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WOJEIOM
Rushing Work to Get Ready
to Leave Tampa.
TRANSPORTS TO CO ARMED.
Work of Loading Them With Am
muniion Begun.
REGULARS NUMBER 12,000.
Florida Regiment to Go Into Gamp
This Week.
Tampa, Fla., May 10.—By Thursday six
of the big government transports at Port
Tampa will be in readiness for actual
loading of the troops and horses. They
have already been fully supplied with coal
and water.
The work of building the stalls for the
horses and mules was practically complet
ed to-day, and long lines of freight cars
filled with boxes of ammunition for the
rifles of the soldiers and for the Gatlings
and Hotchkiss quick-firing guns were
backed up on the tracks along the
wharves and the work of loading them
was commenced.
Gen. Shafter spent most of the afternoon
nt the port inspecting the work, which will
continue night and day until completed.
To-morrow each transport will have
mounted or her bow one or more of the
Hotchkiss guns, while the Gatlings, which
will be taken along, will be placed on the
lower decks.
The Orizaba, now at the quarantine sta
tion none Egmont key, will arrive here
Thursday and will be put into the slip at
once for coaling, and her load of supplies
and ammunition.
In the camps soldiers and officers alike
are quieting preparing for orders for the
breaking of camp. Practically ail their
belongings, except such things as are ab.
solutely necessary, have been packed
away, and when the orders come but lit
tle will remain to done, except the taking
tiown and loading lnto v the wagons of the
tents which furnish the soldiers protec
tion.
The ordering to Tampa from Chickamau
ga of the Third and Sixth Cavalry Regi
ments and all ihe infantry regiments yet
remaining there will swell the total num
»>er of regulars at this point to over 12,000
rnep, and with the state troops and the
Cuban volunteers, 14,000 soldiers will be
encamped here.
The Olivette of the Plant Steamship
Company sailed nt 6 o’clock this evening
for Key West, with" all her tanks and the
water-tight compartments of her hold
filled with water from the St. Petersburg
spring. She went over to St. Petersburg
and took tn tow the large lighter which the
Tarpon towed down Honje time ago, which
is now filled with water. The water on
the Olivette and the barge will be delivered
at Pry Tortugus and the vessels of the
North Atlantic squadron.
It will take the Olivette at least two days
to make the round trip, and as she has
been selected as the flagship in the fleet
of transports, the fleet will not sail until
she returns and Is loaded with arms, am
munition and supplies.
The Olivette will carry the commanding
officers of the exjK'dition and their staffs.
She will be used as the dispatch boat of
the squadron.
The steamship Florida is now being load
ed with field pieces, and as soon as the
other boats are ready they will also’ be
loaded.
, 'Pho steamers of the Merchants* and
Miners Trans|x»rtation Company will car
ry the artillery.
The Whitney and Gussle of the Morgan
Idne and the Florida Will carry the caval
ry, and the stennyrs Comal and Alamo
of the Mqllory Line will carry the Infantry
* an»l supplies. As soon as these steamers
leave with the regulars now here, ten
other transports recently chartered will
arrive here, and will carry the regulars
and volunteers that are now on the way
here,
Maj. W. D. Smith arrived at th* Ttmpa
Bay hotel to-night and with Dr. Castillo,
chief of the Cuban forces here, had a
long consultation with Gen. Shafter. Maj.
Smith has spent the two lust years <n
Gen. Gomes* staff and comes on a mis
sion of importance from Gen. Gomes. He
made his way to the Cuban coast and was
taken on board the torpedo boat Dupont
and transferred here via Key West. Maj
Smith Is an Ohio i»oy but registers from
Chicago. Maj. Smith is closeted to-night
with Dr. Castillo and Generals Sangullly,
Laoret and Acosta. His arrival is not
known, but an Important movement will
result from his mission. He says Lieut.
Rowan. United States army, did not com
municate with Gen. Gomes and thru
while the insurgent army lacks
clothing and supplies or arms and ammu
nition. the forces are enthused with pa
triotism an«l hoj<e for speedy buttle united
with American troops. *
This afternoon at 1 o'clock orders came
for the ileparture of the Guasie and shortly
after she cast loose from her moorings
and started on her long Journey south. '
A large crowd of soldiers had gathered on
the docks to see their comrades depart,
and. as the boat steamed slowly away
hearty sheers were sent after tne boys In
b.ue on her deck.
Everything is in a great stir making
preparation* for the encampment of the
Florida state troop* that will arrive here
Thursday. Capt. Thomas XV. Woodruff,
recruiting officer for the Florida volunteer
force, arrived thia morning and began im
mediately making preparations Cupt.
Xi oodt tiff made requisition by wire upon j
the quartermaster general of the army for
al) needed equipments, and was informed '
that the) have already been shipped. The I
supplies aud equipments* will b,» exact !
duplicate of those tar the regular army,
gxr'ept that for the present, the mate
troops wtd he’armed with the Springfield
rule instead of the Krug-Jorgensen gun
used by the regulars. It ia hoped at an
early day to make a change for the better
gun.
