The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-05
TAR HEEL TROOPS
TRY CAMP LIFE.
The FIRST Regiment Now in United
States Service.
DRILLING TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
Much Inconvenience Experienced by
thc Slunness in Receiving Supplies
from The Goycrnmcnt-Improvc-
mcnts ia Progress at Raleigh

RALEIGH, y. c.. May Especial
Yesterday afternoon three compsnies.
the Cabarras Light Infantry. the Hor-
re:s Nest Rlnemen and the Cleveland
Gaard. were mustered into the United
States service. To-day the other COM
panies Of the First Regiment were mus
tered in.
Inc Second Regiment companies were
ordered not 90 move until further or
ders. so they will probably not come into
camp Tor several days yet
Rev. Mr.. Prudcn. OF Durham, has been
appointed chaplain Of the First Regi-
meut of volunteers. The regiment Is
Organized in two battalions. The SLOW
ness of the government in sending out
the rc0uisite supplies for the volunteers
camped here IS causing not only COM
nent but great Inconvenience. Tele-
grams urging supplies sent by express
hero were sent last night
Drilling will begin tomorrow. the 'po-
Icing" OF the camp began to-day.
THE Colonies.
Col w. H. :. Burgwyne, OF Hender-
con. has the strongest endorsements for
the colonelship Of the Second Regiment
your correspondent made an error yes
terdav fra saving he would probably he
made colonel OF the First Regiment.
Colonel Armdcld. OF Statesville. vas az
ready colonel ~ tine First
Thcrc is much qualification here at the
prospect that Sergeant Frank \. Jam
eron. of this city son OF eN-Adluiaht-
General Cameron. OF North Carolina Is
y bc made Lieutenant in Troop i, sec
ond Cavalry. L. $. 4.
At the Blind Institute Yesterday one
| ~ the pupils. a llt;le boy John Scott.
from Ashcvillc. was seriously. II not Ia
tally hurt by the falling Of one OF the
rockers i'm the yard upon him.
n is said that the people Of southport
natlv refused 10 grant site Tor the
camD FOR the negro troops.
MEN REJECTED.
Al tho examination Of the troops the
Hornets Nest Rinemen. Of Charlotte. had
six men rejected. The Governor Guards.
of Raleigh. had six rejected. The Concord
! Company had eight
! There are about 200 hands kept steadily
| at work at Fort Caswell day and night
| Sunday not excepted.
| Tho following delegates from the North
| Carolina Methodist Conference TO the
| General Conference al Baltimore left to-
| day. Rev Dr. Kilgo. H. A. Yates. r. y.
| Ivcy and f. ID. Swindell; Messrs. j. O..
! Brown r.. y. Duke, ID. Il. Hollicoffcr and
| L. l.. Smith.
/ Governor kuS-elI lr n strong NfEcf OF
! Democratic-Populist fusion. His position
is a mystery TO the Republicans II his
| object is 10 devote his time 10 the promo
! ton OF Dcmocrauc-Populist fusion. NE
| will soon be an "Otheiio' with his occu-
! patton gone" for there Is little chance
| Of such fusion.
| Governor Russell was most antagonistc
I to the appointment OF G.. r.. Bailey as
| postmaster horc-"R1iioy of North Caro-
! lima as o. protcse OF Senator Pritchard'
! accounts for Russel's anUpathy.
CROP PROSPECT.
| The news of the fine and immense wheat
crop in The state is good. There Is also
o. 5000 cotton acreage especially IN this
! section.
| Senator Butler still urges. as does Gov
/ ornor Russell. Dcmocratic-Populist IN
| sion. lie will urge 30 before the state
! pouuiist convention May 18th. Then hc
| will. 10 is predicted meet his worst de-
! feat
| The State TODAY charters the Camden
| Telephone Company.
! Go anywhere you win over this city
| and Won will see gangs of workmen grad
| ing. terraclng and paving. Never before
| in the history OF Raleigh has there beer
| 80 much work done
Tile grading OF the road bed for thC
| Cape Fear and Raleigh railroad is pro-
| crossing rapidly. This road has leased
| from the Southern little branch road
| of d. few miles from the main road ont
J 10 the Caraleigh Cotton Mills. This put.
| the new railroad forward very materially