The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-01
To Get the Negroes to
the Front.
MANY COMPLIMENTS
the Good Order of the Second Reg
iment-The Troops Down to Hard
Drilling Again-Another Soldier Re
comes Insane-Arrested on Charge OF
Forging Pay Roll Railway Conn
mission to Determine Passenger
Fare Question Today.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., June %.


The railway commission will meet
tomorrow to dispose Of the matter of
the reduction of railway passenger
fares. This was postponed several
weeks ago. The commission will also
take up the matter of assessment Of
railway property.
The death of Mr.. William A. Walker
at his home here yesterday causes
deep grief to his many friends. His
remains were taken to Milton, his for
mer home. His family will live there.
His wife was a Miss Dibbrell, of Rich
mond. For a humble of years Mr..
Walker was in business at Henderson.
1t is said by the adjutant general
hat the government evidently desires
the services of the negro ~regiment-the
Third North Carolina volunteers-in a
hurry. The regiment will be allowed
two majors. The adjutant general to-
day ordered $50 of the negro volunteers
to Fort Macon Thursday. He wanted
to send the entire 1,050 there that day,
but the other 500 will not go until Sat
urday. BY next Monday he says all
will be mustered in. Out of the 1850
he wants 863 men. He allowed the diff
ference for reflections.
James G. Blaine, of Wilmington, tel
egraphs the adjutant general Offering
the services of a negro company, but
the list is made up.
w. j. Hicks, the newly elected SUI
perintendent of the oxford orphan
asylum, will not take the place until
August LIST.
There are no end of compliments
paid the Second regiment for the adj
mirable order in has kept since pay
day. There has been no drunkenness
and NJ disorder.
George Fl. Glass, who was for many
the nag of the Bell tele-
phone exchange here, was yesterday
arrested at Durham and brought here.
He is charged with having for a num-
Der of years placed on his payroll the
names of persons not in existence or
never employed, forging their sigma
lures and taking the money. He was
given a preliminary hearing this morn
ing before a magistrate. Last month
his wife, who is now in Richmond, OBJ
tanned a divorce from him.
Fine rains fell in this section yester-
day afternoon, but only a few drops
in the city.
Among today's arrivals here is Cap
tain M. M. Patrick, United States corps
of engineers, formerly on duty at Will
mington, now on duty at Memphis.
lie oecOIu regiment DuCkIeu GOWN
to drill today, after eight days rest.
The men were quite anxious to resume
work. The arms of most of them are
well or nearly so. There are only thir-
ty sick in the hospital. Yesterday an
other case of insanity developed, a
man of a western company. Private
Abel, of Nanthalala, who has been
critically sick with meningitis, is con-
sidered out of danger.
Major Spier Whitaker, of the Sixth
regiment of immunes, will leave to-
morrow to join it at Knoxville. His
commission is dated for June 10Th and
he holds office during the presidents
pleasure.
The state today granted a license to
the State Life Insurance Company, of
Indiana, Herbert B.. Brown, of Raleigh,
general agent.
The officers and men alike of the
First regiment have telegraphed to
Senator Pritchard, Congressman Lin
ney, Pearson and White and James z.
Boyd, urging them to secure the ap-
pointment of Lieutenant Colonel Cal
vim DIVA Cowles, of the First regi-
Inent, as brigadier general.
Some of the troops here have receiv-
ed the brown Campaign uniforms.
They look extremely serviceable. AS
yet no leggings have come, and no car
fridge belts. These only are lacking
to make the equipment complete.