The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-08
MUTIAY OF MILITIA.
A Spokane Company Won't
Ride on a Non-Union Train.
col. MCCARTHY ARRESTS THEM.
Gen. Curry Induces Them TO Repent
and Reinstates Them.
COL. MCCARTHY ARRESTS THEM.
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the strikers had let the water out of ali
the water tanks along the lines. The
trains were com PEELED 10 stop at Lakeyiew
last night and this morning Tor the troops
TO fill the tanks with water from the creeks
with buckets. On the arrival OF the troops
at Ii O'Clock. Company G, Second regi-
ment, of Spokane, comprising fifty men.
notified Lieut. Col. Mccarthy that they
would not go out on train manned by
non-union men. Col. Mccarthy deemed
this action mutiny, ordered the men under
arrest. took their arms away and placed
guard over them. At 80 .. m. Brig. Gen.
Curry lined up the company, gave them
lecture and asked them if they would
shoot to kill if ordered to do so. They
answered "Yes," and ''You bet" Their
arms were returned 10 them.
When Lieut.-Col. Mccarthy, who was in
command, asked the men If they would
not better withdraw their decision, they
replied that they would not. He then
asked them if they would fight If called
upon to do so. They replied in the mega
tive Then he asked that every man favor
ing the proposition not to obey orders aud
to refuse to ride in the train manned by
non-union crews should hold up his hand,
and every man in the company--there are
fifty of them-held up his hand. As there
has been some dispute as to what followed,
Lieui.-Col. McCarthy's statement is given
herewith. He says:
81 disarmed them and placed them
under arrest. That was in my opinion the
only soldierly thing TO do. / gave them
every chance TO retract and reconsider,
but they refused to do so. +"
/. has been insisted that the company
was not placed under arrest. Capt. Nc
Carthy is an old soldier, and was SOL
dier before he became citizen of Spokane.
He was with the famous First cavalry,
and il was his company that lost forty
seven men killed in the fight with the Nez
Perces at White Bird canyon, Idaho, in
1877. He was a sergeant then. and was in
the rear guard, and his party came near
being exterminated by the sayages, and he
was with difficulty extricated. Later lie
got 8 bill through congress TO have the
bodies of the soldiers killed in that fight
removed to the military cemetery at
Walla Walla. and he then erected monu-
ment TO their memory. Speaking of to-
day's action of the Spokane company, he
said:
Charges will probably be preferred
against the company. 1t should be
dropped from the regiment. do not ap-
prove of Gen. Curry action in taking the
company back. This will be heard from
later
Gen. Curry said;
"The boys are all right at heart. They
had trouble some time ago about the cleo
ton of a lieutenant and the company was
divided over his election. After heard of
the matter | had the company lined up,
and / asked each man If he proposed TO
support the National Gdard; to support il
in prefere nee TO any other organization !:
10 shoot if called upon TO do so, and TO
shoot to kill, and every one of them replied
in the affirmative. | then returned their
arms and relnstated them.
1t was stated TO him that there were OFF,
GERS In his command who thought il right
and proper to replace the Spokane COM
pany, which il had been said was riotous,
with the unattached company of Water
vile, which. it has been stated. is COM
posed of good soldiers. Gen. Curry said :
II suppose II would please some of the
officers TO have the company dropped, but
/ do not consider that necessary. un-
derstand the men. and they are loyal,
every one of them. No, they are not di-
vided on the question OF supporting the
National Guard in suppressing strike
troubles. but they are divided on the ques-
tIon of officers"
Ii is said the new lieutenant. Brooks,
has not entire control OF the company
He was elected by majority of one vote
Aside from the statement of the officers,
the following is gathered from the men
themselves:
At Camp McGraw last night Company G
refused 10 ride on a train hauled by nom
union men. The United states court or
dered the militia brought here by what
ever men the railroad company supplied
aud the company supplied non-union men.
although il was stated that the American
Railway Union men would bring in the
train il the company would permit il. On
the way in the water isuk OF the locomo-
tive sprAng a leak and the water escaped,
disabling the locomotive and causing
delay until an engine could be sent out
from this city. There vas one American
Railway Union man ia Company q who
refused TO receive ammunition, because he
did not propose 40 fire upon his American
Railway Union brethren or their sympa-
thizers on the way in the men we've in
formed that the train would De blown up
either at or before reaching Stampede tua-
nei and as there we're = number Of iad tes
with them they did not desire 20 have any
trouble, and therefore held a meeting and
decided not TO ride on the train with non
union crews.
There are men IN the Second regiment
who critieise Gen. CgFry's action in rein
stating the offensive company and say
that be was moved by political impulses
and desire TO curry favor with the men.
But Gen. Curry seems perfectly satisfied
with bis acts, and : especially pleased
wlth the fact that the men Of g Company,
when eateehised By him, agreed to stand
loyal and support the constitution OF the
United States, obey orders and aequif
themselves ike loyal members OF the Ma
tional Guard.
By order OF Gov. MeGrAs a detachment
OF 10 men. consisting OF thirty men each
from Companies b. y and <. Of Seattle.
and r. Of Whatcoua. accompanied the
trains TO Eastern Washington and will
bring the trains back Four troops Of state
cavalry, By order Of Gov. MeGrAw, re-
manned in Tacoma, bat tonight they we're
ordered 10 dispeFse tomorrow.
Col Pike, of the Flrst regiment, took
the 6oldenals and CeatFevigle companies
home via the Columbus river, ieaving
seven companies 30 50 esss with Gen.
Curry.