Copt. Woodruff is here in a double capac
ity as representative of the adjutant gen
eral aud as mustering officer tor the gov.
snwr.uit Ho bodies to bv-tn mustering
Swollen Neck
Also Had Great Difficulty With Her
Heart— How Cured.
“ My daughter had a swollen neck and
also heart trouble. After the least exertion
she would breathe so hard she could be
heard all over the room. She could not
sweep the floor or even move her arms
without affecting her heart. Her limbs
were badly bloated. Her father insisted
that she must take Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
and we gave her about six bottles, when
she was cured, and there has been no re
turn Os her ailments.” Mbs. Emma
Thomas, North Solon, Ohio.
Hood S parilla I
Is the best—in fact the Onrf True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5.
easy to buy, easy to take
Hood S HUIS easy to operate. 25c. ,
the boys by Monday, giving them a
time to get settled down in camp before
the enlistment begins.
Maj. XV. F. Williams of Pensacola, senior
major of the state troops, will be tempor
ary commander’of the camp until a colonel
of the regiment is appointed. It is ex- j
pected that Capt. Woodruff of the Fifth,
United States Infantry, for the past five
years state instructor of troops as assist
ant*adjutant general,■'will be named.
Inspector General J. B. Anderson this
morning issued the following self explan
atory order: “Prepare camping ground
and make necessary arrangements to ac
commodate entire state troops except bat-,
teries, instead of twelve companies; they*
will arrive from the 12th to the 14th.
Signed P. Houston, Adjutant General.’’
An order, taking effect at 9 o’clock this
morning, was recently Issued from the
war departmeit. This affects the camp
headquarters, inasmuch as Gen. Wade.c
who, since Gen. Shafter’s arrival here, •
has been ranked by him, Is promoted to
major general and is now in authority
over affairs here relating to the volun
teers, who will begin mobilizing this week.
It is understood that Brigadier General
Shafter's relations with the regulars will
remain unchanged and the volunteer
forces will be organized and commanded
by Maj. Gen. Wade. So far as the out
side world is concerned this is a matter
of little interest to them.
Tampa can accommodate 100,000 troops
with the ease and grace that It is taking
care of the ones that are now here.
Gen. Miles and staff will be royally wel
comed when they arrive.
Col. Peter Knight entertained Col. Pow
ell and staff at dinner at his elegant home
to-night. One of the regimental bands
furnished music for the occasion and it
was pronounced one of the most swell af
fairs that has been tendered the officers
.of the army.
The Transport Gussie left this evening"
for Key West with two companies that
Will fill the place of the two colored troope
that left Key West Sunday.
SEIZED A NORWEGIAN STEAMER.
Vessel Believed to Have Landed Cat
tle in Cuba.
Key West, • May 10.—The Spanish fish
ing schooner Fernandito and the Norwe
gian steamer are the only new
vessels in <he ; harbor this morning.
The capture of the Bratsberg bears many
features of resemblance to that of the'
French steamer Lafayette, but like that
case, it will be settled without any inter
national complications.
About two weeks ago the Brattberg,
bound from Progress©, Mex., for Havana
with 800 head of cattle, was warned off
the Cuban coast by the blockading fleet,
put into this port and remained a couple
of days when she sailed, ostensibly for
New York to find a market for the cattle.
She was piloted out of this harbor April 27,
and was not seen again until yesterday
morning, when the gunboat Newport
sighted her about twenty-five mile* off
Havana. Capt. Tillery knew she had once
been warned, and observing that she was
floating easily and with cattle pens appar
ently empty, he hailed and boarded her.
Capt. Thorsen stoutly denied that he was
attempting to slip )»ast the blockade, but
he could not satisfactorily explain the dis
position of his cargo, and was sent in un
der the Mangrove’s escort. In company
with the fishing smack Fernandito, taken
by the Vicksburg off Havana yesterday.
There is a great deal of sorrow here over
the illness of Chaplain Chadwick, formerly
of the battleship Maine, and now of the
cruiser Cincinnati. He Is confined to the
marine hospital with an attack of erysipe
las, but his condition is not at all serious.
SPAIN Mt AT RAISE FUNDS.
Cortm to Sit Con tin tioualy I'ntil
Credit* Are Voted.
Madrid, May 10.—The government Intends
io insist that the Cortes sit continuously
until the war measures are adopted. The
minister of finance, Senor Puigcerver, de
clares that unless credits are voted it Is
Impossible to meet the demands for ammu
nition and provisions for Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Balearic Islands and the Canary
Islands, or to obtain the necessary stocks
of coal.
The Congress (lower house) had a pro
longed sitting this evening, with a view
of passing the current measures giving the
government authority to procure funds to
continue the war.
Senor Salmeron, Republican leader,
alluded to the rumors of the Queen Re
gent's abdication and declared that the
Republicans were ready to form a gov
ernment forthwith.
His remarks evoked a storm of protests. I
and Senor Salmeron was unable to pro
ceed for fully ten minutes. Monarchists |
and Republicans shrieked at each other j
and bandied threats.
