Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-08
AMONG THE STATE SOLDIERS.
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| Guard from breaking through the line
! OF sentinels after dark and going tc
| town Numerous experiments have
been tried, such as the doubling OF the
line OF sentinels, and the issuing OF
ball cartridges to the guards with or
! ders to shoot all persons attempting to
break through the lines, but all without
! the success that is desired at this en-
campment new policy is being pur-
sued and there is some prospects that
this unmilitary practice will be broken
| up. There is no necessity for running
the lines, as any soldier with good eX-
! cuse can secure pass any time during
the day.
With the object in view of curing
this evil, orders have been issued from
brigade headquarters in substance as
| follows: In order to put stop to the
| very unsoldierly and unmilitary prac-
| tice of running over the sentinels
| lines, regimental commanders are au-
thorized and commanded TO discover
| the offenders and confine them to the
guard tent on
BREAD AND WATER DIET
for the remainder of the encampment.
A sentinel will not leave his post I'M
! der any circumstances unless regularly
relieved, but will, if possible, observe
the company and regiment or name OF
those disobeying his orders to halt,
call the corporal OF the guard and re-
port them. If unable to recognize them
or the organization to which they be-
long, the sentinel will report to the
corporal so many as having crossed his
post without authority.
The corporal will make his report to
the officer of the guard who will at
once report to the officer of the day of
his regiment The officer of the day
will report to the field officer of the
day, who will direct the regimental
commander to have all the companies
and the band turned out and the roll
called at whatever hour of the day or
night it may be, and all those absent
without authority or sufficient excuse
Will be punished as directed above
Records will be kept of those men so
offending and upon a repetition of the
Offense they will be brought to trial
by a general court martial.
General Spilman regrets the neces-
sity of disturbing the many orderly and
we'll disciplined soldiers in order to
discover the few who are disorderly
and undisciplined, but it is the only
method except by firing ball cartridges
in a thickly settled community. there
by endangering the lives of innocent
people.
The order of the day was changed a
little this morning, brigade drill being
substituted for battalion. Gen. Spill
man drilled the soldiers in person.
Sergeant B. p. Dickson, of Company
G, of Huntington, has been appointed
acting quartermaster sergeant on Col.
Hodges non-commissioned staff in
place of Charles w. Niswanger. of this
city, who is confined to his home with
illness.
Luther Johnson, trumpeter of Com
pany II, of ROnceverte, has been ap-
pointed trumpeter of the Second Reg
iment, in place of Herman Monroe, of
this city. promoted.
At dress parade last evening, the
Second Regiment band played "The
Illinois Battle Ship" Directory" and
Remember Me-" For a band that has
been practicing for only six weeks, the
music rendered was of a high order.
The First Regiment band, of Clarks-
burg, furnished the music fer dress
parade this evening in such manner
that it's choosing straws as to which
is the best musical organization. The
First is in charge of Prof. V. L. High
land. of Clarksburg, and the Second
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Huntington.
At dress parade yesterday, Col.
Hodges had his regiment out and drawn
up in line first. and again this morning
the guards of the Second Regiment
were out and went through the guard
mount drill first. Col. Hodges believes
promptness to be virtue worth cult
waiting, and he will see that all of his
companies attend to their duties
promptly.
The following were on duty to-day
from the Second Regiment:
Field Officer of the Day-Col. D. T. E.
Casteel, of Buckhannon.
Officer of the Day-W. T. Ford, OF
Company A, of Bluefield.
Senior Officer of the Guard-Lieut
R. NJ. Conner, of Company G, of Hunt
ington
Junior Officer of the DAYLIGHT.
James p Crockett, of Company A, Of
Bluefeld.
All of Company A. of Bluefeld, were
detailed to perform guard duty.
The details from the First Regiment
were:
officer of the Day-Capt. r. B. Ash
of Company f, of Burton.
Senior officer of the Guard-Lieut
Virgil a. Jones, of Company G, of Palao
tine
Junior Officer of the Guard-Lieut
J. E. Pyne, of Company I, of Charles
Town.
Guards were detailed from all the
companies.
Capt. Alexander NJ. Wetherill, OF the
Sixth L. S. Infantry, who was detailed
by the Secretary Of War to instruct and
inspect the troops. has been appointed
on the Governors staff with the rank
of Colonel.
At the First Regiment hospital yes
terday morning twenty-six men report
ed sick. This morning only six were
IepOIuSu. me otCOlu INeSlHiSHO nus
pital had only two cases yesterday and
three to-day.
Col. Hodges received a telegram this
morning on personal business. Some
one seeing the messenger boy deliver
ing it started the report that there was
trouble in the mining regions near
Elkhorn and that telegram had been
received calling for troops. The report
soon spread from the camp to the city
where it was banded about TO suit the
taste of the sensational goSsipers.