The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-10
UNCLE SANS NEW BANKER.
Colonel y. =. Carr Pays OF the FIRST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hobson's ret
fgree-Oaacer~ FOR the Coiored HSgt-
-Butler's sight Hold on Has
Party.
Messenger Bureau.


Raleigh. ". c.. June Z.
Il has been published that L'euten-
n Hobson Is a grandson OF Governor
Morehead. This Is Inaccurate. He Is
4 gra~nd-nephew. His father IS a native
OF buckingham county, but early in LIE
moved 10 DavIe. His g~randmotlT.r<
Mrs. Annie Morehead Hobson. lives IN
Davie county. and Is 81 years old. HI,
great grandfather. Robertson Mumford.
lived at Fayetteville and a street there
is named in honor Of him.
All applications for military positions
are now going direct TO Washington
and not 10 Governor Russell. II Is al
legged that the latter Will in future "a Ike
no part in raising troops. This ID -
not give the war department the lea a.
Members of the committe on tat :
army post say he money Is practi-
cally raised. The committee Is assured
positively hat the post will be prompt
ly located here. ?
rs statements are renewed shat
Senator Butler. while apparently COM
pletely controlling the populssts did
not really do so. and that IL Will be n
miracle IL he can command half OF the
party vote. e.
l. ie aAAAAIaS y 4FhA ~
keeping very quiet just now. Seizures
Of their outfits have been very infre-
quent during the past thirty days.
The railway commission Will tomor-
row taka up the question OF u
passenger rates on the railways. on the
petition OF Governor Russell. Besides
this. there are set for hearing two petit
lions from the Wilmington Tarin As
sociation; one regarding mileage tickets
and their use on the principal lines and
the other concerning lower rates on
freights from Wilmington TO points in
the interior OF the state.
AS yet but few steps have been taken
to organize temporary companies TO
take the place OF the state guard com
panies which are in the United states
volunteer service. There a~resseVeuteen
such companies. The rifles which they
have used viii no doubt be speedily re
turned t. the arsenal and thence sent
to the company armories. While they
are in the arsenal the armorer can
make any repairs and supply any miss
ing parts.
The shoes for the Second regiment
are expected to arrive at Camp Russell
within forty-eight hours.
Julian :. Carr, Of Durham. who Is At
the camp OF the First regiment at
Jacksonville. today paid the enlisted
men for their service to date. The
government Will refund the money.
At Davidson college today was de-
| voted to the reunions Of the literary
societies. and addresses were delivered
by Professor -. II. Hill, of Raleigh, n
Rev. G. l.. Stewart, OF South Carolina.
The election Of Professor T.. i. Moses
| as superintendent Of Raleigh's public
| schools appears to give much satlstac-
ton. Another school FOR whites ~
greatly needed.
The lieutenant colonelcy Of the Ninth
| gimen Of 'immunes,' from this
state. having been declined by II. l..
Grant and then 10y Spier Whitaker, it
is said Thomas +. DevereuX Of Raleigh
| may get the position. This viii be one
of the four regiments Of negro inn
! munes. The officers Will all be whlte
men. Mr.. DevercuX was a soldier IN
the army Of northern Virginia. 1t re-
| mains to be seen whether the regiment
! can be quickly raised or not. There
| are many negro volunteers but they
apDear to want officers of their own
race. 1t is said by persons OF much
| experience that a mistake Is made in
| giving them other than white officers.
Both federal and cX-cOnfederate sol
diers say 50 pointodly.
Spier Whitaker has fled at Washing
| ton high class Endorsement for the
| position of brigadier general.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies Me-
| mortal Association Of this city will
serve the Fayetteville company OF the
| Second regiment dinner at Camp Rus
| sell as an acknowledgment Of special
courtesies shown by the company.