The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

$4,000 a al but of course out of this
will have to come the money for the
clothing of the troops, as we'll as the
arms and ammunition which will be is
sued after this year. The state now
has a good supply of uniforms. 1t is
understood that it will be two years
before the new winter dress prescribed
for the regular army. which is drab-
olive, in color, can be issued to the ma
tional guard Of the various states. The
uniform which the state has so far
drawn both for winter and summer are
entirely the service dress and not full
dress. The naval militia, which has
heretofore not been able to draw any
clothing from the navy departments,
under a new law passed at the last
session of congress can procure cloth
ing, that is the service uniforms. This
will be quite a relief as the men have
had 10 buy their own clothing. Issues
Of rms, etc, to the naval militia are
made not through the state, but direct
by the navy department The adju-
tant general has received from the war
department, instruction books on small
arms practice, and will send these to
the officers of that department in order
TO get the benefit Of any suggestions on
the subject they may desire to make.
One of the attorneys for the defence
in the Haywood case said this after
noon, when asked about it; II a only
repeat what l said to you a few days
ago, that We are leaving no stone I'M
turned in order to be ready in case the
prosecution is ready for a trial next
| week. When he was asked if the mat
ter Of a hearing then did not depend
upon his own side and not on the pros
| ecution he replied that he thought it
depended on the latter. An attorney
for the prosecution was seen a few min
utes later and said that his side was
all ready with its case. He said
he was satisfied that there would be an
attempt by the defence to continue the
case. He seems to think that the grand
jury would get at the case by Wednes-
day. 1t is said that this case will have
the right of way. 1t was quite strong
ly animated by several persons today
that the defence was looking to an at
tempt at continuance.
Curator Herbert Brimley, who is in
poor health has secured a leave of alb
sence from the state museum and left
today for Hatteras, to remain there by
his physicians order until his health is
restored. Two years ago he was bitten
by a snake in the museum. and has
been entirely we'll since.
J. L. Ludlow, of WinstOn-Salem, was
here today to invite Governor Aycock
TO attend the great annual meeting at
Asheville beginning June 9th of the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Mr.. Ludlow and Professor Cain, of
Chapel Hill are the only two North
Carolina members. Two other men,
bers have recently made their home in
this state.
Cattle fattening on Il large scale has
been begun in Hyde county. Mr.. James
Sprunt, of Wilmington owns some So
900 acres OF land there, and is going
to wire fence this, dividing it into five
sections, each of 10000 acres. Around
one of these the fence has been put up,
and 800 head of high grade short horn
cattle from Iowa and Illinois I'VE been
placed. Mr.. Baker, of Illinois, is asso-
ciated with Mr.. Sprunt in this business
of raising beef cattle. The range for
cattle there is an excellent one, this is
the beginning of what will be a great
Industry.