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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-17
SPICED WITH a LITTLE ODDITY.

Titusville Advocate: That wildcat is
still at Georgiana. He got Ray Wethey's
pet duck one night last week. A few
nights ago he carried off one of Mr.
Whites steel traps.
George and Allen Geiger of Geneva
caught and killed a monster alligator n
few days ago. They found him in a cave
and pulled him out with a hook It was
l3 feet inches in length.
An industry of Levy county is an alu-
gator farm located south of Bronson. 1t
is operated by Rev Andrew Lynn. and
he realizes good money from the hides
of the old gators. The young ones are
sold when the price warrants Il.
Orlando Sentinel: Miss Willie Leigh Is
the boss fisherman of this season, amongst
all Orlandoites who have gone to the coast.
This young lady caught a sea bass at Or
mond lately, weighing ten pounds. She
viii probably keep the belt until next
fishing season.
Two young men, John Lueader and WIN
Yassar, have returned to Orlando from
a prolonged hunt after alligators. They
penetrated the Okechoobee region and
went to sections not often visited by white
men. They We're quite successful, bring
ing in large number of skins of various
sizes. Gator hides are becoming some
what scarce in Florida. A few years
more and they viii have passed, like the
buffalo of the West
The Orlando Reporter is responsible for
this: There is little fellow about six
years old who comes to town shopping
on an ancient horse. The little fellow af-
ter completing his purchases, has a pc
culiar way of remounting his horse II
is a tail old fellow with an eye about
as lustreless as that of a sheep. but il
knows its boss, 50 chat when the little
fellow goes up 10 the horses head, the
animal puts his nose on the ground 6nd
the boy jumps dstride its neck The horse
then resumes its natural position the boy
slips down on its back, and away they
so.
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REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)

pound burlap sacks, carload lots. 3s1s
cents; common fine salt, 100-pound burlap
sacks. IS cents. Same in cotton sacks, &c
higher.
HIDES, Wool. Etc.-Hides-The market
firm; dry flint, lac; dry salt, 12c: green
gia, free of sand, burrs and black wool.
lie; blacks, 15c; bury, Sdl0c. Wax, &c,
Tallow, &c. Deer skins, 1bc.
Oil--Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45d50c; West Virginia black, 9al2c:
lard. 5Sc; neatsfoot, 6OlD75c; machinery. *
@25c; linseed, raw, Hc; boiled, soc; kero-
sene, prime white, Sc, water white &c:
fire-proof. 1Oc; deoderized stove gasoline,
barrels. SAC.
Gun Powder-Per keg, $500; half keg.
81 Is; quarter keg, a.25; Champion duck
ing. quarter keg, $2.25; Austin, Dupont ana
Hazard. smokeIess. half kegs. S11.25; quar-
ter kegs, s5.75; 1-pound canisters, slOO: less
rs per cent.
shot-Drop, $1.25; B. B. and large. $50:
chilled, S1.55.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime IN fair demand
and selling al 75c per barrel. bulk and car
load lot, special: calcined plaster, $50 per
barrel: hair. 4Q5c; Rosedale cement, S1.i0Q
/ 20: carload lots special; portland ce-
ment, retail, $3.50; carload lots, $500.
Iron--Market very steady; Swede, "a
4lkc; refined, S155 base.
NaHs-Cut' SA.OV paSe' "He' pl'O pase.
Advanced national list of extras, adopted
Dec. /. 1896.
Lumber-F. o. b. Prices-MInimum yard
sizes, $3.50; car stills, 5000; difficult sizes.
s11 O0d12.0O; ship stock, sl500Q1650; sawn
crossties, 1925; hewn crossties, 30a3lc;
per tie Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute, 2A-pound. 7lk68c; p
pound, 7q74c; 1z-pound, csc. Sea island,
SAc.
Cotton Ties-Stapdard Arrow Steel. As
pounds large lots, soc; small lots 9Oc
OCEAN FREIGHTs.
-otton-Market sfAadv. ratas ,,,o4oA
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Receipts at Railroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway Sept 16
2,0S6 bales cotton, 10 pkgs mdse, 116 pkgs
domestics, 200 tons pig iron, 81 bbls OIL 6S
bbls rosin, q bbls spirits, 70 cars lumber,
cars wood, car brick cars h prod
ucts car cement, l car hay, IS bbls rice,
rs tubs butter.
Per Florida Central and Pennsular Rail-
road, Sept 16.-i2 bales cotton, cars gov
eminent freight, l car wood ware cars
cabbage, car oats. cars mdse. IA cars
lumber, 1 car meat, l car potatoes, 2 cars
fertilizers, 1 car ties, car wood 1 car
slabs, cars phosphate, $40 bbls rosin, 101
bbls spirits.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Sept.
16.-275 bales cotton, 4A bbls rosin 127 casks
spirits, cars mdse, 26 cars lumber, car
meal, / car bran 9 cars corn, 8 cars hay.
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VESSELS IN PORT SEPT. IL.
Steamships.


