The sun., 1898-11-28
ILE6 70 THE CROSS
FImington Bicycle Club Deny
That Money Was Paid
Horace G. Knowles.
RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION
ne Sunday Herald, 1t Is Said. Pub.
fishes n Cauartl Which is Abso-
lutely F. llse-.Third Bat.
TALON Will be Mus
tered Out.


tered Out.
The statement in the Sunday Herald Of
Yesterday u the effect THAT tile Winning
ton Bicycle Ciub had paid $lOO " Hor.
ace Greeley Knowles or his Efforts IN
getting the Third Battalion, FIRST Della
ware Volunteers mustered out OF service
has created the utmost indignation
alnongst the members VI that orgaulza-
4 tiUn.
Tie committee appointed by the club
Y to luuk alter the Interests vi the Mem
II bers who are III the Third Battalion VAS
n Composed Uf two of the wl'ee'n'en only,
n anu when interviewed last night tley
n empl,..tically denied that Mr.. Knowles
H hau received one cent from tlleM ~ cOln-
" rensa,iuu for hls services.
4 both of the gentlemen also say that
\ the first intilnatlun they had that the
Third Battalion wanted " be mustered
out WAS when Mr.. Knowles and party
Of cltlzens formed cunIniittee for this
purpose, and it WAS then tia. the club
Al y meeting deciued tU appoint TWO of
their members " act in conjunction with
n tile citizens.
n They further asserted that no political
motive WAS back vi tue scheme, for not
one OF the nlen who comprised tile Third
Ap3attalion had been registered, and they
NNere, Therefore, unable to vute.
4 W Mr.. Knowles, unfortunately, is in New
York, where lie will remain until today,
Hand therefore could not be interviewed
IN the matter.
III HIS friends, however, deny the pub
HHlicatlon US a canaru and one Of them,
aPost,naster Hugh G. Browne, last night
8stated that it was positively false, rs he
lsknew that Mr. Knowles had Interested
Ikhimself III lhe movement without the
expectation OF receiving a dollar for ser
Wvlces rendered. :,
Continuing, lie said, that Mr.. Knowles
ear fare and EXPENSES had cost HIM more
MI than $lUO and Lhls he knew was paid out
VI 0l his own pocket.
.N Even ii he had been given $l00 by
the club" continued tie gent 'eman, amy
lawyer is entitled to fees, but know
tTwhereof | speak when l say that Mr..
sKnuwles received nolhing beyond the
Nthallks OF wi,e3 and mothers VINO would
,Tlbaye been compelled to depend On CHAR
\ ity this winter If the War Department
n had not given its consent to the muster
\ ling out Ol the men,"
.Nl The expose in Tia SuV of last Satur-
IN day gave u true status vi affairs as they
now exist between the officers and pri-
ld Yates of the Third Battalion.
I'M The officers, it is alleged, want the
\ N battalion retained in service tor merCe-
( IN nary motives and not from any patriotic
| u feelings or because this State should be
n represented and do garrison duty for the
| N honor Of Delaware.
lEl The Third Battalion, it was stated last
IN might, will be mustered out and new
| n battalion be formed from men who de-
( A sire TO enlist and serve under officers,
| who, if the allegations be true deslie to
y serve UDcle Sam for the large pay they
'EI receive.
w In this, it is alleged, they will be ma
J y terially assisted by number OF Leading
| h Democrats and Governor Ebe W. Iun-
.IM nell in order to make good the contract
.lYt which The SUN exposed on October D,
ER last.
IR The publication at that time was as
n follows:
(M "lle dissatisfaction benath the surface
u Of the mastering out of the Delaware
soldiers is with difficulty suppressed by
the rules of propriety and military pru-
\ dence.
KIN ut is reported that through the efforts
Y " Of Patrick Neary, Garrett j. Hart, Lieu
VI tenan, Simon r Dohery, Captain Boyd
Mi and Colonel Gordon, the soldiers retained
N for garrison duty are in a large majority
Republicans anu residents OF the State Of
"A Delaware. Of these Company u are not
III considered for they are mostly residents
\ OF Pennsylvania, and would not have
lk voted here had they been mustered out.
" ut is reported that Colonel Gordon Sc
" lected the men to be retained and the
story that all were above d to come home
4 {((who wished issaid OH good aul horlty to be
N without foundation.
NtI "Furtbermore, it ia said that the price
\ h|paid Colonel Gordon for his work was
II EEhe appointment as major OF the retained
Z battalion.
\ "Tie men who were kept in the service
4 lwere not allowed to say whether they
[ khoud 20 or stay, and, in nsequence Ut
\ their treatment, they refused to vote and
that is the end for which the Democrats
T have been working.
"The influence Of General Hart, Cap
Y, ftain Boyd, Simon p. Doherty and a
III flew other Democratic poltca lights
K isecured the appointment of Major Cor
I Edon, a native of Louisiana, and ignored
* lytlp Delaware officers, who were anxious
\ land eligible to fiji the position with dig
\ Unity and honor.
\ IA large majority of the soldiers who
\ lare to be mustered out are Democrats
land men who will support the Demo-
lcratic ticket.
"Fully 50 per cent. of the officers in
1.-THE Delaware regiment condemn Gov
ernor Tunnel for lending himself to this
IN foul political scheme concocled ard car
ried out by the leaders Of the Democratic
III party in New Castle county.
VI "The action OF Colonel jordon, under
Stbe cloak of his position, has lost him
much of the respect and confidence
Mich was reposed in him prior to this
lit;cal deal for the position as major Of
" |. retained Delaware Battalion"