The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-06
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Their. was much rejoicing here at thc,
news Of the battle at Manila IL wKx
the chief topic Of talk this
This afternoon the arrival OF the VA
rious companies composing h F1rSe
regiment OF volunteers absorbed puxE
attention. Two special trains. bearing
ten companies, arrived. one >ampRuy
was already in camp and one t.rora
Goldsboro) arrives Wednesday.
Captain John Gresham. mastering
officer. said today; Il intend 10 rush
the work. ! expect to begin in tlw~
morning. / Viii have DIR. Winter. Ut
:. A, and three other doctors and also
four clerks. l am authorized by tfz~
war department TO do this. or course
the main work will be the strict physa-
cal examination by the doctors
II il quite evident now that the Nc
gro volunteers tried 10 get in servirs
as the Second regiment. The man wig
expects To be in command went rt~
the governor Saturday morning and
rendered the services OF twelve com
panies-at Raleigh 2, Wilmington =
charlotte : and | each at Ashevili..
New Rernc. Durham. Fayetteville
kinston and Statesville. But long be-
fore these tenders the formation OF tho
Second regiment OF white volunteers
had been begun.
II would be interesting TO know what
the facts as 10 the armament of
Fort Macon. on the one hand th..
kilograms sent out from there say their
IS no armament at all. while on the
other hand persons who have been fy
the fort say il is prepared
The mountain men are volunteering
in great numbers. They are going e.
various places where troops are being
raised.
There are all sorts of expressions q.
opinion as 10 companies east OF hens
which failed TO volunteer. Some per
sons are making ii very uncomfort-
able for them. Others say IL was their
duty 10 stay at home and not leave
the towns and counties without II
guard.
The crop report this week is very SAT-
isfactory. Some cotton was Killed ~
the cool weather. IL is said, and re-
planting Is in such cases necessary
II is asserted in the most earnest anC
plain way by some OF the most promt-
nent democrats here that any such
thing as fusion with the populists Is
utterly dead. The populist county con-
Nentlon here last Saturday was "A slap
in the face TO those democrats who
have favored such fusion. The denun-
citation of the democrats by Hal Aver.
one Of the promoters of such fusion
was enough To damn the whole
scheme.
III IS said that as many AS thirty per-
sons are applicants for the commissions
as colonel Of the First regiment az
volunteers. There are good reasons
for belief that Colonel W. III. :. Bur
gwyn. of Henderson. will get the place
1t appears to be entirely certain thar
X. L. Davis and G. ID COwlps viii bn
the Observation-Disclosures OF the FIRST
and Second volunteers respectively
A company is being raised here 10
take the place of the Governors Guard
until the latter is mustered out OF tn,
United States service.
1t is odd. but true. that even in this
time of war neither the national on
state flag is displayed from the flag
STATS on the capitol. Not a few com
ments are made upon this.
Congressman Richmond Pearson fs
mere. Populists say hat he will not
be renominated: that the republicans
or ne Ninth district are bent upon
dropping him.
Tomorrow afternoon there Is To be-
a massmeeting Of citizens here to select
a committee TO raise the SIS. 200 nec.<-
sary TO purchase the site for the army
post. The site is decid6i on. being TIM
lucker property, popularity known a~
Camp Mangum." Ii is now known
that the post is to be located here IL
this desirable site is Immediately civ
en- the governor.
Yesterday afternoon three cars nlIe,a
with Cubans, OF their way from New
York to Tampa. passed here. They
were heartily cheered and responder
with loud Was They shouto@-
Viva Cuba Librl,' Each wore a Gu
ban flag in his hat.