The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10

teresting events, which VIII take place
there daily and nightly.
Visitors will begin coming into the city
to-day, and tomorrow the city will be
alive with them. They are coming with
their brothers, and their sisters, and their
aunts. and the railroad people say they
are going to put on extra trains to ac-
commodate the crowds, of which they are
assured by the continued reports TO that
effect from their agents all along the
lines.
With all classes of military entertain
. ments by day, exciting rifle contests and
pistol matches every day Of the week, fire
work and vaudeville entertainments lat
night, and plenty of other interesting at
fractions which a visiting crowd always
finds, there will be no trouble about every
body enjoying themselves, and many OF
them Will, no doubt, go home with the
idea that Savannah is one of the biggest
places on the map.
The advance guard of the Morton Ca
diets, about ten strong, arrived IN the city
last night and stopped at Hicks restau-
rant for supper, where they were met by
members of the board and arrangements
made for them until to-day, when they
viii 90 into camp.
The entire company about fifty strong
will arrive in the city this afternoon by the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad,
in command of Capt. Edgar A. Shilling
They viii be met at the train by Capt j.
+. Brooks and the savannah Cadets, ac-
companied by the first regimental band,
as an escort to Camp Gordon They will
march up Liberty from the Central depot
TO Bulb street, to CASTOR, to DraytOn and
out TO the camp The Cadets win be quar-
tered comfortably al the camp where ar
engagements have been made to supply
them with all necessities and conVenien-
ces.
The Mount Pleasant Field band of Al
pieces viii leave Washington about noon
to-day by the atlantic Coast Line and
will arrive via the Plant system about z
O'Clock tomorrow morning The members
Of the band viii nave a special car to
themselves, winch VIII be switched Off mt
a point near Camp Gordon so the men can
80 right into camp.
The Neeley Zouaves of Memphis, Tenn,
and the Aurora ZouaVes of Aurora, Ill,
Will arrive at O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing via the Central railroad and win go
q contest for Sl,39J "a pf-zes, and their eN-
hibition drills, which viii be given daily,
VIII be among the most interesting fea-
lures Of the week.
Capt Jas. +. Curtis with a large detach-
Inent Of the Indianapolis Light Artillery,
will also arrive tomorrow morning via the
drills during the week.
The Oglethorpe Infantry of Augusta are
expected tomorrow afternoon or Tues
day morning. They VIII compete in the
big interstate drill and contest with the
Morton Cadets.
The Barnesville Cadets, under Lieut. A.
r. Piper, u. s. A., and Citadel Cadets
Of Charleston, under command of Col
Asbury Coward, VIII reach the city We'd
nesday morning. There win be about lOc
cadets in eachN of these battalions. and
they viii eniiven the camp considerably
when they arrive. THESE battaliOns VIII
remain in the city Wednesday, and Thurs
day participating in a college cadet bat
TALON contest Wednesday, and in the
grand parade Of an The troops visiting
and local on Thursday
The Brunswick Naval Reserves viii
come up Tuesday or Wednesday, and wiz
be 10 the city during the best part of me
week. They VIII be ia uniform and wifi
participate in the big parade Thursday.
While the following must in no sens.
be considered as q forecast of the vvea.
1her conditions during the coming May
week, 1t may be Of interest to note thl
conditions which have prevailed In sa
Nannah for the last fifteen years durina
the period from May u to L. inclusive, as
United States weather bureau
IRON the mean temperature for the IF.