The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-26
THE PRlVATES DIVIDED
BUT THE MAJORITY WOULD
RATHER MUSTER OUT.
A BIG PARADE is BEING ARRANGED
Mckinley, AIger and Corbin Invited 10 be Pres
ent--Alger will Attend The Suwanee at
Jacksonville, New Appointments
and Other Matters.
and Other Matters.
Especial War Correspondence
Camp Cuba Librc,

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Camp Cuba Librc,
Near Jacksonville, Fla, Aug %.
The announcement sent out from Jack
sonville and published in the Raleigh pa
pers to the effect that Captain Craw-
ford, of Company X, First North Caro-
lima regiment had resigned his commits
sion and would return to his home III
Raleigh, was read with as much sur
prise here as it was i'll Raleigh and else
where in the State.
The dispatch was without the least
foundation.
Your correspondent saw Colonel Arm
field To-day i'll regard to the reported
unpleasantneSs" between himself and
Captain Crawford and he SAID at once
that the report was absolutely untrue
There is no unpleasantness between
Captain Crawford and myself" said Col
onel Armfield. land he has not resigned
his commission so far as | have ben IN
formed. He is still in charge of his
company and | know nothing about the
report that was sent out, except what
| saw in the papers. 1t is false" Later
in the day | saw Captain Crawford in
finished reading the staten:cnt published
he said, 1T is all unfounded." Contin-
uing, he said, Il am still with my com
pany and have not resigned. So far
as / now know | shall remain with my
company to the last. The whole report
is untrue"
BIG PARADE THIS WEEK.
Arrangements have been made for a
big time in Jacksonville the latter part
of this week at which time the entire
Seventh Army corps will parade through
the streets in commemoration of the
signing of the protocol and the declara-
ton of peace. 1t is thought now that
the parade will take place next Friday,
but as yet orders have not been issued
by General Lee. An invitation has been
extended to President Mckinley, Secre-l
tary of War Alger, and AdJutant Gener-
al Corbin to be present and review the
Troops of the Seventh corps on this
occasion. The Jacksonville Times Union
and Citizen to-day contained an inter-
view with General Lee in which he
says that Secretary Alger has assured
him that he-will be present when the
parade takes place, and says that the
President and General Corbin will come
if it is possible for them to do so. Con-
tinuing. General Lee says: 1.-THE parade
will be sometime the latter part of this
week. but the day will depend on the
convenience of the officials at Washing
ton in coming here. | will be able to
make definite announcement in a day
or two" 1T is certain that Il large num-
Der of Senators and other prominent
persons throughout the United States
will he here and the occasion will be
one of the most brilliant in the history of
Jacksonville. In speaking of the coca
sion the Times Union and Citizen of
to-day says:
1.-THE review of the Seventh Army
corps will be especially significant The
Seventh now stands out especially promi-
nent before the country in view of the
fact that it is generally regarded that
it has been selected as the first of the
troops that will enter Havana, and that
it will go there to raise the American
flag and to take possession of the island.
When the high officials at Washington
come to Jacksonville to review The
Seventh Army corps, therefore, they
come to see that part of the United
States army that is to be given this
most important mission, and mission
of which every man in the Seventh
Army corps, from General Lee down.
may well be proud"
A GOOD MEETING.
Captain A. A. Pruden has been con
Quoting a series of meetings in the new
regimental gospel tent and as IA result
two Of the soldiers received the ordinance
of baptism Sunday night. The attend
ance at this meeting was the largest
since the regiment went into camp here.
The large tent was packed to its utmost
and it is thought that Mt least five nun
dred soldiers attended the service. There
was special music for the occasion made
by choir selected from the regiment.
,Ihls choir was seated on the rostrum
and the music was excellent.
HOME OR CUBA.
Almost the sole topic OF conversation
throughout the Seventh Army corps lust
now is whether We will 30 to Cuba or
go home. General Lee will undoubtedly
go to Cuba at an early date, and he will
carry an army with him. but each regi-
ment in the Seventh corps is wondering
and discussing the question as to wheth-
er that particular regiment will be mus
tered out of service or sent on to Cuba
as an army of occupation
throughout the First North Carolina
regiment that General Lee had notified
the regimental commanders that the
First North Carolina could either so on
with the Seventh corps to Cu5l or %
home according to the wishes Of the
regiment. After supper there was 4
meeting of all the commissioned officers
OF the regiment and The question WAS
brought mp for discussion. All the off.
GERS, it is said with one or two eXccp>
tons, favored going on to Cuba. After
the sentiment of the meeting had Gecn
taken there was hearty applause from
those who were in favor or serving out
the two years enlistment and the meet
ing broke up with a feeling among the
officers that the matter of going to Cuba
had been settled once for MI, ana .hat
the First North Carolina woull he pres.
ent and asst ut the raising of tho Amcri-
can flag on the Pearl of Antilles.
While this meeting of the officers was