The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-13

1000 loavcs OF broad, 100 dozen cans of
corn, tomatoes. Otc., 100 pounds oil but
tor, ono barrel OF sugar, 80 pounds OF
choose and other things in proportion.
Tho other regiments cuCh uao fully aa
much. Another car lond OF provisions
will arrive from Columbus.
Col. Bunker Waited Flushing and
Maynard yesterday mud found every
thing quiet.
Thus far only throo BoldIors llnvo
boen hurt. Ono was struck by u Hun
and knocked through tho railroad
bridge, tho second was kicked Oh tho
forehead by Il mulo and the third had
his foot run ovor by Il coal bank car.
Comurissary Satgoant Wight, OF Rush.
~sylvanin, droyotwclVc milGa In less than
two hours TO tho headquarters NJ Ken.
ton tho day tho troops woro ordered out.
a field officer says that tho health in
tho camp Is by far tho best no over saw.
There Is and Inns boon practically no
sickness. In tho hospital corps there
arc thirteen men.
GOING VISITING.
Fully fifty OF tho miIitiamon visited
the Wost Virginia soldiers yesterday,
and others went to Martins Ferry and
Dcllairc.
After tho troops had ieft for tho
crock all sorts OF rumors wcrO alloat.
In Toledo q report had it that l25 aol-
diors had been killed by dynamite.
Akron heard that twenty-Gight wero
killed, including BQvoral prominent
young mon OF that place. Tho vito OF
Colonel Gygcr, at Alliance, had seventy
Callers in two days. Somc Of them
called three times Il day. She thought
OF ordering au Nujutant.
Belmont county'a share Of tho O.
ponscs OF tho troops will roach aome'
thing like 5000.
The head cook OF Battery D weighs
$50 pounds. lie il coIorcd and resides
ut Toledo. Ills name is n. Asberry.
The state allows forty cents a DAY for
rations for each man.
Company b Of Springfield and !. and
Of Dayton were on post duty last
night.
,pcddlers coined money selling shirts
and other wearing appanol yesterday.
Two Union News Company boys took in
$50 in three hours.
Not nearly SO many pickets were out
yesterday rs usual. \ fall number were
OH duty last night.
Deputy Sheriff Green ia on the ground
every day.
A party OF fifteen pretty girls from
BelIaire visited tho camp last evening
when there were more lady visitors
than any other evening.
Tho ladies are much Interested the
gatling guns.
There are many cows ut Wheeling
Creek and tho miners arc generous in
giving tho milk to the soldiers who
usually give them something in return.
Many miners have cows and chickens,
but few OF them have gardens.
Tho United States marahals have re-
turned to Columbus, but will return
soon.
The field and staff officers and
the soldiers generally are courteous.
Adjutant Bert Riley, Of the Second
battalion, in tho Sixteenth. is n former
Martins Ferry boy, and spent a por-
ton OF yesterday there. lie was seen
showing around 4 party Of Martins
Ferry people last evening. lie resides
at FostoriG. His company, D, has Il
crack base bali team and played n series
oil games with company H.of the Second.
The Wheeling Creek coal works were
established thirteen year ago. About
45O miners work there, consisting priu-
cipally OF foreigners. There are Welsh,
Swodcs, Slavs, Poles, Italians, Germans,
Scotch, Irish, Swiss, Huns, Bohemiars,
etc, and the way tho postolice people
catch on is a mystery TO many persons.
The two and threc-roomed houses at the
works rent at s. per month.
Not n few soldiers were accompanied
by their fathers and brothers, and
many have since come to visit tho camp. |
Two companies and two sections OF q
battery arc On Bunker Hill.
Tho train headquarters wore changed
yesterday.
Upwards of 200 kilograms have been
cent out in a single day by the soldiers. |
Fully two-thirds OF these are TO their
sweethearts and some arc quite atiec-
tionate. One fine looking young follow
began his by saying. "My Darling Ger
trude," and saying he WAS alive and
well and expected to be with her soon,
there being. no danger, etc. Others
were addressed "Ny Dear Mary" and
MY Darling" Some were signed
Lovingly and "Atfcctionately."
Base ball and bathing were tho princi-
pal amuscincnts yesterday.
The boys were glad to hear the
music. last evening. 1t frightened |
up their tired looking faces.