The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-01
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0ocH<tary 81 War EzShu Rooe has su-
th0f.sed the Washington volunteers Ia
bar thA4r arms 90 Seattle On their home
e0mttG. and 10 carry them In Tho parade
and during Che exercises following
This ptece u news WAS contained In Z
telegram received yesterday BY Gen. J. y.
xst1sIfA from United States SENATOR
Gsosgs Turner. 81 Tseoma- The tslsgran
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Senator. Tacoma. Wash. Secrstary OF
var authorizes the governor Of Washing
ton TO receipt Tor the arms and orfnsncs
~ 70 enable them 10 retain them for home
reception, With tbs understanding that -
eO0n - the reception has been concluded
TIE, = s ss'sEss q Ell 4, to Rock Island ar
"GHORGE TURNER.
United 0satss Senator"
rron the beginning u the movement to
tender . reception 70 the returning wash
jnGAon heroes. those IN charge Of the mat
ter have felt that the parade and other
features Of the celsbsat:on In which the
troops play q part would BE- lacking II the
The arms with which they have achieved
such lasting glory In the Philippines The
matter was brought 70 the attention Of
Secretary Root through senator George
Turner. who wired him on Thursday 49,
ing that On order be issued suthorising
the troops 70 carry their arms to seattle
fFom Gan Fvsncisco. and TO keep them IN
N after the exsrcises offending their ar
Stval here.
Last night Gov Rogers. to whom ts,s-
gram Was ssnt. stated that ~ had recsiv-
"a no word from the secretary ~ war re-
eardtnG the order Of which mention ID
made. The governor aAid. however. that
he would receipt 70 the colonel Of the raGt-
Mmt ~ % the war department. repressn-
tativss at San Francisco. - governor Of
The state. for the arms Of the troops. thus
carrying out the arrangement made by
Secretary Root
Gov. Nosers and Chairman r. J. Humss.
Of the citt1ens' eomuittee. viii 90 to San
yranolsco together With other members
u the reception committee. leaving here
Tuesday morning Gen. n Msfcaifs,
George ". Piper. George II. Higbee. Julius
Redelghsimer. Judge n. A. Baillnger. Brig.
Gen. J. q. Mcintyre. Adt. Gen. Fox. Maj
J. H. Peiletisr. Maj. James r. Hayden.
Jsdge W. H. Moore and sevsra! others
win probably accompany tho governor and
Mayor Humsa They VIII arrive in San
Francisco October s.
syivania VIII not touch At San Francisco
before Oofchsr 4 The committee Is pre-
paring. however. 90 arrive there several
days before the troops. rather than TO be
even fifteen minutes late The members
o. the reception committee propose 20 90
out on the bag X necessary "a greet tho
volunteer - soon - they enter the har-
oos.
DR.. e. Weldon YounG. chairman OF the
banquet COMMITTEE said yesterday that ne
desired the caterers OF the city to bid on
the contract Of furnishing the banquet Tor
the troops on the evening Of their arrival.
He Win supply full details Of the banquet
20 Intending BIDDERS In his once In the Pio-
ncer building.