New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
TROUBLE ~ THE 69lh'
COLONEL SMITH DEALS IN ns
MANNER WITH 4 LOT OF sThiAh'N

COLONEL. SMITH DEALS IN ST A""''
uA<xrp WITH 4 LOT OF STRIKERS
There is music" in the 69th Regimen, |.
count OF the field music o. thar "s ,solilerly
consequence OF the INSTRUMENTATION an ,ra A,e ds
conduct OF the members OF the u' rus" men out.
tail Colonel Smith has discnarseu 80. d,sulssed
right and nine more will De "i'"O ,,,yroyth OF OIL
from the service This action Is ,he ,.",.,v after
d,sayreement which took place imT'e''a,.'' vsar
the return OF the command from ''' ,a. dayt
and when Colonel Smith had been o''' =. clone.
IN command or the reorganized ooi! a. ,,sy 10
Tho neld music asked at that time "a .r,v,seS
maid q dav instead OF 81 o. as the '0'. ,.,,Ai I,
Tho de,,apd a,,s refused and II was coy ,.,rain.
the men that e Was the amount pau 80 respon.
., s,,r,,ors ana 20 other officers VINO no. .,,. and
sible positions There was some ,ss officers
s,n,o o,,,a, ..t,cklng." but most OF '"' ,,,a I'D
thought that the matter "o"''
again. ,.,rmers we're no'
II sooms however. that the dru"'"l. "a force
satisfied and they made an ,s.nds inspired.
Colonel Smith TO accede TO thelr Sons 20 much
POSSIBLY by the element Whi'" n, June Is no
10 breed bad blood I'm the resli"s ,,Jer comrnsn'
LIST Battalion went to Creedmoo'' assembled AZ
OF Major Lynch. When the ,ssre were heu'e,
the armory II was learned 'n"' "A the wo-d "."s
drums urunlllltES '"''N' Vas IN So
around quickly that the field NUS but divil
ms strike sure" said one ma, ,,.,or spellmaa
s,r,So ., Hrum The next day Ma'V ara as on
Took the q battalion to creeduiOOr, s present
m. aav he,ore there we're no dru"'' souuied %
4 drum was found and asseino'' AIS
Il by a private with two brush ns" ',,, had Drum
ON Thursday evening Colonel SIM sinners AMI -
vo,ar n,,'ans snm,noned TO headqunarrosnsrty in ~
rdycrad h,,, 70 turn over all the ,pprn,aster. Ini
posses sion to the reginenttl tseyen menvy.' ,ns
he did Later In the eNeihls, their iuh ssms
the field music who hai SCI ,he regiment The
nd more were dismiss from ~ dfteen years lrts
Cher nin members would have he service ly. s
fate but they have not Deem and Colonel S~sv
eno,irh to iust.fy such action d,t S,ug They SeJ
was forced TO do the next pes - the appro'ss ~
dishonoraby dismissed supJer,,s OF the ~
General Fitzgerald. commando .,,t|
Brigade. .,,h gives genera,, liz
faction and n IA the opinion tna' The last Of "
m ssal OF the unsoldierly N,,ined off the "a
had element will have been NtPhas not been VI
mental rolls Drum Major Evans ,bers OF the ~ ~.
charged but the action OF my ar In sympathy ,,ss
hem Or TO enforce discipline an" he sh0
casa the believers I'm good discipline ns;,,on. vi
no, Ia aliowed 10 continue In the posraj Why >
Colonel Smith was seen anu anks rather ~
d.d not reduce the men 70 tiio Ian who woun
discharge them He said that me" cnnld only u
SSarm and that good men In the ral AIN them
coma Contaminated by association , WI" reeuen
said: 1--WE want no such men, annot afor1
maLing rand progress and we caniho, not ~
, IN anv risks by keeping men VINO v" Nv z
stand the first duty Of sol2sssi