The president’s voice was completely
drowned. XX’hen he finally obtained a
hearing, the president, Marquis Vega de
Armijo. requested Senor Salmeron to
withdraw the calumny.
Senor Salmeron refused, whereupon the )
president named him and threatened to
name him thrice if he continued his at
tacks uiwn the throne.
As a result of this caution and of the
persistent Monarchist Interruptions, Senor
Salmeron was compelled to desist from
continuing his «peeeh.
Senor Sagasta. the premier, then rose
and dechired that any one trying to show
disunion among Spaniards when the na
tion was engaged tn an international
struggle was unworthy of the name of
Spaniard
Senor Sagnsta appealed to the patriotism
of the member* and prayed the House to
vote the “funds so necessary to conduct
the war."
His appeal was greeted with the cry.
”XVe will vote immediately."
Senor Sllvela. leader of the dissident I
conservatives, raid his party would ab
stain from further diacuMtoif and was i
ready to vote the urgent war funds imme- I
diateiy, but h* claimed the right to de- j
bate the other budgetary measures
jche Weekly news (two-times-a-week): Thursday, may 12. isos.
DEWEY’S MEN TO GET DOLLARS
SQUADRON ENTITLED TO $187,000
BOUNTY MONEY.
Revised Statutes Provide a Bounty
for Victorious Crews That Destroy
or Capture the Warships of an
Enemy—Admiral Dewey’s Share of
the Prize Money Expected to Be
$0,300 —The Common Sailors to Get
About SSO Each.
New York, May 10.—A dispatch to the
times from Washington, says: “Rear-
Admiral Dewey and his men will not have
been fully rewarded for their victory at
Manila when they receive the thanks of
Congress' and Che medals ordered to Le
struck for them. Under the law they have
become entitled to a rich bounty. Unless
the numerical importance of the fleet of
Admiral Montejo has been over estimated,
its losses over stated, the officers and men
of the Asiatic squadron will be entitled
to share among them something like $187,-
600 bounty money.
“Section of the Revised Statutes of
the United States provides: “A bounty
shall be paid by the United States for
each person on board a ship or vessel of
war belonging to an enemy at the com
mencement of an engagement which is
sunk or otherwise destroyed in such en
gagement by any ship or vessel belong
ing to the United States, or which it may
be necessary -to destroy in consequence of
Injuries sustained in action, of SIOO, if the
enemy’s vessel was of inferior force and of
S2OO if of equal or superior force, to be
divided among the officers and cretin the
same manner as prize money; and when
the actual number of men on board any
such vessel cannot be satisfactorily as
certained it shall be estimated according to
the complement allowed to vessels of its
class in the navy of the United States;
and there shall be paid as bounty to the
captors of any vessel of war captured from
an enemy, which they be instructed to
destroy, or which is immediately destroy
ed for the public interest, but not in con
sequence of injuries received in action,
SSO for every person who shall be on board
at the time of such capture.”
According to the reports from Manila,
the Spanish fleet consisted of ten or eleven
cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats,
with crews amounting in all to 1'872 men.
Real Admiral Dewey destroyed some of
these vessels, and perhaps all of them, but
if he did not, then a number was destroy
ed by the enemy to prevent them from
falling jnto the hands of the United
States.
Admiral Montejo was increasing the
bounty fund with every vessel he sank,
and Spain will undoubtedly have to pay
for those losses in making up the indem
nity at the close of the war. At SIOO foi
each man of the Spanish naval force the
total to be divided among the American
sailors will be $187,200.
The vessels of the United States were,
if anything, undermanned. The number
w»Ta be under, rather than over, 1,733.
The $187,200 will be distributed to the fleet
under section 4.63’1 of the Revised Statutes,
relating to prize money.
Admiral Dewey will get one-twentieth
of the whole amount of bounty awarded
to Tfis command. That will give him
$9,300.
If he has a fleet captain or what passes
for one, the latter will have a share of
something like SI,BOO.
There will be left to be distributed to
the vessels of the fleet, according to their
pay rolls, about $175,000. This will go to
seven ships, and in about the following
shares: Olympia, $15,000; Baltimore, $40,-
000; Boston, $25,000; Raleigh, $22,000; Con
cord, $20,000; Petrel, $12,000; McCulloch,
$9,000.
To the commander of each single vessel
will go one-tenth of the amount assigned
to be distributed to that vessel. The com
manders of the ships will get the amount
respectively, as follows: Capt. Gridley
of the Olympia. $4,500; Capt. Dyer, Balti
more, $4,000; Capt. Wildes. Boston, $2,500;
Capt. Coghland, Raleigh, $2,200; Command,
er Asa Walker, Concord, $2,000; Command
er Wood, Petrel, $1,200; Capt. Hodgson,
McCulloch, s9oo.
After the amounts mentioned have been
deducted, the residue will be distributed
to the lesser officers and seamen of the
ships tn proportion to their rates of pay
on the day of the engagement. The
amount to each seaman, it is believed,
will be in the neighborhood of SSO.
