The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
MUST WEAR THE GREY
Il SENSATION ~ NORM CAeo,,
MTLITART CfRCLEs.
Sharp Correspondence between Gov T..
and Major BroAdwater ~ the Oh
Fayetteville Light Infantry.

RALEIGH. N. c., Nov. 4.-speci,,
The absorbing topic OF conversation s..
to-day is the publication OF more o.
less sensational correspondence ts.vea,
the officers OF the Fayetteville nla,oo.
dent Light Infantry Company and Cover.
nor Carr. commandments OF ts,
state Guard. in which serious tra,..
lions and charges are made AGAINST t5.
jutant-General Frances II. Cameron.
The trouble grows out OF an orl.- i..
sued some time ago by the Governor
through the Adjutant-General. a..sy,,-
the Fayetteville company thar Y..y 't..,
been dropped from the state C..-l boy.
cause OF failure 20 adopt tae r.........,.,
blue uniform OF the State Gy.rI r..
Fayetteville company which lis ... t..--
dred years old, is one VI ffa nI..,
military organizations in the vor.a d,
has always worn the gray uniform ,~5
has been in the State Guard by ...,--
tesy. They did not object t0 ti+tf-..,
ing when objection was made to treI-
Uniform, but they felt deeply injured ,-5
mortified az the manner Boo wbI.. tr.,
were dropped. without being given nm
opportunity TO withdraw iu "a d.sa.eel
manner
A sharp correspondence took place be-
tween the officers of the comrfrv ana
the Governor. in which Che adr.r-t.
general was severiy criticised. Pho ..r-
respondence has just been published bv
the Fayetteville company BID OBJ. ..r-e,
of IT, Is a letter from D. O.. Van major
commanding that organization. lu which
he says. 1T really appears t1 ma and
my entire company thar Ue f3ys been
treated treacherousiy chat deep rooted
schemes were laid for the purpose NJ
embarrassing and doing us injury"
To this Governor Carr writes sHarp
reply. in the course of which he ..rs.
81 am informed by the adiutant-gau.r.I
that. shortly after the commencement
Of this administration boo conversation
between himself and the commanding
officer OF the IT, T. l.. D. C0mrlr. he
carefully explained TO him the views II
the administration in regard t1 Oh. mHI-
tary Of the State, and told h.m that II
the company did not desire ta conform
90 the law FOR the government af .e
State Guard. that the best course 1
pursue was 10 withdraw from the Guard
and advised him 60 have che company
do so. Your commander ls reminded thar
the dNIA NIIIN r-.'.Il'-I 20
and that your expressions ah1u. hIm HrA
disrospectful. iusuborlinata and 0r r-
sive. and unbocoming a soldier. and n
reflection upon myself in tnIr rHI have
persistenuy ignored the declaration frlt
T. and T alone as Governor and Come
mauder-ln-chief. have assumed tte is-
suauce OF order 40. $50
Following this IS very plain letter
from John b. Broadfoot major NJ The
Fayetteville company. in which fa @
AS far as the statement of Affn'"'-
General Cameron 90 Governor Carr I7
concerned, I say most clndifyani n1.n.-
cdlv that 10 As false. I ann Jed '1 believe
that the issuing of general order $50. is
was pure and unauthorized spite from nA
adiutant-gereraL He has carried DIS
point an hls own way hut lct us hear n
North Carolinians gay it is crime ''
wear the gray n is possible tf1t mere
are no NallOwed memories come .'H-
General Car eron with the Confederate
gray" All this affair has created much
talk and the outcome IS awaited with
great interest.
II is announced to-day that The Raiei1n
Electric Street Railway. which obtained
leave of the Board Of Aldermen East n.fht
10 suspend operations for thirty days. wiH
only suspend FOR two weeks. and that
that time VIII % devoted 90 repairing th'
plant and rolling stock with FL vIcW OBJ
iisposing OF the system Geo other paNiss
who viii continue its operation.
It IS learned to-day that w. j. ElIirEion,
/, well-kuown machiuist here. viii build
and thorounhly equip an extensive sash
and blind factory here at once
M As announced that the L'Auegro Dane
Ing Club, OF this city wll give "a german
laxt Tuesday night complimentary p
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bryan Grimes
who have just returned from their bridal
tour.
News was received here to-day thlt W.
r. Buchanan. owner and proprietor M
Inc Sanford Hotel. which was burned '"5
week win shortly build am elegant a.i
modern hotel I'm its place. The loss 1
the hotel was light a5 1T was fully in'
sured