The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-24
ORDER FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF CALIFORNIA.
Behavior of Soldiers on Shore Leave in
Honolulu-Transport Grant and War
rem Meet Unexpectedly.

Before allowing giving the soldiers
on the transport Grant shore leave this
morning just after the vessel arrived,
Captain J, NJ. Baker quartermaster i'm
charge, read to them an order just is
sued by adjutant general Babcock. of
the Department of California, regard
ing their behavior on shore In Homo
lulu. The order from the California
headquarters was the result of COM
plants about the misconduct of enlist
ed men during their stay in this city
1t is as follows:
Several acts of trespass on private
grounds, damage to front gardens some
miles out of town and even in the town.
| indecent and dlsorderly conduct by
volunteer soldiers while on shore leave
in Honolulu, from transports stopping
there en- route to Manila have been
brought to the notice of the depart
ment commander The civil authorities
at Honolulu are very indulgent. They
| do not interfere unless the disturbance
| or disorder of the soldiers becomes
/ tlagrant and never interfere if the mill
| tary authorities are on the spot TO
make the arrest but having made the
| arrest they very properly insist upon
taking the offender to the station house
| for investigation, etc, and it is in this
[ effort that conflict between the police
| and patrol rounding up the men have
| heretofore narrowly been averted.
The department commander directs
| that you take such steps as will pre-
vent any indecent and disorderly con-
duct in Honolulu on the part of the
troops on the transport Grant and that
/ If you send patrols to the city of Homo
( lulu you instruct them as to their pro-
/ per duty toward the civil authorities.
/ Captain Baker supplemented the
reading of this order with some re-
[ marks of his own, regarding the man.
ner in which the men should conduct
themselves on shore here. The Captain
said he wanted them all to have a good
time, but hoped that they could do il
without getting drunk and making
trouble, or in any way conducting them
| selves in a manner unworthy of their
American uniforms. The soldiers were
given shore leave until 10 o'clock to,
night
The Grant has only 81 prlvates on
board. They are Casuals belonging tC
many different organizations in the
Philippines. The rest of those or
board are wives and other relations o.
ott1cerS at the front, clerks and sur.
geons. There are Is assistant army
surgeons and 9 clerks for the Phillip
pine commission on board.
Captain Bruguiere is the sailing mas
ter Of the Grant this time, having beer
promoted from the position of chic
mate after the retirement of Captain
Schiller. Just before the Grant left
san Francisco on the 10th, word was re.
ceiVed that the appointment of captain
Bruguiere was to be permanent in
stead of temporary as was first report.
ed Captain Baker the quartermastel
on the Grant, has been through here
many times since the transport service
began. He is one of the experts in the
steamship quartermaster business now
and has been in it long enough tC
make the acquaintance of most of the
army officers who have been travelling
to and fro. The meeting Of the War
rem and Grant in Honolule, was quite
unexpected and the oGlccrRCn board
both had welcome opportunities tC
make calls today.
The Warren leaves this afternoon and
the Grant tomorrow at noon, the for,
mer for San Francisco and the latter
for Manila.