The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-20

ArAnge-eut 81. he ems - have
oeea a. bArt - ne Act4Al r~o-.
us< CO ne ase &c sss NJ Carise
Ane his followers N northves,s- VIZ
slnA
! presume he Gsr~tte Tine. Ia
error 70 saying tnAf those arns a~--
Procured through ne irausrce ~ NJ
y v stAEton 'cr b.. sc not enter
% cAtinst unul JanlAv. re-
he delegation seq 20 Harrisburg
and Washington D. fae ne~uag a.
Ne'sburE 70 Obtain arms ess a.
conpaaAc 20 Harrisburg b. Mr Gar
Ise weo W4s their Recognised spok~s
NAB aud the associations acre uads
10 nis uAme-hence m reference 70
hin. Above noted. by The s~c~rar
OF VA HarPers Ferry AS in me
hanes o. he rebels a. this time
hence The ~necesslry o. going b th-
fennsylvsniA Railroad
Nr Carlisle dough it b-s. IA. he
should not b. seen ln Washington
and hsrAlded D. The newspaper -
being 10 consultation With the rec
teut and secretary % var aud he
Stopped a. Harrisburg and t.erraph
80 % Rober- " istham "a near rea
Ha" anu AAHN ANNHEN "N
Nes York. an active politician behind
'he curtains. an Intimate friend % Nj
seward. secretary OF state and then
On TIE secret service % the state de-
partment Who came and ven sifh
o.t attracting newspaper notice. 10
20 Harrisburg it~ Carlisle eK
plHined 20 him Latham his business
and i~ntrlsted him with The negotions
Wh.ch we've construed by the secr.
tary VI var IS Wirh Nj Carlisle L.m
seif This explains vhs Harrisburg
's prominently mentioned 10 this cuu
nection These negotiations and THIS
arrangement Tor the arms 90 will b-
observed. we're made before ms, letter
o. Nav Sth 60 The secretary % var
About this time. Major James Oakcs.
as mastering officer and captain. MI
liam craig IS guarterwaster and com
misssry both Of the regular army
opened "a I : mastering OF OF in
Wheeling Immediate, placed OBJ,
sell Ia communication with Major
oaAes and turned ms law and news
paper orice IN Grafton into n recruit
INK onice Tor a COMPANY 90 muster
lnfo the United States service
The first Wheeling convention toi
which ] Vas "a member sal on MAY
18Th. and the arms 80 referred t1
arrived az We'lsburg about the same
time. possibly "a day or two before
Mr. Csriisl. announced IN The conycn
ton on tho 18th ,arst dan there
are -tIn minnie mLsksts here boa
and more on he way. thank cod. and
ou 200" i-tl. The ia-' dat ot the SOS
-ica ae stated lu -h- convention
mar 30 had been charged ON him..
.Ha' 10" aaS az Washington IS shor,
time sIucr engaged boz procuring arms
and 't1' fhe 5000 now here acre 90
Gained through him Do was mon -rlr
llo arms we're procured hy O. teiera
ton OF gentlemen from Hrooas coun
o. and Ec hu-eI' Was POO miles ava.
from NasLiugtou 90 rho time where
ho hat not been a. aIl NO l- VAS
in HARRISBURG. managing Tho business
h' telegraph and % PROV hI. why
Thus DENY h- aGer.t y the matter
Echo answer wuN
These arms acre" . Ne,Shurg and
the day after Tho convention adjourn
Cd tthe lhtuI unless mt memory is
on FAULT. Mr Carlisle. three captains
o. homo guard companies and others
Chartered q steam boa af Wheeling
10 go for thtu. Do also Cd cor ar -Ie
Baltimore and ONO railroad depot Go
ship tucW 20 Grafton clark burgt tfs
Major Dahes. OF course. d-ssuurotaI
Of this move. and vbrn The boat
started for NellsburG . started D., tu.
ID a ID railroad for Grafton deter
mined 90 possible .o prevent rhr ship
meuf over tile railroad Captain
car erNard- colonel So. o. Thompson
Va 200 command o.. o. COMPANY o
rebels a' ta.rmorf .u-N rho had
spice boo NU"eirE ald f..f 500, s I.r
shipment Was made 'ue cor eou.I boz
deraiIei cor stopped aud fh. arms
captured Major Eoys.u. O. rebel -p
and recruiting officer of South Caro-
Iua boarded fle same train and went
-0 trs..Dr U.tu u. and no doubt
notified captain Thomas 81 Falrmouf
90 loob out Arrived zoo Grafton
hurried foo tine telegraph onice ami
fcirEraph"d Major Cakes by no
means rn permit those arms tl ae
shipped over Tho railroad When .r
received WF t".rsfsm he sen sore
eesut and feu men to io.a f0r them
They found them ou a draF .u transit
i'N NF NHh' fn Do railroad uNUuf
Thst tools charge % Them turned tHe
draJ into camp Carlisle on Toe leland
ana placed them under guard Ana
fhe. armed ,no first 100 -eiua
regimen. mustered into tho 81
service Us regiment second sir
x 1iaI sas armed with nUn of them
They we're old m.s.efs ss.inch caIIbre
rifles
AZ. or f|a boys o. tIa -s.l.I
ra.u o.. about Wheeling can f.T sou
bout flem and how they s.rkeI
and hoa some OF them would throw ID
bal. O. mIia
on fhe fnlTH day ol -.e second
WheeiiuE convention June lfth Wr
'%ar.l-.e announced .r Tho convention
Thar fH' central Committee appoint
% Dt fNa major convention bad
f1Ern such afcp- ls enabled them fu
arrogrrr that 5000 stand Of good
arms bad been procured aas a
member of fhI- Central Comm Itfea
whose principal dutJ b. was fo issue
and have Published p|fh.r ok dasa
after fhe adjournment OF fnr r on
nol Ifro da1. before frc popular
election ur tho ordinance OF anlf