San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-28
MILITARY NOTES.

HlllUdty pOsb Jnls evening. ln6y Will
drill according to the new drill tactics
which recently went into effect. 1t
will probably be very amusing, as
there will undoubtedly be a large
number of mistakes made, and as an
enlisted man putt 1T at will be kind
of ten-cent show, and that fee
should be levied on all civilians who
witnessed It," This would be quite a
money making scheme.
The 23rd infantry band will give
their regular biweekly concert at
Fort Sam Houston tonight. This
band renders some very fine music,
and the concerts commences at S D. m,
ending from $3.50 to 10 p. IN.
The troops at Fort Sam Houston are
to undergo general inspection and
monthly muster next Saturday morn
ing. They will be paid off on or
about the fourth of next month.
The infantry companies at Fort
Sam Houston were drilled in manual
of arms, yesterday evening, as pre-.
scribed by the new army regulations
So far the men seem to like the
change very well, though there are
several who complain of them but
have not sufficient grounds for COM
plants.
There are now fifteen inmates In
the post guard house at Fort Sam
Houston. There were no confinements
made yesterday, but one of A troop,
3rd cavalry was released therefrom
Private Noll, A troop, 3rd cavalry,
who has been confined in the post
rI hnnon of F,nilitorx- To-
the End inst. awaiting mis- trial,
was paroled yesterday, that is
Io' ont at reveille and re.
turns again to the guard house
AZ .o.reav, wnere he spends the night.
He might be called a "trusty"as he is
released from confinement, aud al
lowed to roam about at will having
nothing to prevent his leaving except
his word of honor, which is to him,
and should be to all men, more than
freedom. IL is very seldom that cases
of this kind are heard of in the army
nowadays except at LeavenwOrth,
where few trusted prisoners are
often allowed to go free about the
premises and even the city. This
seems to be about the only case of its
kind which has taken place at Fort
Sam Houston for some years.
The following are the sales of the
r3est canteen at Fort Sam
Houston for Monday. Barroom
cash, S10.55 checks $l2 81, total sales
of barrOom 1920, lunch room, cash
s9.l5 checks 5000 total sales
of lunch room $40 As Billiard
room, cash 35 cents, cnecks 80 cents,
total sales of billiard room, So cents.
Total sales of canteen, S43.S0.
There Is q corporal belonging TO H.
company, 23rd infantry, who had the
gall to tell another man who had
been raised on farm that cotton
,pickers always extracted the seed
from the cotton as fast as they picked
that point. When asked what the
making cloth.n He is a bright soldier
and should be made sergeant at once.
Two new musicians arrived al
Fort Sam Houston Monday. They
have been attached to the 23rd in fan
try band.
One of the orders of the new army
regulations prescribe that the uni
forms of all state militia should be
the same as that worn by the regular
soldiers, also that the drill must be
the same as that in the regular army
This knocks fancy drill and dress GU
in the first round.
Night before last the quar- ters o
H company, 23rd infantry, was thu
scene of a considerable excitement,
caused by an unearthly scream com
ing from the bunk occupied by Pri
waite d. Mahoney, and the next mo
Cnent that individual came boundin!
down the squad room in undress uni
form His eyes could have beef
knocked off with broom-straw ant
his hair was standing like 80 many
bristles. Friends crowded arounC
him and asked him the reason o
such fuss. He answered that b.
had awoke suddenly and saw tw
cleaning eyes looking into his face
and the bruUe's breath was flaming
his cheek. When asked what it wa
he said he had not waited to make in
duiries. A number of the braves
were soop armed and marched in or
der to the bunk, when behold a blacl
dog came out from under 1t, waggini
his tail in the gentlest name
on earth, winning the hearts of al
except Mahoney, who wanted to max
short work of it. By this time Mu
sician Smith arrived on the scene an
iuterposed on the dogs behalf, stat
ing IN his defence that he was tn
dog that had went hunting with hiI
that morning and helped him XII
vIyo tapa niOeons and q lack rabbi