Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-15
NOTES ABOUT THE CAMP.

lOuDR men Qlu lduO OlhSS SAS'ASSS
yesterday selling sweaters in the camp.
Captain Smith, of the State Arsenal
at Columbus, was visitor at the camp
yesterday on business.
Major Byron Clendenning, OF the
Second regiment, is member OF the
Ohio Legislature from Mercer county.
Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Bryant, OF
the Second regiment, is from Blooms
dale, Ohio, where he is the owner and
operator OF sawmills.
The health OF the soldiers in the camp
is remarkable. There is not one OF
them i'll, nor has been seriously sick
since the camp was pitched.
Major Edward King was officer OF the
day yesterday, and he was relieved In
The evening by Major Byron Cleaden-
ming, of the Second regiment.
The wives of Colonel J. A. Kuert and
Major Balm, both OF the Second regi-
ment, will be visitors In the camp TO-
day. Both ladies are from Kenton.
The coored band which is with the
troupe from the Institution at Sher-
wood, Va, was out at the camp last
evening making some music for the
militiamen.
Captain McMechen, OF the Toledo
Cadets, is the treasurer Of Lucas coun-
", in which Toledo is included. He
held the Office of clerk of the county
for two years.
f. w. Campbell, of Company A, Four
teenth regiment, has been detailed as
Do
This young man formerly lived in Steu-
benville, his father, S. B. Campbell, be-
ing at one time Treasurer OF jefferson
county.
Many of the miners living in the lit
tie houses near the camp will be sorry
TO see the soldiers leave, for they have
been the means OF putting many dol
lar In their pockets. The soldiers are
in sympathy with them, too, and would
be glad to see them get the seventy
cent rate for their labor.
Yesterday afternoon there was some
tall hustIing done in the Sixteenth regi-
| ment. This command got orders at ten
minutes after four o'clock to get ready
TO leave for Sherrodsville. So rapid was
their work that within the short time
| of one hour and five minutes they had
gotten their train, packed up, and were
on the road.
Wednesday night, there was pleas
ant event at the headquarters Of Colonel
Fl. S. Bunker, Of the Fourteenth regi-
ment. The event was the first blowout
of camp, aud was given by the Colonel
In honor Of his many soldier friends.
There was a good crowd of them there,
and the refreshments were immense,
and besides this they had various other
amusements.
1t is rather pitiable sight to see the
children of the miners in the cottages
near the camp. Sometimes they are In
groups OF dozen going about picking
up the refuse from the eating neadquar-
tiers. They bring baskets, AID apply
for admission within the camp, and
those on duty are always very glad to
admit them. Last evening there was
an unusually large number of these
children in camp with their baskets.
There was an amusing sight on the
camping grounds last night to those not
interested. A Wheeling man took his
best girl out 10 the camp, and 1t was not
long until the fair young lady had been
introduced TO one Of the handsome cap
tains. She seemed to like him better
than her escort, and the Wheeling
young man got tired of 1t and left his
girl with the handsome captain. He
crossed the foot bridge and left her
there, and he muttered as he passed the
guards that il she cared more for the
man in uniform she could take him. The
pretty girl came home alone.
A number Of the soldiers are much
agitated about what they are TO do az a
coming primary at their homes. IL now
looks as il there will be no way for
them to have their franchise. LucuS,
Wood, Fulton and Ottawa Is the Sixth
Congressional district of Ohio, and to-
morrow the primary will be held In
those counties for the naming OF dele
gates to the convention in great Con-
gressional race now in the district The
Election Board OF Lucas county was
wired yesterday to see If some provis-
ion could not be made TO hold the pri-
maries in the camp In legal way.
The answer came back that there
were no provisions made in an emergen-
cy Of this kind. Some OF the soldiers
then wired to Wood county, and have
not yet gotten an answer. They all
think that there ought TO be arrange
ments made so that they could hold the
primary at the camp, and vote for their
favorite delegates. In the camp, and
those surrounding it, there are fully two
hundred voters, who will not be al
lowed TO use their rights Of franchise.
During the rebellion the soldiers voted,
and the Wheeling Creek troops think
thew should be allowed 20 vote now.