The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-15
STEADY ROUTINE Of DRILL.
WASHINGTON TROOPS DAILY IN
CREAsING IN EFFICIENCY.
Manner for Duty In the Field, II
They Are Fortunate Enough to
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
San FRANCISCO. Aug. i3-The third
month Of our stay in San Francisco has
drawn 10 a close. ard with 10 immediate
prospects o. change from garrison duty,
me companies are drilling as hard as they
cid the first Week after our arrival The
co4onei Ia determined thai IL the compa-
Mes must remain in barracks they saau
at least have all the comfort pertaining
thereto. and acquisitions have been sert
IN Tor hunks. mattresses. pillows etc, -
Wei as supplies OF crockery ware for the
dining rooms. TO replace the tin dishes
which constitute the field equipment. All
tne features Of a weli-regulated garrison
are now observed. both at the Preside and
at Angel island. Col. Fife Mas sen: n
acquisitions for white gloves and forage
caps to be worn by the men Of the Sec
ond battalion at retreat. while Col. Who'll
ley has instituted q nightly dress parade
at the Preside. This dress parade. par
iicipased in by the First and Third bat
talions. IS one OF the prettiest military GER
enonies. and always attracts a crowd ot
spectators from he neighDoring camps OF
Iowa Kansas and Tennessee men, as well
as civilians who enjoy watching the pre-
else movements OF the Washington troops.
The First Regiment band, with Its twenty
four pieces. is not the least feature OF thesa
dress parades. and the way II played the
Independential March the other night re-
minded one strongly of the time when
Dad Wagner's First Regiment band took
the prize at Victoria by its matchless rem
dering Of the same composition
Some Of the companies in the Second
battalion have been QUILTED with fever
bandages by the San Francisco Red Cross
Society These may be extremely useful
to us some day.
Pay day, with all its Joys and attendant
troubles, will visit us again IN the near
future. The paymaster has decided 10
square accounts with the men each month
instead of bi-monthiy. as at first intended,
and our July pay will be given us the
first part OF next week. As most OF the
boys have been broke" for some time,
this was a most welcome announcement.
A general court-martial which conVen-
ed several days ago on Angel island fouia1
Private Martin Condry, OF Company L.
First Washington. guilty OF beng ao-
sent without leave drunkenness on duty,
quitting MS company without leave or De-
ing dismissed disobedience OF orders ana
of conduct prejudicial 10 good order ana
military discipline, by using insulting ana
abusive language to his superior oHicef.
He was sentenced to serve six months on
Alcatraz island at hard labor 10 oe US
honorahly discharged from the service Oh
+he United States, and to forfeit al pay
and allowances due him.
Baseball seems TO have sprung INTO Ia
vor as a pastine with all the oattahons.
and there are now one or more games
week. Last Saturday the Second pattai'o'
pIaved with Battery b, California heaVy
artillery. winning by score OF - ~ .
On the same day Company Is beat com
many E. 13 20 TO- This Saturday a reei-
mental team will play the Fifty-hrst Iowa
al the Preside, and the following Satur-
day will cross bats with the Sixth Cali
fornia.
The boys OF Company E fee! aggrieved
over an article recently published II the
Yakima Herald commenting ON the dis-
like with which Capt, Scudder is regard
ed by his men. The following statement
was drawn up by a committee elected by
the company:
The recently published article which
appeared in the columns OF the Yakima
Herald stating that a bitter hatred had
sprung up between Capt. Scudder and his
command, is a willful misstatement Of the
true sentiment in the company. The COM
pany as a whole entertains the greatest
respect and good viii for Capt. Scudder.
and he has always been just and consid-
crate to the enlisted men.
''E. J. YOUNG. First Sergeant.
~. HOWARD WRIGHT. Sergeant
"a T. CHANNO Corporal.
CHARLES WINNER. Private.
CHARLES A. NILES. Private"
The business Of trying for the position
OF coonels orderly has been Reduced 10 4
science by the privates Of the Second bat
TALON. II Is quite an honor 70 attain this
position. as the award is made by the
adju.ant on the basis OF personal neatness,
efficiency in drill at guard mount. and
clean insss of accoutrements. The most
successful orderly catchers" are Bird ard
Waite CT Company G, and Barker, Jones
and Amos, of Company l.
The signal corps flas now become very
proficient in flag signaling and heliograph-
ing. and in daily practice messages are
sent at considerable distances without the
mistake OF letter.
time 10 visit the Second battalion. a. An
gel island many Of MS officers have avail
ed themselves OF opportunities TO do -.
Last Saturday Steward Allis. Quarter
master Sergt. Robb and Sergt. Mai. Smith,
OF the Third battalion. were Interested WIS.,
itors 10 the island barracks.
Lieut.. Hart viii be Joined by MS wife
and child at Angel island about the first
OF next month.
Sergt Kinmel. Of Company x. has re-
ce.ved his appointment as second lieuten-
ant Of Battery L, Third United States ar
tillery.
Eight boxes of oranges We're recently
sent down from Tacoma and distributed
70 the companies at the Preside
SIX privates in Company y have been
promoted 20 corrora.s by Capt. Adams
They are Frederick A. Frazier Frank y.
Hoburg, Guy Phelps. Albert w. merritt
VIII A Beck and Luther ". RawIey. The
boys of this company were agreeably sur
rrised recently AZ receiving. Il visit from
Steve Murphy. who was Company DIS mas
cot for years in Seattle.
The musirally inclined members OF Com
pary y have Installed n piano in tAelr
quarters and as a number Of the boys arr
good players, Il company il the musical
center Of the First battalion now. Private
George W. Fitzhenry has been transfer
red 20 this company from Company II
In Company y, Private william En-