The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-16

pl0uBGu tue boys anu llO tram WIS
soon on its way westward, tho Eighth
taking ita place. Tho soldiers ut Wheel.
Ing creek were disappointed in not SEQ
ing tho Seventeenth cOmoi 10.
Last night's reports to General Howe
stated that everything Is quiet at the
headquarters OF tho Fifth on tho ClevO.
land. Lornin & Wheeling near Nasal.
lon. tho Eighth on tho Baltimore <
Ohio at McClainsYillc. tho Sixteenth
Oh tho Wheeling & Lake Eric ut shcr.
rockville, tho Fourteenth on the Glove.
lnnd, lOrnin Il Wheeling at Midyale
md attachments at Barton, Maynard
und Flushing on tho Cleveland. Lorain
& Wheeling. There nro Telegraph Of
iicGs ut the different camps snd reports
arc received Al Camp Wheeling Greek
every day.
Tho Eighth with headquarters at Nc.
Clainsyille, two miles back OF BOllaire
was ordered to extend It's line from
Glencoe to Mineral Siding and this was
done. The Eighth, which succeeded
tho Seventeenth, Ia now patr0lling the
B. 4 o. from Bollnirc to Mineral Siding,
a distance Of forty miles.
The famous, Toledo cadets returned
last evening from Flushing. where they
have been guarding tho l,i25 foot tun-
mol and report the very bost treatment.
They had such good time there that
they were sorry 10 leave. Tho wives Of
| the miners washed their clothea and tho
miners themselves wGro very cordial.
Tho ladies Of Flushing had arranged to
entertain tho boys last night, but tho
osdcrs wero TO return to Wheeling
Crock. Tho number Of Toledo cadets in
camp ia e., tho largest OF any
company. Capt. William V. McMaken
has command Of tho cadets and 1t IL
hoped that no will give m exhibition
before tho boys leave This company
may leave to-day.
Company b, Of the sixteenth, also ro.
turned from Maynard, and companies
G and |, OF tho Second, from Barton.
The first battery, OF tho Third imam
try, at Wheeling Creek took charge OF
posts ut Barton, Maynard and Flush
ing. The boys who were on. there re-
port girls scarce and prefer Wheeling
Creek.
Tho best company exhibition in tho
history OF Camp Wheeling Crock WIS
given last night This was company G,
Of the Second, Captain Bel! command
lag. They had forty men and tho man.
nal OF arms and drilling was almost per.
feet, and received much applause. Ibis
10 tho best drilled company in the Sec
oud and Lima is proud OF it. Company
Q won n gold.mounted sword and $l,l00
in prizes at Topeka, Kansas. Company
+, of Titlin, L. G. Carl commanding,
also gave an excellent drill last evening.
General IIowe'S report for Friday
showed that there were 2,i2S men in
tho field, whoee pay, including all ex-
penses. will average not over s. per
day. Privatcs ret s. per day, the high
est company oflicers S. and the colonies,
the highest paid, 81.
Major Rcam was tho officer of tho
day, and Companies A, Z and D OF the
Second guarded tho camp last night
with great care. Company Z was the
first out OF the cars when tho troops
came, skirmishing and guarding the
bridges.
When the Second was at tho Worlds
Fair General Howe presented it with
Inc magnificent ling which iioatS at
headquarters. The presentation was a
great surprise, and the boys love the
flag.
Several weddings will not come of rs
scheduled because the o. n. &. is in the
field. A number OF officers were to
have been married this week, among
them Captain Rice, OF the Second.
Captain Newman, is or was to be mar
ried next month.
Sections 3 and 1 OF Battery D are on
Bunker Hill, and the First was yester-
day moved to the north side OF the
grounds 90 Us to make room for dress
pa.ades.
Col. Harry Sherrard, OF St~eubenville,
who is on Governor Mckinley's staff,
visited the camp last evening.
Soldiers returning from Finishing
state that Z large number OF miners
have been quietly drilling there reEu.
larry and that they do finely.
The Wheeling Creek miners received
a half car load OF orr meal yesterday.
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