The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-07
BUT NOT YET ANNOUNCED
THE NAME WILL BE GIVEN OUT
TO-DAY.
BELIEVED TOBEA CONFEDERATE VETERAN
Either Or. Dixon or Col. BurgwYn, Said those
Who Claimed to Know Last Night
Other Military Appointments
The CoIored Battalion.

following military appointments:
WILLIAM r. WILDER, u. ). ~.
major of the First battalion, Second
Volunteer regiment.
II. w. PATTON, Ashevillc, battalion
adiutant in First Volunteer regiment
Il. G. HARRELL, Raleigh, battalion
adiutant in First Volunteer regiment
DAN JOHNSON, Wilmington, batta-
lion adjutant First Volunteer regiment.
J. NJ. ALLISON, Statesville, battaI-
ion adjutant, First Volunteer regiment.
l.. b. ALEXANDER, Charlotte, regi
mental adjutant Crank first lieutenant
to succeed III. ID. Cowles, who failed 10
pass the physical examination on account
of his eyes.
Major Wilder is native of Franklin
county. He graduated from West Point
i'm 1888 and is now at Chickamauga
with the Twenty Infantry The
President has already been asked to de-
tach him and allow him to come here
to enter upon his duties.
In addition to the above Governor
Russell yesterday appointed the colonel
of the Second Volunteer regiment, now
being modified here. Who the appointee
was could not be learned and will not be
made known until to-day.
Adiutant General Cowles when seen
late last night at the Marlborough House.
acknowledged. that the appointment OF
colonel had been made and that it
would be very popular one. lie refused
however, to intimate i'll any way whit
the lucky man was.
The best opinion, however seemed to
be that it was Confederate veteran
Col. W. Ii. 5. Burgwyn or DIR. Is. Is.
Dixon. probably the last named.
There were nine candidates for the
place. as follows: Gen. James ID. Glenn,
of Greensboro; Gen. John G. Gotten, of
Tarboro; Gen. w. =. Roberts, Gates
vile: Col. w. II. s. Burgwyn, IIender-
son: DIR. Il. f. Dixon, Shelby; Judge
Spier Whitaker, Raleigh; Col. w. "A.
Bohbitt. Oxford: Col. w. Il. Rodman,
Washington, and Col. John +. Bruton,
Wilson,
The Governor heard all of them
through patiently and yesterday named
his man. Who it is will be known with
certainty to-day. In the meantime the
candidates and their friends can try
their hands ut guessing.
Raleigh gets the top cream in the pan
as the 'soD" is poured out to the ne
gro volunteer battalion of three compa
Mics. which is to be modified at Fort
Macon.
Yesterday morning the following APP
pointments were given out at the Adju-
tant Generals office.
JAMES ii. YOUNG, (colored), OF
Raleigh, to be major of colored batta-
lion. Pay $500 per year.
G. $. l.. A. TAYLOR, (colored), OF
Charlotte, to be captain of company y,
colored battalion. Pay $1,000 per year.
JAMES e. HAMLIN, (colored),| of
Raleigh to furnish 40 men and be cap
tain of company Il, colored battalion.
Pay $1,000 per year.
ANDREW J. HAYWOOD, (coloredl,
of Raleigh, to furnish 40 men and be
captain of company {, colored battalion.
Pay $4,000 per year.
DAVID SPICER, (colOred), of VIII
mngton, TO furnish 40 men and be first
lieutenant company b, colored battalion.
Pay $1,S00 per year.
j. ID. DUDLEY, (colored), of New
bern, to furnish 40 men and be first
lieutenant company c, colored battalion.
Pay S1,SOO per year.
There are several other lucrative po-
sitions yet to be filed, and it is believed
that some time to-day the following
vacancies will he filed by appointments
from Governor Russell:
. -, to be Surgeon col
ored battalion. Pay. 81 800 per year.
-. -. -~, to be Steward col
ored battalion. Pay 81, 800 per year
-. -. , to be Chaplain col
ored battalion. Pay $500 per year
r.. -. . to be Adjutant col
orcd battalion. Pay $500 per year.