San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-27
ARMY NEWS.


Circular number four from de-
partment headquarters, is amend
ed so as to require the post quar-
termaster to make the weekly in
spection of bake ovens therein re-
ferred to and to forward the
estimates for material and labor
! for repairs whenever needed to the
chief quartermaster of the depart
| ment.
Private He llman, company f,
Eighteenth infantry, is relieved
from extra duty in the quarter
masters department, and Private
G. Graham, company Z, Eight
zenith infantry, is detailed in his
place.
Tomorrow night a farewell
dance will be given by the garrison
to the members Of company F,
Fifth infantry, who leave Satur-
day for Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
The following bnnd musicians,
now at Jefferson Barracks, have
been assigned: John Hayes, to the
Third cavalry; Michael ]. Ginther,
to the Fourth cavalry; James A..
Rose, to the Sixth cavalry; Law
renee Potter, to the Seventh caval-
ry; John M. Shipper, to the Eighth
cavalry; Carl Meyer and Gustav
Joseph to the Fourth artillery.
From David's Island. the following
band musicians have been as
signed: Robert Nitzschke and
Franz Winkler, to the First artil-
lery; Joseph Anlauf, to the Second
artillery; Charles C.Woodward, to
the Seventh infantry; John Nc
earthly, to the Ninth infantry !;
William Marshall and Richard
Williams, to the Twenty.first in
fantry.
Lieutenants Lee, Parker and
Craig, Fifth cavalry, lately joined
from West Point,le this morning,
the former for his new station,
Fort Brown, the latter for Fort
Ringgold.
There are now pending in the
interior department quite num-
Der of cases where officers having
served as Indian agents have ask
ed for relief as such. The work Of
bossing a tribe of Indians and
having the credit of beating them
out Of their just dues, appears not
to be congenial to officers of the
army.
Military Prisoner Shaffer, for
merly of the ordnance depart
ment, had four fingers taken off
in the brick yard at the military
prison, by saw.
The garrison at Fort Keogh con-
tributed S43.53 and a large box of
clothing to the fire sufferers in Wis.
consin and Minnesota.
Sergeant McCants, troop /, Tenth
cavalry, was tried by court mar
tial, found guilty of conduct to the
prejudice of military dicipline, and
sentenced "to be dishonorably dis
charged" FORGETTING all pay and al
lowances and to be confined in post
guard house for a period of six
months.
The leave of absence Of Lieuten-
ant Slocum, troop d, Seventh cav
airy, has been extended fifteen
days.
The examination of candidates
for promotion was concluded Tues
day.
The commanding officer Of the
pension guard announces that
there will soon be a number of va
cancies and applications for trans
fer to the guard will be considered,
Lieutenant Colonel Guy V. Hen
ry, Fifth cavalry, has been ordered
to take station at this Post.
Private Lamon, Troop H, Fifth
cavalry and Hutchinson, Company
G, 18th infantry, have been detail
ed as teamsters in the quartermas-
ter's department, and Private Len
hart, Company B, and Kellmann,
Company F,sslSth infantry, in the
subsistence department.
In the distribution of musicians
the Fifth cavalry band appears to
have been overlooked. 1t needs
five or six more men.
Forty-five recruits arrived here
this morning for distribution to
the regiments in the department
Company F, Fifth infantry, leaves
for their new station Saturday.
Recorders Court.
The following cases were disposed
of in the recorders court this morn.