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LOCAL MARKETS QUIET. VERY LITTLE DOING DURING THE HALF DAY’S SESSION. No Sale* Reported of Cotton, Spirits Turpentine or Rosin—The Markets Generally Quiet—Half Holiday Ob served in Nearly All Wholesale Departments General Markets Steady and Unchanged—Markets by Telegraph. Savannah, June Jl. It was a dull day in the leading departments of local trade. In cotton and naval stores there were no sales reported, while the quotations in each re mained unchanged from yesterday. The wholesale markets were fairly active dur ing the morning, but business was sus pended during the afternoon in observance q£ the usual Saturday’s half holiday. The following resume of the different markets will show the tone and the quotations at the close to-day: COTTON. It was dull in the cotton market during the half-day session. The Cotton Exchange closed as usual on Saturday at 2 o’clock p. m. The quotations were bulletined quiet and unchanged, with no sales reported. The following were the official spot quo tations, at the close of the market, at rfhe Cotton Exchange to-day: Good middling 6 5-16 Middling 6 Low middling 5 11-16 Good ordinary 5 7-16 Market—Qu Jet; sales, none. Savannah receipts, exports and stocks— Receipts this day 298 Receipts this day last year 17 Receipts this day year before last .. 20 Receipts since Sept. 1, ’97 1,181,534 Same time last year 839,294 Same time year before last 749,713 Exports, coastwise, this day 200 Stock on hand this day 15.8G3 Same day last year 15,136 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports — Receipts this day 1,502 This day last week 75 This day last year *.... 583 This day year before last 1,187 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 ....8,515,008 Same time last year 6,577,152 Same time year before last 5,110,526 Stock at the ports to-day 387,010 Stock same day last year 257,740 Daily movements at other ports— Galveston—Steady; middling, 6c; sales, 868; slock. 26,819. New Orleans—Quiet and steady; middling 61-16 c; net receipts, 42; gross, 42; sales, 350; stock, 137,430. Mobile—Nominal; middling, 6c; net re ceipts, 27; gross, 27; stock, 7,426. Charleston—Steady; middling, 6c; net re ceipts, 177; gross, 177; stock, 9,498. Wilmington—Steady; middling, 6%c; net receipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 8,009. , N—'-’’--Steady; middling, 6%c; net re ceipts, 241; sales, 6; stock, 32,779. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 6%c; gross 480; stock, 12,347. New York—Quiet; middling, 6 9-16 c; net receipts, 96; gross, 881; sales, 500; stock, 123,628. Boston-<Steady; middling, 6%c; net re ceipts, 182; gross, 182. Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 6%c; net receipts, 76;<stock, 7,886. Daily movements at interior towns— ' Augusta—Steady; middling, 6%c; net re ceipts, 19; gross, 19; sales 156; stock, 24,231. Memphis—Steady; middling, 6c; net re ceipts, 75; gross, 210; sales, 425; stock, 32,- 046. St. Louis—Steady; middling. 6c; net re ceipts, 56; gross, 66; sales, 4<K); stock, 39,- 517. ‘•v. ' Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 6c; net re trelpts, 399; gross, 899; sales, 100; stock, 10,- Houston—Quiet; middling, 615-16 c: net receipts, 593; gross, 593; sales, 18; stock, 14,016. Louisville—Quiet; middling, 6%c. Exports of cotton this day— Galveston—To the continent, 2,297. New Orleans—Coastwise, 261. Savannah—Coastwise, 200. Charleston—Coastwise, 107. Norfolk—To Great Britain, 3,300; to the continent, 730; coastwise, 822. New York-Forwarded, 380. Boston—To Great Britain. 2,708. Total foreign exports from all ports to day and thus far this week: To Great Bri tain, 6,003; to the continent, 3,047. Total foreign exports since Hept. 1, 1897: To Great Britain, 3,356,429; to France, 806,- 614; to the continent, 2,866,867. Liverpool, June 11, 1 p. m.—Cotton—Spot quiet, .prices unchanged; American mid dling, 8 9-16 d; sales, 6.000, of which «N> was for speculation arjd export, and including 6,400 American; receipts. 20,0)0 bales, ail American. Futures opened quiet with a moderate demand and closed steady; American middling, lower middling clause, June-July, 3 3203 33d, sellers; July-Au gust, 8.1203.33 d, buyers; August-Septem ber. 3.3203.33 d, value; September-October, 8 31®3.32<1, sellers; October-November. 3.30 d, buyers; November-December, 3.29; Decem ber- January, 8.29, buyers; January-Feb ruary, 3.29, buyers; February-March, 3.29® 3.30, buyers. New York, June 11.—The cotton market opened steady with prices 1 to 3 points higher on the near months and 1 to 2 points lower on the more remote posi tions. Following the call the market show ed a rather tlrm undertone on light cov ering and increased demand from com mission houses. The market at 11 o’clock was moderately active with the general Hat showing a net gain of 1 to 2 points. Later in the forenoon the summer months made a sharp advance on active covering and buying by two prominent commission firms, who have recently been reported to be buying these positions for a "squeeze.’ The market closed very steady at a net gain of 1 to 7 points. New York. June 11. noon.—Cotton fu tures open steady; saba, 7.600 bales. July, 6.49 c; August, 6.56 c; September, 6.32 c Oc tober, 6.31 c; November, 6.»c; December. 6.32 c; January, 6.34 c; February, 6.36 c; 6,39 c; March, 6.42 c. New York. June 11. 1 p. m.—Futures Closed very steady; sales, 52.900 bales; June 6.53 c; July. 6.53 c; August. 6.57 c; Septem ber, «.33c; October, 6.32 c; November, 6.31 c; December. 6.34 c; January, 6.37 c; February’ 6 39c; March. 6.45. New Orleans. June 11.—Cotton futures closed quiet; sales, 9,200 bales; June, 5.98 c bid; July. 6.)Cut6.04c; August. 