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2 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 g Beat uTg _ .ii.aaa.TaMaajt.nn..-......... . . T h® Easiest Buggy <~k ’ ' ever ridden in has the Thomas Coil Springs. The most com- NBSZ > j pact, most elastic— best springs for side-bar buggies. They are self-adjusting, make ! ( , the bo.dy hang just right; have the easiest, evenest * i & motion possible; cost little yet last long. [ i SB, ' The THOMAS ! «*• | I COIL SPRENGS ; 7 . c , nn he use<l re P ,ace any other side-bar springs on a now I / i-4 \ buggy or an old one. The best carriage shops everywhere use > < / \ them; f your carriage-maker won’t supply you with them, * we w 'y r * te f° r full description and information. | ’ 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.