Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN THE
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
mastering in of the Nolunseers-fine
showing Made by the Meh-'er'
Ecxx Rejections-The Crops-Per-
sonaI and General.

EAIEIGH, y. u, nay " Nf|
rhe movement Of the companies COM
prislng the Second Regiment Of Nolun-
teers. which had to be suspended yes
terday. owing to lack Of accommodations
AT camp. will. it is hoped, be resumed by
the end Of the week.
The mastering in Of companies contn-
nod to-day. Three were mustered In
Yesterday and five more to-day. some
Of the companies were short OF men,
owing TO reflections, but there are plenty
of spare men-"slop-overs," as they are
termed-to fill any and all vacancies
There are from Asheville alone, FOR eN-
ample. 15S men. The company from That
place has the necessary eighty-four, and
the extra men have filled companies from
statesvine, Shelby, and Reidsvile.
AT Q o'clock his morning the Wash
iugton company of the Second Regiment
arrived. with Captain Ivey Foreman in
command.
Temporarily, the First Regiment is di-
vided into two battalions, as follows:
First. companies of Captains Robertson,
Chadwick, Bessent, Crawford, Flanni-
gan, and Hannah; second, those OF Cap
tains Balm, Hill. Ellington, Niche, Book
hard, and Gardiner. The A~djutant-Gen-
erai says there is no doubt that the
regiments will each have three battal-
ions.
Drills begin tomorrow. They could not
begin earlier, as the companies were not
mustered in. The policing" or clearing
of camp, began this morning.
1t happens that the North Carolina
volunteers are among the earliest mus
tered into the government service. The
men make a good appearance. This Is
ommented on by the army officers
Relatively, there are few reflections.
Chaplain Pruden, Of the First Regi
ment, had for several years been tn,
rector of St. Philips Episcopal church,
Durham.
Last evening Colonel Armfeld ant
other field and staff officers of the FRS
were mustered into the United States
service. To-day commissions were issued
10 them and to the company officers.
The volunteers are much in evidence
in the city. Their behavior here anC
in camp IS excellent.
Senator Pritchard is extremely anxious
TO secure a position in the volunteer
for Lieutenant Douglas Settle, United
States army, a brother OF e~X-Congress
man Settle. 1t Is said that the Senator
IS DESTROYS TO make a friend Of the eX
Congressman in this way. Licutenan
Settle is a capable officer. OF course
there is more or less "log-rolling' al
TO such appointments. There are plent!
of aspirants for places. This applies
also TO the position of colonel of tn
Second Regiment. EX-COnfederate Vete
rams express especial desire that the Gov
efpor shall recognize them by appointin,
one OF them 10 the position. The loca
camp OF Confederate Veterans has en-
dorsed a gentleman for the appointment
The coionels OF all four regiments o
the State Guard volunteered, the Adju
tant-Generai now says.
c. Il. Bailey gets the post-oiice here
He Will be in office in a few days. L
TO the last moment Governor Russo.
antagonizod his continuation. With hin
It was anybody 10 beat Bailey" Ill
thus again showed his intense persona
and political antipathy TO Senator Pritch
ard.
Good news comes here rs TO the larg
acreage. and also the fine condition o
the wheat crop. in the State. Cotton i
this section Is coming up well, and tn
plants look vigorous. East of here IN
planting was too early, and the coo
snap hurt II. This the planters in tina
section admit.
The State to-day chartered the Cam
den Telephone Company; capital, $500
with the right TO build branches in a
the northeastern counties. Il. Mitche.
and others are the stockholders.
Revenue officers made a raid in John
ston county and captured an eighty-eal
Ion still. Up 20 quite recently but littl
attention has been paid TO moonshiner
east of here. and for this reason thos
from west Of here have gone east /
some numbers
General Robert +. Hoke, so well know
as a lighter" expresses unbounded 40
miration of the gallantry and admirabl
work OF Dewey at Manila.
In the afternoons great numbers c
ladies visit Camp Bryan Grimes 10 Sc
the volunteers. Everything interest
them. They ang from the gray-haire
dame, who has a vivid recollection {
'he civil war, TO the young girl 10 whoI
the brass buttons" are "a source Of d,
light. All have a kind word for III
soldiers.