There was a story at the navy depart
ment about Cants. Lamberton and Wildes
that may become subject of controversy
when the bounty is to be paid. Capt.
Wildes had been detached from the Bos
ton and ordered home. Capt. Lamberton
“was ordered to relieve him. Capt.
Wildes, knowing that his ship was about
to participate in an undertaking, declined
to surrender the command at once, and
Capt. in order to take part
In the expedition to Manila, was admit
ted by Admiral Dewey as flag caplaln, or
lieutenant. As stuejt officer he will be able
to sha r e the bounty. but his share wiii
not be so large as that of Capt. Wildes,
or as it would have been if he had taken
the Boston before the engagement with
the Spani«h fleel.
Battery for Newport New*.
Mownt Gretna. Pa., May 10.—Battery A.
Capt. Warburton, and Battery C. Cap:’
Waters, started this afternoon for New
port News. Va.
HEARD CANNONADING.
Flslternien Report 47 Shota Fired Oft
Cape Lookout.
Beaufort. N. C., May 10.—Capt. Allan
of the schooner Alert, and many others
of 'the ocean fleet of fishermen of this
Place, report bearing heavy cannonading
off Cape Lookout, N. C.. at 10 o'clock to
day. counting forty-seven shots.
The schooner Mattie, lost right of
April 27 last, has been heard from. The
crew were rescued off Georgetown, S. C.,
by the transport steamer Decatur H. Mill
er and takau to Tampa. Fla.
THE INTEHEST IS LACKS I NG.*
•
ReKtatration on ISIXI Mi»ht Be twd
In the Jane Primary.
Hon. F.G. du Big non returned to thy
city yesterday from a tylp to Washington
and New York. Mr. dußignon spoke in
terestingly of the Intense excitement in
those cities over the war situation.
XX'ith regard to state politics. Mr. dußig
non said it could not be stated now just
what effect the war would have, though
at the present time there is no question but
that the interest in state matters is lag
ging eoonewhat. It would be manifestly
unfair to many Democrats, he said, to use
the registration lists of this year in the
primary of June 6. If any registration
list is used it will be that of 1898. or the
committee might. If It sees fit. decide to
usa none at ail. as only white Democrats
arc be be allowed to vote.
BATTERY OFF FOR GRIFFIN.
CHEERS AND PLAI BITS FOLLOW '
CAI’T. WALKER’S COMMAND.
ThouNaiicls Out to See the Artillery
men Go—An Escort of the Hussars,
Chathams and Confederate Veter
ans—Carried 126 Volunteers and
There Are Others Yet to Follow.
Lieut. Armstrong- Remained to
Look After Other Recruits—Crush
at the Depot Interfered With the
Men Getting- to the Train.
'Midst the shouts and hurrahs of admir
ing crowds, the air a sea almost of. hats
and handkerchiefs, the special train bear
ing the Chatham Artillery Georgia Militia
United States Volunteers, left the Central
station last night a few minutes after 10
o’clock.
The regiment had its turn, and the
Chathams were given theirs. The same
thousands almost, who lined the streets
and -filled the depot Monday night, were
there last night to cheer the Chathams and
bid them godspeed, and wish them good
fortune.
The Chathams gathered at the Armory
Hall at 8 o’clock. There was a short
meeting of the artillery company, and
the men began to assemble for
their departure. There had successfully
passed the examination 134 of the men en
rolled, with the exception, of five of
these all were there ready for the trip.
The few were detained until Wednesday
bight. When the roll was called Capt.
George P. Walker, with Lieuts. Armin B.
Palmer, and H. M. Comer, Jr., were ready
to go with 126 men, to w’hich number forty
others will soon be added.
The crowd assembled early in the court
house square to witness the gathering
of the boys. There came to escort the ar
tillerymen to the depot the Georgia Hus
sars, in command of Capt. Beirne Gor-
the remaining twenty-five Chatham
Artillerymen, in command of Lieut. W.
G. Cann and tLe Boys of ’6l, under the
leadership of Gen. P. MeGlashan. Capt.
Gordon’s company turned out in full num
bers and following the First Regimental
band, led the escort to the depot.
The following is a list of the men who
have passed the examination and went to
Griffin last night, with the exception of
Lieut. Armstrong, who remained to look
after the other recruits.:
Captain—Geo. P.
First Lieutenant—A. B. Palmer.
Second Lieutenants—Geo. F. Armstrong
and H. M. Comer, Jr.
F. B. Torley, Victor Desbouillons, M. D.
Papy, P. Inabuet, C. H. Wakeman, H. G.
Strachan, Geo. Allan, W. S. Adams, Tur
pin Bacon, J. B. Gaudry, H. M. Garmany,
A. W. Harmon, Jr., J. B. Lance, C. F.
Rossignol, R. M. Raines, J. G. Thomas, J.
C. Washington, S. J. Wheaton, Jr., D. G.
White, W. E. Ward, C. H. Lahse, J. R.
Rockford, W. H. Waddell, J. A. Bennett.
