The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-16
" ants Vol
umteers Re-
turned Here.

10 Seattle. instead Of to San Francisco. He
Is very earnest in this and went SO far
as TO say yesterday that IL 1t were mat
ter OF money he would indemnify the vol
unteers out OF his own pocket for any loss
o! pay rather than see them taken to San
Francisco. He believes the influence OF
Gea- King would 60 great way WIN
the authorities at Washington toward in
ducfng the return OF the soldiers direct 20
their home state
Mr. Ankeny's interest In the volunteers
In naturally augmented by the fact OF his
son. Nesmith Ankeny. being at the front
as n private I'm Company F. The young
soldier is acQuitting himself with great
credit. and has made record for hero
ism in those engagements In which he mas
participated Nssmith Anxiety is the
Private Ankeny mentioned In the spe-
cial correspondence published IN the Post
fntelIigencer 81 June as having endan-
gered his lKe during the skirmish on April
d near Tagutg church. 10 assist wound
ed comrade.
neighbor OF the Ankenys a, wa,la waila.
was hit during the engagement in the an
ki@ and fell in an exposed part of the
field In The face Of sailing Are. which
threatened death every instant, young An
keny went To his friends side and attend
ed his wound. He was soon joined ny
Corp George Hovey brother OF RoSer'.
and together they put the wounded man
on litter While attempting TO remove
him 20 = place Of less danger George h0-
vey was shot through the back and In-
SfGptiE Killed III order Ia protect the ppd-
ICES. Ankenv piled UP hreaa,work OF
stones and stood by them until assistance
came
In letter received ny Mr. Ankeny re-
Gently from his son. the latter says that
the rev recruits going 10 the Philippines
even though trained regulars. are in no
way So ~ 10 wage war against the Fill
psnOs as the experienced volunteers who
are accustomed TO the country and tns, r.a-
ttTcs He says that many OF thu young
men who went from here in the hest Of
health are now physical wrecks. He was
exceedingly anxious 10 ecne directly
home by way o. Seattle instead o. San
Francisco, and believed a majority OF the
regimen. !eit the same way.
A Pigeon. who Is connected with the
NoSton and Oregon Spar COMPANY Of Ros-
ton = az the Occidental hotel Mr. Pigeon
loaded ne bark oiynlule with sp spars II
Washington timber ard sent her around the
Horn over wear ago. IL was reported
that the olympic was seized by TIE Span
tayds during the war but as n matter Of
tact Cant Cses,s. who was IN command
I'D not know there was a war until he
arrived ST Roston. Mr. Pigeon viii protsa-
Ivy get another lead Of rsssts here 20 send
To Bossen shis year.
Rooer: II Cfary returned ever the ,;-ea.
Northern ots sunday from the Boston
Sshooi or Technology. where he has lust
finished MS Junior year in mining ensf-
nearing. Early in the year Re WAS e.es ted
p-ez43cat ~ The Mining Engineer ny So
eiety. After spending few days With
Dis mother and sister Mr.. l-lal ) lief, for
spokane, where he has accepted posi-
Ton Mia mining firm for the sumnfer.
Rev. ]. J Waiter <une-frtsraaut ~
Methodist missions IN Alaska wis came
Town froFn SStsa recently. is al the SCI
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