The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-25
PARADED IN BARRELS
Soldiers At nwaco Disciplined
BY Capt Adams.
CAUSES MUCH ~ FEELING.


Information reaches tie city IN private
letters from fixaco and from other
sources that serious trouble has been ex-
fssing IN the camp for some time past.
which has almost eliminated In the ac-
sssai nzrsfry Of the entire force. !, ID as
serted that for q time they seriously con-
ssdsred the proposition OF deliberately
leaving camp and returning TO Their
homes
The trouble. II n asserted has arisen
from the rigorous discipline enforced BY
Capt. Frank +. Adams. In command OF
the detachment. which IL made up OF de-
tails from three compsn MES Adams. II
Is said, has enforced rather more than
regular army discipline. and on occasions
has slipped entirely over the lire and In
ficted on men under his command de-
grading punishment not warranted by the
laws which govern the regular army or
thu miiitia-fn fact Of n nature which can
not be inflicted even by the sentence Of
. regularly constituted general court
martial.
The particular action OF Capt Adams
Of which the 1oudeSt complaint has been
made occurred Thursday Of last week
II was simply the elimination Of series
OF actions of like character. which the
men under his command characterize as
tyrannieai. On that day. tho Of the en-
listed gusrdsmen. who were on tempo
rzry leave OF absence. were seen to enter
= saloon in Iiwsco. This was In direct
violation OF an order Of the captain. who
had prescribed regulations To govern the
conduct OF the men when on duty. as wfil
~ when on He caused the TWO Offenders
70 Be arrested and confined in the guard
house. They remained there until SUM-
day. when, under orders OF Capt Adams.
they we're taken out and placed In empty
hasrsls with the legend. ZIP Disgrace. .
on each barrel. and thus paradcd through
ths streets Of Ilwaco. accompanied by =
guard with fixed bayonefs.
The entire detail of men al Iiwaco be-
came Intensely indignant over this mat
ter. and finally. through their spokes-
men. informed Capt Adams that unless
the disgraccfui exhibition was promptly
stopped they would turn In the govern
ment property In their possession and
strike Mt once for home. Capt. Adams.
Il II asserted. recognized that he had gone
beyond the bounds OF his lawful author
ity. ordered the men released and the bar
reis with the obnoxious inscription de-
atroyed. and endeavored to make his
peace with the men,
This served temporarily to aliay the
trouble. but It IL by no means over, and
recent communications from Ilwaco tend
90 show that nnless Capt. Adams is re-
1ieved serious trouble Is liable to occur
1T any minute. In fact. the men are al
most ripe for nat mutiny.
Informally. the matter has been brought
TO the attention OF Adjt. Gen. Bouteiie
and Gov. McGraw. although neither of
them has any ''oficiai, knowledge of the
trouble. The matter will. however, he
quietly investigated. and II Is said that
Capt Adams VIII be relieved Of his COM
mand. or that the entire detachment
may be ordered home, to be replaced by
new men. under different officers.
II Ii safe to say that II some action OF
this kind IL not promptly taken there
will be an explosion down at Ilwaco which
will afford a vast amount OF work for a
general court-martial. ann a possible dis
ruption OF some of the best militia COM
panies In the state.