San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-08
MILITARY NOTES.

Dress parade took place at Fort Sam
Houston yesterday evening.
The 23rd infantry band gave their BIZ
weekly concert at Fort Sam Houston last
night. very tine programme was rem
dered by them. which was as follows:
March, Salute TO Mobile" Brooke.
2-Overture, "Suadella,". Won Flotow.
3-Selection; Der Freischutz," Weber
4-WaltZ, Hydropatcn," ........ Gung'l.
Air Varie, "Somnambula," Bellini.
6-Necteufelchen Salonstuck" Lincke.
The canteen sales at Fort Sam Houston
Tuesday amounted TO SlO4.35. The re-
ceipts of the bar room were: cash, S55. so:
checks, 60 cents. OF the lunch counter:
cash, 47l0: checks, 81 cents. Bar room
total, s56.40 lunch room total, 47.95 To-
tai of both, s10435, which is over $50 short
OF the sale of Monday: but this is easily
accounted for, as Monday was pay day.
The following enlisted men will go out
on furlough soon. after the expiration of
which they will be discharged upon max
ing timely application for it. Private
Geo. Fisher, A company, 23rd infantry,
for two months terminating December
oath. 1891. Private Chas. Lewis, + COM
pany, 9Th infantry will be granted three
months furlough, terminating February
LIST, 1892. Serg't A. Harder, X troop. Bird
cavalry will be granted a three months
furlough, which will terminate February
End, 1892.
was shot Tuesday on account
of being troubled with the CHAMBERS.
1t is thought that the disease will not
spread as the stall which was occupied Ly
the animal has been cleaned and all
things which came in contact with 1t was
destroyed.
Captain Oreando Wieting, who has been
on the sick list for some time past, has
been placed on the list OF retirement on
his own application. He has obtained the
house formerly occupied by Mrs. Hines,
on Government HILL and will commence
moving into it in few days. The captain
formerly belonged TO the Bird Cavalry but
was transferred to the % Infantry on APP
plication. He was promoted to captaincy
along about last Christmas. The captain
intends TO make this city his future home
as he is troubled with weak lungs and the
climate agrees with him. He will proba-
bly, go into business here.
Col. Weeks. chief QuartermaSter of this
department, left Fort Sam Houston yes
terday for Washington, ID. c., where he
will be stationed in the future.
Col Daudy. of the QuartcrmasterS' de-
partment will occupy the place vacated
by Col. Weeks. The latter has many
friends both at the military post and in
the city who will be sorry to learn of his
departure.
Coal-oil Charlie. who waits on the gen.
| tlemen at the post canteen lunch room,
| and whose beaming lace is like lamp
| behind the bars" is fast becoming the
| champion talker at Fort Sam Houston.
| One man belonging to + company 23rd
! infantry was placed in he post guard
| house yesterday. and one belonging 10 f
| company 9Th infantry was released from
| it.
| The following enlisted men were sent
to the post hospital at Fort Sam Houston
| Yesterday: Private ii. Darkin, A troop
Bird cavalry, Private Graham, A company,
23rd infantry, Private Guesberger,
lie company, 23rd infantry and
| Private Rospnweak, ID troop. Bird cavalry.
| Mr.. d. Low. messenger for General
Stanley, was placed in the post hospital
Tuesday night at nine O'Clock
He has been very i'll for some
time past and on becoming so
| much worse. Tuesday he was sent to the
| hospital by order of General Stanley. tie
will probably be all right in a few days.
The recruits at Fort Sam Houston I'M
derwent recruit drill at the military post,
between II. company, 23rd infantry quar-
terS and the quarters occupied by capt.
GOOdae.