The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
Troops to Be Modified Tomorrow
at American Lake.
EXCITEMENT IN The ARMoRy.
1.hr rfnal ORGANIZATION nj Companies
Hand ID Must ns Completes f"asS
MANY Applicant. n~jectcs--T~s~-
urasn. Prom Gov. Rogers ." c"ss-
ea.s.tn.-gous~mts Leak Ont
Despite Aftsmpf SIT secrecy

Orders 10 mobilize ia Tacoma on sstaf-
GAY were responsible fer great excitement
Yesterday aasaaE rssslai,ers II tesai eonaps-
MES ~ ste ss.,slenas Guard a telegram Was
received by Capt Gea. Fortson aud Capt.
Frank ADAMS asklag me usssaaer Of me.a
now enlisted. Site condition of equipments.
the fare and neial route 20 Tacoma. ard
how soon the men woai he in eondlsion
~ move Instructions were also rseeised
from Gov. Rogers Ia keep tise contents OF
th. .elegrasaa srsses, bal dsspi great pre-
caution tie fews Ieaked out u II under
steod the bread grounds on the siaeFps OF
American Lake aiIl b tae camping srohno
q. ti,e trosl,e There tiam companies VIII
gather and fsae regiment which IS 10 con-
,tItute fhe volunteer force Of the SKATE II
Washington viii I,e formed. Nsai the
subseuaest movements Of The impatient
nslitiamen will be IL psohlsaaatieai
Al, Yesterday aasi iass evening the Arm
cry Was crowded wlsA uniformed mes.
From dawn 10 dark sas heard Oh the pol
szaes floor of gBe bis baIiaing the regular
tramp ~ faet OF TIE recruits. t<efi, lsff
left. rlgat. ag' The nsonofeaaas ers OF
the drilling ofiesgp sounded hour afisf
hssir. varied by eenasaslss OF column
right. march ana column. left, marcia"
The old Natlonai ouardsEnen SAT about
;ne gnIleries az ionngsel - iiae entrance.
ard watched iha ~orh o. sl,e recruits in
lofty approval They were yeterans Of
many campaign against The Ilsff'g'nsga
os the Columbia styeg and the Casey arms.
For then, column rigifi or column
ieft's had so terriers The routine Of drii
was as iamfiisr ~ an oft-repea,ed lesson.
Ha~,i,ng ~ Equipments.
In The company quarters npsiasfa Cd
naifnfms we're being tried OF new guards
nan and In many Instances he efEert wss
ssartliIsg. six-foat mar rat a strange
lEuse In the east-oT uniform Of a short.
fst man. All the oil uniforms and gums
ana Announcements that could BE- brought
once more into service were FURNISHED up
and altered 10 the needs OF the volunteers
ard whsa the companies leave .or TaeoTaa
saturday thrg wilt be fairly well equipped.
troops will be formally mustered In b.
Lieut. wholfey. Z. s, A siaes the Ma
tlonsi Guard has the same requirements
fof mem'ssfshlp as The tsnifed States
army. the t9rmallts - mastering in will
b. very simple fne men vii merely be
required to declare their allegianee 80 the
rational government and they viii then he
as effcstually removed from The National
Guard "a clerk who resigns his position
witt, one firn To accept y place with au-
other. On theis rstuEn frcn3 the war ihey
will have 60 te feofsanlzed tae No
tional s;uard of the state OF Washington
by legislative enactment. During sery-
lee with the United States army the rank
and ne ~ p actee the rvgulae pay of
soldiers. ST. nou'h. with s withheld
az a sayire Dprsg ihe frs year
segalar .a'd srr usuu.y allowed sos
for e4othiue Westsar shia will be done,
with the volunteer Is 10, known.
New .a,tanaI s.uara.
snee he National Guard NJ this state
vla be entirely disofsauiEe4 hy tire d
partage ~ SO man, men far iA, war an
Ebert Will te Gaaae SO orEsfiae durInS
their ahseiiee an entHeo~ REV body ii IA
argued thst on their rv.ura The men wha
Rave participated IN the exciting chances %
ae;ual warfare uo,s,a aud tse roat.ae Of
lille IL psa Natiosal Gasel very ,afuc aaa
ys,,u,a saoss ioss interest s. IS saY rhis
reason fl-zss Aa entirely osW sg5 If a,en S.
Aaxa fssias3 TOE tastc caUBtvy rs&ura "a
selg}c oaee uaofr ia sie ham-dru3t of elell
llgc. t}ses- MI De heroes. \ assa wins, h.,s
Utsainssi 90 p captains commission wiii
find himself in position "a command hlsa
r.olllfsal positions. Tease MO base woss
laasels oa sae ar'i az l.,tse Hla b. re-
solved az lraue u},A uor and IL is fit
~ ,lsose Interested IN sh, aaye s,snsn, II
tbs y Flons' tinavl that saea heroes vii!
-, see b.x tee tte losne orss rszatsaa and
~osg.d as ea;uslly pross setr.pr0tsl 10 It's
s&3steuce.
ny she>e familiar wfa th- af-a-res. -
the >ateaa' ,sHsed nast ss1-l,.s e-.,ti,-
floss sgv made f,on~e~uH- ass ,asiag, Il
che mea ia Aeisa. 'ravy wa s-u.s ftr
s9pesser 90 5Ae 'eeulag ssuy sA.. ava
enthusiast yvsser,lAy. 'si3c~ "a a ts.ty
sn,y age 50 n.uea a,ase .afea5eret. Way.
az one itsnE hslf taa mg1 ~ vs-h o.ss-
ls'sy eould n9 Ne - At tar%~t ,.rt,st-s 3
fakes a s,,oa sao, % - shaj. saH suea a
v,supary waa'd b. DANGEROUS iH a.s.ea
The yeanz faaa who gesz iat3 TBS regular
ay aew mus; {e lret,y g&yr sree}user