The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-26
THE BOYS ARE HAPPY
THERE WILL Be DRESS PARADE TO DAY
Major Dixon to Preach.-A Timely Circul ar
The Men Spending Their Money
Freely.


were eagerly watching the approach
of the paymaster About II O'clock
the work was begun and continued
without interruption until every man in
the regiment received his quota. Pay
ment was begun with Company A, and
continued on down the line At the
table sat Colonel Burgwyn, Paymaster
Muhlenberg and his Secretary, Mr.,
Nicholson and the captain of the com
pany whose men were being paid off.
The table was literally covered with
crisp new bills and silver coin, and the
mems eyes fairly danced when they
went up to the table to receive their
share The sergeants received S24. 49,
corporals 5000, and priyates, $1T.6S
each.
As was announced exclusively
in Yesterdays News and Observer, the
company and line officers and men re-
ceived pay from April 9th, the time
they We're modified, while the field and
staff officers only received pay from theI
time they were mustered in The pay
master wanted to go ahead and pay the
whole regiment from the time they were
mustered in, but the officers had him t0I
hold mp until they could communicate
Messages were sent by General Cowles
and Col Burgwyn to the Department,
also to Senator pritchard with the re-
suit that the men were paid from April
9th. The pay roll amounted to about
$4,000
Yesterday Colonel Burgwyn re-
ceiyed the following dispatch FROM
Washington: Il called on Paymaster
sns1n ~ OIL SIS.
forms me that he has arranged the mat
ter referred to in your telegram in a
satisfactory manner"
J. C. PRITCHARD.
The orders on which the demand for
pay from April 9th, are given below
On April 23rd the Governor sent the
following letter to Adjutant General
Cowles:
TO Brig. Gen A. ID. CowIes,
Raleigh, N. G.
Sir: By authority of the act Of Con
gress and by direction of the Secretary
Of War in relation thereto, instrncting
the Governor to raise a volunteer army
for service against Spain. You are
hereby ordered TO take all necessary
steps relating to the recruiting and
mastering in OF such army, giving as
far as is practicable. the preference to-
the organized National Guard Of the
State as now constituted, and making
up the quota, in my discretion from
the citizen soldiery volunteering in the
defence of their country. You will act
in concert with such officers Of the
United States Army as may be delegated
for such service.
In order to put the machinery in mo
ton you viii notify the heads of your
departments that they are also on ac-
tive duty and under your direction, sub
ject to my approval.
ID. Il. RUSSELL.
Governor.
In obedience to the order General
Cowles at once began collecting the
States forces and on the 9th Of April
issued the order that started the mar
chinery of mobilization Of the forces.
The first order to the various captains
was as follows:
Raleigh, n. c., April q.
Captain, Dear Sir: You are ordered
to hold your company in readiness TO
move to Raleigh on orders from this
office. Recruit your company to re-
quired strength Of II privates and three
officers BY order Of the Governor and
Commander-in-Chief
A. D. COWLEs,
Adiutant General.
Upon receipt of the above order many
companies throughout the State assem-
bled at their armories and began to
live there awaiting calls for mobilization.
Colonel Burgwyn, General Cowles and
Das4 a 4lx4
thanks Of the regiment for the way they
have interested themselves in this
matter.
Major b. f. Dixon is a preacher, us
well as a soldier. He will hold services
this morning mt Central Methodist
and fluent speaker, and will have a
good audience.
Religious services will be conducted
at the camp to-day by Chaplain Os-
born as follows: Holy communion a.
m; morning prayer and sermon 10 a.
m; evening service 7:45 p. m.
Colonel Burgwyn received pay for less
time and has done more work than any
received pay for six days service.
The paymaster viii be here again July
9TH to give the boys another months
salary.
Mr.. Geo w. Watts, of Durham. has
made the company present of 500
pounds Of smoking tobacco, also n lot of
chewing tobacco. This is generous
and noble act on the part of Mr.. Watts
for which he has the thanks Of the
regiment.
The two captains Of the regiment who
were charged with insobriety were be-
fore the colonel. who dismissed their
cases for this time, but gave them warn
ing that if such a charge was preferred
again their designations would be asked
for.
The following circular was issued yes
terday: THE colonel commanding ex-