The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-08

ernmeut forces. J. H. Soprr was
Coluue'. In 1895 Col. Sopcr vas made i
chief of the PrcSidcat's san and Fish- |
er came into complete command % the
First Regiment. still declining ths r8nS
Of colonel. Later Justice Whiting Sss
made colonel and presided over the
military commission OF tSsS. As the
commander ot the regiment. Col Fish-
er directed the military operation 90
the insurrection OF 1885. In June os
1897. he was elected Colonel.
In California. Fisher vas a soities
as early "a lS5S. lie vas n private ia
u Company OF the City Guards. Re-
moving from san Francisco to Ala
media. he left this organization. but r.
turning to The City" enlisted In =
Company OF the Light Guards he be-
came second lieutenant OF this com
pany and resigned January 30. iS>1.
the day he left san Francisco for Ho-
uoluiu with Minister Damon. one o.
who's. partners he Is in the banking
house of Bishop & Co. As captain ot
Company II. in the bloody affair ut
1883. Col. Fisher was first with his
command at the Hawaiian hotel. Sub
seuueutly he was selected to- take
charge OF a squad OF sharpshoo;ers In
the Hopper residence.
Col. Fisher Tctircs from the service
with the best wishes OF every man
wearing straps. stripes or n plain uni
form. He has been the friend and
champion OF the men in the ranks
from first TO last and they have liked
him. lie j. one OF the best posted men
here on tactics. - n superb shot with
the rife. not discjplinaTian over
strict. but ''just right" and a man who
4 80 AFFrHW
| Company u was organized in Febru-
airy 1893. though in service prior O.
that date. Il was first a battery com
pany. being the only real one of that
kind in the regiment. Scvcuty-ci<h'
members were enrolled at the VCry
start. and for n long time this uumbeS
was not decreased.
The first officers OF the company
were Captain G.. +. Wilder. First Leu
tenant J. W. Jones. Second LisutCu'
liant Jas. l.. Torbert. The company
lcontiuued as a battery until the latt.i
part OF 1895. IL was then armed o..
Ian infantry company. During th~ tu
surrection OF 1895 il again acted as Z
battery command. doing good servic'
lat that time. Since then as diucrcu
times IL has drilled as artillery, bu
in reality has been an infantry com
pany.
The membership rolls OF Company I
have included come OF the leading
lights in the present regiment. ans
some prominent civilians. Amoul
these - Lieut.. Col. Jones. who sue
Ceeds Col. Fisher in command OF th'
regiment. He was one OF the first at
J ficers OF the company. Capt. Prati
now on the Presidents staff. and Maj
Mccarthy. OF the first battalion. WeT'
also II men. Capt. Geo. Ashley. OF tn
Quartermaster Department. was one n
the charter members. Charles Wilder
Hawaiian Consul at san Francisco
was the first man Co wear the captain
shoulder straps OF Company u. w. =
Rowcil. present Superintendent OF Pub
: Tic Works. was also a u man. r. u
Z lMcSFocker. Collector General. J. ;
Martin. W. II. HooEs. = r Stscka bl'
and many others prominent In thil
city were members OF this company
The present officers are Capt Berg
: strom. First Lieutenant l.. y. Tim
I mons. Second Lieutenant w. W. Need
, ham.