The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-30
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Captain John kidwcll aud the
two lieulenan,s OF the Sharpshoot-
,rs. Mcssrs. Z. S Dodge aud
Waiter Il. Wall, have been app int
ch o. .mmittec to formally request
P.esiient Dole, as Comman ain
Chief, 30 muster the company in
question out OF service.
This course was decided upon at
a regular meeting-with closed
doors-held last evening. The
motion was offered by Rev. II. w.
Peck. There was not a great deal
Of debate. The captain left the
chair to speak and delivered him.
self i'll his usual manner. Mr.. Peck
also spoke. Others discussed the
matter fairly and calmly.
The vote on the motion to make
the request to DC mustered out was
20 for and s against There were
twenty-eight present, all told. One
member OF the minority was talking
today Of protesting the vote OH the
ground that a bye-law had been
ignored by failure to give notice of
the motion to disband. 1t is not
believed that his point will be well
taken.
1t is the purpose of the Sharp
shooters to apply for admission to
the Citizens Guard as a special
squad. President Dole may refuse
10 issue the order TO disband and in
all probability the Cabinet will en-
deavor TO effect a compromise. The
leaders OF the disconnected element
say that if the company cannot go
out of existance they will serve out
their terms and then not re-enlist.
From all THE STAR can learn
there is a good deal, and still but a
little to this trouble. There are
two pretexts for asking to be
mustered out. The first is that the
company does not wish to be
made military to uniform and
drill. However, the company is
devided on this. The second rea-
son, advanced, and one strongly
urged, is that an attempt to curtail
personal liberty, an assault on in
dividual or citizenship rights, has
been made in the case OF Col. Nc
Leans note to Mr. Peck on the
subject OF breach OF discipline in
connection with petitions against
the encampment Of A company and
Sunday target practice. Mr.. Peck
has been very active i'll handling
his case and has worked up a good
deal of support for his views.
Behind these reasons are old and
new and in most cases very bitter
differences between certain officers
and members of the First regiment
and Capt. Kidwell. He hates some
Of them with beautiful fervor and
never fails to sheer at the chaps
with pretty clothes" OF course in
most cases the feeling is heartily
reciprocated. Some of the uniformed
men, however, do not take the
trouble seriously and pay no more
attention to Capt. Kidwell than a
prizefghtsr does to a black eye.
On the other hand, Capt. Kidwell
personally has the support Of but a
very few members of his company.
II he were out OF the case, an uu-
Outstanding could be reached, most
likely, in very few minutes. That
is, it could have been up to the time
Mr.. Peck took to the warpath with
his note. This furnishes an addi-
tional and quite serious feature OF
the complication. Another bit OF
pilikia is that the new Militia Act
is in the hands of the legislature
and this position is like that of the
man holding the bears tail.
Altogether ii is decidedly love
ly row with just few pinches of
the salt of seriousness, but with
not enough danger to invite fret
ting.
The Sharpshooters have voted to
see that every provision necessary
is made for the young son of the late
Dan'l Lyons. The boy will be
placed in suitable school.