattle. Many thanks
for your patriotic telegram OF the 18th
insi. No definite plans have been made
for the use Of volunteers outside OF the
hs.A s,ptf1 he ann
gross acts. ''H A. AI.GER.
Secretary az War"
Gen. j. Il. Mefcaife. commanding the
First regiment Uniform Rank. knights
of pythlas. a short time ago sent the fol-
lowing communication 20 Mai. Gen. Car
nahan. who commands the Uniform Rank.
Knigh. OF pyshias:
"Headqu Washington Brigade Uni
form Rank. knights Of Pytslas.
Seattle. March - lsss.
Mai Gen. James K. Canadian. Indian
apoiis. Ind.-Generai You kind favor oe
the istn Inst. just received AMI | hasten
10 reply. l have talked with the brigade
staff and men Of the companies as | have
met them. and ! have the honor TO say
that we feel genuine pride in rendering
through you ina services OF the Wa asine
ton brigade TO President Mckinley. Phase
will be recruited and follow their esteemed
and gallant major general wheresoever the
comma nder-in-caief OF the United States
may direct.
"1'he motto Of the brigade. The honor OF
the nag and the integrity OF our country
WI be upheld as long there is a color
guard left
God grant that We may not have war.
but II we must, let us make our enemies
fear as. Il. r. METrALFE.
Colonel Commander Washington Brf-
gade"
Gen Metcaife states that this IS the
only communication that has gone out
from his Office with reference 10 the uni-
form Rank and It's offer OF services. SEN
afor Turner Is quoted IN Thursdays press
dispatches from Washington as saying
thai he had rcceived telegram from the
colonel OF the FIRST regiment. Uniform
Rank. Knights Of pythiss 10 withdraw its
ofrer of service. as il had been made un-
der the impression that the men would he
called on TO fight SpanLards and no; Gu
bans. Gen. Meieatfe yesterday sad
II cannot imagine who could have sent
Senator Turner the telegram alluded TO- I
arm the eohcnel commanding the hriga,is,
composed 81 the First and Second reSi-
nsents in Washington and the First bat
talsen In Oregon, Ne one Is authorized, 10
represent the brigade or IT. consissuens
parts officially upon saca a subject except
the brigade commander. Ne camrranica.
slon whatever has been an: 20 any one
np0n she present crisis ether thaa this let,
'sr. which wrote 70 MAJ Gen James II.
Carnshan 4; Indiana palss Ind. wis, cor,.
''ansls ihe Uniform Rank Of the United
States. consisting % abegt ssee we'll
drilled nss1.' Csen Neicaife then showed
t'1e n porter the foregoing letter.
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