6.01 c; Septem ber. November, 5.95®6.97c; Do- oember. 5,98U5.99c; January, 6.0106.02 c; February, lfiMo6.O*C. The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897. have beeen 10,359 bags, against 9,474 bags for the sente time last year. The exports Mince Sept. 1, 1897. haw been 9,616 hags. ’against *.901 bags for the same time last year. Savannah Receipt*, Exports and Slocks: Received this day 272 Received same day last year ...... 64 Received seine day year before last. 445 Received past week 3.096 Received same week last year..'. Received same week in 1896 J,IJS Receipt* since Sept. 1. 1897 .....1.181,336 Receipt* same time last year ...... 839.277 Receipts same t.rtie ysar before lest 749,693 Receipt* same time in 18&> W.3SB Exports past week, continent 4.400 Exports past week, coastwise 3,061 Total exports for week T. 461 Exports Since Sept. 1. 1897 To Great Britain 73.740 To France 32.547 To the continent 622,861 Total foreign 739.148 Total coastwise 444.388 Total asporte 1,173.5*6 Exports Same Time 1-sst Year— To Great Britain .................... 48,363 To France 15.341 Tk» the continent 873.045 Total fbtelgn 436.649 To*ol coastwise ...................... 411.216 Total experts M7 ( b63 Stock on hand this day 15,765 Stock on hand same day last year.. 15,145 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receiprs this day 4,956 This day last week 3,363 This day last year 7,864 This day year before last 2,807 Receipts past week 31,363 Same week last year 12,299 Same week year before last 13,310 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897....8,513,506 Same time last year 6,576,569 Same time year before last 5,109,911 Same time in 1895 7,887,961 Stock at the ports to-day 392,887 Stock same day last year 265,638 WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS. Comparative cotton statement for the week ending June 10, 1898, and June 11, 1897: 1898. 1897. Net receipts at all U. S. ports for this week -. 31,363 12,299 Total receipts 8,513,506 6,576,569 Exports for the week .... 65,133 44,183 Total exports to date 7,020,182 5,716,160 Stocks at U. S. ports 392,387 265,638 Stocks at interior towns. 179,926 77.G27 Stocks at Liverpool 1,152,000 1,061,000 Stocks of American afloat for Great Britain. 92,000 35,000 Comparative statement of net receipts at all the ports from Sept. 1, 1897, to Fri day evening, June 10, 1898, and from Sept. 1, 1896, to Friday, June 11, 1897: " Receipts Since Sept Tl— j~1897-8. | 1896 ; 7.' Galveston j 1,900,92711,342,035 New Orleans 2.<J39.078[2,061,192 Mobile 361,380 303,070 Savannah 1,181,207 838,024 Charleston 468,754 398,973 Wilmington 321,181 234,298 Norfolk 566,018 ' 703,001 Baltimore 71,156| 58,943 New York 150,337 j 108,345 Boston 217,458 157,553 Philadelphia 79,989 43,666 West Point 50 Port Royal 65,972 73,622 Pensacola 111,691 67,892 Brunswick 214,3821 125,161 Newport News 15,661 9,707 Port Arthur 11,359 Texas City 51,137 Various 107,956 • Total |8,513,506i6”57«,569 ~Stock ox cotton at all ports June 10, 1898, and on the same day of the week last year: ~Ports— —————————| 3 g 98 | 1897 _ New Orleans 137?608f”59j17 Mobile . 7,398| 4,780 Galveston 29,157| 18,554 Savannah 15,765| 15,145 Charleston 9,428| 18,195 Wilmington 7,999 j 3,462 Norfolk 37,410| 7,317 New York 125,1271125,558 Other ports 22,9951 13,280 Total 392,8871265,638 DRY GOODS. New York, June 11.—The week has strengthened the position of most cotton goods. There is a tendency toward firm ness in both brown and bleached goods and other lines of staple cottons are in good condition. Print cloths have stiffened during the week. The nominal quotations on extra remain the same. Prints have shown little change. NAVAL STORES. Spirits Turpentine—There was a good de mand at the quotation, but factors did not offer freely at the price, and no sales were reported at the opening or closing of the market at the Board of Trade. The mar ket was bulletined firm at 2Tx? bid. Rosin—The market remained firm and unchanged with a moderate demand. At the Board of Trade at the first and last calls, the market was bulletined unchang ed with no saieskitenorted. The following were the quotations: A, B, C, JI 00 1 $1 45 D 1 06 K 1 50 E 1 10 M 1 50 F 1 20 N 1 70 G 1 25 W. G 1 75 H ’ 1 45 W. W 1 85 Naval Stores Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1, 1898.... 16,773 138,683 Received to-day 1,418 4,389 Received previously 91,509 187,542 Total 109,700 330,614 Exports to-day 429 3,376 Exports previously 96,901 175,381 Total since April 1, 1898 .... 96,330 178,757 Stock on hand this day 13,370 151,857 Stock same day last year .... 20,339 162,859 Receipts same day last year .. 1,747 3,941 Charleston, June 11.—Turpentine, dull at 26c asked, 24%c bld. Rostn, firm; sales, none; unchanged. Wilmington, June 11.—Spirits turpentine steady, receipts, 184 casks. Rosin firm, unchanged; receipts, 299. Crude tur pentine steady, SI.OO, |1.60 and $1.70; re ceipts, 68 barrels. Tar steady at $1.20; re ceipts, 67 barrels. New York. June 11.—Rosin steady, strained, common to good, $1.42%®1.45. Turpentine steady; 2?%(tj2Bc. FINANCIAL. Money-Market steady. Foreign Exchange The market la steady. The following are the net Savan nah quotations: Commercial, demand, $4.86% sixty days, $4.83% ninety $4.82%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.22%; Swiss, sixty days, 5.25%* sixty days. 94%. Domestic Exchange—Steady; banks are buying at 1-1« per cent, discount and sell ing as follows: Up to $25. 10c premium; $25 to SSO, 15c premium; SSO to SIOO, 20c prem ium; SSOO to SI,OOO. 65c premium; SI,OOO and over, 1-16 per cent, premium. Securities—Market has quieted down somewhat, but demand is fairly good. Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Geor gia 3% per cent, txmds of 1930, 107 bid. 108% asked; Georgia 8% per cent., due 1915. iOS bid. 107 asked; Georgia 4% per cent bonds 1915, 117 bld, 118 asked; Georgia 4 per cent., due 1926. 112 bid, 115 asked; South Carolina 4%5, 110 bid. 112 asked. City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 102 bld asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925. 105 bld, 100 asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 110 bld. Hl asked; Augusta 6 per cent. bid, 113 asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 103% bid. 104% i asked; Macon 6 per cent., 116 bid, 117 ask ed; Macon 4%5, IKK. 106 bld. 106 asked; Sa vannah 5 per cent., quarterly July cou pons, 110% bld. 111 asked; Savannah 5 : tier cent., quarterly August coupons. 100% bid. 110% asked; Charleston 4s, 36 bid, 96 asked. Railroad Bonds—Savannah. Florida and Western Railroad general mortgage bonds. i 6 per cent, interest coupon*. 116 bid. 118 ' asked; Savannah, Florida and Western first mortgage 5 per cent gold bonds, due I 1924. 106 bid. 106 asked; Central Railroad | and Banking Company collateral ss. 87 bid, 89 asked; Central of Georgia Rail- i road first mortgage Ss. 50-year gold bonds. 116 bid, 117 asked .-Central of Georgia Rail way first consolidated mortgage ss, $7 bld. 88 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first preferred incomes. 41 bld. 42% asked; Cen | tral of Georgia Railway second oreferred | incomes 13% bid, 14% asked; Cen- tral of Georgia Railway third preferred incomes, 6 bid, 7 asked; Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, 112 bid, 114 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first 5s i<W bld. 108 asked; Charlotte. Columtaa and Augusta second mortgage 7s, 115 bid. H« asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new ss. 106%, bid. I<*6% asked; South Georgia nnd Fiorkta first mortgage 7s. 103% b*J. I<B% asked; South Georgia and Florida second mortgage la. 102% bld. IOS asked: Ocean Steamship 5 per cent, bonds. 1936. MM bid. 105 asked; City and Suburban Railroad first mortgage 6 per eent. bonds, 99 bld. 101 asked; Aiabama Midland 5 per cent, in dorsed. M bid. SS asked; Brunswick and Wcaiern 4*. 73 b*U 4 75 THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, JUNE 13. 1898. Bound Railway ss, 68 bld, 72 asked; Geor gia and Alabama first pref. ss, 101% bid, 102% asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. ss, 88 bid, 89 asked; Eatonton Branch, 80 bid, 87% asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and Atlantic division ss, 79 bid, 81 asked. Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan nah, 94% bid, 95% asked; Southwestern, 95 bid, 96 asked; Atlanta and West Point stock, 105 bid, 106 asked; Atlanta end West Point 6 per cent, certificates, 101 bid, 102 asked; ex-interest; Georgia common, 176 bid, IS2 asked; Savannah Construction Company, 66 bid, 70 asked. Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas Light stock, 23 bid, 23% asked; Electric Light and Power Company, 72 bid, 73 asked, ex-inter est. Bank Siocks, Etc.—Citizens Bank, 110 bid, 111 asked; Chatham Bank 47 bid, 47% asked; Germania Bank, 110% bid, 112 ask ed; National Bank of Savannah, 126 bid, 127 Merchants’ National Bank, 87 bid, 88 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co., 105 bid, 106 asked; Southern Bank of the State of Georgia. 130 bid, 135 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa ny, 103 bid. - 103% asked; Chat ham Real Estate and Improvement Com pany, A, 55% bid, 56 asked; B, 54% bid, 55% asked; People’s Saving and Loan Compa ny, 95 bid, 96 asked. Factory Bonds Augusta Factory, ICI bid, 102 asked; Eagle and Prienix Manu facturing Company 5 per cent, bonds, '-8 bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com pany, 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked. Factory Stocks Augusta Factory, 63 bid, '75 asked; Graniteville Factory, 145 bld, 151 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bld, 101 asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 90 bid, 94 asked; J. R. King Manufactur ing Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked: Savannah Brewing Company, 92 bid. 95 asked. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. The followipg are the Savannah Board of Trade quotations: Bacon—The market is steady. Smoked clear sides, 7%c; dry salted clear rib sides, 7c; bellies, 7%c; sugar-cured hams, 9%c. Lard—Market firm; pure, in tierces, 6%c; 50-pound tins, 7%c; compound, in tierces, sc; 50-pound tins, 5%q, Butter—Market steady; fair demand; Go shen, 15c; gilt 7 edge, 17c; creamery, 18@19c; fancy Elgins, 20c. Cheese—Market firm; fancy full cream cheese, 10%c; 20-pound average, 11c. Flour—Pure wheat, firm; patents, $6.40; straight, $6.10; fancy, $6.00. Mixed flour prices according to percent age of corn product contained in same. Corn—Market steady; white, job lots, 55c; carload lots, 53c; mixed corn, ;ob lots, 54%c; carload tots, 52%c. Oats—Carload lots, 42c; job lots, 44c. Bran—Job Iqts, $1.00; carload lots, 95c. Hay—Market steady; Western, job lots, •90c; carload lots, 85c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.60; per sack, $1.20; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.05; water ground, $1.15; pearl grits, per bar rel, $2.71}; per sack, $1.25. Coffee—Dull; Mocha. 26c: Java, 26%c; Peaberry, 12%c; standard No. 1, 10%c; No. 2,10 c; No. 3, 9%c; No. 4, 9%c; No. 5,9 c; No. 6, B%c: No. 7. Bc. • Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah ques tions: Powdered, 5.80 c; standard gran ulated, 5.55 c; cubes, 5.80 c; confectioners’ a, 5.43 c; white extra C, 5.12 c; extra C, 5.05 c; golden C, 4.87 c; yellow, 4.80 c. Tone firn*. Cabbage—Native, crates, $1.50. Onions—Barrels, new crop, $4.50@6.00; crates, Bermudas, $1.50®2.00. Potatoes—New, $3.00®3.25 per barrel. Lemons—Market quiet; Messina, new, p/ar box, $4.50(05.00. Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 9c; common, 5®5%c. Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 12c; Ivicas. 10%c; walnuts, French. 10c; Naples, 11c; pecans, 10c; Brazils, B%c; filberts, 10c; as sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 10®10%d; cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100 1 . Raisins—L. L. $1.65; %-box, $1.90; loose, fiO-pound boxes, 6%c per pound. Peanuts—Ample stock, fair demand; market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir ginia, per pound, 5%; hand-picked, per pound, 4%c; N. C. peanuts, 4c. Eggs—Market steady; candled, per dozen, 12c; country, 2c less. Poultry—Steady, fair demand; half grown, 25®35c per pair; three-quarters grown, 40®50c per pair; full-grown fowls, 55@65c per pair. Fish—Mackerel, half barrel, No. 1, $8 50; No. 2, $7.50; No. 3, $6.00; kits. No. 1, $1.25; No. 2, $1.00; No. 3,95 c. Codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6%0; 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked herring, per box. 20c; Dutch herring, in kegs, $1.25; new mullet, half-barrel, $3.50. Syrup—-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor ida syrup buying at 20@22%c; selling at 22%<8>2&; sugar house at 19@22c; Cuba straight goods, 23©30c; sugar house mo lasses, 15®20c. Salt—Demand is fair, and the market steady; carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool, 200-pound sacks, C2c; job lots, 65090 c; com mon fine salt, 125-pound, in burlap sacks, carload lota. 38c; common fine salt, 125- pound. in cotton sacks, carload lots, 41c. Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market firm; dry flint, 15c; dry salt, 13c; green salted, 7c. Wool—Nominal; prime Georgia, free of sand, burrs and black wool, 17c; blacks, 15c; burry, Wax, 25c. Tal low, 2c. Deer skins, 15c. Oils— Marxet steady; demand fair; sig nal, 45050 c; West Virginia black, 9®l2c; lard, 58c; neatsfoot, 60075 c; machinery, 15 025 c; linseed, raw, 47c; boiled, 50c; kero sine. prime white, 8c; water white, 9c; fire proof, 10c; deodorized stove gasoline, bar rel, B%c. Gun Powder—Per keg, $4.00; half keg, $2.25; quarter keg. $1.25, Champion ducking, quarter keg. $2.25; Austin. Dupont and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $11.25; quar ter kegs, $5.75; l-pound canisters, $1.00; less 25 per cent. Shot—Drop, $1.25; B. B. and large, $1.60; chilled. $1.55. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4@ 4%c; refined, $1.55 base. Nails—Cut, $1.50 base; wire. $1.90 base. Advanced national list of extras, adopted Dec. 1. 1896. Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement- Alabama aud Georgia lime in fair demand, and selling at 75c per barrel, bulk and car load lot, special; calcined olaster $1.50 per barrel; hair, 405 c; Rostdaie cement, sl.lo@ 1.20; carload lots, special; Portland ce ment, retail, $2.20; carload lots, $2.00. Lumber —F. O. B. Prices—Minimum yard sixes, $11.00; car siils, $11.50; difficult sizes. $13<50@14.00; ship stock. $16.50018.00; sawn crossties, $9.50010.00; hewn crossties, 33c per tie. Market quiet and steady. OCEAN FREIGHTS. Cotton—Market nominal: rates quoted are per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale, $1.25; New York, per bale, $1.00; Philadelphia, per bale. $1.00; Baltimore, per bale, SI.OO. Via New York—Liverpool. 35c; Manches ter, 46c; Havre. 57c; Antwerp. 57c; Ham. burg. 53c; Reval, 63c; St. Petersburg, 63c: Goihenberg, 63c; Venice, 73c; Trieste, 73c; Lisbon, 66c; Oporto, 66c. Uunber—By Sail—Freights are firm. For eign business Is dull. The rates from this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.50®5.50 for a range—including Baltimore and Portland. Me. Railroad ties, base 44 feet: to Baltimore. 13%c; to Philadelphia, 14%c; to New York, 16%e. Timber rates, 60c®$1.00 higher than lum ber rates. By Steam—Lumber—To Baltimore. $6.00; Boston. $7.00; New York. $7.75. Naval Store*—The market is normal and advancing: medium-sized vessels. Cork for orders, 3s 6d for barrels of 310 pounds, and 5c primage, spirits. 4s 9d; larger, 4s 6d. Steam. 12c per 100 pounds on rosin; SI.OO on spirits to Boston and 10c on rosin, and We on spirits to New York. m.ooD sin rts at a hanging. Wharton. Tex.. June 11.—Frank Martin, white, was hanged yesterday for his share tn the murder of the Crocker family. The rope cut deep into Martin's neck, causing blood to spurt in a torrent from the gash. A large crowd wnuctfseJ the csscutiea ALMOST SURE TO GET TROOPS. ARMY BOARD IMPRESSED WITH SITES OFFERED FOB CAMPS. Avondale and the Lands Sontli of Estill Avenue Carefully Inspected. How the Camps Will Be Reached and Supplied—The Board Made a Thorough Inspection of Water Works—Mayor Meldrim Thinks There Is No Doubt About Troops Coming Here. The short time the army board spent yesterday looking over the sites offered for the location of troops at Savannah, is tak en as almbst conclusive that favorable re sults will follow. It is believed Savannah will be recommended to the Secretary of War as a city well adapted tn every way for mobilizing a large body of soldiers. Advices were received from the board several hours before it arrived, so that every chance was given the local commit tee to arrange for it. The board reached here by the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad about 5:30 o'clock, and consisted of Surgeon General Greenleaf, Assistant Surgeon General and Maj. H. M. Hopkins, Assistant Adjutant General and Lieut. E. Jadwin, Corps of Engineers, and Maj. Hodgson. They were met at the depot by Mayor Meldrim, Health Officer