United States prize steamship Adula.
Kansas City, 2,164 tons, Fisher, New York
Ocean Steamship Co.
City of Augusta, 1929 tons, Daggett New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Itasca, $50 tons, James, BaEtimore.-J. J.
Carolan, Agent
Kirkstall OBD, 1852 tons, Christensen,
ldg cotton.-Central of Georgia Railway
Bawtry (Br, 1912 tons, Oakley, ldg cot
ton for Bremen-Georgia Export and I'm
port Company
Netherfield (Br), 2O21 tons, Alleyne, ldg
cotton and phosphate rock, Bremen
Georgia Export and Import Company
Horda (Nor), 1884 tons. Svendsen, ldg cot
ton, Observation-Disclosures & Barnard.
City of Worcester (BD, 1853 tons, For
tune, ldg cotton and phosphate rock,
Hamburg-W. w. Wilson.
Songa (Nor), 1,94S tons, Meylaender, ldg
cotton, RevaL-J. f. Minis & Co.
Lourigg Holme (BD, 1877 tons, Millican
ldg cotSon, Bremen.-J. F. Minis & Co.
Delmar CBr), 1911 tons, Williams, ldg cot
ton, Genoa.-Wilder & Co.
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Maggie NJ. Keough 4S9 tons, TiIton. ldg
lumber-C. w. Howard & Co.
Mary F. Godfrey, 424 tons, Wlcks, ldg
lumber, Wilmington, Del C. W. How
ard & Co.
Fannie L. Child, 4O4 tons, Fuller, cid
fBoston-C. W. Howard & Co.
Thomas G. Smith, 43S tons, Adams, ldg
lumber, Perth Amboy-C. w. Howard &
Emily F. Northam, 3l6 tons, johnson. cid
lumber, Philadelphia-C. W. Howard &
Co.
Blanche Hopkins, sos tons, Crockett dis
charging coal-C. w. Howard & Co.
Horace p. Shares. 1893 tons, Mount. at Ty-
bee, with cement for United States gov
ernment.-C. w. Howard & Co.
Fannie Reichie, - tons, Snodgrass, dis
charging pyrltes.-C. W. Howard & Co.
Hilda, 564 tons, Rines, dlscharging coal.-C.
w. Howard & Co.
Aaron Reppard, 4O4 tons. English. dis
charging coaE-C. w. Howard g. Co.
John Fl. Tingue, 525 tons, Jones, discharg-
ing iron rails.-C. w. Howard g. Co.
Rebecea NJ. Walls, 561 tons, Little, dis
charging coal-C. w. Howard & Co.
Nellie w .towlett, $40 tons, Bierman, dis
charging IRON ralls.-C. W. Howard &
Co.
Thos A. Ward, 765 tons, Lyman. discharg-
ing salt.-C. W. Howard & Co.
Mile r. Bohannan, 652 TONS Bowen, dis
charging coaE-C. w. Howard & Co.
John L. Treat AS tons, Greenlaw, ldg
lumber.-C. W. Howard & Co.
Governor Ames, 1850 tons, Waldemar, ldg
lumber, elphia-Dixon, Mitchell &
Co.
J. e. duBignon, 459 tons, Turner, cid lum-
Der, New York-Master
Syanara (Br), 299 tons, Finley, ldg lum-
Der, st. Johns, ". B.-John A. Calhoun.
Millville, 374 tons, Smith, discharging coal
John A Calhoun.
Annie T. Bailey, 1913 tons, Clifford, dis
charging coal.-John a. Calhoun.
Robt. Mcfarland, $40 tons, Lord, dis
masted-To load lumber and be towed to
Portland, Me.-Master.
Sedgwck, 475 tons, Hagerthy, discharging
fish scrap.-Master.
Ida Lawrence, 45e tons, Thorpe, ldg yum
Der, Baltimore.-E. B. Hunting & Co.
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COastwise Exports.

Per steamship Tallahassee for New
York.--2,a1 bales upland cotton, 166 bales
domestics 1874 sacks rice chaff 430 bbls cot
ton seed oil, 800 bbFs spirits turpentine 49,
S31 feet lumber 20 turtles, &c boxes fruit,
60 cases cigars. 100 casks clay, 249 tons pig
iron. $40 pkgs mdse.
Per steamship Gate City for Boston-1,-
962 bales upland cotton, SO bales domestics
and yarns, 80 bbls cotton seed oil, S45 bbls
rosin, 29O bbls turpentine, 75dS feet lum-
Der, IS bales hides, turtles, Sc bales sweep
ings bbls rosin oil, 331 cases c d goods.
1855 pkgs mdse.
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Darlxs.

Magne (Nor), 610 tons, Larsen, Sdg naval
stores, Europe-Paterson, Downing &
Co.
Jamaica QtaD, 6S5 tons. Vale, at Tybee,
cid Genoa-Dahl & Andersen.
Braemar (Br, 1,036 tons, Richie, ldg naval
store-Dahl & Andersen.
Aljuca (Nor), 1889 tons, Gundersen, ldg
naval stores. Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Loeb RAMA (Br), zoos tons, Grimsditch.
ldg naval stores. Europe-Dahl & Ander-
sen.
d. II. Morris C1or), 1,195 tons, Moe, in
distrese-Dahl & Andersen.
Frlstad (Nor). 9l5 tons. Danielsen, ldg ma
val stores, Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
Gaetano Casabona QtaD, 1888 TONS ldg ma
val stores, Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
Visurgis Ger 1853 tons, Bahlmann, dis
charging ballast--Dahl e Andersen.
Maria Liberia QtaD, 40 tons, Parascandolo,
ldg naval stores, Europe.-strachan s.
Co.
Zefiro QtaD, 5s4 tons, Paturzo, cid Rot
administration s. Co
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Shipping Memoranda.

Charleston S. c., Sept. 16.-Sailed steam
Ner Seminole, Bearse, Jacksonville.
Fernandina, Sept. 16-Cleared schooner
Sarah Potter, Farnham, New York
sailed-Steamers Strathcarron (Br), -,
Stettin, via Savannah to complete cargo;
Viola (BD IIerosa, Memel; Nymphaea,
Munro, Meme!.
Steamer Viola was foated at high water
last night with no damage to ship.
Hamburg, Sept. 11.--Arrived, bark Union
Ger, Bremers, Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-17

GAINESVILLE,s POLITICS.
Hon. Folk Thompson VIII Be the
Senatorial Nominee.

