The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

department today, announcing the ad- !
ditional regiments to be mustered out
Of the service. Adjutant General Cor
bin said that, in all probability, few, if
any other, troops would be ordered re- |
lieved from duty at this time. The
bulletin Of the organizations to be
mustered out follows:
First United States volunteer infan-
try at Galveston, Texas.
Ninth Massachusetts infantry, from !
Montauk to South birmingham, Mass.
Batteries B. c. and D, First Maine
artillery, at Augusta.
Companies A. 3. c.. and D., Second
Washington volunteer infantry, Van
Couver barracks, Washington.
District Of Columbia ant from
Montauk to Armory, Washington, DC.
First battalion of Nevada infantry,
at Carson City.
Ninth New York infantry from
Huntsville, Ala, to Troy, N. Y.
Third New York infantry from
Camp Meade, Middleton, to Troy, N. Y.
Fourteenth New York infantry, from
Huntsville, Ala, to Troy, N. Y.
Second New Jersey infantry, from
Jacksonville, Fla, to Sea Girt, n. J.
First Massachusetts heavy artillery,
from Fort Pickering, Mass, to South
birmingham, Mass.
Second Virginia, fOrty-six officers.
1929 enlisted men, from Jacksonville,
Fla, to ArmOry Richmond, Va.
Second Texas infantry, forty-six Of
fcers, 1927 enlisted men, from Jackson
vile, Fla. to Houston Texas.
Fourteenth Minnesota, fo~rty-nine Of
fcers, 1886 enlisted men, from Knox
vile, to ST. Paul.
Twelfth Minnesota fo~rty-nine Off
GERS, 1883 enlisted men, from Lexing-
ton to st. Paul.
First North Carolina, fifty officers.
1,16O enlisted men, from Jacksonville
to Raleigh.
First Louisiana. fOrty-ive officers,
1892 enlisted men, from Jacksonville
to New Orleans.
In connection with the orders mus
tering out of the above named regi-
ments, it is significant of the govern
ment's intention to retain many OF the
~oluntee TROOPS in the service that
orders were issued transferring thir-
teen regiments from their state camps
to the various camps of mobilization
throughout the country. 1t is under
stood that the orders were issued with
n view to the retention in the service,
perhaps until mex spring. of the organ
i~zatiOns named in the orders. The
regiments included in the orders are as
follows:
Third Georgia., from Griffin, to jack
sonville.
Fifteenth Minnesota, from st. Paul
to Camp Meade, Middleton, Pa.
Fourth New Jersey, from Sea Girt
to Camp Meade.
Eighth infantry (~regulars) from Fort
Thomas, Washington, to Lexington,
Kentucky.
Fifth Massachusetts, from South
birmingham to Camp Meade.
Thirty-ffth Michigan, from Island
Haven to Camp Meade.
Third Mississippi from Jackson,
Miss, to Lexington.
Two Hundred and First New York,
from Hampstead to Camp Meade.
Third North Carolina from Fort Ma
con, to Knoxville.
Fourth Kentucky from Lexington to
Knoxville.
Third Alabama, from Mobile to
Jacksonville.
Third regiment United States engi
.neers from Jefferson barracks to Lex
ingtOn.
First Territorial regiment, from Tue
son, Arizona, to Lexington.
NO MORE BLACK POWDER IN THE
NAVY.
Probably the navy has fought its
last war with black powder. Bids were
opened today at the nav department
for supplying the new warshipS witt
/ 1000. 900 pounds of SmokeleSS powder
a quantity sufficient to supply at least
the secondary batteries of all the
ships in the service and this supply
will be augmented from time tC
time until within the course of a yea1
or two all the black powder will have
been retired, except possibly some tina
will be retained for saluting purpose
There were six bids received today a
the department and opened by Judg'
A6Vnoatp Ipm1V in the presence q
representatives of most of the bidders
prominent among them being Mrs
Maria Dittmar. head of the powde
concern bearing her name. The bids OIL
an average are about the same as tn
navy is now paying for it's powder an
slightly below the figure paid by tn
army under the emergency created b.
the war.
GENERAL BROOKE LEAVES Fol
SAN JUAN.
Adjutant General Corbin today re
ceived a cablegram from Genera
Brooke. announcing that he woul
leave Ponce today for San Juan. es
ccrted by troop H. of the Sixth caval
ry and Company F, or the Eighth in
fantry. 1t is expected that he will max
his headquarters for the present a
Rio Pedras, about seven miles fror
San Juan. General Brooke is accom-
panied on the trip, which he will max
over ldnu, Dy his Iuu stan. ne WI
be in constant Geographic communica
ton with Ponce. He expects to arriv
in about five days.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF
PENSIONS.
The annual report of Hon. H. Cla
Evans, commissioner of pensions we
made public today. The commission
says that the roll is not only increa:
ing in numbers, but in value. Tt
amounts paid out at the sever;
agencies for the year on account
pensions under the general laws wei
SIS, 275, 1888 and on account of pension
under the act of June 9th, 1890, $66
255,670 The number of pensions
foreign countries at the close of II
1iscal year was 4,371, aying increase