The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-05


Swanner. VIM. II. SwindclI. George
Ncnters, J. t. Thomas. Richard Waters,
II. l.. Waters. y. A. Whitley. Samuel W.
W"liams, j. II. Wilkerson, s. s. Davis
r. G. Woodief. w. w Williams. w. NJ.
Dunn. II. w. Dunn, !. r. Huntcr.-57.
CAMP NOTES.
Referring to Col Armlicld. his home
paper. the Statesyille Landmark, saws
che is deserving as ne is modest Col.
Armhed combines all the elements that
go to make up an ideal soldier and com
mandcr. He will never ask his men to
go where he will not lead and if oppor-
tunity offers the First Regiment and its
gallant colonel will be found where the
fight is hottest A silent, undemOnStra-
tive modest man, he is possessed of II
courage and grim determination, but
withal kindly heart, that will make him
| an dolized commander, and should OPP
! portunity offer and he receive the reward
! Of true merit, he will return from the
war, if he be spared, with higher title
! than colonel.
The Richland Rifles CWayncsville)
yesterday received the following tele-
gram, which turned the burdens of
camp life. into joyous task:
"Morganton, y. c., May 3, 1898
"The Richland Rifles Camp Bryan
Grimes, Raleigh, y. c.:
We feel proud of the boys west of
the Ridge
MRS. A. c. AVERY,
MRS. JAS. X. THOMAS"
/ LrnII- Euou,n 6nrnnouv haI trnuhln
getting its breakfast Tuesday morning.
| The man they detailed to come to the
| city for it imbibed too freely when be
got here, and the police not knowing
| his mission, locked him up. Safely in
| the guard house, he went to sleep, ana
! slept till t o'clock.
What is your name?' the mayor ask
| ed the fellow when he was in cOndi-
| ton To be interrOgated.
Noah, sir he replied, with n milf
tary salute.
Must be kin to the original Noah,'
suggested His Honor. You remember,
he got drunk the minute he landed on
dry land
Il hadn't had a drop for twelve hours,
may il please your honor, and L hope you
won't be hard OH me-
He was told to 30 and sin no more.
Washington sent only little over half
a company This was due, they say, to
confusion about the time of coming and
failure to get transportation facilities.
More men are expected today. and from
day to day until the quota is complete.
The new soldiers. and many of the
old ones, too, yesterday began to get
their first taste of real camp life They
got down to real work, policing and
drilling, The camp was cleaned up
rocks taken out. underbrush cut away,
and things frightened up generally.
The "boys" yesterday morning, for
the first time. went through the Sitting
up EXERCISE sort of ealisthenics ap-
piled strictly to the building up of Il
soldier for service. 1t consists of twenty
three distinct movements or exercises.
1t was said yesterday that J. C.
Logan Harris went to Washington Tues
day night, at the instance of Governor
Russell. to see the War Department Of
ficials and make an effort to secure the
authority for calling out n regiment of
colored volunteers to go in camp ut Fort
Macon.
Though Adjutant General Cowles will
go into the field as an officer-Lieuten-
ant COlonel-he will not give ND his
place as Adjutant General. The Gov
ernor requests him to retain it, and APP
point an assistant to discharge the du-
ties of the office in his absence
There was much rejoicing among the
soldiers last night when the News and
Observer man told them that Adiutant
General Cowles had been appointed
Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Regi-
ment There is no military man in the
State that is more popular with both
citizens and soldiers than is General
CoWles The Guardsmen felt that he
was entitled to desirable place if he
wished it. He has worked hard in or
ganizing and bringing the men here and
now he will work equally as hard to
make his regiment the equal of any in
the United States.
The Washington company arrived
here ut 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
They spent six hours at Parmele, owing
to misunderstanding about transpor-
tation.
Reports come from Il number of new
companies accepted for the Second Re-
giment that they are having n hard time
holding their men together. They are
tired waiting They want either to
come on to camp or go back home.
Many offers to raise cavalry companies
have been received by the Governor. He
has had to decline them all for the rea-
son that there is no call for cavalry
from North Carolina. This States
quota Of troops is composed of two re-
giments of infantry and a battery of
heavy artillery
The Commissary General of the
United States telegraphs that after this
week the troops will be supplied with
government rations. and that $4,000 ra-
tons have been shipped for them. A
ration is food for one man for 10 days.
During each afternoon now, until all
the men get mustered in and organized
the companies in camp will engage in