San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-06
MILITARY NOTES.

Private Norton, + Company, 23rd in
fantry expects to receive his discharge,
which he has applied for, every day.
The Post canteen at Fort Sam Houston
was crowded yesterday from morning
until it closed.
The Fort Sam Houston Social club will
give dance Thursday, October 18th, at
Muth'S Pavilion after which they will
continue giving hops every Thursday
curing the winter. On the last Thursday
of each month refreshments and supper
will be served. This club has only been
organized a snort time and it consists of
both soldiers and citizens. They have
decided that the dancing shall be kept up
no later than o'clock a. m.
Yesterday afternoon number of en-
listed men at Fort Sam Houston were
Kicking" about the Canteen having a
citizen behind the bar, but on Investigate
ing the matter it proved that the man
had been sent up by the Lone Star
Brewery to test the beer at the can
teen as some complaint had been
made about it. On discovering the truth
the men ceased their murmuringS. They
dc not think it woul be dust TO allow a
civilian to work where soldier could, as
they would like to see the money which
would be paid to the citizen go to a SOL
der as extra duty pay.
Two fine new pool tables were received
at the post canteen Yesterday, they will
be put up probably by tomorrow night.
Work on the billiard tables at the post
canteen was finished last night and the
men crowded around them as soon as
they were opened for play.
Five recruits leave Fort Sam Houston
for Fort Mcintosh tomorrow.
Lieutenant Schley, one of the recent
graduates from West Point has been al
tached to II company, 23rd Infantry for
the present.
Through the good effects of the post
canteen at Fort Sam Houston the sum-
mary court docket has fallen off at least
nifty Ter cent. during the past three
weeks.
: Lieutenants Clarke, Crowley and .Schley
the three recent graduates from West
Point, who are now stationed at Fort Sam
Houston. have taken up their abode in
the quarters formerly occupied by Maj.
MOrlS, and are running bachelors
hail"
The cavalry and artillery had mounted
N"rItliUn drill in undreSS uniforms. at
Fo Sam Houston this morning. First
can was sounded at $40 a. m.
There was one man released from the
post guard house, at Fort Sam Houston
yesterday. He belongs to A troop, 3rd
cavalry.
The Belknap Rifles plume drill and
dance took place at the armOry last night
The infantry had undreSS battalion
drill at Fort Sam Houston this morning
There was no one confined in the posi-
guard house Yesterday. The soldier boys
are keeping themselves straight.
The cantecn lunch counter seems to
1, l,,D, 49, h.
the barrOOm. They have recently added
large amount oil new stock TO il which
draws the trade. The new stock consists
of candies stationary aud in fact every.
thing. Oysters also are now being sold
Sergeant F. H. Ford. formerly of bat.
terry X. Bird artillery, now of A. company
23rd infantry. was one of the guards o.
General LOgan,s tomb, and now wear!
fine medal which was pre-
scented to him by Mrs. Logan
The medal has his name inscribed upon
it and also mentions the fidelity will
which the men guarded the tomb. Th
Sergeant is very proud of his.
The receipts of the post canteen at For
Sam Houston for the fifteen which j
was open last month amounted to 81 80
and a few cents. Probably four hundre
dollars of this is profit.
The G.. A. r. hop at Muth's pavil io
last night was great success. II was at
, tended by large number of people frOr
both city and military post. Dancing wa
kept up until the small hours of ornin2
when the guests left for their Seyera
homes, having enjoyed themselves to TIA
utmost.
Hospital Steward Edwards, who
to relieve Hospital Steward Kin
at Fort Sam Houston is expected to ar
rive at Fort Sam Houston in few days
Steward King will leave is soon after tn
new steward arrives as possible.
There was no dress parade on militar
post last evening.
X and d troops, Bird cavalry, did nc
have their usual drill yesterday as it wa
pay day and given as a kind of holida
10 the men.
The 23rd infantry band gave their bi
weekly concert at the post last night an
q very fine programme was rendered b
them.
There were a number of citizens up q
the post yesterday evening to satten
parade. They were greatly dsappointe
on finding that there was none.
Private Ryan, X. troop, Bird cavalr,
was sent to the post hospital at the mil
tary post yesterday.
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Negligent Homicide.
Yesterday a ftnrnoon a warrant uos 4