The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-03
cUBANs GOING HOME TO FIGHT.
Especial to The Messenger.)

departing they were cheered and re-
sponded with shouts Of Viva Cuba Ii
bre.' Viva Estados Unitados."
There were literally thousands OF Wis
itors to Camp Bryan Grimes today. par
ticuarly late this afternoon. The work
went on all day. Five hundred tents are
pitched Everything will be ready for
the troops on arrival tomorrow after
noon.
The following dispatches were crowded
out of yesterdays paper:
THE GREENvILLE COMPANY WON'T
MOBILIZE.
Raleigh, y. c., April 3.-At 40 o'click
this afternoon Adjutant General CawleS
was thoroughly astounded at receiving
the following telegram from Captain J.
T. Smith. of Company II, First regiment.
North Carolina State Guard. at Green
willie: Your order to go TO Raleigh and
newspaper statements indicate that my
company has offered to volunteer. My
company has only offered to volunteer to
go anywhere in the United States. Only
three members offered TO volunteer under
the Hull bill. This telegram is intended
to make our position clearly understood.
My ompany will Mt volunteer under the
cali by the president for 125 600 troops.
With this explanation, shall we report at
Raleigh May I'd or not?"
The adjutant general replied immedi-
teers. 1t is not necessary TO report" The
stricken from the First regiment Of vol
unteers, and a telegram was sent Cap
tain Balm, of the Goldsboro Rifles, noti-
flying him that his company had been
given the position which the Grennvilie
had abandoned The latter
will no doubt meet a storm Of
criticism all over the state.
THE MOBILIZATION CAMP.
Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh. y. c., April 30.-Great num-
bers of persons today visited the mObili-
zation camp of the First volunteers. At
6 o'clock, 294 tents We're up, being ali
save the field officers tents and those
for Captain Gresham, the mastering Off
Ger and examining surgeon. The work
will continue tomorrow.
The Governors Guard settled down to
camp life today. Two of its men are
cooks. and this is required of all COM
panies. There will be no employed cooks.
Detailed men must do all the cooking.
through 30h feet of Pinch pipe from a
spring which furnishes the supply to St.
Mary's school. The latter will during
the encampment use water from the city
mains. The water is forced to the camp
by a steam pump.
There are 26O tents available for the
Second regiment of volunteers, and be-
sides these 40 more have been reQuisi-
toned for on the war department. There
is d telephone at the camp All visitors
remark upon the admirable location of
the camp. Physicians say the drainage
and other sanitary conditions are per-
feet.
All the first regiment will be in camp
by $50 o'clock Monday afternoon. kiCh-
ems double like those in use at the camp
at Wrightsville, are provided. The cook
ing is done on stoves and also the army
mess outfit.
Governor Russell left for Wilmington
today to return Tuesday.
First Lieutenant +. e. Marshall, Sixth
cavalry, U. S. A, has reported here to
Captain John c.. Gresham, L. S. A, the
mastering officer at Camp Bryan Grimes,
as acting quartermaster and commissary
of subsistence.
Captain wv. T. r. Bells at
Rutherfordton, is assigned to the Second
volunteers.
TRANSPORTATION OF THE SECOND
REGIMENT.
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Raleigh, N. c., April 3O.-Tonight the
adjutant general says he has sent trans
portation to the following companies of
the Second regiment of volunteers to
camp here on the following days Of next
week: r. Percy Gray, Greensboro, o
day; r. c. Gladstone, Reidsville. Tues
day; J. L: Gibson, Nantahala, Wednes-
nesday; Donald MacRae, Wilmington,
Tuesday; w. C. Rodman, Washington,
Tuesday. He says the other six compa-
mics of this regiment will probably all
be here by Wednesday and not later than
Thursday, making two regiments in
camp. Transportation is sent to I. H.
Balm, of Goldsboro, for Wednesday. This
delay as to Goldsboro is because it was
first assigned to the Second regiment,
but was today transferred to the First.
The ~adjutant general says as soon as
these two regiments are muster in the
United States service, the colored bat
TALON will be ordered to mobilize at a
point at or near the coast to be selected
by Inspector General Register.
The adjutant general is understood to
favor James H. Young. colOred, as ma
jOr of he negro h1tt9li0n
The pitching of tents for the Second
regiment at Camp Bryan Grimes begins
MEN TO WORK AT FORT CASWELL.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Beaufort, N. c., April 3O.-The forty
men who have been at work at Fort Ma
con, were all discharged today and have
orders to go to Fort Caswell, Whining
ton. They have been known here as the
tiribucket brigade, and the work at the
fort has been a perfect farce. There IS
great indignation among the people here |
over this treatment. |
Three men supposed to be Spanish spies |
passed through the sounds and
have been SOundingy the bar and max
ing maps of our waters. They have |
gone on south. Only one old rusty cam |
non has been mounted at Fort Macon. |
The ammunition to be used has been in
harbor is of sufficient Importance to |
have 5000, 900 recommended for a iharbor |
refuSe, why can IT not be prOtected? |
THE NANTUCKET.
The United States monitor Nantucket, |
which has been put in repair for service. |
will be completed today and tomorrow |
some odds and ends to be looked
after. She will then take on a hundred
of coal that is on the chutes at
Point Peter, and will leave for Port
S. c., on Wednesday. The plan
now is to man her with Wilmington di-
vision. Naval Reserves. The division
meet tonight at s o'clock to make |
arrangements for the trip.
The following is from the Charleston
and Courier of Saturday:
The press dispatches of this morning
that the South Carolina Naval
Reserves will be called upon to man the
which has been detailed to
Port Royal harbor. The call is
especially upon the Beaufort
of the Naval Reserves, and the
etter from Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
be of special interest, as it is to the
and gives the first specific cali for
men to defend the Carolina coast. The
etter reads as follows:
Sir: 1t is the intention of the depart
nent to send the United States steamer
y N nH,,o1n p1u ,~4na r;-r 30 /