San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-28
ARMY NEWS.

REPORTED SPECIALLY FOR THE LIGHT.
Tomorrow morning Company f,
Captain Borden's) Fifth infantry,
leaves Fort Sam Houston for it's
new station, with reglmental
headquarters at Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia. Company + has been at
this post since 1891, expecting a
change of station every year
since, as this was the only COM
pany Of the Fifth infantry station
ed in this department.. Their rec
ord siuCe their arrival here has
been an usually good one, and I'M
der the command of Captain Bor-
den, who is as much a friend as
commander to his men, the COM
pany has flourished. In leaving
here the organization takes with
it the well wishes and God speed
Of every one who has known it.
May they always continue to up
hold the high standard of soldier
ly qualities they have established
in the department of Texas.
Privates Potterger and Richards,
company +, Fifth infantry, have
been relieved from extra duty in
the quartermaster's department.
Private Bowling, troop G, Fifth
cavalry, has been granted a fur
Tough for three months.
Captain Jackson, Seventh caval.
ry, is detailed as member of the
general court martial to meet at
Fort Bliss for the trial of Private
w. G. Burnley, company G, Eigh-
teenth infantry only.
The game Of baseball yesterday
between the West End Browns and
the BOOSTERS resulted in a score of
IL to ) in favor of the Browns.
Recruit Bartholomew Molloy, at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, has been
assigned to troop d, Fifth cavalry,
at Fort Mcintosh.
First Sergeant Henry NJ. Crull
and Sergeants John Thomas and
Joseph Weiss, now at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio, have been assigned
to company K (skeleton) Fifteenth
infantry, to date October |, for
duty, as non-commissioned officers,
with the recruit detachment at
Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Band musicians now at Column
bus Barrack have been assigned as
follows: John r. Horne, Frank
Karasek and Charles Melvin, to the
Second infantry; George Lewis, to
the Fifth infantry; Martin Eek
hardt, to the Sixth infantry; Chas.
Osterman and Edward J. Simpson,
to the Ninth infantry Alexander
G. Glass, to the Twelfth infantry
Paul Zaramba, to the Nineteenth
infantry.
Companies G and D, Sth infantry,
will be relieved from duty at Fort
Neb., and on October 1st
will proceed to take station at Fort
d. A. Russell, Wyo.
Troop G, 9th cavalry, will be re-
lieved from duty atFort Mckinney,
Wyo., ION discontinuance of that
post, and will then proceed to and
take station at Fort Robinson,
Neb.
Lieutenant Colonel Guy n. Hen
~, 9TH cavalry, when relieved from
duty at Fort Myer, Va, will pro-
coed to and take station at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
Mr. JanoaS Epoary of tho adm
tant generals office, has returned
from an extended visit to the East.
He resumed his old position as
order and mailing clerk this morn
ing. Mr.. Emery escaped the at
fractions of the fair eastern maids.
Nathan Pendleton, formerly an
emplOye of the Post exchange, is
for enlistment in troop
H, of the Fifth cavalry.
The attention of enlisted men
who desire to transfer to the prison
guard is called to an extract from
general orders No. 80 headquarters
of the army, where it says that
men only in the second enlistment,
of excellent character, faithful SER
vice, and unmarried will be eligi-
BILE for transfer.
Lieutenant Colonel Dangerfield
Parker, Thirteenth infantry, denies
the report that he intends to re-
tire when he attains his colonelcy.
Their Fatal Mistake.