The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-03
WAR PREPARATIONS.
TIKI WILMINGTON LIGHT INFAN-
TRY TO MOBILIZE.
They VIII Leave for Camp tomorrow
The Nantucket TO Sail Wednesday
Full REGIMENT Of Negro
Hurry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. To Fight

Yesterday Captain Don. MacIiae re-
ccived kilograms from the adjuf1nt gen
eral. at Raleigh, ordering him TO leave
here with the Wilmington Light Infantry
for Raleigh tomorrow. Accordingly Cap
tain MacRae called a meeting of the
commissioned officers Of the ompany
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. They
assembled in the officers room at the
Wilmington Light Infantry armory, and
after consultation, the non-commissioned
officers were instructed TO notify the
members of the company to meet at the
armory last night at s O'Clock. to receive
the necessary instructions prior to their
departure for Raleigh.
The members of the company turned
out with fun ranks last night at the hour
named.
They met in the assembly room and
Captain MacRae explained to them the
object of the called meeting. He then
read to the men a list, made out by the
officers, of the necessary equipments ana
clothing they should take to camp. The
list was also posted in the armory, and
it is as follows: Two suits and not more
than four of underwear; not more than
four shirts; not less than two pairs Oh
half hose and more if desired; two night
shirts; one or two pairs OF substantial
shoes: two to four towels; a piece OF
SOAP and a brush, cOmD ana LOOlnDI uSH.
AT 9:15 p. m. the following telegram was
read to the meeting by Captain MacRae:
Raleigh, n. c., May !, 1893.
Captain Donald MacRae, Wilmingtons
come Tuesday. Bring your old equip
ment for the arsenal. New outfit fur
nished by the United States. Men on
pay from yesterday, 80 to "a men, lnclud-
Adjutant General.
The telegram was received with an
outburst of enthusiastic applause, after
which the meeting adjourned.
The boys will be busy To-Day SeuthS
ready to leave tomorrow. Captain Mac
Rae was not able to respond TO the Tel
egram last night. but viii DO so toddy.
He thinks it probable that he Will get MS
company off tomorrow at 3:20 p. m. by
the Seaboard Air Line. A friend OF the
company suggests that the Second ftegl-
ment band might escort the boys 10 the
station.
CAPTAIN MacRae said last night that
he now has 50 men, the minimum strength
of a company. and by tomorrow he will
have the maximum numDer, "a, anu plop-
ably others on the waiting list.
TWO MORE COLORED COMPANIES
TO ORGANIZE TONIGHT.
Alderman A. J. Walker, colored, will
organize a colored company tonight at
the city hall and J. S. w. Eagles, col
ored, will tomorrow night at Tent HAN,
on Campbell street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets.
Collector Dancey tells us that the war
enthusiasm is increasing among the col
Ored citizens and that there will be no
difficulty in organizing the above two
companies. in addition to the two al
ready organized.
Captain Dave Sasser'S company Will
meet tonight at Love and Charity hall
TO complete the unfinished work of or
ganizing it to go to the mobilization
point.
Collector Dancey received the following
telegram:
Hon. John c. Dancy, Wilmington. N. c.:
Thank you for kind words and patri-
otto spirit. Please have the two camps
at Wilmington by Friday for battalion
mobilization. A. d.
Adiutant General.
The United States steamer General
Thorn. in the service at Fort wv
yesterday brought up Captain Craighill,
of the engineer corps. Colonel Register,
inspector general of the state. and DR..
Roberts, one of the surgeons at the fort.
We learn that all four of the disap-
pearing gums at Fort CasweH are ready
for service Captain CroZier, of Wash
ington. D.. c.. inventor of these powerful
guns. is now art Fort Caswell and will
will be commenced with the batteries
today. so look out for the report of the
big guns.
ENLISTING CONTINUES.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. c.. May 1.-Adjutant Cen
oral Cowles has a pile of kilograms today
General Gotten. who is raising a company
at Tarboro. reports some apathy, but
says he will be ready by Tuesday. w. A.
Stewart. of Dunn, A. c. Avery, Jr.. of
ster, ask permission to raise companies.
One man telegraphs, do you enlist vol
unteerS under age, without consent OF
p%arents?" The adjutant general replied:
asC,,, .nn1iCat ,,,,1a-cu Lnh inotj poo ic nffnrn1 -
r. l.. Durham. of Gactonia, reports that
he has sixty men and will be ready with
"a full mpan Wednesday. Charles l..
Adams, of Greensboro, asks permission
to raise a company and take up forty
men who wanted to enlist in Percy
Gray's company. which is full to the
limit. He wants to get in the second reg
iment. He is given permission to recruit.
l.. II. MacRae, of Fayetteville, asks
leave to raise "a company and begS to be
allowed to get it under the first cali. He !
is told to proceed. Captain Donald Mac |
Rae, of Wilmington, telegraphs that he |
will be here Tuesday with his full COM |
pany. the Wilmington Light Infantry. |
Captain Smith, of the Greenville compa- |
ny. (the Pitt County Rif1es), telegraphS |
tonight that forty of his men this even |
ing volunteered to go anywhere and asks /
If he can report with them here tomor- |
row. The adjutant General commends |
him and the forty men for their bravery, ]
but regrets that he cannot accept less 1
than eighty-four men. He tells them to
"pAN IiII tlIS SNSoibI GILL " hNIi iS VI L
put his company on the roll of honor
e. d. Turner, of HillSboro. and James H.
Holt, of Burlington. have combined
forces and as a result, Holt will bring a
fun company here. |
FULL REGIMENT NEGRO TROOPS.
The governor and adjutant general are
making strong efforts to induce the Sec
rotary of war to increase the North Car
DINA quota 500. so hat a full regiment
of negroes can be orfaniZed. AS an ac- I
acknowledgement of the response of that
race to the call for volunteers, the adju-
tant general says he thinks this attempt
will succeed. The friends of Charles S.
L. "A. Taylor. of Charlotte, are sending
a strong recommendation of him as com
mander of the negro battalion or regi-
mert, as the case may be. |
TO HURRY UP MOBILIZATION.
Colonel Armfield will arrive here to-
morrow afternoon with his regiment.
Lieutenant r. P. Davis, u. s. A, who
is to be made it's lieutenant colonel, will
be here to aid in the organization and
general work.
The following companies of the Second
are notified to be here this week
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