Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-27

Reports on the Matter fir ON Hes
quarters.
Company B, National Guard, of West
Virginia, will leave Moundsville at 4:oo
O'Clock this afternoon, on special
train over the Chic River road, with
Charleston as its destination. Subse-
quently the company will be taken to
Kanawha City, where the State troops
will mobilize, and later to Martins
burg.
1 Capt. Robert Humphrey, of the
Moundsville company, received a tele-
gram last night from Col. c. L. Smith,
conveying the information contained in
the above paragraph. He Immediately
notified his men, and after a good
nights rest they will make prepare
tons this morning for departure.
Capt. Humphrey stated that he Will
take 50 men. that number including
all those whose enlistment papers have
been sent to headquarters. About ten
Wheeling boys will be embraced in the
number
Considerable excitement, and not
little unfriendly criticism of Governor
Atkinson, was occasioned yesterday af-
ternoon when Capt Humphrey re-
ceived telegram from Col Smith, no
tifying him that all enlistments re-
Gently made were to be annulled, and
the enlistment papers destroyed. The
information was conveyed to the mem
bers of the company, and all the re-
cruits wore a detected appearance
They had entertained no doubts that
they would be called upon, many
of them had spoken their fare
wells to relatives and friends, and
some had sacrificed their positions, in
order to join in the response to the
call for volunteers.
1t was but natural that all should
feel keenly disappointed, and that in
the course of time, disappointment
should give way to Indignation. With
practical unanimity all blamed the I'M
fortunate state of affairs upon Govern
or Atkinson, and if there is any truth
in the old saw, there must have been
pair of ears in the executive mansion
which fairly tingled during the after
noon and evening. Many of the old
members of the company, deeply SYM
pathizing with their comrades of few
days, Indignantly announced that they
would not go if the new recruits were
to be turned down. Governor Atkin-
son was accused of selfish and personal
motives in his action.
About one-half of the Wheeling boys
who have enlisted in Company B, after
relieving themselves of some opinions
of the Governor, which were more
forcible than elegant boarded the cleo
trio cars for Wheeling Others remain
ed in the hope that an explanation, or
further developments in the situation,
would be more favorable character.
Capt Humphrey was in communica-
ton with Col. Smith, but it was not
until last night that he received the
order to move this afternoon.
The recent recruits who are turned
down, do not understand their posi-
ton. The kilograms published below,
indicate that it will be necessary to re-
cruit the regiment, and they hope that
they may be selected. What method is
to be followed in selecting the number
of recruits which will be necessary, is
a matter upon which no light was shed
yesterday. The situation is further
complicated by the opinion of Major
j. w. Morrison, assistant 20 the judge
advocate of the army, which is pub
lished in the Geographic reports in
this issue of the Register.
Yesterday, after he returned to the
city, William Ziegenfelder said I'VE
got an indefinite leave of absence, and
would be sent for. Every man in the
company, both the old members and
the new recruits, were indignant and
every man, from the captain down
says that they will not leave the State
if the new men do not go. All of the
new men feel sore about the way that
we have been treated by Gov Atkin-
son. and every citizen in Moundsville
to-day denounced his action in the
strongest terms. 1t would not have
been well for Gov. Atkinson, if he had
been in Moundsville to-day. | want
to go with company B, and if ! can
not go with them | will not go at all,
unless | am drafted
Charles G. Harper. another Wheel
ing man who enlisted, spoke as strong
ly He said; Orders came to-day to
dismiss all recruits and to reduce the
number of the company. All the boys
in the company were indignant, and
the citizens would likely have done
violence to Governor Atkinson If they
could have seen him. 1t was the in
tention when we left to send two of
ficers of the company to Washington,
D. c., to make direct arrangements
with the War Department, and thus
disregard the Governor altogether.
The fault of the whole trouble seems
to be with the Governor and he is
held responsible by the company and
all the citizens of Moundsville. 1t
looks as if he felt offended because he