The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-10
THE NAVAL RESERyES.
To be Modified at Wilmtngtcu-Ne
Trouble i'm Recruiting the Two Regi-
bic Gathering Of Railway
Onieial.-Polieal Gossip.
Messenger Bureau.

Adjutant General Cowles said this
morning: The North Carolina ma
val reserves not now in active service
will be- modified at Wilmington I'm
n few days. Notice TO take that step
mas come from the navy department.
So that the officers and men may be
examined by the surgeons. They will
De mustered in with. the same rank
they now hold in the state service.
) have today telegraphei 70 the
surgeons generals department 10 know
"hen We are TO present he SEVENTY
three men for hospital stewards and
privates in the hospital corps.
1T now seems that there will b. p,
trouble in recruiting the First ara
Second regiments TO 1850 each IA
a letter from Captain John T. holland
OF Asheville, Offering $50 men FOR this
purpose"
Major II. l.. Grant has a telegram
from Senator Pritchard aging his
name goes in today as a paymaste-.
There was n notable gathering oc
railway officials at the railway COM
mission Office today. the attraction be-
ing the hearing OF Governor RusselVs
IN - W tdA1e lht rake
OF railway fare to pa cents for first
class and = cents for class per
mile. There We're present the follow
ing railway officials: Southern, Messrs.
Finley, Culp, Plant. Cannon, Turk.
Secretary Hill of New York. Harrison.
henderson. Price and Busbce: Atlantic
Coast Line, Messrs. Elliott. Emerson.
Riach and Burton: Seaboard Air Line.
Mr.. Glover; Cape Fear and YadkEn
Valley. Messrs. Fry and Kyle.
Argument was begun 10y Jno w.
Hlnsdale for the governor. The case
OF the North Carolina railway was first
taken up. The principal question was
whether that road could DE separated
from the Southern system, which
leases and operates ii, and DE acted on
independently as independent road OPP
Grated by al Independent
Stedman and Douglas as we'll as Hins-
dale made arguments for the governor
that this could be done. Henderson and
Price argued against this position. This
afternoons session was principally de-
voted to examination Of Mr.. I'M, OF
New York, secretary 10 President
Spencer, Of the southern.
The matter or reduced express rates
is also before the commission and the
southern Express Company is repre-
scented by Messrs. Loop, Croswell and
Bryan.
Private Secretary Cade MAS in con-
slant touch with Governor Russells
attorneys, who We're before the COM
mission. They had prepared the gov
errors case with great care.
Hal Aver was asked today whether
his people, the populists. would fuse
with the republicans. He smiled and
said he did not know, but thai he did
know the democrats will certainly be
beaten this year. The wish is father
TO that thought. He has certainly
worked hard to defeat them. The re-
suit Of the democratic convention was
a heavy blow TO him.
The republican state committee met
this afternoon. Most OF its members
attended. Some OF the partisans Of
Governor Russell (and they are GER
tainly few in number) gave 1t out that
they intended TO have him endorsed.
But there were assurances that no
such thing will be done.
The populists are in a tight place.
The republicans are determined to
dictate harsh terms to them. They
know they have the populists cornered.
The interview your correspondent had
with II. l.. Grant, who always speaks
for Senator Pritchard, showed this to
be the drift Of things quite clearly.
Lieutenant Allen G.. Rogers. of RAJ
leigh, is on the monitor Monadnock.
WHICH is ordered from san Francisco
to Manila.
Major Young, colored, commander
of "Russells Black Battalion" now i'm
camp at Fort Macon, is here az a
OF the republican state COM
mittee. Ezekiel Smith is adjutant;
William Naples, quartermaster; J. G.
Graham ordnance 6fiicer; :. A. Harris.
sergeant major.
Invoices for all the supplies for the
Second regiment. save the rifles. have
been received by Colonel Burgwyn.
The regiment Is NV having battalion
drills on the drill ground which the
First regiment used.
The commencement exercises OF St.
Mary's school here are In progress.
There is a movement to make IL the
Episcopal school for girls Of South
Carolina, as we'll as OF North Carolina.
Ionight his matter was taken up,
Rev. DR.. A. Toomer Porter and Or.
Frost representing the diocese OF
South Carolina.