Le- Hardy, Capt. C. E. Gillette, Aidermen Ow ens and Guckenheimer, and Mr. John M. Egan, vice president of the Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean steamship Company. Carriages were in waiting to take the party over the route planned, and there was no delay in starting. Among the things the board wanted to investigate was the water supply. The first place visited, therefore, was the wa ter works, where details concerning the capacity of the plant, the purity of the water and facilities for supplying it were fully explained. It is understood water will be furnished from the works, which, it is stated, can be dohe more convenient ly than by driving artesian wells. The troops if located too far from the water works, however, will probably be supplied by wells which the city will have driven. It was evident to the bod rd that there is an ample supply of pure water, a most important fact in the city’s favor. It was plain the board was pleased with the sup ply. The question of adequate water, which has already proven a serious con sideration to the government in locating troops, was, therefore, settled, and the committee was ready to proceed else where. Returning to the city the party passed Forsyth park, and drove out Bull street to the territory south of Estill avenue. The land there is level and in every way suitable for the camping of several regi ments. For company, battalion and regi mental drilling it is admirably adapted, there being a wide expanse uninterrupted by undulations of any kind. The locality is about the right distance from the city, both for- the convenience of troops and dealers who may furnish supplies. The board was favorably impressed with the land and commented favorably on its gen eral adaptability. Aside from the infor mation given by the local committee, the visitors saw for thetaselves the advan tages afforded. It is the belief of the committee that Sa vannah will be recommended as a suitable point for the concentration of at least 20,- 000 troops. Mayor. Meldrim thinks there is no question about getting troops. “I waa asked how long it would take to get lands in shape for soldiers/’. tiffr Mayor said, “and I informed the board everything could be arranged on forty-eight hours’ notice. To this Inquiry I attach import ance, for the reason the fact will be given the secretary as one of significance. Other questions were asked which leads to the conclusion that Savannah is sure to get troops, and that very soon. The commit tee has worked diligently to accomplish what everybody in the city desires.” The hoard was pleased with its visit, but would not indicate what its recommenda tions will be. The members referred to the reception given them, and intimated in a general way that their trip was quite satis factory. Maj. Hodgson was a class mate of Mayor Meldrim at the University of Geor gia. Their meeting was cordial and the op portunity of receiving Maj. Hodgson gave the Mayor much pleasure. “DIG THAT DITCH.” Script* Morgan’s Laconic Order to Ills Older Brother in the Hanks. Mr. Thomas S. Morgan of this city, who i£ a wit, as well as a lawyer, has been the subject of many little jokes and sto ries since he has been in camp with the Second Georgia Regiment. The Boston Journal, of a recent date, has this story from Tampa: "The Second Georgia Regiment, now in camp, has a curious anomaly in one of its companies. It is Thomas Morgan, a well known criminal lawyer of- Savannah. He is a private in military life, but a colonel in private life, which is paradox enougn to puzzle the average person into a siege of insomnia. Here is a verbatim report of a conversation between Private Mor gan and Col. Brown, of his regiment: “ 'Good morning, colonel,’ said Private Morgan. " 'Good morning, colonel,’ in reply. “ 'Can you tell me where I can get a spade, colonel?’ queried Private Morgan. ‘I have been ordered to dig a ditch.’ " ‘See the quartermaster, colonel.’ “ ’Good morning, colonel,’ from both. This mme ditch was the cause of a lit tle joke on the lawyer, which may be told here with propriety. Mr. Louis D. Mor gan, Lawyer Morgan’s younger brother, is a sergeant in the Second Regiment, and is one of the most popular men in camp. He has been more recently connected with the military than his older brother, and for that reason is his superior officer. On the occasion Sergt. Morgan was in charge of the police duty of the camp. Lieut. Newell West, the officer of the day. approached Sergt. Morgan and ordered him to dig a certain ditch. Without a mo ment's hesitation Sergt. Morgan saluted his officer, and turning to his brother who was standing near, commanded in a stem tone. “Private Morgan, dig that ditch!” Private Morgan reluctantly complied, but remarked afterward that he had not joined the volunteer army to be ordered about by his kid brother. Since that time Private Morgan has been relieved from manual labor and assigned to clerical work at the officers’ tent. ONE CARLOAD RROI GHT $2.50. Good Prices Paid for the First Con signment of Melon*. Savannah was well supplied with water melons yesterday. Three car loads were I received, consigned to three bouses. The fruit, on the whole, was of fairly good size and quality. One car load made up of exceptionally large melons for so early I in the season, was sold outright to a fruit retailer for $250. an average of about 35 I cents a melon. These tne.ons were soon j ornamenting fruit stands and grocery I stones all over the city. One of the other j car loads was sold, it is understood, for $l3O. These melons were small and the i average price was but about 10 cents each This grade of melon was later in the day retailing at 3) to 25 cents, while the larger fruit was