The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-21

remember that when they enlist in
the service of the State they assume
certain obligations, for the faithful
performance of which their honor and
manhood are pledged and they should
not attempt to snirk their RESPONSE
bility for every passing within. The
State returns good value for the SER
vice of its soldiers, but honors are only
for those WIN merit them. This is an
immutable law of military service.
Capt. c. Haskell of the Twenty
third infantry, United States army,
yesterday received from Washington
his commission as Major, to which
office he was recently promoted. Capt
Haskell has been with the Twenty
third for 26 years and it will be with
genuine regret that his brother
officers and men will see
him depart as he is one OF the most
popular officers in the service, al
though they all unite in congratula.
ting him on his we'll earned promo
ton. He will be transferred to Ari-
IONA at an early date.
Capt. r. N. Gates of the Stanley
Rangers, Denison, troop F, First Texas
cavalry, has during the present en-
campment rendered most valuable as
sistance to the officers aud troopers of
the regiment. He was for nine years
in the regular service, and is conse-
quently thoroughly conversant with
all the duties and details of the life of
a cavalryman, and is indeed q great
acquisition to the cavalry, having
Joined the militia since the last camp |
of instruction. 1t is understood that
his troop scored the maximum on the
inspection yesterday.
Incidents of the battle formed the
topic of conversation in the cavalry
camp. The "ridin' soldiers" told the
reporter how they captured the can
mons and gatling guns, ran the artill-
erymen down the hill and used the
gatling guns for hobby horses. The
also told the reporter
a little tale to the effect that the
ran so close up to the
guns, not knowing the danger, that
the artillerymen ceased firing for fear
of hurting them. That when the
cavalrymen performed the hobby
horse act, great big Lieutenant Lang
hammer picked them up and tossed
them to the rear as prisoners of war;
Now, The STATESMAN does not want
to spoil either of these pretty stories.
so will not tell how the affair really
was enacted, but leave each arm of
5he service to stick to its own story.
If Private Beavens of the Ruther-
ord Rangers had been killed in as
many different ways as was reported,
ne would be very dead soldier. A
'eport reached camp while the battle
was raging yesterday that cavalry
nan had fallen from his horse into
he river and drowned. Later it was
'eported that his horse had fallen on
lim and crushed him to death. Next
IN orderly came into hospital head
quarters TO notify the surgeons that a
rooper was MORALLY wounded and J
hey must prepare litter. At last !
bruised, torn, dirty soldier was
in for treatment, apparently
beyond the point where medical aid S
Gould do any good, but the surgeons
and washed the dirt and
,lood away, and on examination pro- J
bounced no bones broken, set him on
lis feet, and to the surprise of his :
comrades he declared that \
lie would get clean shirt, borrow a 8
Whole pair of pants and go to the
all at the capitol, which he did.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
drill for the Bruce medal +
anne off in front of division headquar- \
ers. 1t was an event that has been
nxiously looked forward to by the
and much hard training
as been INDUCED in by the ambiti-
us members of the various compa-
les. About 60 men eutered the con.
est, being the crack gun handlers of +
he Guard, each company being
mited to three entries. IT
vas conducted under the Z
United States regulations and was
erfectly fair and square in every par !
culor. During the first fifteen min )
tes the men dropped out rapidly
ntil there were only about Is left. r
rom then on it was contest indeed,
ard and stubbornly fought and it y
as nearly two hours before all the
len but the winner had made a
under of some kind and dropped
ut. The man who won the hard
armed victory and who will wear the
ledal is Private A. S. Hartwicke of 2
le Abilene Light Infantry, Company
, Fourth regiment. T