The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
BlUndCr Rh0Ut Pau
CAPT. ROBERTSON APPEALS TO
SECRETARY OF WAR AGAINST
REDUCTION IN RATES.
A Statement Of all the Facts in the Case
The North Carolina Troops
Will Get Guns.

IT 10 develops tina the First Northc Carolina regimen lacked about 500
have The n~ 5n, s" 'mt fr %s S ApF" 71 5,.im "nm"a at IF i,I sf ' Was paid from April 9th
lab" 5 5" the, " rMt E rys%e" mt v caus ms n"h ""1 rSs|n "d ' Comment n"sn'' ns %"' 9"Sf"?
, ing ;s; g : :; Is; E : ]: : ::;$ S;, s: s:; s a III II % :::,;; e !; :; " W I T. :..3 H;.r x:;;, c "a
lima; rn a' , "a ' lated First 5un nss: IN "d S astna o1s1" fnH n' Ha'siza. '" sn"%ci a, til
W V,na rf' fT ,r rM 41 %a .ma int mistake of giving the s''""" ''s"'" pa
not, ' SOL In A '>S he ' receives; S9Ss fS Ss"'' tn r To" ''%@ T' :S s""" $ stanton mt 'H @
paid ~r IF e so.s% Sr4 ne :4s i+ sa r ,a" a, S:" sn' S?.%"' to '. S5"s.s s 11s'a s'G Ss,n s$'
sa1,." "%s sa S" Ht G' 44, 'i hs5"s tho !! r'" "' .r' '~S'"S" "% "f n "sS' a%"sa Y% tic !" t %'
""' T5- " "snn n s9b "t t S"a t"1 st, Fn me-" "" a"' , o"i"rr S' are due four days nor pay
1 1s ali A '@ : s6s 10 ;5 ,%1 f"'' 5" """"'Ss for each enlisted m" M about $
CAPTAIN ROBERTSON MAKES 4 KICK.
As minated in Il previous dispatch, Captain Thomas r. Robertson. Of the
I Iiomsts n N r5 Ef fro is 6 %" td t "a v df"r" p Fl" ran n4M ant th his nw Ts1 d"sis1mio J"
sf"" "%rey1S Sn s" am% d"s' o acr 50 of a" tho 'T FIRST North nr 'o c"ro' f%' regime is unjust
office! I" G !" ': Of 5r: :;1,s !" .s 'a' ! s'''%f T I'LL * s'' :""," ':f.' s% a !, rankin. ;ss oldest :ss, !"
Tm tS i $%" t3Sn'yf T 1"y years.. 'S c"p"" I HI h "'% Tvs s"" r"r8, in Of ai his ,'"n"sa ooy
. ny y~ au and rt a ns.1 I" Of sns r,a S""' fc ! s9%s ,".s sr" .crvn,. lie" he: t 's "j" .ssst S %
y nn"a. for rf ,S" sa%i AND a!m in s1~ y%w ns i i, ~ Int i~rsrr. BY Il. eS %srsr Burt to
t%n, e H RT @:1sf a "'an he is colonel SISn,i" Hrm Gy the IS Syrsysn1E 9" ans W"r. tt" "ro%
STATUS s "Ss is st he S. tss 1 "% r "~t"SS" 'a". sr T S1 id 9o" commissions of the same date
- WILL DEMAND AN EXAMINATIONS.
1t is said to be Captain Eoberhons intention in case the Secretary Of War
'''' &1y aT5:r"~~'' , "% t" r" "s%" By a. ca":i %% H''"";~r" is that he r.- not present
%"y "r 'SS t" %" this %"i It ' is sn "" ' !!%' a" the h "@1 % % had a %s '. " "sS :: f f""t ssS
2: e. 5 " S:;:, : :a & ( : Is: . : =. s s $ g. '$: :;%: s;s: S:;" tn: ;%% :~ s lex ; :: :: 81 :G$ ;::
:~ "a: ": : s; ; r: :. a S:: '9 Is IS: ': Is: f.. i *; ; ;:$ h: ; ,;:: $:'; ;,, a: =: $$' n; $%S ;:s
nah and. I>am-on the 9th. o course those sworn in on the :l outranke
hose sworn in On the 18th. IN the latter take precedence over those III en-
tered tn. service ON the 9th
The numbers /. :. ; were therefore, ut in a hat md drawn ot FOR Hill
Gardner and Robertson. Thcn t : g. ! s md . we're put in nd ,lraNn ot
for the six sworn in on he 18th. m 10, II and u for those mustered in N the
9TH This is provided for in the Army Negotiations Article ILL., section ID
as folIvS:
"Tetvecn officers of the same grade md date of pointment or omm
SION other than through promotion by Seniority relative rank is determine by
length of service. continuous or therwia. as IL commissioned officer of the
nned States s. = When periods II service are euuaLp precedence will
except Uhen fixed 10y order OF merit Oh examinations be determined. first. by
rank in service when appointed: second. by former rank in the Arm or Ma
me Corps; third. by lot, among such Il have not been in the military service
of the United States"
RANK OF ALL THE LINE OFFICERS.
the military service Of the United statcs."" it is Plain tn rhm h" IT, under "er the "~"h !"
ton aloveq quoted. their rank must be determined by lot This va Ion Non
day Afternoon whit he following result Majors Smith. lutMer N Cutler
having Ien appointed Il board to conduct the casting of lots M report Tho
result to Colonel Armhcll: