The herald., 1898-05-10
MUTINY IN CAMP
STARTED BY The BOYS FROM
SANTA ANA !
PLAIN PRIVATE BISHOP.
VOICES HIS OBJECTION TO pO-
LITICAL PULLS
A PULL APP0INTEE RESIGNS
And the Boys From the Southern
- Suburb Will Fight Under
Their Chosen Leader

Special to The Herald
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-At o'clock in
the afternoon mutiny arose in the Seventh.
There was trouble in the camp of Company
L. An order came over from the regi-
mental headquarters of Col. Berry, COM
manding the Seventh infantry to the quar-
ters of the company from Santa Ana.
This order gave list of the officers Of
Company L. and it was discovered that
Lieut.. Greenleaf's name had been omit
ted from the list and in its place was the
name of Nathan Ulm, a Santa Ana man,
who had once upon time been National
guardsman. and was, as far as any men,
ber Of Company L could say, worthy
was not the one so proudly and so honor
ably, so satisfactorily and SO fittingly
Alled by Lieut.. Greenleaf.
Out spoke Private Bishop. and an out
spoken man was he:
Men," he said, when we came to San
francisco to tender our services to our
country we came with the officers Of our
choice to lead us. Those officers had
proved themselves men Of military ability
and upon their records and their worth
we decided to entrust to their keeping the
reputation of our company. Now con-
temptible effort has been made to throw
out one Of our lieutenants, Greenleaf, who
has earned our highest regard and whose
success as National guardsman and an
officer is widely known and has never been
questioned. Shall we permit this sort OF
business to be done without protest Shall
we let politics and wire-pulling interfere
in the affairs Of our regiment and displace
our honored officers. No, we shall not.
Better that every one Of us should spend
five years in the Alcatraz prison for re-
fusal to do service. Let us stand together
for Lieut. Greenleaf. Let US refuse to en-
list in the service Of the government with
out him for our leader. ..
"Greenleaf is the officer we deemed
worthy Of the first lieutenancy. We have
no time to waste in making this
decison. We have not yet been mustered
into the volunteer service, and we have
brief time to act as we see fit. We must
do something now. or we may not be given
another opportunity. Let us say and let
us say it as if we meant it from tongue to
toenails, Greenleaf must go. If Greenleaf
does not go, then Company L won't CO."
Wild cheers for Company l.: cheers for
Greenleaf, worthy officer; cheers for
Bishop, noble patriot; cheers for the boys
of Company L; cheers for Santa Ana, which
gave them to their country
But groans. Kisses, death and destruc-
ton to Nathan Ulm.
And in the thick of the enemy's fire, a
young man with rather a pale face, dressed
in civilians clothes, wearing a derby hat
and tremulous manner, pushed his way
to the front and faced the angry men.
His name was taken up and passed along
the line.
''Ulm-he is going to speak,"
He did speak. He spoke briefly and to the
point. He resigned the proffered neuten-
ancy, and was cheered for his pains. Com
pany L, 1t is plain to see, likes brave man
wherever 1t finds him. The men were re-
assured, for they moved off about camp
business.
But the hand of Bishop was raised before
them, and they came to it as to roll CALL
and gave him all their care.
Private Bishop did not question any .
. mans honesty, but the resignation of .
Nathan A. Ulm did not mean the re- .
. instatement OF w. A. Greenleaf, and .
for that he (Bishop) stood, and he .
. hoped the men of Company L would .
. stand with him, "every ID one of Q
them" 0
And "every ID one of them" did. Q
They stood firm, as Mr.. Private Bish- .
op, whose other name is Clyde, ad- .
. vised them to. and, as they stood at .
time when the government cannot at .
ford to turn away it's soldiers for the .
. sake Of its politicians, Company L got .
what 1t stood for-its first lieutenant, .
w. A. Greenleaf-and here's three .
cheers for him, and here's three cheers .
for Private Bishop! May he come .
home a colonel! .
And Here's Another
And since there is as much spirit in Com
rany e Of the Seventh as there is in Com
pany L. and as that body of men loves it's
lieutenant, Malcolm Say, as fondly as the
other does its lieutenant, Greenleaf. there
was muttny In that camp when an order
came oyer from regimental headquarters
,AppinG hia name Off the list. A reason came
this time with the slight. The regimental
authorities claimed 1t was because Say had
not presented his application for enlistment
III the volunteers within the prescribed
rumber Of days. and he, therefore, was NOT
entitled to the lieutenantcy. The company
baked to q man. Lieut.. Say would go with
them to the wars or they would turn tail on