San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-13
ARMY NEWS.
Breezy Brevities Containing Current
Information of Our Military
Friends and Their
Doipps


The valuable Irish setter Of Lieutenant
Foster, regimental Quartermaster, Fifth
cavalry, was run over and killed yester-
day by one Of the Citizens line of street
cars. Lieutenant Foster will probably
sue the street car company.
There was hop in the bachelors quar-
tiers al the post last evening.
h The bass-drum horse. Of the Fifth cav
airy band, had his leg broken above the
knee by kick from the clarionette horse
last evening. He was shot By order of
the adjntant, as 1t was considered useless
TO treat the animal on accO unit Of old age.
Cavalry parades will take place in the
morning between seven and eight o'clock
instead of in the evening as heretofore.
Mr.. Drescher, formerly mail messenger
at Department headquarters, has re-
turned from pleasant trip TO Washing
ton, ID. c.
The cavalry command now on prac-
tice march from Fort Clark TO San An
tonic is accompanied by Major Il. ).
KilbourDe as surgeon, and Lieutenant IL.
G. Cole, Twenty third infantry, as omar
termaster and commissary officer. The
command will arrive here about Septem-
Der 18th.
Chief Trumpeter Sutcliff, the recently
appointed canteen steward has given the
boys to understand that he is helping to
run the canteen in their interests and
while they can depend upon him TO give
them every latitude, when stimulated
| there is certain point beyond which
they cannot pass with safety TO their
health. Lieutenant Griffith, the caDteen
officer, has the right man in the right
place in Sergeant SutClitf.
The scout raised his truStv rifle to his
| shoulder; his unerTing eye glanced along
| the barrel; enot tremor of his hand;
| not culver OF muscle, all was intense
| silence. A puff of smoke, a sharp report.
| and the great Indian Chief Bombast
| jumped fully sixteen feet in the air and
| fell to the earth a lifelesS corpse. Little.
| BuckshOt" never missed his mark.
All the candidates for promotion who
| were held at Fort Leavenworth as being
! below the physical standard requirements
have been accepted on these grounds and
| the mental examination has been com
menced.
Major Cullen, OF the Ordnance depart
ment who was retired theaother day at
his own request. after thirty years of SER
vice, is nephew Of William Cullen Bry-
ant, the author.
Captain Ingalls,, Quartermaster 10 be re-
lieved at Jefferson Barracks, is going on
| the sick leave.
More men apply for enlistment at the
| 1OSJ IMAM are uteucu W ull Tile
| ment o: men for the different organi2a-
| TORS. Only the best are taken.
ItisrepOrted that the officer to be Sc
lected TO go to Japan TO witness the war
| between that country and China, will
| have the rank of major, and il may pos
| sibly be an officer Of even higher grade.
1t is very probable that the law retain
| ing four dollars for the first two years OF
service, will be repealed the coming SEES
| sion of congress.
| The johnson court martial has been
| finished at Fort Leavrnworth and the
proceedings forwarded to Washington.
According to a ruling just made by
| General Schotield an enlisted man dis
/ charged for minority concealed at the
time OF enlistment, or for other causes in
volvng fraud on his part in the enlist
ment, is not entitled 10 pay and allow
ances, including those for travel, and
shall not receive final statements unless
deposits or detained pay are due him, in
which case final statements containing
only list Of the deposits, or the amoelt
of pay so detained, will 6e furnished.
y The blight battery are practicing short
distance field Jelegraphy with an tnsulat-
ed wire run from Sulky carriage and
strung along the ground.
Private Welsh, troop A, 9Th cavalry,
was discharged yesterday on expiration
OF term of service.
1t is reported that another quiet we'd
ding will take place in the vicinity Of de-
Dartment headquarters. Such Is the Ell
feet OF cOntagiUn.