Gainesville, Ca, Sept. 16.-The Demo-
cratic Senatorial Committee will nomin-
ate Hon. Polk Thompson of Homer, for
senator Saturday, to represent the rhlr-
ty-thlrd district Hall. Brooks and jack
son counties. He will win.
Popuist gubernatorial candidate will
speak in Gainesville, Col. Gamblers home
town, next Thursday, the I'D inst. The
Populists will have a rally.
Col. Gambler will speak here on the first
Tuesday in October, the day before cleo
ton. He viii give his home folks the last
speech in the campaign. big Democratic
rally viii be held that day, great barbe-
cue, etc. The day will be a notable one !;
PROBABLY 5000 will be present.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship City of Augusta, Daggett, New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Kansas City, Fisher, New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Itasca, James, Baltimore.-J.
J. Carolan. Agent.
Steamer Doretta, Chadwick, B3uffton and
returned.-J. II. Judkins.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Steam Pilot Boats TO Replace snilers
on the Delaware Capes - The
steamer bermuda to BE Brought
Back to New York - Sale of the
wrecked Schooner E. A. GasLiII.
Collision on the River.
Capt Bahlmann of the Norwegian bark
Yisurgis, reports, Sept. Z, in latitude 26 90,
longitude Il %, spoke a Norwegian bark
showing letters II. c. w. j., from Bremen
for a Georgia port, a days out.
John D. Hart, of Bermuda filibustering
fame, sailed from New York Wednesday,,
for Port Antonio aboard the steamship
Ethelred with the necessary papers for
the release of the steamship Bermuda, now
at Port Antonio. The vessel will be taken
to New York for an overhauling.
Yesterday at the foot of Abercorn street
there was an auction sale of the sails. rig
ging, life boat and hun of the schooner Ed
ward A. Gaskill, which was wrecked on
Hilton Head Island.
A picture of the huh as 1t now stands,
was exhibited and bidding was commenced
at 81, and was finally knocked down at $50.
The life boat was sold for SIT. The sale was
under the orders of the underwriters.
Two steam pilot boats are to replace sail
ing vessels now doing the work al the DeE-
aware Capes. The new pilot boat Philadel-
phia. viii be ready for service early IN
October, and, as the government has de-
cided to sell the gunboat Pretoria, which
formerly belonged to the Pilots Associa-
ton OF the Bay and River Delaw ii has
been decided to make bid for her
The steamer Maggie collided with the
schooner Crystal Wave night before last,
and the schooner sustained some damage.
Her planking on the starboard side was
stove in, and three of her frames were in
jured. The accident occurred down the
river.
The British steamer Mexican, Capt ia
pha, which arrived at Liverpool Wednes-
day from New Orleans, reports that on
Sept. g. in latitude 46, longitude 81, she
spoke the German bark Ruthin, Capt. Ho-
mer, from Savannah for Harburg. The
Ruthin signaned that on Sept. 4, while in
latitude As, longitude 3S, she encountered
hurricane and that 1t was necessary to
cut away the fore and maintopmasts to
save the vessel The Mexican offered as
sistance TO the damaged ship, but this the
Ruthin declined, as she was not leaking.
The Ruthin is making for Falmouth under
jury topsails.
The steamer Gypsie was hauled on Will
links marine railway yesterday for re-
pairs.
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NntIre 10 Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of vcs-
sells free of charge in United States hydro
graphic office in custom house. Captains
are requested to call at the Office Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department.
Notice is hereby given by the light house
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-17
PROHIBITION FIGHT IN THOMAS.
Rev. Lee Arrives There to Select q
Site for His Big Tent

Thomasville, Ca. Sept. 16.-Rev. ]. w.
Lee, the farmers prohibitionist. arrived
in the city this afternoon to select a site
for his big tent, which 1t is claimed will
accommodate 5000 people.
Mr. Lee expects now to open up his
campaign to dry Thomas county about
the fourth Sunday in this month. The
prospect of a heated prohibition fight is
causing much comment and not a little
excitement.
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Steamer Clifton, Strobhar, Beaufort and
returned.-Geo. Y. Beach, Manager.
Steamer D. Murchison, Haddon, Angus
ta-W. T. Gibson, Manager.
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Steamship City Of Augusta, Dsggett, New
York-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Itasca, James, Baltimore.-J.
J. Carolan, Agent.
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Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at $40 and sets at e;OS.

High water at Tybee to-day at STA a.
IN. and S:34 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Vessels Went TO Sea Yesterday.
nIvcr stenmers Depnrted.

Steamship Gate City, Boston.
Steamship Tallahassee, New York.
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Bark Ariel CNor), PaUst. Liverpool; or
tlered TO Brunswick.-Paterson, Downing
& Co.
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Cosmo (Nor), 1,060 tons, Orland, ldg naval
stores, Europe-Strachan & Co.
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The Phnses of Moon for September.

