The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
CASH DISTRIBUTED
$4,000 Paid Out at Camp
Russell Yesterday.
The BOYS ARE HAPPY
GEORGE w. WATTS GIVES 800
POUNDS SMOKING TOBACCO.
THERE WILL BE DRESS PARADE TO-DAY
Major Dixon TO Preach.-A Timely Circul ar
The Men Spending Their Money
Freely.

Yesterday was a busy day at Camp
Russell. The boys were UP early and
were eagerly watching the approach
of the paymaster. About II O'Clock
the work was begun and continued
without interruption until every man III
the regiment received his quota. Pay
mcnt was begun with Company \, and
continued on down the line. At the
table sat Colonel BurgWyn, Paymaster
Muhlcnherg aud his Secretary, Mr..
Nicholson and the captain Of the com
pan who's men were being paid off.
The table was literally covered with
crisp new bills and silver coin. and The
mems eyes fairly danced when they
went up to the table to receive their
share. The Scrgcants received S2i.4S:
corporals 5000, and privates, $1I.GS
each,
As was announced exclusively
in Yesterdays News and Observer. the
and line officers and men re-
ceivcd pay from April 9th, the time
they were modified. while the field and
staff officers only received pay from the
time they were mustered i'll. The pay
master wanted to 90 ahead and pay the
whole regiment from the time they Were
mustered in, but the officers had him TO
hold up until they could communicate
with the Department ut Washington.
Messages were sen by General CoWles
and Col. BurgWyn to the Department,
also to Senator Pritchard with the re-
suit that the men were paid from April
9TH. The pay roll amounted to about
$4,000.
Yesterday Colonel Burgwyn re-
ccived the following dispatch from
Washington: Il called on Paymaster
General at 9:1o this morning. He in
forms me that he has arranged the mat
ter referred to i'll your telegram i'll Il
satisfactory
J. G. PRITCIARD.
The orders on which the demand fol
pay from April 9th. are given below:
On April 23rd the Governor sent the
following letter to Adjutant General
CowleS:
To Brig. Gen. \. d. Cowles.
Raleigh. y. G..
Sir: Ply authority Of the act of Con
greSs and by direction of the Secretary
of War i'll relation thereto, i%nstructinG
the Governor to raise IL volunteer army
for service against Spain. You are
hereby ordered to take all necessary
NN' - CT ~ III iva btNiltS t'iI'A
mastering in of such army. giving as
far as is practicable. the preference to
the organized National Guard of the
State as now constituted, and making
UP the quota. in my discretion. from
the citizen soldiery volunteering in the
defence of their country. You will act
i'll concert with such officers of the
United States Army rs may be delegated
for such service.
In order to put the machinery in mo-
ton YOU will notify the heads of your
departments that they are also on &C
tive duty and under your direction, sub
ject to my approval.
ID. l.. RUSSELL.
Governor.
In obedience to the order General
Cowles at once began collecting the
States forces and on the 9th of April
issued the order that started the ma
chinery of mobilization of the forces.
The first order to the various captains
was as follows:
Raleigh, y. c.. April -.
Captain. Dear Sir: You are ordered
to hold You company in readiness to
move to Raleigh on orders from this
office. Recruit Your company to re-
quircd strength of - p~rivates and three
officers. BY order of the Governor and
commandments.
A.. ID. COWLES.
Ad]utant General.
Upon receipt Of the above order many
companies throughout the State assem-
hled at their armories ana began to
live there awaiting calls for mobilization
Colonel Burgwyn, General Cowles and
senator IrItChaTI deserve the
thanks of the regiment for the way they
have interested themselves in this
matter.