San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-12
ARMY NEWS.
Breezy Brevities Containing Current
Information of Our Military
Friends and Their
Doings

Friends and Their
Doings.
DIR. Albert Fench, of the adjutant gen.
erals office, department headquarters, is
at present receiving the hearty congratu-
Iations of his many friends over the
arrival at his home of big boy.
Mr.. Horne, for many years the able
band master of Columbus Barracks, has
been transferred in a like capacity
to the Seventh infantry at Fort Logan,
Colorado.
Sergeant Lyree, Company B, Twenty
lhird infantry, has been given q three
months furlough TO terminate December
s, 1894.
Charles II. Tompkins, the senior colo
mel of the quartermaster'S department,
will retire tomorrow, September 18th.
This retirement will cause the following
promotions: Lieutenant Charles q. Law
telle TO be Colonel, Major James w. Soul
ly to be Lieutenant Colonel and Captain
+. II. Hathaway TO be Major, leaving a
vacancy in that department which no
doubt is being competed for by many
first lieutenantS of the line, who are the
only ones under recent laws, eligible for
the appointment.
Private A. l.. Paris. of the Light bat
terry, and Private KellenbenZ, Co. O.,
Twenty-third infantry have been given
| each three months furlough under the
everlasting and demoralizing three years
act.
Sergeant Foley and Private Hallahan,
company II, Tenth infantry, Fort Win
gate, are discharged without honor.
First Lieutenant ]. c. Gregg, Eigh-
teenth infantry, is relieved from further
duty with Sixteenth infantry. He will
join his company.
A meeting was held in Washington Sat-
urday last by soldiers and sailors of the
late war, who have been removed from
government positions since the presen,
administration came into power. They
denounce what they call the 'unwar-
ranted and illegal dismissal Of those who
served the Nation in time of war" Spe.
cihc charges will be made by them against
Col. Amsworth, chief of the record and
pension division of the war department.
Lieutenant Elliott, Fifth cavalry, will
remain on duty at Jefferson Berracks.
Lieutenant Jesse McCarter, Fifth cav
airy, is relieved from recruiting duty al
indianapolis.
Lieutenant r. Il. Paddock, Fifth caval-
ry. is relieved from recruiting duty al
Jefferson Barracks and will join the regi-
ment by October first
The light battery is getting the targets
ready for the artillery practice, which
will take place in the vicinity of BOerne,
sometime this month.
The following officers have baeu or
dered before board of officers for exam
nations as TO their fitness for promo
ton:
Lieutenant Walter l.. Taylor goth In
fantry.
Lieutenant Alexander l.. Dade, 10th
Infantry.
Lieutenant A. A. Cabaniss, Goth Infan-
try.
Lieutenant Willard F. Waltz, 18th In
fantry.
Lieutenant John 5 Winn, End Cavalry.
Lieutenant Solomon Z. Yeslal, 5th
Cavalry.
Lieutenant Charles A. Aedeken, Bird
Cavalry.
Lieutenant B. ?. Schenck, 19Ch Infan-
try.
Lieutenant 5. \. Smoke, 18th Infantry.
Lieutenant +. NJ. Al bright, 9tk Iufan-
try.
Lieutenant f. D. Erans, 18th Infantry.
Lieutenant James BaylieS, 5th Infan-
try.
Lieutenant w. c. Neary, Bird Infantry
Lieutenant q. a. Detchmendy, 9th In.
fantry.
Lieutenant E. c. Carnahan, 18th In
fantry.
The board is to meet at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, September 25th. with
Lieutenant John n. Andrews, 23th In
fantry, as president.
Since the PRONUNCIATION of orders from
the War Department doing away wit h
the present recruiting depOJs, recruits
have been distributed TO the various reg
iments throughout the service at a live
y rate. Under recent special order 555
white and "a cOlored recruits are assigned
to different regiments, of which 50 go to
the Department of Texas.