The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-05
The Adjutant General Trying
to Select a Size.
SEVERAL ARE OFFERED
TWO CONFERENCE WITH THE
GOVERNOR ON THE SUBJECT.
STRENGTH OF THE STATE GUARD.
North Carolina Wants Peace If it Can be Main
tanned With Honor, but she Will Insist
on Complete Freedo 4, for Cubans,


Though the correspondence at the Al
iutant Generals office continues very
heavy, still no further orders looking TO
n mobilization of the State troops nave
been received.
In the meantime, however. everything
is being prepared for such an emergency.
farms are being inspected with Il view to
securing them for encampment and drill
grounds in case troops are ordered out.
Among those being considered by the
Adiutant General and his aides are:
The Camp Mangum property, just be
yond the fair grounds. This belongs
to the State and comprises 300 acres. 1t
was used for a similar purpose during
the late war. 1t then contained 450
acres; since then 100 acres have been
given for an experiment and poultry
farm.
The Tucker farm at Method. This
has in it less than 200 acres, but is adj
mirably adapted for the purposes for
which it is desired. 1t will not be
chosen, though, because of the prohibi-
tive rental demanded for it.
Faison fam, about two miles north
of the CITY. ON the Seaboard Air Line.
Cameron property, near st. Mary 5.
1t is believed, though that this will hard
" be large enough to afford both camp
and drill grounds.
Gatling property near the Federal
cemetery. The objection urged to this
is that it is too far from railroad.
Bledsoe property, adjoining the HOLE
man farm. south of the city. This IS I'M
der cultivation.
Two conferences with the Governor In
regard to these properties have been held,
but no definite steps have been taken
toward securing any of them.
If there is a call for troops the first
order that will go from the AdJutant
Generals office will be for the assemb-
ling of the four regiments here in Ral-
eigh in a camp of instruction for the
purpose of drilling and equippng; then
each regiment will be required to ex-
pand up to the regulation number OF
companies-twelve, of one hundred men
each. That will make force of 5000
men, comprising one brigade. This
brigade will be under the command of
an officer appointed by the President.
The State Guard now comprises TWEEN
ty-eight companies of infantry, one ne
gro. company, one artillery detachment,
one drum and signal corps. three bands.
and five divisions Naval Reserves. num-
bering total of 1.794 officers and men.
The First Regiment field, staff and
band) now comprises 433 men. 1t is COM
posed of the Edgecombe Guards GIL men:
n
Guard AZ; Goldsboro 80: Roanoke Ri
fles 40; Peruuiman's Guard 81: Wash
ington Light Infantry A; Pitt Rifles
49, A total of 800 men.
Second Regiment field. staff and band)
3557 men. 1t is composed of: Sampson
Light Infantry 43 men; Lumber Bridge
Light Infantry 30: Wilmington. Light
Infantry 43; Edenton Light Infantry As;
Maxton Guard A: Wilson Light Infan-
try A: Hornets Nest Rifiemen 43. A
total of 315 men,
Third Regiment field, staff and band,
36J men. 1t is composed of: Forsyth
Rifiemen 40 men; Vance Guards A:
Durham Light Infantry 80: Granville
Grays a; Franklin Guard 60: Reds
vile Rifles A.; Reidsville Light Infan-
try 43. A total of 332 men.
Fourth Regiment field, staff and
band). 313 men. 1t is composed of: Ire
dell Blues Al men: Richland Rifles 43;
Queen City Guards 53; Asheville Light
Infantry 43; Cabarrus Light Infantry
43: Cleveland Guards 43. A total of
266 men.
There are in the State two indepen-
dent companies. the Fayetteville Light
infantry and the Charlotte Light In
fantry (col.).
The four divisions of Naval Reserves
Wilmington. Kinston, Elizabeth City
and Newbern) consist of 1915 men, in
auding officers. In addition to this
Charlotte has an artillery detachment of
IL men.
CUBA MUST BE FREE.
North Carolina dis for free Cuba A
great number of people were interview
cd here yesterday in regard to the
threatened war between Spain and the
United States, and though, rs rule,
they still hope for peace, almost with
out exception they insist upon the COM
plete freedom of the island as q con-
dition.
why do you believe the President
should act at once and stop Spanish
1nisrule in Cuba?' and 'why should he
also demand instant satisfaction for the
ueslTuclIOH Oh the ual1lH were the
questions asked.
Among the answers received are the
following from representative men of
different professions:
A. G. Avery. ex-justice of the North
Carolina Supreme court:
The President should interfere to
stop Spanish misrule in Cuba
Il. Because it has been demonstrated
that Spain cannot conquer the insur-
gents without resorting to barbarous
cruelty.
~. Because a nation which owes its
existence to LaFayette's love of liberty
would be wanting in gratitude. if it
suffered people on the continent over
which it has exercised a sort of protec
torate, to be conquered by such inhu-
man butchery.
-. Because the hope of this coun-
try for future prosperity and for the
acquisition of wealth depends upon the
development of our trade with the Orient
and to reach that end this government