The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-29
CAMP OF THE SECOND GEORGIA.
No Information as to Moving the
Regiment ObtainabIe.

Tampa, Fla, June 28.-Gen. James
Rush Lincoln called upon Col Brown this
afternoon and remained at headquarters
for an hour or more. This conference de-
veloped no news of any Importance, and
the regiment is still in the dark as to ats
future movements.
There are no signs about the camps in
dicating any immediate movement of the
troops and just at present every one
seems to- be at sea.
Late last night Private Jevins of Capt.
CAMS company K, met with an acct
dent while making an effort to board a
car, resulting in his left hand being crush
ed under a car wheel. The injuries neces-
stated the amputation of three of his
fingers.
Jevins was on his way back TO the camp
and while getting on the car stumbled.
He was thrown under it, but managed to
crawl out before the wheels struck his
body. They caught his left hand, how
ever, infiicting injuries, the extent of
which has been already given.
The two Georsians, Albert Skipper and
Walter Stewart who were involved in a
desperate fight in the Georgia camp last
week, have been sentenced 10 twelve
months at hard labor. They are both from
Atlanta.
This city, and particularly that section
of it known as Ybor City, pronounced
'Ebo City is well populated just at this
time with class of citizens that should
be designated as Cuban tourists limited .
limited 10 the period embraced in the
war now pending. These citizens came
here at the opening of the struggle de-
termined not to return until its close. They
have lost no Spauiards, and in consequence
have no incentive to hunt for them. Many
OF them, however, are quite patriotic and
use every way possible of showing their
devotion to the Cuban cause at long range
They wear badges, decorate themselves
with miniature flags, and carry buckled
about their belts from which hang pistols
dirks and machettes. These belts are
stuck full of cartridges and several of
them, to make them appear more warlike
when seen in public, in addition to this
armament, carry a Winchester or some
other make of rifle on their shoulders
The homes of these long distance war
rlors are properly decorated with flags
of Cuba and those of the United States.
From outside appearances these men are
tull of fight, much more than they might
develop if nearer the common enemy.
A few days ago I was thrown in with ole
of his class, and in conversation which
ensued I asked him how many Cubans
land since the war broke out, and who
proposed returning there when it was over.
He answered that in his opinion there was
fully 1900, possibly 3,0O0 that he and his
three brokers came to Tampa when the
war broke out and that they would remain
here no longer than the close of the strug-
gle, by which time it would be safe TO re-
turn home. When 1 stopped to consider
that in my informer's immediate family.
there were four able bodied men who
could be classified as Cuban tourists limit
ed l came to the conclusion that if he
had made an error In the figures he gave
me he had placed the number too low
The well-to-do of this class live quietly
at hotels and boarding houses reading
the news and discussing the outcome of
the struggle while others not so well sup
piled with the good things of this life work
at one thing or another to make expenses.
while they remab here. Many of them
have secured -@Sloyment in the score or
more cigar factories that dot Ybor City,
while others peddle cigars about the
streets. In one way or another they seem
to get along and all of them seem to have
the price when they want TO purchase
anything.
About 800 Cubans, who have managed to
accumulate some courage since Gen. Shat
ter and his army of invasion secured a
landing on the island, left Tampa about
ten days ago for Cuba, and it is learned
that they have effected a safe landing
There is no talk of the departure of an
other expedition very soon, and it is more
than probable that the last one that left
will be the last one to leave. An old vet
eran who had seen many years of service
in the regular army, referring to this class
of citizens, remarked, a day or two ago:
'They should either show what sort of
stuff they are made of, or else pull down
their flag
Just how to get to Cuba-under the pro
lection of Uncle Sam, at the expense of
Uncle Sam, and then be protected while
there until the war is over so as not to
be exposed 10 Spanish bullets, or yellow
fever, IS a question botherlng the minds
of many people here, and they would give
quite nice sum for a receipt showing
how this can be done. One day they think
they have the problem solved, only to find
out on the day following that the solution
of the problem has been knocked out, by
some unforeseen danger. While the minds
of these students are wrestling with the
system to work them out of their dilemma.
system to work them out of their dpena
the boarding houses are playing havoc
with their pocketboo and the proprie-
tors of them are having it all their own
way, strolling happily along every street.
Spanish bullets and yellow fever are both
center shots when they are properly an
piled, that Is, these people think so, but
the men who have enlisted never think
of them. They are worried, TOO. but their
worry is on another line They are wor-
ried because they can't get to Cuba soon
enough to suit them. They are anxious to
get in the thickest of the fight as soon as
possible, and pun hard against the biz
that is holding them in check However.
there seems to be a gradual loosening up
of the lines, and before the week is out
they may be given the reins That is the
way It looks now.