The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-04
THE CADET CORPS.
Three Interesting Notes About
the Soldier Boys.

Three Interesting Notes About
the Soldier Boys.
Lieutenant Lockwood Leaves for the
war-The Corps go to the depot with
him and see him off-Goyernor De.
clines TIE offer Of the Corps to form
Battalion with thanks They are not
Needed and there is no use in taking
them when there are SO many men
who want to Fight-A couple OF New
Officers.
Lieutenant Lockwood has gone to
Jackson, Mississippi, where he will
muster the state troops of that state
into the United States army. He left
on Monday in response to orders from
the war department. He has been ex-
pecting such orders ever since the
trouble began and before it came he
asked to be relieved from here and
sent to the front in case there was
war.
His regiment Is not in Mississippi
and he will probably be attached at
present to some other command until
it is sent down there He will keep
his detail here and will be sent back
when the fuss is over He has nearly
four years more to serve as he has
been here only few months of his
time.
When he left the whole corps ac-
companied him to the depot and gave
him rousing send off. He appre-
ciated the compliment very much and
was moved by the indication Of es-
TEEN in which he is held by the boys
Both the companies and the artillery
section went down with him to the
train. The boys hope that he will
not have to stay away very long.
The president of the University
read letter from the governor in
chapel Monday morning in which he
replied TO the offer of the cadet corps
to go in body to the front and fight
the Spaniards. The governor very
properly declined the offer with
thanks. He said that they had more
men who were anxious TO go than
could possibly be accommodated and
that the boys were not needed. He
stated that he did not expect a second |
call for troops but that the war would |
soon be over and that to take the !
cadets would not be very sensible
thing to do. The people of the state 7
will applaud the governor for taking
this extremely sensible view of the
case. The cadets will not go to war
as battalion.
The commissions of G. K. Mccoy
and Roy Roger as major and captain
respectively have been forwarded by
the governor and they are now in the |
exercise of their duties in these posi-
tions.
MARY had little hen with feath-
ers white as snow; the preacher
paid visit and the henlet had to
go.
A FEW people are already making
trips to the Cheat Summer resorts.
The Cheat Canyon Club House will
be opened with an entertainments
short time.
IN lldbJ iiOuotC bOWu
have been painted this spring but |
there are number more that would |
be greatly improved If given this kind !
Of treatment.
A NUMBER Of people from the |
country are expected in on Wednesday |
night to hear the lecture by ex-Presi- |
dent Thompson, who is one of the |
o1nn1ant in hn Tptt ol
States.
G. w. JOHN & Co. have the most |
patriotic sign in town. 1t is red, |
white and blue, and floats in front of |
their Peasants street business house. |
The sign has attracted much atten- |
ton and a great many compliments
have been paid the unique idea.
A GENTLEMEN said the other day |
II never knew what comfortable
Shoe was until | started to wear IL
pair of yours We have all kinds
for Men, Women and Children and !
pay special attention to their com
fort and wear. Hirschman's.
A PRIVATE dispatch to a gentleman
here says that Commander Dewey |
had control of the cables at Ma |
nilla long before he would say so
and that he kept quiet because he |
feared getting some kind of dilatory |
orders from the department in case
they opened up communication with
him. He wanted to do a good thor
ough job while he was at it and so
he went on his way licking every
thing in sight
Mr.. W. H. HELEN who has been
clerk at the Wallace House for some
time will go to New Baltimore, Mich
igan, about the Goth where he has
leased a large summer resort and
will open it June LIST. The place is
quite popular one being 30 miles
from Detroit and IL miles from Mt.
Clemens. Besides a commodious
hotel there are number of cottages
and fifty tents to use in especially |
throng times. The grounds contain
all sorts of devices for amusement. |
Under Mr.. Hellen's direction the
place will no doubt be a great
er success than ever.
Gen. B. ID. Spilman.
General B. D. Spilman, who will
command the West Virginia boys in
the war with Spain, is one of the
most popular military men in the
State, and has the confidence of both
regiments as well as the administra-
ton. He is a fine soldier and SPLEEN
did tactician.