The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-12
WHAT THEY TAKE TO CUBA.
THREE MONTHS SUPPLIES WILL
BE ABOARD THE MANITOBA.

and Men May Purchase These AT
What They Cost the Government.
List of the Commodities to De
Loaded To-day.
The army commissary depot, I'M
der the charge of Maj. G. W.
Ruthers, has sent out over 9OO-
900 pounds of 9ations within the past
country is now located in Savannah, and
more goods are handled for the army
than anywhere else.
Commissary or subsistence stores will
be sent out on the Manitoba tomorrow
to last the six troops of the Eighth Cav
airy that will go on the transport TO Cuba
three months. More provisions and sup
plies are represented in the list of those
that viii be loaded on the Manitoba than
were carried away by the Michigan. This
is on account of there being a commissary
depot at Ponce. to which place the Mich
gan sailed with her detachment of the
Fifth Cavalry. The troops will be able
to make requisition upon this depot for
their supplies, while those that will sail
on the Manitoba will have to depend upon
what they take with them to Nuevitas.
An order was sent Maj. Ruthers direct
from the office of the commissary general
at Washington to supply the six troops
or the Eighth with provisions and sun
pies enough to last them three months
His office force figured out the quantity
OF each commodity necessary, and the
supplies will be loaded aboard the trans
port to-day. II is thought all can be got
Ten ABOARD during the day, though there
Is a great quantity to be slowed AWAY
II will have to be taken down from the
warehouses of the Central and the Florida
Central and Pennsular Railroads. where
ii is stored
There will be a great assortment OF
stores In all, there will be 141 comrnod,
ties, in varying grades and sizes. In nolnt
OF weight, the most important will be
the Hour, of which there are $1,000 pounds
to go aboard the transport Bread all
ready prepared follows close upon the
quantity of -four for there are 1000 bar
rels of soft bread and 1850 pounds of
hard tack to be loaded
The bacon to be used is also an import
ant item. The men will have Is, 800 pounds
of it, though fresh meat viii be served
them during the time they will be on the
| transport OF this, there will be ARE
pounds preserved In the refrigerator an
| paratus on the vessel. There will also he
$50 2-pound cans of roast beef and 72O 2
pound cans of corned beef.
Navy beans are not forgotten, and the
cavalrymen will have 400 pounds to feast
upon. Tomatoes are one of The staple
| articles Of diet in the army, and there will
| be 22,512 3-pound cans aboard. Coffee has
to be roasted by the cooks, so the $500
pounds TO be sent is green. Three kinds
! of tea go with the transport, III pounds of
! 1t in all. There'n be no premium placed
upon cleanliness, as there are to be 2,52o
pounds of ordinary and $40 cakes of toilet
soap sent Breakfast bacon may also be
had, as there are to be 1,O221h pounds al
lowed. Four hundred and eighty pounds
of condensed milk are to be sent and 2Ol6
| pounds of oatmeal.
Irish potatoes will go in bulk. There will
be 1920 pounds of them Onions will be
had in quantity, $500 pounds of them be-
! ing listed. The fish that Is most frequent
ly seen in army fare is salmon. Ii is well
liked, as a rule, by the men. There are
1890 pounds of it down for this trip. There
will be $500 pounds of ordinary sugar and
500 pounds of granulated. Rice and hon.
my will be sent in equal quantities, GOO
pounds of each. OF salt there will be 4,20O
pounds. There will also be no small guam
THY of vinegar, 800 gallons being on the
list.
Many commodities will go out aboard
the transport that are not down upon the
regular issue lists of the government
These will be sent along for the conven-
fence of the men and officers, and will be
sold to them at exactly their cost TO the
| government. The consideration of freight
| and handling will not come in at all In
the price the soldiers will have to pay
Mai. Ruthers has made arrangements that
will enable the men to make purchases OF
the goods while they are aboard the ship
Ii can be seen from the list to follow that
| luxures as well as necessities are supplied
Among the commodities in the list are
some that might not be expected to APP
pear among those allowed soldiers Some
are fancy qualities of staples mentioned
above.
In addition to the goods already sum-
married. there will be sent out aboard the
Manitoba 600 pounds of corn meal, 1,92t
pounds of baking powder, 400 pounds OF
yellow corn meal. 175 pounds of black pep
per. $50 pounds of candles, 120 lantern can
dies, eco 3-pound cans of apes and CO.,
pounds of evaporated apples, PIG pounds OF
butter. 3O1 pounds of American cheese 81
Edam cheeses, "a pounds of plain choco-
late and "a pounds of vanilla chocolate, IS;
pounds of extra Java and 70 pounds of ex
ira Java coffee. GAS 2-pound cans of green
corn, 4S0 pounds of soda crackers, 49,
pounds of ginger crackers, 1000 pounds oil
family -four, POO 1-pound cans of sliced
ham, 4S 1h-pound cans of deviled ham, 50(
pounds of sugar-cured ham, 420 pounds OF
lard, 2SS 1-pound cans of Holsters, 12O s.
pound cans of peaches, 800 3-pound cans oil
Yuba peaches 100 pounds of evaporated
peaches IA 3-pound cans OF pears, 4OS 2
pound cans of peas, 4OS 2-pound cans OF
fresh pigs feet, So 2-pound cans of pine
apples, 100 pounds of prunes, 200 1z-pouud
boxes of sardiues, "a quart cans
of beef soup, "a quart cans
of chicken soup, "a quart cans OF
mock turtle soup, "a quart cans of OK tail
soup, 300 pounds of cut loaf sugar
pounds OF ground cinnamon, pounds OF
ground cloves IA two-ounce bottles of ex-
tract of lemon. IA two-ounce bottles OF
extract of vanilla, pounds of ground GIN
ger, 216 two-pound cans of blackberry Jam.
PIG one-pound jars of currant Jelly, 3e
quart bottles of lime juice, "a bottles of
mustard. four pounds of nutmegs. u quart
bottles of olive oil, S6 quart bottles of
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