The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-24
ANOTHER PURE FAKE

a Sensational Dispatch Denounced by
Gov. AtkinsOn-Timo 20 MuzElo the
Sensational Correspondents.
One of the most infamous attempts Of
n newspaper fnkir to cast reproach
upon West Virginia, and to smirch the
character OF the governor of the state,
appeared in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
yesterday In the shape OF special
telegram from Parkersburg, 1t APP
peared under sensational headlines,
which read as follows:
Strange Advice TO Mlliatiamen-
Governor Atlinsons organ Says All
Patriotic Guardsmen Should Refuse
Service Against the Mine Strikers
Held That Federal Courts Have Re-
lleved the State OF Obligation"
The dispatch read as follows:
"PARKERSBURG w. Va, Aug. 22-
The Sunday news. Governor Atklnson's
organ here, edtorially commenting In
to-day's Issue upon the recent order d.
rcctlng the state militia to hold them
selves IN readiness to aid In the sup
preston OF disorder among the miners,
says: The power to suppress trouble
among the miners. should there be any,
has gone out from the state. and none
but the Unlted States troops must be
called in Every patriotic National
Guurdsman should refuse point blank
and emphatically to take the field In
this struggle in West Virginia.
Governor Atkinson was here yester-
day. and iG-vlcw Of the fact that he Ia
alleged to have stated recently that he
considered the injunction against Dobs
and others an outrage upon the fair
namo Of the state as long MS they
neither melted riot nor advocated the
destruction Of property. the editorial is
believed to have been Inspired"
The only truth IN .he above telegram
IN that the paper in question contained
such nm editorial. That II was inspired
by tho governor ia denied by him.
There has been no order to tho state
troops. as none has been necessary,
and no necessity is likely TO occur, for
the strike In this state Is being pence
ably conducted. Governor Atkinson
has not said that tho injunction was
ian outrage on the fair name Of the
state" His only official statement has
been 10 which was commended by all
BIdas az fair and he has repeatedly
cnllr attention to the fact that he VIII
enforce tho law and that ho has no right
to Interfere with the prcrOgntlycs of the
judicial branch Of the government.
Yesterday the lntelllgenoer telegraph
cd to Governor Atkinson for n state
mcnt regarding the Pittsburgh Dla'
pnlch'H sensational story outlining Ito
contents, and last night received the
following reply, which ought to settle
the matter ana cause the author OF tho
libel which hnB been sent over tho
country to blush for shame
Mn. LAKE PARK, Md, AuE 20,
10 the Editor Of the lntoIlIgonccr
Ri-sny for me that the West vlr.
gnla National Guard II composed N
patriotic citizens, and am absolutely
puro that they would promptly respond
| II their services we're needed To enforce
the laws NJ our state, am clearly uf
opinion, however thni they WIN not be
! needed. but n they should be needed,
mark my word FOR II, they would bo
| called TO the front
T. however. have full faith In our
West virginia clll1cue, and believe they
| VIII not attempt 10 tranplc our laws
under their feet,
q. w. ATKINSON,