The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-14
WANTED FoR CUBA.
Iusargsnt Agents Want National Gaard'-
men from this countsy for oGieers.
Good salaries onsr.d.

InsargSnt Agents Want National GHards-
men from this County for ohiesrS'
Good salaries offered.
PITTSBURGH. Jan. BIT has been
learned that an agent Of the Cuban in
surgents has been in Pittsburgh for the
past few days endeayoring TO secure re-
crriits ~ help the plueky natives OF the
Httie island in their night fOr liberty
His object Is 10 secure young men VINO
are skilled In military manoeuvers to
direct the warfare OF the Cubnns as on
GERS in the army. With that end in
view some Of the local officers In the Ma
tioual Guard have been approached by
the Waiting erniSBary. and hattcring o.
2 FORK made them 10 EU to the seat Of war.
II has not been learned whether any of
them have accepted the proposition, but
IL Is not unlikely that several OF the
skirmish-loving members OF the guard
win be Induced TO risk their fortunes
with the patriots.
one OF the officers of the Fourteenth
regiment was offered $50 per month 10
take n captalncy with the insurgents.
Re vas not anxious to go, 80 told the
stranger that he would 30 for twice that
sum provided he was made major. The
agent informed him that he would tax
10 him again about that and left. An
other member Of the same regiment was
offered n lieutennrcy and Sl25 per
month, but preferred to remain IN Pitts
burEh. It is said TINT a number ot
other Ruarismen were also seen by the
visitnr and that some refused to go.
while others said they would consider
the offers. The agent pictured TO them
that the insurgents would certainly be
victorious IN their struggle with spain
That Il would be necessary In order TO
maintain their Independence to Keep up
a standing array; that the american
faflItinnicn df experience would, In all
Likelihood, be given the positions OF pre-
ferment IN It, and that the latter would
also not be FORGOTTEN when the positions
IN the new independent government
ware distributed. he said that in the
last few days quite q number OF recruits
had been secured, some Of whom had al
ready Joined the insurgent army nnd
much OF It's success was due 70 their
vnIor and experience IN military aDairA.
He told them that he expected tOTemhin
I'm pittsburgh and vicinity for several
weeks, and felt confident OF securing the
services OF number OF young men here
as he found the sentiment was strongly
in favor Of the patriots In their strug-
gle, and that Plttsburghers felt In SYM
rathy with their endeavOrs 10 shake on
the Imperial yoke and secure their inde-
pendcnce. He assured them that the
United StateB would certainly Fecog-
ntze the helllgerency Of Cuba ln few
daya. When the presence In Pitts
burgh OF the ''drummer'' for the patriot
aFnny was learned by Chronicle Tele-
vraph representative. an endeavor was
made TO ind that visitor. II was learn
rd. however. that he had left the Union
station At 8 n. m. for HarriabuTg, with
the expectation of returning later In the
week 10 further prosecute his work OF
eudeayoring TO secure recruits FOR the
army.
II Is said that his prospects for seclir-
Inr some material for the inAurSent
army from Pittsburgh and vicinity are
good. AZ there are n number Of enthust.
asts among the guardsmen who VIII
agrpe to go to the mutiuouS island. The
er1IsEnry was sent here from the head
aunrterS Of the insurEent party In this
couutry, which 10 located In Philadel-
A brother OF Attorney Charles scovel.
Of pittsburgh, has been the lnsurEent
cavalry leader IN Cuba for several
months. II Is understood that he enlist
cd nj Cleveland. with his duties as In
gtrlctor OF cavalry. the dr;ll nc which he
learned In the National Guard, ne com
blnes work 81 a Newspaper correspond
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