The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-06
POLITIC COMPANY [
Asks to Be Mustered Out and
Then Mustered In.
SIMPLY TO GET NEW CAPTAIN.
Despairing of Ever Getting Captain
Jones to Resign, the Men Them
selves Resign.

Company /. of the First regiment, in its inter-
necine conflict with Captain George Il. Jones,
its commanding officer, has adopted new set
OF tactics. Despairing OF Riding themselves OF
their captain through the regular channel OF
higher authority, several members OF the COM
pany have asked 10 De mustered out OF service
as body. This would carry with it the
mastering out of officers and privates alike. The
same members ask 20 be mustered in new
company. II their PRAYER is granted they will
elect their own officers and il Is safe TO say that
another than Captain George Fl. Jones will be
chosen to lead the squad to glory.
committee of members of Company !, upon
which sergeant J. o. Curtis, CORPORAL p. w.
Hawkinson and Rufus G. Bailey served, waited
on General O'Brien yesterday at the Northern
hotel and presented two petitions. One was
signed by thirty-aight members OF the
company. and asked that the company
be mustered out of service. The second. asking
that the signers be mustered in TO form a new
company was identical in its signatures
The signers OF both petitions represent large
majority OF the more active element of the pres
ent company.
Adjutaut-General OBrien was non-committal
when reporter asked him what action he in
tended taking. He signided his intention of
laying the matter before Governor Ferry and
being guided By his advice.
third petition, signed By q number OF bust
ness men of Port Townsend. and identical in
spirit with the other two, was presented at the
same time. member OF Company l said last
night:
The company conceded point to Captain
Jones because OF its affection for the
colonel OF the regiment in turning
out TO the funeral yesterday The fact is
that discipline has not existed since
the beginning Of the trouble with Captain
Jones. the company has neglected 10 meet,
and il has on several occasions refused 20 recog-
niZe Captain Jones right 70 command IL
When Colonel Hsines died there was some
conversation between Lieutenant Wood and
Captain Jones The boys had expressed desire
not TO be commanded by Captain Jones Leu
tenant Wood suggested that he might take COM
maad. Jones would not hear of such an ar
rangement. "Eii her l shall command the COM
pany or il don't CO." he said. 1t looked then as
though there would not be 3 turnout.
Colonel Ha,nes was always popular among the
boys, and they decided among themselves that
the occasion Of his death was not fitting occa-
sion for dsatIection. So they assured the lieu
tenant that they would march under command
OF Captain Jones
No formal orders to march were Issued The
Jones paying their fare, and reported at the
Armory, where the captain detailed Il sergeant
10 form the line OF march. They viii return
the same as they came
Owing to the feeling that exists il is certain
that new order OF events viii have 20 be called
before Port Townsend will have company
that is worth a cent. Ca0taiu Jones' reslgns-
ton is not forthcoming. and so a new COMPANY
with new Of1lcerS, seems to Us to be the only
solution of the difficulty
Captain Jones has not been officially advised
OF the action of the thirty-eight members of his
company, and for that reason has not outlined a
plan of action.