The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-23
UNIFORMS FREE FOR ALL
BLACK BRIGADE FORCES PRE-
PAIRING FOR THE FRAY.
Republican Campaign Opened Yesterday at
BakersWe by Senator Pritchard'
Other Speakers to Start Out
in a Few Days.

Captain Eugene HoltQn and Iieuten
ant ". :. Hyams, with n full statf OF
commissioned and non-commiSsioned OF
feers. stormed the city yesterday ant
opened headquarters in Rooms g. III ans
IL of the Park Hotel, where they VII
begin Immediately the organization OF
the one hundred and twenty thousand
negroes and all the white men who vii
volunteer TO fight for more complete
negro domination in North Carolina.
1t is supposed the commander st
charge has a complete and thorough new
equipment including gold laced uniforms
for all the PopulistS who will fight under
the negro fusion banner. He has brag'
sed that he would put Republican uni
forms on them. and it is said that Col
Harry skinner secured the pick of the
ouartermaster'S department. His sui
is said To be very handsomely trimmed
with spread eagle shoulder straps. 1t Is
draped all about with gold lace and gold
braid. This suit is intended to dazzle thu
PoppliSfs of the First district and MAKE
them fairly yearn for Holton uniform
A suit of like grandeur will perhaps
soon arrive for DR.. Cyrus Thompson, the
surgeon general of the fusion forces. Oh
his shoulder straps will be white stal
on black back ground indicating tho
rank of a Brigadier. The nineteen
Pritchard POpulists want new uniforms
as those put on two years ago are sole,
by coming in contact with some flying ed
itorial debris from the offices of tin
Progressive Farmer and the Caucasian
Ohio Wilson will perhaps be Il com
missioned officer in the commiSSary de
part And will probably preside ovel
the canteen. He failed to land i'll ;
boom proof during the late war witt
Spain, but will of course, get Il gooC
position under Holton's quartermasteI
general.
Hal Aver wanted to be n Major in thu
North Carolina Volunteer regiments, bu
he failed TO land He is well drilled fo
a war on white supremacy and his uni
form will be a dazzling one. Xaek Gar
rett and Peace, of Granville will wea
uniforms Indicating the rank of Lieuten
ant Colonels. Those thirty Thousand
Populists who neither have rear eXpec
offices must be content with privates I'm
iforms, but they will be required t,
march at the command of Holton anC
fight with all their might against thei
white brethren in North Carolina, as it il
only upon this condition that any HoltOl
uniforms will be issued from the quarter
masters department. 1t is said that thu
handsOmest uniform in the whole de
partment, except the one made for Har
ry Skinner. was cut to fit Senator Marion
Butler. but the Senator is swinging
around the circle 50 promiscOusly thai
they can't keep him still long enough
TO get it on him. There is some talk OF
court martialing him if he goes away
again without leave Of absence from
Commander Holton.
All these uniforms are made of tht
same material as that now worn by
General James II. Young, who will bt
the Major General in command of Tho
Holton Haranguers. Every officer anf
private who wears Holton uniform viii
be required to salute Gen. Jim Youns
and the other colored officers Whenever
they meet them.