The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-21
ANXIOUS FOR RECRUITS
The New Regiments
Filling Slowly.
INDUCEMENTS OFFERED


posiuon-Bias opened for Purchase
OF ships Bought BY the Governments
for Use I'm the Spanish.Amcrican
War.
Washington. July ls.-The reports OF
recruiting yesterday show that 40 men
were enrolled, making a total OF 2.67S.
The Thirty-first regiment leads with
$40 and the Twenty-seventh follows
with sos The war department Is ofier-
ing extra inducements TO expedite tho
recruitment OF ten volunteer regiments
Nearly all the commissions having
been issued, many OF the disappointed
applicants have been advised TO enter
the ranks, as in that way II may bo
possible for them to secure comnais-
sions. General Corbn says that the
policy OF the administration will be to
fill all vacancies which may oscur
among the commissioned officers from
the ranks OF the regiments where they
occur. number OF applicants for
commissions have enlisted as privates
in the different regiments. These men
have been appointed non-commission-
ed officers, wherever possible, and con-
sequently are next in line OF promotion
TO commissioned rank in the event OK
vacancy.
Another method OF securing recruits
is 10 offer commissions to men other
wise qualified who~will undertake to
furnish in each case not less than forty
men who can pass muster as soldiers
and will enlist for service in the Phil
ippines There have been several cases
ha Of
former officer of the Texas volunteer
infantry recently told General Corbin
that he would guarantee to recruit 200
good men from Texas provided he was
assured OF a commission. General Cor
bin promised his a second lieutenancy
IL he would recruit even forty men for
the volunteer army.
MORE APPOINTMENTS
Captain William f. Berkhimer, Third
artillery, and Captain Lyman w. b.
kennon, Sixth infantry have been
named colonies Of volunteers. This
completes the list Of volunteer colonels
Colonel Birkhimer has been assigned
Colonel Kennon 20 the Thirty-fourth~~
Colonel William z. Birkhimer was born
in Ohio. Colonel Lyman w. B. Ken
non was born in Rhode Island, and ap-
pointed cadet TO the military acad-.
emy from that state, graduating In
1881.
MORE YELLOW FEVER AT HA-
VANA
Surgeon General Sternberg has re-
ceived a cable from Havana saying u
second case OF yellow fever has appeal--
ed in the Fifteenth infantry, also a.
teamster in the Sixth cavalry has been
stricken. Both Of these regiments are
in Puerto Principe. The Fifteenth will
move into a new camp.
T~l.
department, cotton expert for the
United States commission TO the Paris
exposition, is sending out circulars re-.
questing contributions for the propos-
ed exhibit. The circular voices the in
tentfon OF the commission to make q
very complete exhibition OF the capa-
bility OF the United States in the mat
ter OF cotton production, not only for
the instruction Of visitors TO the fair
but also TO help to impress nanufac-
turers from Great Britain, Germany
Belgium, and every other manufactur--
ing country with the almost infinite
variety that the most useful OF ar
hbres which the varied physical condi-
tfons OF our country enable us to pro-
duce"
1t is explained that samples for exhi-
bition should be taken from the crop
OF the present year and preference
should be given to the variety or va
rleties most commonly grown in the
section. The exhibit, as a whole, will
include: Samples selected mainly with,
view to illustrating botanical and
standard varieties and the capabilities
of the localities in which they are pro-
duced; varieties recognized in the ex-
port trade and showing staple, and
photographs illustrative OF the pre-
cesses or planting, cultivating. picking.
ginning, baling. compressing. etc. The
samples should be sent as soon after
picking as possible and no shipment
should be made to reach Washington
later than September 18th.
Bids were opened at the navy DEPART
ment for thes sale OF several vessels
purchased by the department a. the
beginning of the war with Spain but
which, having been found unsuitable
Tor service, have been condemned. F'irct
was the Governor Russell, q wooden
ferry boat, which has been converte9
into an auxiliary gunboat She came
from Boston and the bidder for her was
the city OF Boston. It's bid was S25.OO0
- which Is $4,000 less than the appraised
value OF the craft
Next is the East Boston, also a Bos-
ton ferry boat Of wood OF 631 tons.
which had been converted into an aux
iliary gunboat- The highest bidder in
her case was Arthur J. Phillips. OF
Portsmouth, Va, at $3s,O91. The an
praised value was only $3oO 600
The Vulcan, formerly the Chatham
OF the Merchants and Miners line. was
converted during the war into a f1oat-
ing machine shop, She is appraised a,
800 For her Michael Jenkins. of
Baltimore. believed to be acting sor ~ =
same company, bid $17575O. Ao
Tne Scipio Is 1000 ton Scotch stear-
er, used as a collier during the war.
Her appraised value was S25 0oo h,,t
LEWIS LEWIS Luckenbach, of New York. bid bid
eai ia sara, Ward line steamer OF
s,LZd ..o L. tons, which was appraised a.
$4,000. was bid in by H p Rno,h as as
New York. at s75,5ss. oln' OK