Last quarter, 7th. 4 hours and 81 min
utes, evening; new moon. 18th. 6 hours
and 10 minutes, evening"; first quarter, 22d.
hours and 80 minutes. evening; full
moon. goth. hours and 10 minutes, even
ing; moon in apogee. 9Th.
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l.75. Cotton seed oil steady; prime yellow
2l2c. Petroleum stronger: refined New
York, $685.; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$3.50; do in bulk, $40. Rice firm. Cab
page dull Coffee, options, opened steady
at unchanged prices; ruled exceptionally
dull, with steady undertone, sellers being
scarce In face of Indifferent spot demand
and absence of speculative support; clos
ed steady, unchanged to points lowers
sales. 5000 bales, including December,
5.G0c; March, 5.S5q5.9Oc; spot Rio quiet and
nominal; No. z, invoice, 61sc; No. T. job
bling, SIC; mild quiet; Cordova, S915c. SUI
gar, raw, firm; fair refining, 13-16qS7sci
centrifugal, es-test, 49sc; molasses, 3 9-l69
3ssc; refined strong.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-Increased receipts
and an absence of cash demand to-day
was the main causes for a set back In
wheat. September closed nc lower and
December lost AQ7sc Corn is unchanged.
oats declined &c. Pork left off to 71sc
lower, lard. 24Q5c and ribs sc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. CLOSING
Wheat No. .
Sept. ....651kQ65A 66 65 $50
Dec. .....es @s8is SSl5@saA ga s27saa5a
May .....649s964% 6424 "a 6ils
Sept. .....Se3a 80 2sH 2s5s
~AiJ sssssoA7AHolI8 OLA Ola "-fo
Oats Mop
Sept ....90& 9Ox oOM 2A
Dec. .....2O1s 20H. 20 2ps
May 80. .22d221s 221s 21Md22 2
Mess Pork. per barrel
Oct. IS 30 IS 1914 $3.50 $SD
Dec :. 8 971a S45 S7lA ~
Jan. go go 915 9T5i
Lard per 100 pounds
Oct. :. rs 475 4D 5@s
Dec. 4 S2A S21A 4Th ~ ~
Jan. =. 4 SIN 4S7tz A So Hfa
Short Ribs per 100 pounds
o oe9. 5 IS 3 5 81; ~ Nv
Jan. :. 4 ny 472ls 4 67lz 40
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour,
firm; No. spring wheat. 641kc; No.
spring wheat, e2Q66c; No. red, &c; NO.
corn, So1sQSOAc; No. 2 yellow corn %7sg
S01sc; No. 2 oats, 2lhd2115c; No. 2 Wn,le'
24Q25c No. 70 white, 23424c; No. IsS'
47lAc; No. 2 barley, 39Q44c; No. FAX sees
soc; prime timothy seed, $780, mess po'H'
per barrel, ss40as.45; lard, per 100 pounu.o,Sc,
@.0lzG4.s0; short ribs sides, Qoose), FL ~
q5.35; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedl, "a
q4Ac; short clear sides. (boxedD, s0'0'V
$40.
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schOoners.

Stephen @. Hart, $50 tons, Babbage, ldg
Eumber.-C. W. Howard & Co.
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Ships.

