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

ready in camp.
| PAY OF SOLDIERS.
The pay of the officers is as follows:
| Colonols IS 5000 per year
Lieut.. Colonies. 3'oUJ per ye"r
| Majors. Z'ouu per Se"I'
| Captains. -Ouo per year
| First I,ieutenants. 1900 per year.
| Second Licutenants l,oUo per year
| Chaplain. LOW per year
| Snrroons 800 per year.
In addition TO the salary. these OIL
| cers are made certain additional allow
ances.
The private soldiers get $3.50 per
month and board and clothing which is
equal to about $1,000 per month
COLONEL OF SECOND REGIMENT
There is much talk about who will be
colonel Of the Second Regiment. 1t is
believed that the Governor will appoint
an ex-Confederatc soldier. unless he
chooses Col w. \. Bobbitt, colonel of
the Third Regiment, who has five com
nanics ready for war. Col. Armiield had
six companies. only one more than Col.
Dohbitt He is Il fine soldier and II fine
man. If an eX-Confedcratc is chosen
the three names mentioned most promi-
nently are Col. w. IL. 5. Burgwyn, Capt.
II. +. Dixon, and Judge Spier Whitaker,
all of whom are in the prime OF life ana
shed luStrc on North Carolina history III
the war between the States.
OTHER APPOINTEES.
The Governor is still to appoint Col
onel of the Second Regiment; three Ma
iors and four Adiutants of the Second
Regiment; one Major and two AdjutantS
of the First Regiment: IA chaplain of
the Second Regiment, and other minor
oiTicers-in all he has about eighteen
more appointments to make in both regi-
ments. OF course company organl2a
tions will be commissioned ms they are
organized, one captain and two lieuten-
ants of each company.
THE STATE GUARD.
The State Guard has responded well.
Col Armfield's old regiment volunteer
ed six companies.
Col Bobbitt's five companies.
Col. Rodman'S three companies.
Col. Rruton's two companies.
This makes fifteen companies of the
State Guards who have volunteered, eN-
actly one half of the companies compos-
ING the State Guard.
ROSTER OF FIRST REGIMENT.
An the troops nov in camp here have
been examined by the surgeons, and all
except the Waynesville and Asheyllle
companies have been mustered III. Ihey
viii be mustered in this morning. Fol
lowing is a complete roster OF the re-
giment rs mustered in:
OIrEEN CITY GUARDS.
Captain. Ii. $. Chadwick.
First lieutenant, J. II. VanNess.
Second lieutenant, w. A. Erwin.
Non-commissioned officers: Ii. Page,
II. n. Banks. ]. w. Neece, IL. w. Bon
ncy. q. ID. King.
priyates: &. II. Hollister, #. *.
Gates. w. f. Keuster. w. u. ). Oates,
G. II. Mostcller. c. Il. Greedy, w. ).
Daniels. /. w. McGowan, G. G. Walker,
Harry Timmons. Il. Il. Alexander, NJ.
r. Freeman, w l.. Landers, II. i. Car
penter. j. t. Freeman, W. 5. Poplin. IL.
l.. Barkley, w ii. Asbury. J. H. Bridg-
Is. j.. II. Gates, Ed Culp. w. l.. Goar,
w. z. Pegram, H. C. Dunn, j.. G. Tor
renee. Jack Hardy, A. A. Gilbert, X. w.
Woodsides. Miles Murphy, Gland Scott,
w. q. Jones. ]. III. Dickson, II. $. Davis.
w. NJ. Davis. II. Il. Williamson. Steel
Creek: A. Il. Chapman, Enslie; Fort
Mill, s. G.; G. w Thomas. Fort Mill;
G. f. Smith, II. f. Lindsay, Vance Mills,
Tryon: W. Fl. HALLS. Augusta. Ga; Nj.
X. West, Huntersville; w. Ii. Porter.
Il. d. Kerr. L. S. Yandle, Rankin's; >.
NJ. Wallace. w. A. Neal, II. B. Wallace.
Sardis; n Lanier. Pineville; Il. i. Fling
or. Grouse; O. r. Bright, Greenville. ).
@. C.. G. Carter. AlbemaPle: w. ii.
Moore, townsville: w. A. Ramsay. Dur-
ham; J. NJ. Wells. Waycross: J.. H..
Hickey. Newport. Tenn; II. ii. Hunt
Spartanburg. S. c.: Bates Burton. Lang
ley, s. c.: John Revelle Salisbury; Jno
Gmham. Sandifer: ]. II. Blackman. Co
lumbia. S. c.: t. X. Mcdonald. Rock
Hill, S. c.; Cornelius Mall. Elonia. $.
c.: NJ. F. Withcrs. Lock Davis, Gas
tonia; w. Il. Bean. Dysartsville: A. j.
Phillips, Concord; w. G. Williamson.
Matthew's H. Suits. Blacksburg, s. c.;
Fred Hargett, Sharon.-S4.