The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
TAR HEELS HAD RATHER FALL BY
MAUSER RIFLES THAN VEL
LOW FEVER.
Work of Catholics Among the SckNo Ordnance Stores
Tar Heel Troops Need Better GunsRewards
Arrest OF Deserters-Gen. Lee in Camp

of the various regiments to say that
Father Kent and Sisters ut 81. Mary :
Home have done more for soldiers III
the hospital than all the chapains to-
gcthcr. They daily visit the hospital,
always taking with them delicacies,
fans. mosquito bars, reading matter and
the like. \ kindly word of greeting here.
a cool hand upon hot brow there, n
bright smile and II tender sympathy
cverywh ere-and the place is brighter
for their coming In dispensing these
little charities and doing these deeds of
kindness no questions as to denomlna-
ton are asked. Save with Catholics no
sectariau questions are ever discussed
but all are pointed to the one living God
and the Son he gave for the salvation
of all mankind.
REWARDS FOR ARREST OF DE
SERTERS.
Five recruits. sent by Lieutenant
Stewart arrived yesterday. They were
Lot L. Patton. James c. Fleming, John
T. Shanks. Dehert Il. Holly and John
W. Queen The first three joined the
Waynesville company, the last two the
Statesville company.
Other recruits enlisted i'll Jacksonville
this week and not sent in by recruiting
officers are: Fleming Il. Smith. Jr..
Waynesville company; Fletcher III. Doub,
Winston company: VIM. Chase Adams,
Queen City Guards: Julius l.. Camp
bell. Shelby company.
Rewards of so each were yesterday
offered for the arrest of the following
deserters from this regiment: Company
b Enthusiastically. Il. Gricc, Murrey Hol-
land. Eli Wadsworth, Robert IL.
Mitchell. Paulus Williams, William ID.
Williams. Hugh Il. Carteret and Robert
L. Michael; Company G-Draton Med
lin and jackson NJ. Wright; Company
K-Alonzo j. Beemer
NEW ADVANCE STORES ARRIVE.
The New Jersey regiment yesterday
received new supply of Springfield
rifles. latest model. 1t is known as the
''rod- bayonet'' gun. with globe sight and
wind gauge and is Il very great improve
ment over the gun recently issued TO
the North .Carolinians. The Jerseys now
have the best guns in camp and the
Carolinans have the ~sorriest. Nor does
there seem to be much prospect of get
ting better ones. Every suggestion in
that direction has been met by the re-
ply on part of commanding officers,
that the men are not taking proper care
of the guns they already have. The
chief armorer. however, tells different
story. He says the North Carolina guns
are as a rule. cleaner than any he has
had to repair. and he has had to repair
twice as many for them as for any 9TH
err regiment in the camp.
The following additional shipments of
rifles and other supplies have been made
and are now ON their way here:
For the Fiftieth Iowo o04 Springfield
rifles. canteens, haversacks and other.
supplies: for the Fourth Illinois, ZIG
rifles. o46 cartridge belts, etc.. for the
Second Illinois. 300 rifles, cartridge belts.
etc: for the Second New Jersey, 10000
rounds of ammunition. DDS blanket bags
and other supplies; for the First North
Carolina, 10000 rounds of ammunition,
and the same number for the Second IL
linois and the Fourth Virginia For
the hospital corps 800 canteens, 167 sad
dies and a large amount of other needed
supplies.
General Lee and staff yesterday moved
their headquarters from the Windsor
Hotel to his camp near Camp Cuba Llbrc.
Mrs. Lee and her daughters will re-
main at the Windsor.
1t is officially denied at General Lees
headquarters that transports are on their
way here to take the Seventh Army corps
to Porto Rico, or anywhere else.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, arrived
here tonight to inspect the regiments
from his State. The soldiers will give
him a rousing reception.
Private Cornelius Van Cadcr, of Com
pany l.. Second New Jersey, was mar
ried last night to Miss Annie w. Kilgore,
of this city. Another case of love at
first sight.
The body of Sergeant Warren Scott,
Of the First Wisconsin regiment, who
died "Wednesday afternoon at the di-
vision hospital has been sent to his
home ut Racine. Wis. He was 26 years
old and unmarried. His sickness lasted
but five days The body of Private Hen
nv Bramcn, Of the Second Illinois regi-
ment. who died Monday night, has also
been sent to his home at Charlotte, Mich.
The body Of Corporal Geo. \. Jackson,
of the Second Illinois. was taken to his
home in Chicago tonight.
Twelve hundred mules for the use of
the Seventh Army Corps have been or
dcred shipped here. They are cXpectd
to arrive Monday or Tuesday.
Much of the conlmissary stores of the
various regiments was either damaged
or destroyed by the recent rains. The
losses were principally in flour and po-
tatocS.
Private Thomas S. Jackson, of the
Fourth Virginia regiment, has been re-
leased. 1t will be remembered that he
was courtmartialed for striking his cap
tain and sentenced to six months in the
penitentiary Owing to some technical
irregularities III the proceedings Of the
court its findings have been disapproved
and oyer-rlled by the reviewing au-
thority. Jackson is therefore ordered re-
leased from arrest and returned to duty.
Private Dougherty. also of the Fourth
Virginia, has been sentenced to pay Il fine
of so and serve thirty days at hard
labor in the guard house for being drunk
and disorderly.
FRED. l.. MERRITT.
Washington, July 14.-The President
to-day made the following appoint
mpntS.