Maria Ratio QtaD, 1909 tons, Perasso,
ldg naval stores-Strachan e. Co.
Adelaide Ger, 1,2S1 tons, Meyer, log naval
stores, Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
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board that, on Aug 81, 1893 the structure
from which this fixed white light was
SHOWN, on channel end of wing dam max
lug out from Elba Island, having been
destroyed, the Hight IS now shown from a
temporary scanold
Inc structure Will be rebuilt as soon as
en-.
This notice affects the '1ist of lights and
FOG signals, Atlantic and Gulf coasts, 1885,"
page l24, No. 500, ana the list of beacons
and buoys, Sixth light house district, 1897
page 80.
Washington, Sept 1l-Notice is given by
the light house board that on or about
sept 70, Nantucket Shoals light vesseF No.
90 moored about 1l1a miles SW by w from
ASIA Rip, Phelps bank viii be withdrawn
from her station for repairs, and Relief
light vessel, No. IS, will be temporarily
placed on the station, Relief light vessel
NO. So viii show a fixed white reflector
ilght at the head of each of her two masts,
ana during thick or foggy weather win
sound 12-lnch steam whistle with the
same characteristics as that on light vessel
No 90, viz, blasts of seconds duration,
separated by silent intervals of 55 seconds
IeueI hght vessel No. 50 Is a flush deck
steam vessel, with a red hull having Re
Iiet IN large white letters on each side, and
%, also in white, on each bow; two masts,
schooner rugged, no bowsprit, two black
smokestacks and the steam whistle be-
tween the masts and a red circular iron
cageWork day mark at each masthead.
Light vessel No. 66 will be returned to her
station as soon as repairs have been COM
pleted, of which due notice will be given.
Notice is also given that on Aug. 81, the
structure from which the fixed white light
mo. lO), was shown, on channel end of
wing dam making out from Elba Island,
savannah river, having been destroyed, the
Ilght IS now shown from a temporary scat
fold. The structure VIII be rebuilt as soon
as possible. of which due notice will be
giYen.
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This notice affects The "list of lights and
fog signals, Atlantic and Gulf coasts; 1885,"
page ia, No 500, and the list of beacons
ana buoys, Sixth light house district, 1897
page 80.
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cotton-Market steady; rates quoted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02

appearance. She has a high-sided.
plack painted hull, with two yellow
tunnels, from which the paint has been
washed off by heavy weather. She Is
giving her a heavy appear
ance aloft. without fighting tops. In
1act at distance she presents the ap-
pearance of big cargo steamer rather
than q war vessel. The cruisers deck
is entirely bare of guns, all her equip
ment being slowed in the hold. Lieut.
Knapp reported having experienced a.
very rough passage. From the time
or leaving the channel UP to the banks
succession Of strong westerly gales
were encountered. After passing the
banks the wind hauled to the north
east and blew a strong gale for four
days with very rough sea. The To-
peka behaved we'll throughout, and
sustained but trifling damage about
the decks. The cruiser carries a crew of
forty six men, all told. Lieut. Knapp,
when asked whether he had sighted
any war vessels during the voyage,
replied that he had not, and was not
anxious to meet any, owing to his
small crew and the fact that the To-
peka's guns were not mounted The
Topeka was saluted by several tugs
and excursion boats as she steamed up
to her anchorage.
Shortly after noon today, the recent
'ly acquired cruiser New Orleans passed
the Topeka heading for the lower bay,
and greetings were exchanged and the
flags dipped. This was the first sight
OF war vessel which the officers and
men Of the Topeka had since they
left British waters. When seen by a
representative Of the Associated Press,
Capt. Knapp could not be induced to
make any statement regarding the
vessel. or as to what her movements
will be within the next few days, fur
ther than say he had rough passage
during which the Topeka behaved
splend1dly, and that her battery has yet
to be determined.
1t is understood, however, that her
main battery will consist Of six-inch
and 4.7-inch rapid fire guns.
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PEACEFUL ON sCHLEY,s FLEET,
But Preparations for Defense o.
Hampton Roads Continue

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, May l..
ION board the flagship Brooklyn, off
Fort Monroe, May 1)-May day On the
Warships Of the flying squadron found
beautiful weather and peaceful condi-
lions at Old Point, although all about
Hampton Roads evidences were seen
of warlike preparations. The work of
laying mines and torpedoes in the har-
Dor continued all day in charge of the
army corps acting under Col. Frank.
Stories to the effect that Commodore
Schley has his orders to move are alb
solutely without foundation. Commu-
nication between Commodore Schley
and the navy department is constant,
and it Is certain that plans have been
made and laid for this squadron's
work, but no specific orders are here.
The squadron Is in perfect and very
formidable readiness for sea and can
leave at an hours notice. The story
that the ram Katahdin is attached to
the squadron is untrue. The convert
ed yacht now known as the Scorpion,
and which is in command of Lieuten-
ant Commander Mark, arrived at 5
o'clock this afternoon and anchored
with the feet off Old Point. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Scorpion is to be the
dispatch boat of the squadron, but she
is also equipped for fighting and is
very fast