The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-06

fortunate companions in arms a ten on |
twenty bill whenever they want one. The |
Sl5.60 per month for services cuts no figure
with them In the matter of spending mon
ey, and the cowboys are fast coming 10 a |
similar way of thinking. The truth of the |
matter is that in the general mix-up of the
men In this regiment, all Of them have an
equal showing at the canteen. and if |
mistake not, The New Workers, will run a
dead heat with the Vesterners when it
comes to record making on the battle field
They are hot stun and don't you forget 1t. |
The war correspondents here about sew
enty-llYe in number, assembled on the va
randa al the Tampa Hotel to-day at noon
ana mad a group picture taken of them
selves, the work being done by
one of the party, who is New
Yorker here for the purpose of
making Photographic impressions of the
many scenes ana incidents to be found in
this section as the present time. Only cor
rect picture can give any idea of the ap-
pearance of the group. Every character
and style of dress was in evidence and
some of the suits and equipments of the
correspondents We're rich. The picture was
intended to represent the party as il was
about to board the transports bound for
the seat OF war.
One correspondent, who had evidently
rot packed his valise, judging by his sea-
SIDE neghgee appearance, wore a purely
white duck shoes While another, more
on the order of an up-to-date war CORE
spondent of the minute man caliber ap-
peared in a dark colored. duck suit a heavy
pair of walking shoes. his not too gener-
ously proportional calves lncased in kg-
gins, all topped off with a regulation
army wool hat of extraordinary size. This
was his outfit so far as his clothing is
concerned, but by no means all the evil
dence about his makeup, going to show
that he was ready to accompany the in
vasiOn. This up-to-date young man wore
a belt around his waist, filed with car
tridges while hanging from his belt as
Colts A4-caliber, a canteeu, and small
case in which was held his note book
Hanging from a belt swung over Shout
der was a pair of longdistance field
glasses, and in his hands he carried a
Winchester rifle. He had no. scalps at his
belt, but may have scores of them before
he gets back.
The long trains Of pack mules
winding their way through the
streets to the camps are one of
the sights here of more than ordi
nary interest. The government has sev-
eral thousand pack mules, and the pack
ers are having no end of trouble with the
recruits, while the watchers are enjoying
the sport. When a new recruit is to be
loaded. a man has to hold the mule, while
two others fasten the pack-generauy
about $50 pounds-on the back of the ami
NAL. The train then moves, but not far in
good order, as the newly recruited animals
lose their step commence buchng and
kicking at a lively rate, trying to shake
the load from their backs, and finally fall
down in vain effort To- dump the load.
But that don't go, as when the mule gets
on. his feet again, he comes up
with the same bundle on mis-
back weighing the same in number of
pounds and fastened as firmly as ever to
his back strapped there with straps, and
roped I'm position with ropes. An old packer,
commenting on the antics of the muchly-
worried mule, remarked that that there
was no more chance for mule 10 dump
his load, when put on properly, than Tor
the wind 10 blow a coat of paint from
wall.
Clark Howell Woodward, son of Supt.
Park woodward of the water department,
Of Atlanta, reached here to-day at the
head of thirty-fve naval cadets, who viii
be put in the signal corps for service.
Necessities Of life of almost every char
acter have gone up here, the merchants
adding on a dime here, a quarter there,
and a dollar somewher also, evidently 10
get all the money out Of the people they
can while a chance is in sight EGGS
| have gone up from 20 10 40 cents per dozen;
flour. sugar and meat in the same pro
portion. and even the price of coffee mills
and house furnishing goods generally
have advanced No one here sees any
good grounds why the prices on such COM
modities should go up, but they have ana
the people can't help themselves. Even
ice has doubled in price within a week or
two. due to the fact Of increased demand
for il, growing out of the troops being
here at the quarters of which ice wafer
is the leading beverage. So far clothing
shows less advance in price than any other
commodity. as outside Of the citizens of
the place, the correspondents are the only
people here who have to- buy clothing the
government furnishing the soldiers with
their clothing from headgear 10 footwear.
Want tile Date Changed.