offered at 35 to 50 cents. The prices are said to have oeen quite satis factory. The total supply of meloos fcr the day waa fully SjJkO, —-| Cool Negligee Shirts Nothing will help you through the hot Summer better than an easy, comfortabfl and yet dressy NEGLIGEE SHIRT. As always, we carry the largest and mol varied assortment of Shirts in Savannah. We can give you a good Shirt for 39c afl finer ones—Silk—up to $3 or $4. If you wear NEGLIGEE SHIRTS it will pay yl to call and see us. " IF YOU CAN’T COME, WRITE. B. H. Levy & Bro., AV ATER FOR THE TROOPS. Carriers yVill Begin Filling Their Tanks To-day. All of yesterday preparations were being made on the steamship Maverick and the Standard Oil Company barge 77 to receive cargoes of artesian water to be shipped to Key West for the use of the army. The inside of the large tanks were white washed to take away all semblance of the gasoline and oil which had recently been in them. After the whitewash had dried it was washed off, leaving the tanks per fectly clean. Water will be turned into the vessels this morning from three hydrants, and it is calculated that it will take two days to fill the tanks. Fire Chief Maguire superintended the laying of a line of hose attached to hy drants at Lincoln and Bay and Haber sham and Bay streets. The hose was run through the green on the north side of EBay street and over the roofs of the build ings on River street. Another line will be connected with the hydrant at the foot of Lincoln street, making three streams that, will pour steadily into the vessels un til their tanks are filled. Both vessels will take 700,000 gallons of water, the Mav erick receiving 450,000 gallons and the barge 150,000 gallons. The water is to be taken to Key West for the use of the troops. It is expected that the Maverick and her tow will accom pany the fleet to Cuba and upon landing the water will be supplied to the soldiers. On a recent trip to Key West the Maver ick carried a supply of water from Wil mington, Del., which was supplied to the warships. In securing the services of the Stand ard Oil Company’s steamer and barges, the government has ideal water carriers. Vessels built especially for the purpose could not be more perfect. The Maverick was built in 1890, at Baltimore, for the Standard Oil Company. She has been employed since then in carrying oil and towing barges loaded with the petroleum product, from New York and Philadel phia, to the branch depots of the com pany all along the coast. She has made S2B- voyages,, tyhile in command of her present master, Capt. Rubelli, who has been in her four and a half years. This formidable carrier is built entirely of steel. Her length is 272 feet, breadth 40 feet 6 Inches, and depth, 21 feet, 4 inches. She has a gross tonnage of tnd 1,118.35 net. Her usual cargo is 10,000 bar rels of oil, which aggregates 500,000 gal lons. One immense pump situated for w is capable of discharging the entire cat 'n 3 hours and 15 minutes. There are two *. **ler pumps aft, which are occa sionally ’Used instead of the big one. These will pump, together, 10,000 barrels of oil in five hours. In the forward part of the steamer is a water ballast tank, which is used when there is no cargo on board. The hatches of the main tanks are in the center of the vessel and extend from about four feet above the upper deck to the level of a low er deck, and then open out in a broad ex panse in the hold. The lower deck is used whfn the weather is bad, as the crew can pass from one end of the ship to the other without being exposed to the weather. All conveniences necessary for the com fort of those on board are arranged. The officers’ quarters are roomy and nicely fill ed up. The saloon is finished in highly pol ished hard wood; the kitchen, pantry, din ing room and sailors’ quarters are arrang ed in the most convenient and comfotable style. Electric lights are furnished throughout the ship. She has 1,100 horse power, triple expansion engines and the most modern machinery. One of the noticeable features about the Maverick is the cleanliness. There is scarcely a freight vessel afloat that is kept in a more perfect order, and is so devoid of dust and dirt. Capt. Rubelli takes a pride in having everything about his ship bright and clean and he succeeds admira bly and to his credit. The crew of the Maverick consists of 23 men, all told. MAY FIGHT THE CENTRAL. Fruit Growers Contract With Oppo sition Refrigerator Line. A fight may soon be on between the Central Railroad and the members of the Georgia Fruit Growers' Association as a result of the contract made by the Central with the Fruit Growers’ Express, a re frigerator car company of Chicago, con trolied by the Armours. As was stated in the Morning News some days ago, the Central has given the Armour company the exclusive privilege of running refrigerator cars for fruit over its lines. According to the rate sheet is sued by the Fruit Growers' Express, its charges per car are to be as follows: To Ohio river points, $75; to New York and Chicago, >80; to more distant points, >i»o. These rates, the fruit growers claim, are much higher than the net rates paid in previous years, and in excess of what other responsible refrigerator car com panies propose to render the same service for this season. A committee of fruit growers endeav ored, but without success, to secure con cessions from the refrigerator car com pany- They claim that owing to its hav ing an exclusive contract with the Central, it has declined to con sider their letters. Efforts were then made to obtain a conference with the Central Railroad officials, but were informed that they could not meet them. Vice President Egan wired the committee: “Desire to say we have exe cuted a contract, as I wrote you, and we are obliged to use our best endeavors to carry it out, which we expect to do.’’ The fruit growers committee then con tracted with the Continental Fruit Ex press Company, of Chicago, to furnish them a refrigerator car service at the fol lowing rates: To Ohio river points, |SS; to New York and Chicago, S7O; to more crs tant points. $75, The Central, the fruit growers evidently fear, may refuse to haul the cars of this company. If such a course is adopted a legal contest will be precipi tated. In a circular letter to the t&epibera their association the fruit growers com mittee say: “Should any railroad refuse to accept any Continental Fruit Express cars we request that your committee be informed at once, in order that we may have proper legal remedy.” The fruit crop will begin to move in a few days and it will eoon be known what the policy of the Central will be. PEACHES BY THE TRAIN LOAD. A Hailroad Man’s Estimate of the Crop. Mr. M. H. Connolly, Florida agent of the North Carolina and St. Louis and the Louisville and Nashville railroads, was at the Pulaski House yesterday. Mr. Con nally has just been through the Georgia peach belt. He reports the crop in magnifi cent condition. The growers are enthusi astic over the quality of the fruit this year and the size of the crop. The shipments will be between 2,000 and 2,500 carloads, it is estimated; and good prices are anticipated for the bulk of the fruit. From what Mr. Connally says, the lovers of delicious peaches will have no grounds to complain this year of any scarcity in the supply. Speaking of the Florida orange crop, Mr. Connally stated that the drought has prob ably cut it down one-third to one-half be low what it was expected the crop would be. At one time the yield of the groves this year was estimated at between 750,000 and 1,000,000 boxes, but life long continued dry weather caused a great quantity of the fruit to drop, and it is now believed that the crop will be \in the neighborhood of a half million boxes. Growers expect fancy prices, though, and are far from being dis heartened. The orange growing industry is making steady headway again. It will be a decade or more, though, before the crop reaches the magnitude of the year or two just pre ceding the great freeze. A crop of a mill ion boxes, though, may be expected any year now with fairly good weather condi tions. Florida truckers, Mr. Connally says, re port the season quite a profitable one, es pecially when they were large growers of tomatoes. The presence of the army at Tampa helped to make the truck In dustry in South Florida more than ordi narily renumerative, great quantities of vegetables being sold there for the con sumption of the soldiers and the large crowds of visitors. Mr. Connally spent a couple of days at Tampa last week, devoting his attention more especially to the Georgians in camp there. This regiment, he says, is already regarded with especial favor among the visitors and is the center of attraction. There is more snap and military get-up about it, and the judgment of all visitors is highly flattering to the pride of the Georgians. CITY OF MACON GOING TO TAMPA. Capt. Savage'll Orders Changed at Norfolk. The steamship City of Macon will not go to Fernandina after all. Capt. Savage re ceived orders yesterday, through Vice President Egan to proceed at once to Tampa, thus countermanding the previous orders. The Macon has been at Norfolk for several days, taking on coal, and will sail direct to Tampa from that port. Capt. Savage has been desirous for some time of seeing something of actual war fare, and there is little doubt now that his ambition will be satisfied. In speaking of this new move of the Secretary of War, a Central Railroad of ficial jokingly remarked yesterday, that the delay in sendlhg the troops from Tam pa was not clearly explained. “They have found out,” he said, “that they can do nothing until the City of Macon arrives.” The Gate City is at anchor a few miles out from Fernandina, where she is lying in company with three other transports. As yet no orders to move have been re ceived. PAYNE IN A SORRY PLIGHT. Bound to Lone His Position in Spite t nt His Straddle. Atlanta, Ga.. June 11.—The troubles of Dr. George F. Payne, state chemist, who has been accused by the friends of Col. R. T. Nesbitt of going back upon him, continue to increase. Dr. Payne held office for eight years un der Commissioner of Agriculture Nesbitt, but in the recent campaign it is charged that he tried to stand in with both Mr. Nesbitt and Mr. Stevens so as to make sure of his job whoever was successful. Up to the election day the statements of both Mr. Stevens and Col. Nesbitt indicate that Dr. Payne succeeded in riding two horses going in opposite directions very well, each candidate being sure that he was his friend. k But after the election was over there was an explosion In the department of agriculture which showed up Dr. Payne’s double position. As the story unravelled itself it appear ed that Chemist Payne was depending upon an alleged promise of retention from Mr. Stevens, in return for the attitude he assumed toward the Terrill county man’s candidacy. To-day. however, Mr. Stevens wired a 1 friend in Atlanta in reply to the direct question, denying that he had ever prom ised Chemist Payne that he should retain his job if he was elected. From this it seems to be strongly indi cated that Dr. Payne’s scalp will be one of the first that will be taken by Mr. Stev ens when he assumes his duties of com missioner of agriculture next October. Following is the text of Mr. Stevens dis patch: "Dawson, June 11, 1898—1 did not prom ise Dr. Payne the position of state chem