C. M. Eckley, E. J. Register, C. B. Besse
lieu, J. W. Smith, S. B. Geddens, F. Meich,
Chas. W. Brownrigg, C. J. Sullivan, H.
Cupitt, G. F. Brown, J. F. Weeks, J.
Jaonbone, H. J. Rhodes, J. H. Renz, J. R.
Garland, J. F. Powers, J. E. Jordan, W.
H. Kitchings, F. K. Dreese, N. O. Tilton,
Jr., W. H. Murphy, Jr., V. L. Rockfield, E.
L. Miller, Wm. Myland, Jno. Jonson, H.
M. Gilbert, Jas. McGuire, R. H. McHugh,
A. J. Marcker, Chas. Kock, Chas. Symert
zen, J. J. Cux'ley, W. H. Butler, J. H. Mc-
Nally, J. Collier, W. W. Davis, J. N.
Shearouse, A. Shearouse, J. W. Boat
wright, B. Scarboro, W. M. Simmons, E.
W. Scarboro, J. R. Ivey, E. Lundy, C. L.
Stillman, J. Beecher, J. A. Driscoll, R. R.
Walker, J. H. Wittscben, E. D. Munford.
J. J. O’Shea, Jos. Blake, H. P. Heller, M.
J. Roach. Franz Orotsch, F. H. Storey,
Dick Abbo, W. M. Davis, E. M.
G. Stubby, E. L. Ramsay, S. B. Dußosc,
S. D. Hewlett, L. J. G. Morel, Devereaux
Bacon, V. Tatem, W. W. Blocker, Charles
Wilson, Harley Williams, John Leggett,
Edward S. Ryan, T. F. McNally, W. M.
Hill, G. Coleman, M. Haar, F. Lawrence,
J. N. Quarterman, Pat Waters, H.
W. D. Milla, P. Nonne, H. Zealy, H. Fitz
meyer, H. Semken, J. Faives, M. Schwarz,
W. W. Henry, C. E. English, J. C. Man
ning, John M. Millen, E. L. Smith, B.
Schwab, J. L. George, J. M. Lubeck, J. B.
Dufoure, P. E. Keller, C. L. Robbins,
Louis Baker, Louis Meyers, E. B. Cason,
C. A. Harper, Porter Middleton, Herbert
Nash, George F. Burns, J. Wilson, T. F.
Prendergast and L, M. Numes.
MERIDETH ON THE MAYFLOWER.
The Young Man Who Deserted His
Bride of a Day Joined the Navy.
Eugene W. Merideth, who was recently
a clerk at Collat’s, and who disappeared
suddenly just after getting married some
weeks ago, has been heard from.
Mr. Collat has a letter from the young
man in which he says he has joined the
navy and hao been assigned to duty on
the Mayflower. Merideth says the May
flower led the squadron on the first trip
to the Cuban coast, and on one occasion
she ventured so close to Morro Castle
that with the aid of a field glass the sen
tinels could be plainly seen. The wreck
of the Maine was also in full view. The
Spaniards did not attempt to fire on the
Mayflower. Merideth says, and the navvies
were somewhat disappointed, as they
wanted to drop a few shells in the fort
and destroy it. '
Merideth says all of the boys of the
navy are anxious for a chance to fight
and arc eager for the time when they will
have a chance to pounce down upon the
Spanish fleet and forts.
BERNER Fl LL OF CONFIDENCE.
He Feels Sure That He Vt 111 Be Nomi
nated in the Primary.
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—Hon. R. L. Ber
ner, one of the gubernatorial candidates
now having an uphill job in Georgia
against the war excitement, spent part of
the day in Atlanta, stopping over be
tween engagements.
While here hr was the center of a group
of politicians ut the Kimball House, for
not even war can completely divest the
politicians' rendezvous of its habitues.
To these ami his friends in general Mr.
Berner expressed unbounded confidence tn
the result of the primaries on June 6. He
is confident that he will be the nominee
of the party. He has just finished a tour
in the southern part of the state and there,
he dec’aies, he met with a most flatter
ing tx ;eption. He says that Col. Candler’s
friends greatly overestimate his strength
in that section of the state.
Mr. S. E. Crlbh Injured.
Waycross. Ga.. May 10.—S. E. Cribb and
one of his young sons were thrown from
a buggy this afternoon and both were
badly injured. Mr. Cribb was dashed
against an oak tree near the court house
and was severely bruised. He and his
son were given medical attention immedi
ately ar.d were then conveyed home.
CAMP NORTHEN FILLING UP.
A TOTAL OF 1,660 MEN IN THE
TENTS LAST NIGHT.
Men Subjected to a Second Physical
Examination Inless Their Appear
ance Suggests Doubt as to Their
F'tner.s—Each Regiment to Be Pre
sented With a Flag of the State.
.Facetionsness Among the Jasper
Greens.
Griffin, Ga., May 10.—Camp Northen is
now one mass of men, ready to go to the
front in the line of battle.
A finer and healthier lot of men never
congregated on war duty before.
