The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13
Washington BOYS
GET some MONEY.
Paymaster Distributes One
Months Pay.
SCATTER ABOUT TOWN,
Rigid Regulations Are Set Aside
in Their Favor.
Little Irre4ularittes About Taking
From the Preside Are Not Seem
ingly REGARDED ~ They Were
when the Regipent Was Last NJ
That Point-san Francisco Far
nishes So0e SanDies 81 Glerions
Climate In Cold winds and Rain
Bl0wlng In from the Ocean.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteliigencer.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 12-It was pay
day out at the Preside today for tho
Washington boys. From 10 o'clock in the
morning until after In the afternoon
they were lined up In front Of little
rain-stained tent, In which were seated
the men who represent Uncle Sam when
1t comes to settling up with soldiers for
services rendered. 1t was a disagreeable
day. typical San Francisco weather for
this time OF the year. little sunshine,
a little rain, several hours of wind. then
more rain and a little more sunshine.
Some OF the men were dressed and ready
to march forward and ge, their pay a.
early as 8 o'clock
Three o'clock saw men still waiting to
receive the salary. amounting TO few
cents more than SIS. for the work done
during September.
IF a soldier went TO war for the money
there is In 1t. he would not be much OF a
man." said Oe man who in private life
always drew down sioe per month.
Rules Much Relaxed.
After the men received their money
they were allowed to come to the city.
In fac, 1t IL hard to keep them at. the
Presidio these days. Not since the pres
ent camping grounds were reached have
all the men been together at one time.
And Uncle Sam does not bother about
them as much now as he did before they
went 10 Manila
Then they were held TO strict account.
aud II they went TO the city without per
mission there was trouble Now they
quietly sneak away for an hour or two
or three. and no one asks questions.
All Nust Ne vaccinated.
Today will be another eventfui day for
the Washington boys. though not 50
pleasan. a one as yesterday. Gen. shas-
ter has Issued. orders that all must be
vaceinat@d at the earliest possible mo-
r,enf Or Dawson. the surgeon. talked
With the adju;snt Of the regiment today
ard arranged TO have the men appear
fer treatnaen. tsmorrow.
There Is not man IN the regiment" :"
said DIR. Dawson IN the pust-frtsisigencer
correspondent today. who has rot he~n
vacsinated from ore 90 three times. some
as high as twelve. hu. wa will 60 through
the ordeal again. The fact that a rnan
has beer successfully vacc;nased does not
order
~ arr satisfied. however. that plenty %
vaccination ss n good thing for th- men.
Before they left the Preside for Manila
every nns wers through the ordeal While
wa we're en- yoafe there. looked after
many mere With whom the yaccf1@ failed
20 work ard after w@ reached Manila.
under orders from Gen. Otis. we per.
foruses the task again. Consequently
every man IN the regiment cousd move
among smallpox victims without fear os
being stricken. We ga ref fos@ man
as . result 81 smallpox In fart there
wss nnfy Gre case. ys-y mid ore. n
the entire regiment In other regiments
mary died from the disease Kansas lost
q ngrzh-r az ns~n. I viii tell yess what I
know To b. fact Members q cur reg
sr.ers have had .h~tr rscthe- wnsh.d n
r4Isnsnr families where rhlsdssn had fast
previously eaed from smallpox Bat the
disease dsd nuf trcsabls s.serz-
'sGxn SAsfser.s rezzos Fog ordering re-
vHcx4nStfor ss that number nf rsss&s II
ard Abasas shN Prssidsa have been Infect
"a with the disease ana she desire - Ere