The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21
From yy'''hE,.eellns wlll.be Accepted
by MoundsyilIe
N'ATloNAL5GuARD CoMPANYFB
og THE FRS REGIMENT.
WHEELING YOUNG MEN WHO
WANT TO SERVE THEIR couN-
TRY AND CARE oNLYf1Nc1pEN-
TALLY FOR THE OFFICES HAVE
CHANCE Now-THE FIRST
AND SECOND REGIMENTS MAY
j BE CONSOLIDATED WHEEL.
X ING VOLUNTEERS FORMED.

AS IL is assured that there 10 no place
for Wheeling In the First regiment,
unless Governor Atkinson turns down a
recommended for the vacancies al
ready made BY Colonel Smith, a step
that would seem 10 DO unfair and i'm.
probable, Wheeling men who desire to
see service at tho start, it there Is to be
war between Spain and this country,
will DO glad 10 learn that there Is q
chance for limited number OF them 10
! be received as recruits in the First.
Captain Humphreys announced yes.
aterday that there are over twenty va
Gcauctes in Company b.. First regiment,
OF SMoundsVille, and II Wheeling men
desire 20 enlist. they will be received
under the usual restrictions. The COM
pany 10 Milling up very fast, and those
who want to join must not delay ac-
ton. or course there Is the dlsadvant-
uge OF not getting a whack at the OF.
fees. but this VIII not cut q figure with
9rnanv.
THE WHEELING VOLUNTEERS.
Yesterday morning the Intellisencer
printed kilograms from Coionc, CLAIR
Sence l.. Smith. commanding the First
regiment OF the West Virginia Nation
al Guard, and from Governor Atkinson,
j BY (which II was shown that there Is no
immediate prospect Of a Wheeling COM
Y pany being admitted. The statement of
facts In this paper seems to have "rlI-
sted'stle evening sheet and some OF the
Z promoters of the local company. For
< the benefit of the former. It Is only nee.
essary to call Its attention to itself;
read It's silly twaddle and then enieavor
7 to realize how It was possible for the
ecompositor to live through the half
hour 1t required to put such u conflict
OF! ideas and misconception OF facts into
cold type,
From the manner In which some OF
the ,Souns men at the head OF the local
movement are going about their project,
IT appears that they are going to break
Into the National Guard. Governor At
Einson aud Colonel Smith to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
# In the face OF infornatto that could
lead them 70 nothing but the belief that
there IS no place for Wheeling COM
pany in the First regiment, they have
continued their VOL; OF preliminary or
3saniZation. and held another meeting
) last night, at which forty-two young
men were enrolled as members, and
Fred Huseman elected captain tempo
rar!ly: The captain then issued the fol-
3 lowing:
: HEADoUARTERS WHEELING VOL
UNTEERS. = I,
WHEELING, W. Va. April 81. 1ssS.
Orders No. /.
81. In pursuance of resolution passed at
Z meeting OF this company, held Wednes-
( day evening. April 20. 1898. this command
will assemble for drill: at the Linsly ar
mory. Fifteenth street, on Thursday, April
z y. at O'Clock p M. 81 81 IA go
In view OF the fact that this Is tho
first assembly, for duty. II Is especially dc.
sired by the commandant. that every man
respond for roll call and drill. t -iist.}}
By order OF 81
FREDERICK Il. HusEMAN. n
Acting Captain Commanding.
Probably some OF the Wheeling young
men will feel inclined to enlist In the
Moundsrille company which, as nara.
ted above. Is open to receive twenty re-
crtlits from Wheeling. That they will
ssce service mich earlierCis practically
assured. However. It Is proper to do al,
= possible 10 secure Wheeling COM
Spanyl eventually, but the National
Guard route is seemingly not s,rewn