Two companies, the Brown Fencibles of
Columbus, and the Volunteers of Macon,
arrived this morning. The companies run
the list up to 1,600 men now in camp.
Three companies arrived late to-night
with a total of 231 men. These were from
Rome, Augusta and Atlanta, and when
their captains report to-morrow the list
will have run up to a total of 1,831 men
ready to serve their country in war.
Maj. Taylor, United States army sur
geon, has been examining men to-day for
the second time. All men have gone
through a rigid physical examination, and
Maj. Taylor examines none further un
less their appearance suggest doubt as to
fitness.
All the company commanders have been
instructed by the mustering officer in the
necessary details. They are supplied with
blanks to be' filled out with a description
of each man.
Both regiments will march to war with
a flag of the state. Gov. Atkinson has or
dered two flags from Cincinnati, and as
soon as they come they will be presented
to their respective regiments.
Mrs. P. w. Meldrim of Savannah will
present one flag to the First Regiment and
Mrs. Atkinson, wife of the Governor, wilt
present the one to the Second Regiment.
Both will be presented in camp and a
pretty feature of the occasion will be the
presence of a sponsor from every county
in the state which furnished troops to the
call.
Maj. Calloway said this afternoon he had
received no notice of the coming of guns,
and only looked for the canvas suits when
„ . them - Asked regarding the pub
lished report that a regiment of Georgia
volunteers had been ordered to Tampa
he said no such orders had been received’
and he did not look for any soon.
Gov. Atkinson was a guest of the camp
to-day. rhe Governor was in the best of
m- 1 VJA conversed freely on military
mutters. He said things are getting along
nicely in camp. 55
‘W hat is your idea regarding the ex
amination of troops before their arrival in
camp? he was asked.
He replied: “It is a great saving to the
government and men. In South Carolina
h/.•X n ™ er< a Sen ‘. tO CamP ’ Os that num "
ber 307 passed and 107 were rejected This
causes the men to lose their positions and
is a great expense.”
Sufficient tentage cannot be had and
horse stables are being converted into
quarters for the soldiers.
Ihe Savannah companies stood the sec
ond examination to-day, and a very cred-
L?? °? e Was - The Greens are ‘he job.
best set in camp. They have placards on
their tents. One tent has bell calls and
rules. The bell calls are:
“In case of Are pull down the house.”
Parlor call, two long rings.”
“Liberty call, one long ring ”
Elsewhere will be found the following
placard: Hotel de Bum. Rules and Reg
ulations to be strictly preserved.”
’■First, boarders must wipe their feet on
entering; also wash them at frequent in
tervals.
’’Second, do not suit or throw trash on
the floor.
"Third, lodgers on upper floor will take
elevator. Nothing else.
fourth, the front door closes at 9
o clock at night and opens at 5 a. m.
I- ifth, visitors always welcome. They
are not expected to carry off the furniture
as souvenirs.”
The Greens have eighty-flve men, all of
whom passed the second examination.
Most of the men have been busy drilling
to-day, but some found, time for amuse
ment.
TROOPS TO LEAVE CHICKAMAUGA.
They Will Increase the Army at
Tampa by 6,(MH) Men.
Chickamauga National Park, Ga., May
’ 10.—Maj. Gen. Brooke, commanding the
United States regular provisional army
corps at Chickamauga Park, to-day re
ceived orders from the war department,
directing him to send all the cavalry and
infantry troops now in camp at Chicka
mauga Park, about 6,000, to Tampa, Fla.,
without delay.
The order is accompanied with instruc
tions to provide the men with a full sup
ply of ammunition for sixty days.
There are five regiments of Infantry now
in camp, the Second, Seventh, Eighth,
Twelfth and Sixteenth, all of which are
ordered to Tampa under command of Col
J. V. Henry and Col. Adt»a R. Chaffee.
Two regiments of cavalry, the Third and
Sixth, will proceed at once to Tampa, un
der command of Gen. S. S. Sumner. These
troops will march from the park to Ring
gold to-morrow afternoon and take the
Western and Atlantic trains at that point.
The Second Cavalry, under Col. Hunt’
has been ordered to Mobile and they will
march to Rossville and be loaded on the
Southern at that point.
The First and Tenth Cavalry will go to
New Orleans under command of the senior
officer. Col. Baldwin, marching to this city
and taking the Alabama Great Southern
here to-morrow afternoon.
Gen. Brooke and staff will remain here
to assist in the organization of the volun
teer army, should it be ordered here.
The signal corps has been ordered to re
main here until further orders.
The medical corps of each regiment was
to-day provided with medical supplies for
sixty days.
There will be very little delay in trans
porting the troops, ail the railroads hav
ing provided the necessary cars in expec
tation of hurry orders.
The loading of supply trains began this
afternoon, and a number are ready for
shipment.
The Second and ‘seventh Infantry will
leave in the morning at 6 o’clock, and the
Eighth and Sixteenth Infantry to-morrow
afternoon. The Twelfth Infantry may not
get off until Saturday.
ALABAMA-.* FIRST BATTALION.
Captain ot Company A tccepted Des
pite >i Rejection.
