Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-23
Stories of Pasco Episode as
Told by the Tacoma
Ledger
Affair Is in Hands Of Uncle
Sam, Who Will Dispense
Justice

has the following story of the cpl
sode at Pasco which so closely con-
Germs members of the Bismarck mill
tia company. While this incident is
deplored by all Bisnarckers, it is
pleasing to note the compliments
paid the North Dakotans at camp.
The Ledger's story follows:
By Staff Correspondence
first real excitement Camp David S.
Stanley has known oroke loose this
morning when the national guard of
North Dakota detrained to learn that
tales of it's restaurant escapade at
Pasco yesterday had preceded 1T to
camp. Now it is waiting in awe, won
dering what the powers that be at
brigade headquarters will think Of the
story told in special dispatches from
Pasco this morning of the incipient
riot which drove CONSERVATION to the
hearts of two Pasco restaurant keep
ers.
The North Dakota guard is without
doubt the finest, national reserve or
ganization that has visited this camp
and officers at brigade headquarters
are loath to believe the tale of pill
lage. If actually committed it is
serious offense in the eyes of the war
department and will surely be SUM
marily punished. Any number of
stories are told, but until the second
lieutenant and four privates Of Com
| pany A, Bismarck, who were arrested
| as ringleaders, have appeared before
| courtmartial, and until official re-
| turns from Paseo are in, the true
gravity of the offense will not be
| known. ~ T. @
| To the Ledger correspondent this
afternoon Brigadier General t. H.
Poole, adjutant general Of North Da-
kota. emphaticalIy denied the reports
sent out. from Pasco. According to
Brigadier General Poole, when the
Northern Pacific special, which
brought over half the guard. drew up
at Pasco station yesterday afternoon
and remained several minutes while
engines were changed. 1t was 40
degrees in the shade and the Dako-
tans, after three days on the road,
were tired, thirsty and hungry. Com
pany A, of Bismarck, occupying the
4 first coach, piled out of the windows
and made for the first restaurant.
Held Up by Greedy Restaurateurs. !.
! The Northern Pacific depot lunch
i counter was first encountered and the
/ hungry mob descended upon it. 9th
ers went to the Eagle restaurant, a
A few hundred yards farther from the
train. At each restaurant, states the
! brigadisr general, attempts were
made to "hold up" the hungry militia
men. In one instance an effort was
made to charge Is cents for one hard
boiled egg, and in another, 40 cents
for schooner of beer. The North
Dakotans, 1t Is said, are not accus
toned to such extortion and naturally
resented it. While they were arguing
with the proprietors the change il
engines was completed and a shril
blast warned the contenders that de
parture for American lake would be
made at once. A mad scramble FOL
the train followed, and in the melee
several plates and dishes were upse
and broken. At the first stop west o
Pasco Brigadier General Poole re
ceived telegraphic bill for s139 TO
damage alleged to have been done.
Il While the fracas in the restauran
was under way the officers sat fan
ming themselves in their car and Til
tie dreamed of what was taking place
On receipt Of the bill, which specific,
"stolen" melons, cigars and edib1es,
search Of every coach on the trail
was made, but not one article OF acor
traband' was found. Cross-questior
|, ing elected the fact that Compan,
! A OF Bismarck had been at the from
in what depredations were made, an
Second Lieutenant Howard Hines an
four privates whose names are care
fully withheld, were placed under Al
rest, being released before the reg
ment reached American lake. Brigs
, der General Poole states that th
. Pasco story was altogether ovel
= drawn and has placed the North p;
kota guard In an unfavorabie and III
Just light.
. Something Was Going.
!, Members Of Company A, on the oil
{ er hand, assert that there was "fu
4 a-plenty" at Pagco. They tell of q
o tempting to steal an entire cigar cas-
and Its contents and Of spilling q r