The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-31
OF What Troops Shall
be Composed.
PROTEST OF VOLUNTEERS
Against the Order Ruling Then Out
Of the Guard-What the Adjutant
General Says OF the characterization
Of Rector OF 50. Observation-Disclosures
for the Regular Army-Unlieensed
Fertilizers Put on Ia MARKETING
Blockade Stln Captured.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., March IS.

AuJuldnl General d. - fOySlcT ar
rived here today. Your correspondent
at once informed him OF the protest
Of the officers and men OF the First
regiment of volunteers against beng
declared no longer in the state guar i.
The a%djutant general said: II am sat
isfied that there will be no hitch as
to this matter and that the new or
carnations will retire SO that the old
organizations will retain their identity.
At the time when the ruling was made
that the new organizations las for IN
stance the Governors Guard here al
Raieigh) replaced the old ones and sue
ceeded to all their rights and privileges
we did not know when the First regi-
ment would be mustered out, and in
order to preserve the state guard We
had to form the new companies. Most
Of the in the First regiment
of volunteers We're formerly in the old
Fourth regiment of the state guard
Now there are only three regiments of
the guard, and one of these, the Sec
ond, is but a skeleton. held open for
ion of oily n field officer, a major,
was permitted. I will take up the
matter this week."
Ire adjutant general said that prop
err steps would be taken for the recep-
ton of the First regiment Of volunteers,
or rather of it's individual companies,
when the latter returns from Savan-
nah.
A board of state guard officers--Ge1-
eral Register, Colonel J. c. l.. Harris
and Major H. F. Brown-meets here
tomorrow to consider returns Of ord
nance and quartermasters' stores to
the government; that is, what stores
a.e properly borne or the returns and
should be accounted for n those
which were used by the volunteers.
Considerable quantities of new ord
nance stores are arriving.
John Robinson, formerly Of Arson
county, and who was for four years
of heart disease at his home six miles
from here. He was for many years
one of the best cotton planters in the
state.
The grand secretary of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows goes to Spray,
Rockingham county, this week to Or
ganiZe a new lodge.
1t is the hope of the people here that
the officers of the cruiser Raleigh will
come here to attend a reception n
banquet.
Bishop Cheshire says the trustees of
st. Mary's school will meet here April
4th to consider the matter of the cleo
ton of a new rector, but that it is not
at all probable that one will be chosen
at that time.
Society people express their surprise
at the fact that there are to be no "Eas-
ter brides" here this year. They declare
they do not know of any weddings to
occur within the next fortnight.
Within the past ten days forty-eight
man hoxya hoan on1iCfnI hero fnr tho
regular army. About two-thirds are
negroes.
There is to be} an increase of tobacco
acreage this year,, mainly east of Raj
eigh.
w. w. Huske, of Fayetteville, and
ex-Mayor Thomas Badger, of Raleigh,
are appointed fertilizer inspectors.
There are beginning to come in reports
of unlicensed fertilizers, particularly in
the east.
Revenue Collector Duncan was today
informed by Deputy Collector Satter-
field that the latter had destroyed a
very large illicit distillery near Rox-
boro.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., March 20.
The failure OF the late legislature to
make any appropriation for the main
tenance of the criminal insane, who are
confined in the p~enitentiary, causes
considerable inconvenience. Hereto
fore the penitentiary has maintained
them. Now they are under the control
of the Central hospital for the insane
and the latter supplies their food, the
purchases being made by the peniten-
tiary steward, the asylum making the
payments. 1t is not known yet when
the high wall, which is to entirely sepa-
rate the criminal insane from the con-
victs, will be built, as no Appropriation
was made therefor.
All state %convicts have been vacci-
mated and there are many sore arms
as a consequence, and but little work
can be done.
Farmers in this section report the
stand of wheat and of winter oats as
extremely poor. The outlook for both
crops is by no means good.
Another electric storm swept over
this section of the state last night and
ii is feared has done some damage.
This month has been marked by no less
than four severe electric storms, one
of which, continued, with intervals,
for nearly forty-eight hours.
The commissioner Of agriculture says
he made the appointment OF Huske and
Badger as inspectors of fertilizers at
the request of leading democrats, and
that he has a right to maxi such ap-
pointments.
The state auditor says he may have
to go to Currituck county TO s~traighten
the reports of Sheriff Tillett- The
charge las been made that the sheriff
is short in the educational fund, and
this statement, it is said, has nearly
crazed hin. His report is an absurd
one.
The auditor say that the report from
Columbus county does not show that
any marriage licenses were issued
there in 1898.
State Senator Travis, chairman Of
the new executive board Of he peni-
Tertiary, arrived today. Your CORE
spondent interviewed him and made
inquiry as to whether any Of the seven
penftentiary farms would be abandoned
this year. Mr.. Travis said he thought
not, as the season was so far advanced,
but that il any one was abandoned 1t
would be the Castle Hayne farm. the
lease of which is SO drawn as TO admit
of surrender. Il is the only lease so
/; drawn. The Wadesboro farm and the
others will be carried on for 1899. Ii