The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-29
Frank Chestnut Philip ]. Butler John ]
Brown, William Farager, Patrick O'Con

Brown, William Farager, Patrick O'Con
mol.
Professionalism Boyle, Edward Boyle,
Joseph kerrigan, Joseph Canning. Frank
Lynch, Richard Koyne, Michael Dineen,
Patrick Calvin, Martin Leonard, William
Murphy, Patrick Monigle, James MoCol-
gain, James O'Neill, James A. Quinn, M.
2, Wynn, Hugh Devine Edward Burke,
James Murtha, Theodore Travers, Walter
Brennan, Augustus Stevenson, Michael
Fahey, Emmett Wilson. J. Burke, Elwood
Beatty, M. G. Lopez, James W. Keen,
Walter =. Rulings, James ]. O'Donnell,
M. f. Holland, Alexander Schofeld, Ed
ward Tatnall, John Ward, Nathan Baker,
b. J. Sweeney. Daniel McColg.in, Clar-
ence e. Woodward, James +. McCul.
Tough, John II. McNabb, John McMackin,
Herbert Berry, George Marshman, W. B.
Hatfield, John Fleming, ]. X. Jones. Jere-
miah Nolan; cooks, William W. Beader
Harry A. Weldon.
Although last night was extremely dis
agreeable it did not stem the tide of fervid
patrio ism which was manifested at the
Armory. Major Curtis was there until 10
O'Clock recruiting men.
Seventeen men passed a satisfactory ply
steal examination, and they. were
given papers OF enlistment Many were
disappointed because they did not gain
admission to Major Curtis quarters. The
recruits reported to-day or tomorrow.
when they will be sent to Middletown to
receive their arms and equipments. The
major was at the armory today and enlist.
cd dozen more men.
COMPANY KS INTENTIONS.
The members of Company X, which re.
turned in a body to this city state that
forty-nine. of their number will 60 to the
front If they can have their own officers,
pthprwicQ thav will M A
will be held tonight. when an attempt
will bs made to recruit the company to It's
full strength, and an election for captain
will be held
In tho event they will offer their SER
vices again as National Gusrdsmen, which
they are. and if they are accepted to go
under the command Of their own officers
the memb srs state they will gladly return
to Camp Tunnel.
While it is generally r~porsed that the
men refused to go to war because West
Point cadets were to be put in charge of
the company, there Is no reasonable eX.
cuse for the statement. Colonel Wicker.
sham assured the company that no
changes would be made among the officers
at present, but he would not tell what the
Government proposed to do If changes
were to be made Company X would not
be the only one. but all the companies
spect. Field and staff off ;ers would also
be changed, but no one outside Of Com
plny X deemed such action on the part of
tho Goverhmentns necessary to dislOyalty
at this highly important time.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club is eated
over the loyalty of nineteen of its twenty
two enlisted men. The boys who returned
did so because of widowed mothers, be-
cause OF which Uncle Sam excuses them
from Iutv nrnyiIinn tho ho
mothers sole.support a@
A large bundle of letters were received
at the clubhouse last night from the
members in camp and they were read to
all those who assembled there So much
enthusiasm has never before been seen in
the clubhouse.
From the letters 1t could be seen that the
men were having Il hard time, but the let.
ters were written in happy vein and
showed that they were making the hest of
iheir hardships OF camp life. About fifty
of those present sat down aud wrote let
ters They will be addressed to Mr.. Mer.
rhew and all the boys will be given
chance to read them. Several boxes have
been sent to the club boys and more will
lie sent tomorrow. A big delegation will
90 down to visit them on Sunday.
Quartermaster Sergeant N. T. Gray,
who is on the commissioned staff, did not
return to Wilmington because of refusing
to enlist in the United States regulars He
is sick and has been excused until We'd
uesday of noxt week.
Captain Curtis enlisted thirty recruits
this morning. eleven of whom went to
Camp Tunnel, on the 11.01.
The members of Company X this after
noon said they would return to Camp
Tunnel tomorrow if the Governor will
accept them. The men have seen their
mistake and now declare they will go to
Cnba with any officers.