Mobile, Ala., May 10.—The First Bat
talion of the First Regiment Volunteers
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| ’ THE BUFFALO SPRING & GEAR CO., BuKalo, N. Y. ’
was formed this afternoon and reviewed by
Col. Higdon.
The battalion was completed by muster
ing in of Company A, Woodlawn Rifles,
Capt. W. J. Parks. This company’s cap
tain was rejected by examiners for physi
cal defect, especially because of extreme
hight as compared with weight. The com
pany refused to be mustered in without
Mm and the war department was appealed
to. An order morning to pass
Parks.
John Vidmer will be appointed adjutant
of the ’Second Regiment and A. E. Mickle,
quartermaster.
In the camp of the regulars this morning
the board of examiners of lieutenants for
promotion was convened per order from
the war department and twelve lieutenants
were passed on as to physical qualifica
tions. The remainder will be examined
to-morrow.
Brig. Gen. Simon Snyder left to-day for
New Orleans, his orders to go to Chicka
mauga having been changed. He was
given a cordial farewell by the officers and
men, he being popular. The Nineteenth
Regiment Band serenaded him at his head
quarters.
Brig. Gen. H. H. Haskins succeeded to
the command of the 'division.
Fifteen recruits arrived to-day from
Topeka, Kan.
LOUISIANA’S VOLUNTEERS.
Three Regiments of Immune* Ready
to Respond to the Call.
New Orleans, May 10.—Several more
companies of volunteers were mustered
in to-day, but one-half of the state quota
remains 10'be sworn in.
Three immune regiments are ready to
respond to the new call, two of the com
manders being now in Washington.
Gen Snyder, who is to command the
corps here, arrived to-night on business
arranging for the reception of the coming
of the troops.
WAS ROBBED AT YEMASSEE.
SENOR AUGUSTINE COSSIO LOST
VALUABLE PAPERS THERE.
Senor Augustine Cossio, father of the
celebrated Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros,
whose escape from a Spanish prison after
she had suffered many indignities has be
come a familiar story, is in Savannah,
stopping with Senor Bartholomew Santo
Rosa at Jefferson street and Oglethorp
avenue.
Senor Cossio arrived in Savannah only
a day or two ago after quite an exciting
experience at Yemassee, S. C., where he
went to take the train after attending to
some business on the coast near there.
As he does not speak English at all it
was difficult for him to make himself un
derstood. * Through Mr. Santa Rosa he
gave a representative of the Morning
News an account of the incident, which
is one that should be looked into by the
authorities of Beaufort county.
Arriving at Yemassee Senor Cossio man
aged to make the station agent understand
that he wanted to go to a boarding house,
but he was told that there was none there.
Permission was given him to remain in the
station for the night to await the morning
train. He lay down, using his small satchel
as a pillow, and went to sleep. Early in the
morning he was rudely awakened by a
tugging near his head, and when he got
up two negroes were running out of the
door with his satchel.
“There was some little clothing in the
satchel,” he said, “and a small amount
of cash, but what I prized above all some
important papers and documents relating
to Cuban affairs with which I had been
entrusted, and which were to have been
placed in the hands of members of the
Cuban junta. The papers recently came to
me through several sources, and I was in
tending to carry them North when they
were stolen. I spent the entire day look
ing for the men who had taken the satchel,
but as I could not speak English, I could
do nothing, and made no progress. That
night I took the train and came to Savan
nah.”
Senor Cossio got away from Cuba on
Jan. 20, and went to New York where he
communicated with members of the junta.
From there he went to Florida, and has
been working in different parts of that
state in the interests of the Cuban revolu
tionists ever since that time. He is a man
of medium hight about 60 years of age,
has a strong and impressive countenance,
quite similar In features to that of Gen.
Gomez, the commander in chief of the in
surgent army. Senor Cossio speaks in the
impassioned manner Which is character
istic of his people, emphasizing his state
ments by expressive gestures. He shows
that he has had a weight of amiety and
care upon him, and he has also experienc
ed harsh treatment at the hands of the
Spaniards.
Senor Cossio says it is merely by acci
dent that he is in Savannah, and that ac
cident Is herein detailed. He Is now in
correspondence with friends and expects
to leave within a few days for Washing
ton and New York. His daughter, who
, is under the guardianship of Mrs. Logan,
is now in a seminary in Washington.
COMMANDERS OF THE CORPS.
No Final Assignments Yet Made by
the War Department.
Washington. May 10.— Maj. Gen. Seweil
has been assigned to command the con
centration camp near Falls Church, Va.
None of the corps commands have yel
been assigned finally, although the entire
list of commands has been prepared.
The three civilian major generals are not
to receive such commands, but are assign
ed to divisions, Gens. Lee, Wilson and
Wheeler going to Chattanooga for duty un
der Gen. Brooke, who will undoubtedly
command one of the army corps.
Victory for tin- Three Friends.
New Orleans. La., May 10.—The United
States court of appeals to-day decided
in favor of the filibuster Three Friends,
because there was no evidence that she
was fitted out within the United States.