ist if he would hands off in the contest for commission of agriculture. On the i contrary I refused to make him or his friends any promise whatever. J - B. PUT IN A WORD FOR SAVANNAH. GEN. GORDON URGED ITS ADVAN TAGES FOR TROOPS. * The General Will Leave To-morrow for Mobile to Assume Command of His —Mrs. Gordon Will Accompany Him—Gen. Gordon Not Yet Advised as to His Staff—lt Will fl Be Announced to Him in Mobile. Gen. W. W. Gordon returned yesterday afternoon from Washington, ac- .. J companied by Mrs. Gordon and W. W. Gor don, Jr. ■ In regard to the personnel of his staff, Gen. Gordon is absolutely ignorant. The H names which he suggested for appoint- ment were not acted upon and the general *2 was informed that a list of officers would be furnished him from the staff depart- -A ment, but as yet the appointees have not B been made known to him. jB While in Washington, Gen. Gordon was 4 ■ introduced to Secretary Alger by Adjt. 1 Gen. Corbin. The secretary plied Gen. a I Gordon with questions in regard to Fer- \ ' nandina’s qualifications as a concentration ( point for troops. In reply Gen. Gordon took occasion to praise very highly Sa vannah’s facilities for handling troops, cit ing her railroad advantages, pure water supply, healthy pine forests and level plat eaus, all of which tend to make this city a favorable point for mobilizing forces. Mrs. Gordon will accompany her husband to Mobile, where she will remain for some time. Army life will be nothing new to Mrs. Gordon, who comes of a family that has long been identified with the army. Gen. Gordon will take all three of his horses to Mobile, a. brigadier general being allowed just that number. Mounted on his sorrel mare, with his brigadier’s uniform • on, Gen. Gordon will present a command- • ing appearance. —»♦ ■ GEORGIA BOYS 1)1 Q- IT,. * •MA MMVMMMMmmmmw* Squad I nder Lieut. Hartridge Called Out to Suppress Riot at Tampa. There is a good deal going on In Tampafl which does not c< me to the outside on account of the rigid censorship which iaß maintained there. > A Savannahian. who returned yesterdayfl from Tampa, says there have been nu- fll’i/' ni» rotis incidents of interest in connection j with (he army life there, even in the few fl days he was there, which have not beenSfl allowed to go to the papers outside of that ■ city. He does not understand why, forJB < they are matters, to a large extent, not fIA connected with the movements of the army I or the invasion of Cuba. One of the most sensational incidents oc- flg| curred there last Monday night, he sald,‘fifl|2 when Fort Brooke and Ybor City were practically in control of a mob, at least fl' for a short time. Members of the Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth regiments, United fli States regulars, all colored, began their fl work of destruction by forcibly taking f possession of barrooms at these places. The } actions of these colored men, he says, were fl| outrageous. The saloons, though under fl ; * protection of the stale, their owners pay- I ing the regular taxes and license, were fl' wrecked, und the wjiisky and beer in the fl places were all taken by the soldiers. fl Sevral saloons and cases were thus treated, everything in them being demol- ished, and the soldiers took whatever they Qi wanted that they could lay hands on. The city authorities seemed powerless to stop fl the depredations, and the disorder contin- B ued until after daylight Tuesday morning. Lieut. Walter C. Hartridge, with thirty two men from the Georgia Regiment, un- ■. ■ dec Col. Oscar J. Brown, was sent out to fl' suppress the rioting. The Georgia boys arrested about thirty of the rioters and locked them up. The Casino, the Cuban fl theater,was made the headquarters of Maj. Almand’s battalion which had charge of y the riot, and in one of the rooms of the fl place the men arrested were locked up. Sg A number of shooting scrapes took place in the melee. Several soldiers were wound- ’ ed, but the names of the victims were suppressed. One negro was shot by a po- fl. liceman, and a negro soldiers shot a mem- B|i ber of one of the cavalry regiments, and Ifljh was afterwards arrested by the provost guard and locked up. *fl Drunken soldiers seemed to occupy the town for a while, but the Georgia boys took the matter in hand, and soon the lawlessness. It is said that affairaßSHl have gotten to such a state there that citfl izens are afraid to walk the streets alonefl at night. Citizens of Tampa and its burba are remaining up all night shotguns and Winchester rifles, ed to protect themselves and their erty. ■ This Savannahian says he does not be- Wfe lieve such a state of affairs will be al- fi® lowed to last much longer. He is satis- fl fled the military authorities will not per mit it, and believes that when the place is put under martial law, as it must be fl soon, if it is not already done, the rioting B 3 will he suppressed. fll While he was there, the steamer Miami, w iiilc- being towed into the deep water* slip at Port Tampa, on Wednesday, for the' Purpose of taking on a load of troops, ran fl into the steamer Florida, which was fill-, fl ing her bunkers with coal at the coal flp docks, located at the entrance to the slip- The Miami’s bow struck the Florida ships on her port side, crushing her from her top rail nearly to her Ihe F lorida was taking in water sJoWVB-,',, the night of the accident, and all tenHWu' pumps were set at work. There many troops and about 125 horses on Florida at the time of the accident, • lh ‘" hors.-s or nn-n were hurt. flflflß is said th- Florida ran lx- repaired » “ 1 11 1 >' s • -ral of the men :I ‘ n- •) W !.• 'i lvas truc 1 'am- r.«ar b-ing a panic, w ' 1 w afot (unatt.y averted by of cod heads. 5