The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-03-10

ment interests nearly every man. wO-
man and child in the district. the con-
yersation and comment on the new
subjects was general.
Col. J. II. Fisher, commanding tae
First Regiment. y. G. H., has rendered
his resignation, with the request that
he be relieved without delay. His let
ter was sent up to the Department on
Monday. II is likely that the Presi-
dent will reply to 1t today. The re-
tirement of Col. Fisher from active SER
vice with the military force of the
country will be regretted by President
Dole and the Ministers very much in
deed. The resignation will be accepted -,
as Col. Fisher is In earnest and intends
TO leave by the China for the States II
he can secure accommodation.
The second item is that there will is
sue from general headquarters today
an order disbanding d Company of the
First Regiment. This is on account OF
lack OF interest and n-attendance
upon drills" II Is the unanimous wish
of the field officers that the company,
AT one time the crack element OF the
whole command, go out OF service. The
men will be given some time to decide
between taking transfers to other COM
panies or taking honorable discharges.
Cob J. u. Fisher has been identified
with the military organizations here
ever since the month of October, 1888.
lie circulated the petition for the or
ganiZation of the first company OF the
old Honolulu Rifles. or this company
he was elected first lieutenant, with
Geo. +. Mcleod second lieutenant and
the late billy" Aldrich captain. Fish
er and Aldrich could not agree. For
one thing Aldrich wanted sixteen
drummcrs for the company and Fisher
thought tour would be quite sufficient.
Fisher resigned his commission and
enlisted as private. He had risen 10
be a corporal when he secured dis
charge on account of sickness. This
retirement was on the advice of his
physician. In January. 1887. when he
believed his services might be nee ded
again. he re-enllsted as "a private in
the old company. In May, 1887. 4 and
Is companies were formed and Fisher
became a private in A. Next thing, &
Company was organized and Fisher
was called To be captain of II. Under
his command. with the assistance Of
the now Capt. Camara, G became a star
company. Fisher left the organization
on good footing and thought he
would have "A rest for a time. Then
Capt. billy" Unger left the country
and Fisher was called to the command
OF Company u. In August, 1890, the
companies of the Honolulu Rifles were
disbanded and there We're no more vol
unteer soldiers in the country for some
time.
On the lith Of January. 1893. when
trouble with Liliuokalani seemed i'm
minent. Fisher, Ziegler. Camara and
Gum brought their old roll calls to
the surface and started out recruiting.
All were successful in raising com
mands. Fisher soon had b ready for
any service. On January &c, 1893
Fisher having declined the colOnelcy
of the regiment TO be. was made lieu
tenant-coonel of the Provisional Gov
eminent forces. J. n. Soper was
colonel. In 1894 Col. Soper was made
chief of the Presidents stan and Fish.
er came into complete command OF the
First Regiment, still declining the rank
of colonel. Later Justice Whiting was
made colonel and presided over the
military commission OF 1895. As the
commander of the regiment, Col. Fish,
er directed the military operation oi
the instruction OF 1895. In June oi
| 1897, he was elected Colonel.
In California, Fisher was a soldier
as early as 1878, He was a private in
b Company of the City Guards. Re.
moving from San Francisco to Ala.
media, he left this organization, but re-
turning TO The City" enlisted in I
Company OF the Light Guards. He be-
came second lieutenant Of this com
pany and resigned January 80, 1888
the day he left San Francisco for Ho
nolulu with Minister Damon, one Of