Battery for Fort Castveil.
Wasmngton, May 10.—Battery C of the
Sixth Artillery, which is now at the ar
senal in this city, will leave to-morrow,
via the Atlantic Coast Line, for Wflmlngl
ton, N. C., where it w ill be stationed at F
Fort Caswell
r GEORGIA’S QUOTA FOR CUBA.
NO CERTAINTY AS TO WHICH REG
IMENT WILL GO.
■ First One Mustered in May Be the
One Selected and That Is Apt to
i Be Col. Lawton’s—Some Think Col. .
, Brown’s Will Be Selected Because
He Is an Army Officer—Atlanta No
Longer a Military Center.
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—As a military cen
r ter Atlanta has ceased to “be in it,” so to
• speak.
1 When preparations were first commenc-
. ed for the clash with the Castilians it
I seemed that this city was to become the
cynosure of all eyes.
First report had it that it would be se
; lected for the mobilization of the regular
1 army,which,however, went to Chickamau
“ ga.
Then it was announced that Atlanta
> was to be the rendezvous for the volun
teers of the state, and later on for the
> mobilization of at least one of the volun
teer armies.
But these last two honors have slipped
past the Gate City like the first, and now
r the only war attraction left is the little
collection of Spanish prisoners housed up
at Fort McPherson, where nobody can get
! a glimpse of them, except, perchance as
they are being marched to and from the
mess hall each day.
, Atlanta does not come in even for the
mobilization of the state troops, but Is
outclassed by Griffin.
Instead of having the eyes of the state
looking this way as the gallant soldier
boys take their places in camp, Atlanta
has to be content with crowding about the
■ depot to watch a company from Athens or
rome, or somewhere else pass through en
' rou 4 - to Camp Northen.
To-day the only military event of the
• city was the passage of the Augusta con
, tingent, along with that of a squad from
• Rome, and the departure of the tail end
■ of Capt. Barker’s local company.
The capitol was deserted, completely
> shorn of its military establishment, with
> the single exception of Capt. Irwin, act
ing adjutant general, who continues to
hold forth in that deserted department.
The Governor left early in the day for *
Griffin, but did nonreturn until this even
ing.
The war department at Washington. •*>
seems to have forgotten Atlanta, too, as
ndthing has been heard from that source,
either concerning equipments or the dis
position of the troops now being organ
ized. ,
The main question of the interest to
day seemed to be which of the two regi
ments would be mustered in first and thus
get preference in the army of invasion un
der orders issued from Washington yes
terday, but there was no one here who
could throw the faintest ray of light upon
this little problem. The impression, how
ever, prevailed that Col. Lawton’s regi
ment would be first ready for mustering
and that, therefore, it would be the one to
go to Tampa, while Col. Brown and the
two light batteries will remain in the state
to do coast defense work.
On the tuher hand, some military men
here seemed to think that Col. Brown
would be preferred for this duty on ac
count of his service in the army, and as
there are some 400 Atlanta hoys in Coi.
Brown’s regiment, there was lively specu
lation upon this point.
FLOWER OF ROME OFF FOR WAR.
Sad Scenes on the Departure of the
Soldiers.
Rome, Ga., May 10.—Capt. Nevin left
to-day for Griffin with fifty-one men.
With the twenty-three who left yester
day this will make seventy-four men from
Rome.
Several of Rome’s most prominent and
popular young men have enlisted.
There were some very sad scenes on
the soldiers’ departure.
The same cannon shot when the mili
tia left for the civil war thirty-seven years
ago was fired again as a farewell salute.
WITH TRUCK AND PEACHES.
The Sltlintlon Generally as Maj. G.
M. Ryals Finds It.
Maj. G. M. Ryals has just returned from
Southwestern Georgia, where he has a
large peach orchard, which he is watch
ing carefully and nurturing tenderly. H*
says the peach crop is going to be a good
one this year, but he is disappointed in
several of the varieties with which he has
stocked his orchard, namely, the Lady In
gols, the Lone Stars and the Alexanders.
These are all early peaches, but they do
not seem to be doing well. The trees nad »
plenty of blooms on them in the early ’
spring, he says, but now they have very
few peaches, and the crop from them will
be small.
Maj. Ryals said he would not give one
Thurber tree for a dozen Lady Ingols.
None of these peaches are as good as the
Elberta, but they are all early peaches,
and that is what the fruit grower wants.
It is not so much the quality of the peach
as the money (hat is desired by the fruit
growers. There will be a good crop of
Elbertas and other late peaches, but the
early peaches as a rule do not appear :o
be doing as well, though a few of the
early varieties will turn out handsomely.
Maj. Ryals does not take much stock
in the report that there is danger of frost,
though he says he has had everything in
the truck line killed on April 26 in one
year and on May 4 in another. He be
lieves now, however, that the truck farms
are out of danger. He thinks that the es
timate of the potato crop heretofore given
is too small. He considers that it will be
bat least three-fourths of a crop, the bal
ance having been damaged by the cold
weather and the Colorado beetle.