Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-11
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
THE STATE VOLUNTEERS AND
THEIR MOVEMENTS.
Cost of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
New Pnper-The Vance monument
x,,or;,I-Dav-The Odd-FeilOws-
Personal Notes

RALEIGH. n. c., May lO.-(Special)-
Tho Adiutant-Gen to-day received no.
,io. from the War Department that me
First REGIMENT of Volunteers VIII De
sent to Tampa, instead OF TO Chicka-
,,,o,,c, This makes it clear that 1t Is
- ba mart of the army Of occupation Oh
cuba mr. Porto Rico. The Adjutant-Gen-
eral says he adheres to his beiiei that
II will be a week before the regiment
is moved. as the order to-day says that
the regiment, las soon as completely
eouipped." will go TO Tampa. requests
10 rush the Uniforms and arms here nave
been sent and repeated.
There will be some changes IN the Sc
cond Regiment, the companies from
peidsville and oxford consolidating. II
was thought yesterday that a company
from Henderson might be in the regl-
ment but it's captain said it could not
raise enough men. The AdJutant-Geheral
saws the Murphy and Lenoir companies
each of which has 100 men, VIII De oruer-
"a here and complete the regiment. Ihere
arc many companies OF volunteers ch
the waiting list, but the State Guard
comnanles had TO be given the prefer
ence. ., az
Taking the regiments here In camp as
a test. and IL must be that the type Vi
men volunteering IS fine one. Inc sur
geons so remark. IN South Carolihd 'ne
percentage Of men falling 10 pass the sur
geons is very large, While mere II 10 sina I'
THE nhvsical examination OF the negro
,.ot',nteore was completed to-day. The
97s Who passed will be at once sent 10
Fort Macon. ,.. o.,
for "a This State is concerned. VIII not
~, q 600 This being mainly for duty-pay
az officers who arranged the mobilization.
The government pays all charges TOT
TRANSFORMATION and maintenance OF re-
cruits, etc. n-,...
one company Of the Second Regiment
corne I'm this afternoon from Burlington
and the other seven come tomorrow.
Tbe aupolntment Of DIR. b. f. Dixon
40 one of the majors OF the Second Regi-
ment gives much satisfaction.
VANCE MONUMENT.
The unwilling Of the Vance monument
a, Asheville to-day was made memora-
HE occasion. Asheville has acted, while
the state has delayed in raising monu-
ment TO Vance.
~ carloads OF commissary stores
ore. ARRIVING at Camp Grimes for the
volunteers. The local bakers are at work
dav and night making crackers for travel
and field rations for the First Regl-
ment. ,,,, IT..
roon ,aper here is the Times-Visltor.
Tba subscriptions for the purchase OF
tha cite for the army post here are being
ra0idIv made. 1t is expected all the
sunds will be in hand by the end OF this
week. - hill.
last evening Miss Eva Johnston, while
riding on a bicycle here, was struck nS
borse and Knocked down, the horse fail-
inc ON her. II is as yet impossible to tell
the extent of her injuries.
There was frost yesterday morning al
points west or mere -
The local camp OF Confederate Nete-
rams here rendered It's services 10 gov
ernor RUSSELL as n home guard. to take
tha rlace OF the Governors Guard until
~ latter returns from the war The
ca,nn will furnish eghty-four men. 1t
- Seid an the State arms In the hands
~ volunteers will be turned into the
srsenal before the volunteers leave here.
The same course will, no doubt. be taken
as TO the clothing.
PERSONAL.
The Raleigh dentists are attending the
annual meeting OF the State Dental So
cIety al Fayetteville. III. V. Horton, OF
Wilson. is president, and r. IL. Jones,
secretary. The Board OF Dental Exami-
ners is also in session there.
General l.. OBJ. Branch Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, send as delegates TO
the reunion at Atlanta II. ii. Bradley
and G. Is. Afford.
Memorial-Day was handsomely OBJ
served here. All business-houses closed.
The exercises were held at the City Han.
the stage OF which was handsomely deco
rated. r. II. Bradley was chief mar
shall. and Rev. A. NJ. Sims. chaplain. The
orator of the day was Colonel w. III. 3.
Burgwyn, the commander OF the Second
Regiment North Carolina Volunteers.
and his theme was the life and military
services OF Brigadier- General Thomas l..
Clingman. The weather was perfect
and the attendance very large. The pa
rade was larger than usual. and In II
were the marshal and aides. the Ladies'
Memorial Association. the Boys Brigade.
a chapter OF girls IN white attire. the
local camp, Confederate ysteranss In new