The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-30

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Special Dispatch to tho Intolligencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. April 2e.--
At last the absorbing question has been
settled US TO which Of the officers are to
be commissioned In the new regiment Of
the West Virginia National Guard to be
mustered In the service OF the United
States, q n
Governor Atkinson had evidently got
ten tired OF threats from various sources,
saying this and that officer would refuse
TO be further reduced in rank than that
agreed upon, when General splllman
was selected to command the new regi-
ment. Late this afternoon he delegated
Adjutant General Appleton, General
Sp!llman. Colonel C. L. Smith and Col
onel Banks to select the officers of the
new regiment.
x AS General Spillman had already been
decided upon as colonel commanding,
and had accepted the position, the next
place to fill was that Of lieutenant colo
mel, when Colonel Clarence L. Smith, the
present commandant Of the First regi-
ment being the ranking officer, was
chosen, and Colonel w. H. Banks, pres
ent commanding officer OF the Second
regiment. was selected major of the first
battalion, he being the next ranking
officer. Lieutenant Colonel Phil. A.
Shaffer, Of the First regiment, was
chosen to be major Of the second batta-
Lion. and Lieutenant Colonel w. H.
Lyons, OF the Second regiment, to be
major OF the third battalion.
Major Ash. OF the first battalion. First
regiment. and Major Parker. first bat
talon, Second regiment, declined to en-
list because Of business engagements.
and Majors White, now commanding the
second battalion. Second regiment;
Babb, second battalion, First regiment;
Morrison, third battalion, Second regi-
ment, and Hutson, third battalion, First
regiment, will be reduced to the rank OF
captain, and It is settled that Of these
White and Morrison will take command
OF companies and perhaps some of the
other majors, may do so.
Formation of New Regiment.
There. will be three battarons Of four
companies each, six companies to be
taken from each OF the old regiments.
while it is not fully settled, and will
not be till tomorrow morning. It seems
now that the following twelve eompan-
les will constitute the new regiment
From the First regiment, A. of Elkins.
B, OF Moundsville. D, Of Berkeley
Springs. E, OF Martinsburg, I. OF Char
lesion, and K, of Clarksburg. From the
Second regiment. companies A. OF, Blue
field. D, OF Blssel, C, of Ansted, E, Of Par
kersburg, G.. Of Huntington, and l, of
Huntington.
Captain John Baker White has, It Is
learned, selected Company A, OF Blue
field. to command. None of the twelve
companies have their quota Of enlisted
men. even should all now belonging to
them, enlist in the regular service, which
Is not at all likely, so recruits will have
to come from other sources. The mem-
bers OF the three companies In each regi-
ment LEFT behind will be given the pre-
ference when filling the quota for the
twelve companies and the intense enthu-
siasm prevailing among the boys to-
night, since the adjustment OF affairs
was announced, would seem to indicate
that a good portion OF the required 1900
will come from the National Guard.
More Recruits Nerdeti.
But In the event new recruits are ask
ed for, there Will be no difficulty In pro-
curing them. Tomorrow the enlisting
officers will begin their work Of ascer-
tanning Just who will enlist, and as soon
us the rolls are signed, the surgeon will
begin their medical examination.
The companies which go to the front
will be given leave OF absence by the
governor during their service in the reg
ular army, and on returning from war,
they will resume their positions IN the
National Guard.
Governor Atkinson received quite
surprise this afternoon on learning that
the war department had ordered Lieu
tenant Settle, who has been detailed In
the adjutant generals office here some
time ago, to report at once at Martins
burg to enlist the West Virginia Ma
tiona1 Guard It seems the officials at
Washington forgot that the governor
has refused to send his troops there, and
he promptly telegraphed Senator Elkins,
asking him to inquire into the matter,
He told the eenator that the troops will
remain here 50 long as they are In the
state service. Elklns denied that he and
Faulkner had taken any part in the
controversy. The soldiers are sure to
stay here till the President accepts the
regiment to be organized.
Z Late tonight Adjutant General Cor
bin wired Governor Atkinson that the
troops will be mustered in here
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