San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-19
ARMY NEWS.

ring the illness of Chief Trumpeter
Sutcliff.
Cash, looks as II he had
been made for the place.
Twenty recruits left here this
morning for distribution to posts
along the river.
Private Omally, company G,
Eighteenth infantry, has been re-
lieved from duty in the subsis-
tence department, and Private
Bell, Of company B, same regi-
regiment, detailed in his stead.
The two troops of the Fifth cav
airy here on practice march will
leave for their station Monday
next.
Farrier Sullivan, who deserted
on the day the stolen grain from
the stables at Fort Sam Houston
was sold to Storekeeper Mr.. Klaus,
has not been recaptured. Mr..
Klaus thought the grain was "sav-
ings" Of the men and that they had
a lawful right to sell it.
Chief Trumpeter Sutcliff, canteen
steward, is laid up with a sprained
ankle. The accident happened to
him while umpiring an athletic
performance the other evening.
Private Ballyntine, troop III,
Fifth cavalry, has been appointed
troop saddler. He is also post
saddler.
Mr.. Rooney, of the quartermas-
ter's department, is confined to his
quarters with a painful swelling of
one of his legs.
Tomorrow night the grand ball
Of the Columbia garrison, Army
and Navy Union, will take place in
the Mess hall. 1t promises to be a
big affair. Grand march COM
mences at 8 80 sharp.
There is a new extension being
added to the officers club. AS the
building now stands it does not af-
ford sufficient accommodation for
all the members.
Y Commissary Sergeant Lynch,
who has just returned from the
east and who on several occasions
visited the "Wild West show"
where there is representative cav
airy troop from each Of the Euro
pean armies, says while he believes
he is prejudiced in his views in
favor Of our troops, nevertheless,
he thinks the French troops took
the lead for presenting the
most serviceable outfit, while the
United States troops were, in his
opinion. the best horsemen. He
says also that our represen tatlve
troop was handicapped by the full
dress uniform Gall troops being
obliged to appear in full dress)
which, to say the least, is not very
fetching one. Col. Cody ignored
the regulations in so far as giving
each private sergeant's stripe on
his trousers.
Lance Corporal B. E. Herzer has
been promoted corporal in Troop
G, Fifth cavalry, vice Lindstedt,dis-
charged.
Major Keys, of the Third cavalry,
is relieved from duty at Fort
Ringgold and will join his regi-
ment now in Oklahoma, by the
thirty.first instant.
1t is not the intention in this
column to reflect upon any indivi-
dual or organization, but when peo-
pie are searching for a DUNLAP"
of their exact size, they generally
can suit themselves even il they
have to stretch it a little.
The leave of absence of First
Lieutenant Jesse Mel. Carter, Fifth
cavalry, is extended twenty days.
Private Boron, band, Seventh
cavalry, has been discharged with
out honor.
Major c. G. C.Carr, Eighth caval-
ry, says the time has arrived for
the compilation of an American
book or books to take the place of
the foreign military works we
have been compelled to use so far.
Colonel Townsend, commander
of the school of instruction at Fort
Leavenworth, recommended that
thirty of forty condemned cavalry
horses be forwarded to that post
for use of student officers and in
structors, so as to relieve the cav
airy troops stationed there from
furnishing horses and equipments
for this work; there is no doubt
he can be Accommodated in short
order, but he must have a poor
opinion Of the riding qualities OF
his students when he wishes to
mount them on old played out
nags.