The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-24
Six Cases Reported in
Rowan County.
The STATE GUARD.
Companies which Did not TO
TO be Inspected and the. Body Reor-
ganized-Omeer. of Two Companies
Commi>sioned-Negro Troops TO be
Modified at Fort Nacon-Camp Rus
sell Note.-Pension Lists Sent Out.
Messenger Bureau

Raleigh, n. g, June Il.
1t is :ntimated that it is quite proba-
Bile that one OF the companies OF the
Second regiment will soon have a new
captain. There is ak of a court
martial.
The democratic state committee
meets here on the 2Sth instant. 1t will
elect a new chairman. For this posi-
ton the names OF Geo. H. Brown, I. +.
Davidson, T. NJ. Simmons and E. T.
Boykin are prominently mentioned.
The committee Will also have to call a
convention to nominate a candidate for
judge for the Eastern criminal circuit
Perhaps this convention will be held
at G~oldsbOro as the most convenient
throughout the district. Dennis Worth
ington of Wilson county is mentioned
in connection with the nomination.
Quite a number of members of the
state press association passed here yes
terday and today on the way to the an
nual meeting at Waynesville.
The officers and men of the Second
regiment are very anxious to get into
a large camp n then quickly into ac-
tive service. They say they hope they
will be sent to the Philippines or To
One of the questions Of the hour here
is whether judge, or eX-Judge Nor
wood, will really contest Governor Rus
sells right 10 virtually remove him
and to appoint his successor. 1t is a
nice legal question.
Adjutant Genera Cowles says there
seems to be no sort of doubt that
Charles A. Cook gets the position of
brigadier general from this state.
Two members of the legislature are
p~rivates in the Second regiment.
David NJ. Sutton, of Company a, and L.
V. Cox, of Company T..
The Second regiment has four re-
cruiting parties in the field-at Lin
%colnton, Gastonia, High Point and
Marion. But fOu more recruits are
needed. The eastern companies say
they expect recruits from their partic-
ular sections-Wilmington and Tar
boro. The G~reenville company is full.
Good progress is being made on the
Cape Fear and Raleigh railway. nine
miles being graded and four miles of
track laid.
Al the last meeting Of the grand
lodge of MasOnS Ben Duke CAV s., 500
more TO the oxford Orphan asylum.
conditioned upon the raising of n like
sum by the MasOns. Francis u. Win
ston was here today on his way to OK
ford to arrange for raising the re-
malndeT of the money. The SIS, 900 Will
be expended in building -four domito-
ries for girls, to match the ones re-
Gently built for boys.
The democratic congressional cOnven-
ton Of the Second district is called to
meet at Wilson August 31st.
James Young, of the negro battalion,
came up from Fort Macon today. His
men are clothed and paid off.
The adJutant general has commits
stoned Frank Garter captain of a pro-
VisiOnal company at Asheville.
Revenue Collector Duncan appoints
the following special revenue deputies
until June 80: Robert Lewis, J. w.
Perkins, S-arkey Hare. and s. p. Sat
terfield. He assigns S~torekeeper Har-
destry, of Randolph, to the position as
general deputy held by Mr.. Granger.
OF ktnston. The latter will be assign
ed to some diStillery in the district.
Sunday at Camp Russell a handsome
set of vestnlents was presented by the
Wilmington company K.D to Chap
lain Osborne. Captain MacRae made
the address Of presentation to which
the chaplain responded. Then Colonel
made some very appropriate
remarks on the good taste of the gift
and extended the thanks Of tile regi-
ment