The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
Capital GOSSIP
First and Second Regi-
mentS to Recruit.
OF lO6 men.

Places Of the Companies to Get TWEEN
ty.Sfx More Men for Each COMPANY
The Second Regiment Now Uni
formed-Third Call fer Volunteers 10
he Made.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c. June ).
II is thought that the orders for re-
sued tomorrow. The various points from
which the companies came should see
that the recruits are ready-twenty-six
for each company-picked men.
| The Improvement in the appearance OF
the regiment since it has received cloth
ing is very marked. The very newest
companies have SO far progressed that
their marching is fair, and hence their
appearance even without arms, is made
impressive by means of the uniforms.
The odds are that the Second will go 10
Jacksonville or Chickamauga. 1t seems
that Camp Alger. near Washington, is
to be abandoned. The regiment would
have been possibly sent 40 Camp AIger,
though, as stated, Tybee, Ga, was named
as its destination.
It is rather odd that no North Caro-
linian save James NJ. Moody, has re-
ceived a staff appointment by the presi-
dent. OF course. Virginia and South
Carolina get major generals and briga-
der generals-nice military pie as a
populist would say. But the North Car
olinians may be counted on to do the
fighting. They are famous for furnishing
fighters and will keep up their glorious
record.
1t is said that John n. Harrell, of this
city, is to go to Jacksonville, enlisting in
the First North Carolina regiment. He is
waiting for an officer to arrive here to
muster him in. Just now there is no
army officer in Raleigh.
w. H. Smith, the telegraph operator
who goes from here to the Philippine is
lands, will get S125 a month as military
telegrapher. This government will, of
course, have charge of the telegraphs,
mails and railways there, just as it will
have in Cuba and Porto Rico. Each of
these islands will be great outlets for the
development of American Industries.
Events are marching on. Who six months
ago, would have dreamed of the United
States holding the Philippines, or Porto
Rico or Cuba? Now it appears quite nat
how many think hat either of these is
lands ought to pass out from United
States control. Not one man in a hundred
will say that this government ought not
Your correspondent has the stamps of
the Islands,. All bear the portrait of
SPANS puny little boy king. The Philip
pines are in Spanish, "Islas ~Filipinas,"
Rico "Isla de Puerto Rico The coins
also bear the effigy of the little king and
in local slang in Havana a Spanish dol
lar is called a "squealer,' because of
the likeness of the little boy, and in ref
erence to his squalling.
1t may be that the railway from here
into Harnett county via Cary and Holly
Springs, may extend further. It's officials
of thirty-five miles is very satisfactory.
One of them said: "It Will be a full
road"
POPULISTS TO BE SNUBBED BY RE-
PUBLICANS.
here today on his return home from
Washington. He says the statement that
he had filed an application for a %lieuten-
ant colonelcy in the regular army is in
accurate. He was telegraphed to go to
Washington and was tendered a commits
sion as lieutenant colonel of a regiment
Of regulars, but declined it because he
knew he could not pass the physical eX-
His reasons We're satisfactory
to the president and to Senator Pritch-
ard. Then he was rendered a position in
the pay department., with the rank of
certainly and possibly lieutenant
colonel. This he has under consideration.
Major Grant is so close politically to
Pritchard that his political views
are of interest. He says: Our republi-
can state meets next Thurs
day. I know hat our convention will
make 10 proposition to the populists for
cooperation. 1 do not see how the popu-
the developments of the past thirty days.
[ do not believe they will make us a
proposition and that one would be ac-
cepted. There will be no coercion by
in the line of cooperation will
left to the districts and counties to
settle. Butler and his crowd can't come
here and make a deal with us. l do not
see how they would have the cheek to
make the attempt. There must be some
decency left in politics. There may be
cooperation of populists and republicans, |
but as they may locally agree" |
THE NEW STATE QUOTA TO BE |
NEGRO TROOPS. |
The adiutant general a day or two ago |
gave officially a statement that the two
be white. This he said, was the gov
errors purpose. But today j. c. l.. Har-
ris. who was sent by the governor TO
Washington to see the secretary of war. |
returned here and makes a statement |
knocks out the two white battal- |
ions. Harris says the secretary of war
stated that the two Dattalions. a total
Of seven companies. would be of negroes, |
and would be added to the negro battal- /
ON now at Fort Macon: that orders were /
issued Thursday for this negro battalion |
to go to Tampa. but the orders are held
I'D until the other seven mpa are /
so as to make IL a ten-compdny |
regiment. with a colored lieutenant colo |
rel and two majors. all negroes. orders
for the recruiting TO a strength OF l,3o
of the First and Second regiments |
ra exDected tomorrow. Harris says the /
of war said the order requiring /
all the egiments unde the first call TO be |
brought to that strength was rigid aud
on no account be modlhed. |
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