The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27

had their usual morning drills and
spent the middle of the day resting in
their tents. There was little OF
prominent nature occurring until
dress review, which, as usual, drew an
immense crowd. The different COM
pany headquarters were all serenaded
last night by the different regiment
bands, and the presence of large
number of ladies to supper at num-
Der of the headquarters and private
messes served to keep the camp In
pleasant frame OF mind during the
evening hours.
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The STATESMAN, al all times dis
posed to deal fairly by all, show par
TALLY to none and reprove where
such Is deserving is called on this
morning co call attention to the gross.
est injustice that is now being enacted
toward the Capital City Cavalry and
Troop b, Rutherford Rangers. In
making the charges that are to TO low
The STATESMAN gives assurance that
they are pot based on idle rumors,
neither are they directed with mali
cious intent toward any particular in
diviiuals. They are facts that have
been obtained after careful investiga'
tion by The STATESMAN encamp-
ment reporter. They are these and
nothing more. NObody's sayso has
been taken without proofs, and the
proofs herewith presented have been
CLEANED from reliable sources.
The charges are these: The
brides OF the Capital City
Cavalry company have been all taken
away for use by the staff officers.
The company has been excused from
division review on this account and
forscoth detail was ordered from
the Capital City Cavalry to go un-
mounted and act as guards for the
grand stand. A cavalry goes as un.
mounted guard Well, that's good.
Furthermore, being deprived of their
brides, the boys are not permitted to
enter division review ana hence their
chances are lost for any showing at
prizes. Their company quarters are
in the finest shape possible and never
were better arranged or more care
fully kept grounds to be seen any
win re, Again this company along
with the members of troop b, are kept
on the move from early morning to
late at night. Que orderly in particu-
lar, detailed from troop b, was kept
on the go from $40 in the morning
until 10:45 AT night, with only about
l5 minutes for his dinner. The boys
have been pressed Into such active
service that IL has been necessary to
have an exchange of horses to be
enabled to keep moving. They have
been hustled hither and thither at
the will of Il IN, Dick and Harry. The
young men composing these troops
and the officers OF the same are more
than willing to do their duty, they
are ever anxious to abide by orders
but to take large detail from these
troops every day for orderly work and
throw all manner OF obstacles in thu
way of their standing any possible
chance tor prize, Is naturally caus
ing some unpleasantness In thu
rank and flo OF these trooIs. h,
men are overworked and complain
ing, the officers are of course COMPEL
ed to be stringent with them accord
ing to military discipline, and ther
is every chance Tor ali open ruptur
and some possibility of the court mar
tial having their hands full unless
remedy is found Immediately. TIL
STATESMAN menti ms thus briefly
grievous wrong that is being done tn
cavalry companies, and trusts thu
the matter, placed in its right ligh
will be followed by a speedy remed.
If there is any occasion for such di
elimination ths cavalry company al
the rest Of the p ople would like
know it..
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Governor Hogg reviewed the troo
yesterday afternoon. At 6:l5 he go
ernor drove across the grounds pr
coded at some distance by the sta
officers. The United States bate
fired a salute of 13 guns in his hone
The troops having formed on &
field, the governor seated in his ca
riage wearing tall black beav,
drove in front of them the euli
length of the line accompanied by t
s,aff and later took his position
front of the grand stand while I
troops passed in review befC
him. Several thousand peoI
were on the grounds
witness the division review and t
boys acquitted themselves much mt
creditnbly than on the former oc,
sion. 1t is certainly grand sight
see the long line OF infantry and he
the melody of many bands, all tc
drowned in the rumble of the artille
and cavalry as they wheel in clou
of dust across the immense revi
grounds. 1t is sight that must
seen to be appreciated, as no pen pi
ure, however graphically written, c
tell the beauty of the scene.
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The following was the order of bu
ness at First division headquart
yesterday: