San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-02
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MILITARY NOTES.

The headquarters men were paid off
yesterday at Fort Sam Houston.
The following is the amount of money
taken in at the post Canteen Wednesday:
Bar room: cash, S22.Oj; checks, 1890.
Lunch room: cash. 1921: checks, 50 90.
Total amount of both, S5l.75. Which
shows that though the men have not yet
been paid at the military post. The re-
ssei pts at the canteen are large.
TIE Fort Sam Houston dane
ing Climb gave their general open
pavilion last night. 1t was attended by
a large number of invited guests, and a
good time was enjoyed by all present
TIE club was organized by the enlisted
men at the post and will probably, from
present appearances, be a great success.
About 900 pounds of fresh ham was re-
celVed at the post canteen from Kansas
City Wednesday night. 1t is to be used
for sandwiches, etc.
A fine ice chest was received at the
post canteen yesterday. 1t will be able to
hold about 800 pounds of ice and will be
used to keep oysters in. which are to be
sold to the men on and after pay day.
Lieutenant Sage worked until about l.
O'Clock Wednesday night taking stock at
the post CantCCn.
Mrs. McLane leaves for San Carlos,
AriZ., next Monday. She will join her
husband there. who is ordnance sergeant
at Fort San Carlos. He was formerly
first sergeant of II company. 23d infantry.
Dress parade was held on the upper
parade at Fort Sam Houston yesterday
evening.
The cantepn steward and cook are ex-
cuSed from drills at the military post.
The walters ana other enlisted men work.
ing there are required TO attend all drills.
The enlisted men of A. troop, Bird cav
airy. who were detailed to remain in
charge of Camp Eagle Pass until H. troop,
Bird cavalry arrived there arrived at Fort
Sam Houston yesterday, after being nne
days on the road. There were eight men
I'm the detail whose names were as fol-
lows: Corporal CrOnin, who had charge
OF them. and Fink. COhn, YOder, Nieder-
gang. Waldo. WaIther and ROlfe.
They had very difficult trip
Of it on account of the rain. though none
was encountered until after reaching
TJgade at which place they laid over one
day and changed tranSpOrtatiOnS. and the
escort wagon which had accompanied
them from Eagle Pass, returned TO that
station, while the ones that were sent out
TO meet them from Fort Sam Houston re-
turned with them. They wee nine days
on the trip, and had eight days of solid
per day, which was very good time con-
Sidering the rough weather.
The hospital man who was confined in
post guard house at Fort Sam Houston
Wednesday, for violating the G2d article
of war, was released yesterday.
There are still only fourteen men in the
post guard house at Fort Sam Houston
and there was no one confined in it yes
terday.
Battery F, Bird artillery, is excused
from dress parade at Fort Sam Houston,
on account Of having so much more work
than the other companies at the post.
1t. Schley, one of the new officers
who are TO be StatiOneda at Fort Sam
Houston reported for duty at head
quarters yesterday.
The quartermasters at Fort Sam HOuS.
ton were paid off yesterday, after which
they retired to the post Canteen.
The troops at Fort Sam Houston will
probably be paid off next Monday, in.
stead of tomorrow, as they expected
30 be.
1t. c. c. Miner, of the 9th infantry, wa,
dishonorably discharged last Wednesday
by act Of the recent court martial.
1t. Col. J. J. Upham, of the Bird cavalry
became married man on the oath Of las
month. The brides name is Miss Caro-
fine H. Williams. The wedding tool
place at Milwaukee.
Company E, 18th infantry. which il
stationed at Fort Clark, Texas, was or,
dered to 90 to Fort Ringgold, Texas, from
their present station, yesterday.
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