The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-01
TWO IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Issncd by Washington Omeinis ana
Deal With Pacific Coast Affairs.

Two orders recently Issued from Wash
ington hy Maj. Gen. Niles. throush Ait
Gen. II Z. CArbin. have an important
bearing upon the Pacific coast. One o.
these orders allows soldiers and Officers IN
the Philippines 10 exchange part Of their
ray for paymastst's checks. made payao.e
TO their order. AZ 10 remit such sums as
they desirs. 10 their families in the United
States. This order also applies 10 Alaska
The other order relates 20 the mounting
and inspection Of gun carriages and guns
on fortiacatons on the Pacific ccast-
The first order reads:
by direction 81 the secretary q war.
the following paragraph Is added 10 the
regulations viz:
''isiaa So far as relates - d~oursse aent~
a. :he Philippine is'ands snt other points
including Alaska. b%vonf fGo hour lazy Of
the United States proper and for the con-
venisnee Of the paYaasier IN obtaining
ready money. ~ Wei - Tor the accom-
modatiou 81 both Officers and men Al sic1
distant places check may ~ drawn far
a portion - :he pay sue the soldier Tor
officer, IN which case I. VIII be drawn In
favor Of the soldier cor officel, and the
object or purpose VII "a staisd as part
pay Tor month ~ -~----.' Il for any sum
which tho soldier &C. 9ftCer} may deTssr"
in exchange for money after he has been
raid shv shexS will he drawn ny ~" pay
n s~ter in favor 81 himself and Endorsed ny
hfre payable 70 the order 80 'hs solder DOR
Cfig~rf ard the object or purpose S!ll ."
stated "a 80 obtain cash - ru2Ae ray
Yn.nts r; a distance from a depository
Following - me tsxt 81 the order retstive
% the tnxpe c,log Of guns ana gun carriages
on coast Publications:
when gun carriages ard guns are - ~
ssssruh.~h OF mounted IN ss~a coast forth
ncattors they shall ne sssbs~fr 10 TIE IN
spec'ior ~ an cfT!rer - the ortnanre dc
par,uent both during process ~ erection
ard after - completion. In order - insure
th3t al parts are correctly Assembled 2a1
Ia p-ois.- working order. such c'firtT -
The UEdaAnCe department shat 2uivr sn-
s.frtt,,t tters from shs C3tpF af i0s1Fr, tak@
an u5ea.<slvss necessary including Il deem
"a desira t.l,, the artng ~ ne fAsN-s give
assurance ~ thc perteet sSegSlysa ollty ~
tht arfua rnsot before IL shall - t5sned
over Tor
When engineer cr artillery Officers az"
about 70 -sgr1 srenCe work - erection herein
referred 80 thcy wfti notify TIE Chi*t -
ordnance. " nc MI II in his opinion i} -
necessary designate an officer 80 IaA0e
3 lnas-elf IN communication 1jt1 INC engineer
80 artillery or.cer WIKI q Wv - ENG
resent al the rr.sf-eT ftrue ans "a ~ * sss~r
.s~sa~,7uce and appliances FOR tae i~rrf I7s-
.s1ce ~ fhe dutY hereby GeNWFett Dl"'n
~
Installed Armament %sAu - subject a
4 ffrYls, "a ne tgsfet tnn NJ oFts17 He" of5f-
= 50 - designated y ~ chief 80 oF5-
IA - ~ 49, that il - ia efficient Ca''3
II fer si~c ans 10 f.s>e e. se sarh -9flt!'
: = & ~aaN -: t-a - u Rartn}ert ctsH-
-.ss "a wtif tres-ssct Commanding ofyfr~r~
Pa .--lsA so p as~sStaace So G1&s a< ne
.>sss, - rarrt out t}v ira~sA-~-ttan 8nd -
uerfs q necessary work on IRE @F@3A-