Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-26

EQUIPPED WITH KRAG-JORGEN-
SEN RIFLES.
John H. Gillespy corporal Co. B,
First West Va Vol. nifty, writes to
the Register from Camp Poland. Knox
vile, Tenn, under Gate of November
22d, as follows:
; If, one year ago, some one had said
that there would be about twelve hun
dred of West Virginia's boys in camp
here at Knoxville, and that we were
getting ready to be part of an army
of occupation for the island of Cuba
or Porto Rico, or even the Philippines,
he would have. been called insane.
But such is now the case, and we have
one of the finest regiments in the ser
vice and if needed we could furnish
valuable service to the government. So
said an inspector who was here in Sep
TENDER. But he also said that we
should be better equipped if we would
be valuable.
left here after to-day. The last one
of two colored regiments who were
stationed here, leaves to-day for Ma
con, Georgia, where they will be brl-
gaded with three other colored regi-
ments there under General Mckee. 1t
is the Third North Carolina regiment,
Il; III, 70 do Jyyth
ginia regiment was the. other colored
regiment that was here. They left on
last Friday The Seventh and Tenth
Immunes who were in camp at LeXing-
ton, KY, are the other regiments of the
brigade. Gen Mckee, who has had
command of the Second brigade, left
yesterday with his staff to take charge
of this colored brigade known as the
Third brigade of First division.
The Third North Carolina regiment
will long be remembered here on ac-
count of their last day and night here.
They tried the most Of their
time to make life miserable for many
citizens of Knoxville. Several dis
turbances attracted the attention of the
police and provost general last night
and yesterday afternoon. And accord
ing to this mornings paper Major
Lietner provost marshal at one time
ordered out the guard and gave them
orders to shoot the disturbers Of the
neace if they attempted to escape.
Major Lietner had orders from divis-
ion headquarters TO arrest every mem
Der of the Third North Carolina who
was in town without leave. About fif-
ty were arrested and placed in the
armory, which is provost headquarters.
The paper this morning also says:
All over the city the negroes tried
to intimidate citizens and run matters
all their own way. There was much
firing of pistols and other disorder
The Third North Carolina also had
some trouble in their camp. One col
ored soldier had trouble with another,
his tent mate, and threatened to shoot
him if he came into the company
street, and did fire and hit his adver-
sary, seriously wounding him. Off
GERS rushed into the street with the
idea of disarming him. He became
very desperate and under the leader
ship of Capt. Hargrave he was shot and
instantly killed. About ten bullets en-
tered his body. Several, if they had
catered: singly, would have killed him.
Tie deac soldier is Private Zeb Patton,
Of Cola 'aay C. His home is in Ashe-
vile n. G.
yypia IeGChed here that the Sixth
VirGiriH regiment, (colored), which
'afs here Friday, had proceeded to let
&aAtE krOW that they were there. Il
Is reported that a large part OF them
ST.. ted to Liac0n to kill the white pro-
vest guard. They were stopped before
tt,ay set there and corralied like a lot
of SHEEP and disarmed. Now the whole
regiment IS under arrest and they have
had tins. arms and ammunition taken
froD them. They are guarded by q
cattalinp Of TIE Tenth IJnmunes, also
coIofec. This reGlricnt caused some
tfNlble here while IN camp. White Of
ficers were put oYcr them and mutiny
followed Several regiments were or
ty rounds of ammunition each. They
quoted down ana there was no more
trouble here.
Division hospital is rapidly becom-
ing a thing of the past. 1t will soon
be matter Of history only. Az ezra
car of conNalesceny soldiers was sent
North last night OIL the southern rail-
road. They had & special Pullman to
Cincinnati, where the crowd is broken
up, each SONS, his OWE way.
James NOrrington and Harry McGill,
OF Company n, First West Virginia
are among those sent home on sick
furlough. George Hamilton, son Of
Architect Charles P. Hamilton, was
discharged to-day. He was a member
OF Company B, and enlisted in Wheel
ing, and left there June 1st, 1898.
One brigade, three regiments, ex-
pected to leave here for Cienfuegos,
Cuba, and take possession of the town
and country there by the 1st of Deem
Der, but it was learned that the place
cannot be evacuated by the Spanish
troops in that time and that it will be
the first of the new year before they
could take possession here. They may
l., !. Il