San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-21
ARMY NEWS.
Breezy Brevities Containing Current
Information of Our Military
Friends and Their

There will be a cavalry dress
parade, with band mounted. at the
department headquarters grounds
this evening at 6:20 o'clock.
1t is reported that the troops
who left this station last June for
Fort Clark, and who objected so
much to the mess hall system while
here, are wishing they could re-
turn to that style of living again.
The slum de la gullion, as prepared
by the average company cook is
remarkably thin and sloppy on &C.
casiOns. especially when served
without a roof.
There are extensive repairs in
progress here under the barracks
and quarters appropriations.
There will be no recruiting de-
tail for 1894. Vacancies at recruit
ing stations caused by the relief of
officers whose tours expire October
l, 1894, will be filled by assignment
by the present uperintendent of
recruiting officers now at the pres
ent depots.
The general service detachments,
recruits and bands now at the rem
devious, lately known as general
depots, will be assigned to regi-
ments, with the exception of such
non-commissioned officers as may
be required for duty with the re-
cruit attachments land If necessary,
the maximum organizations OF
such regiments will be re-estab-
lished and announced accordingly.
The cavalry carbine competition
will commence at Fort Wingate,
New Mexico, on September 18th,
and it is understood that the date
for the army competition at Fort
Sheridan, Illinois, has been fixed
for October 10.
A hunting party of officers and
ladies visited Mitchell's lake and
returned last evening.
Sergeant Charles Him., Co. g.,
23d infantry, and Musician Wetze),
Co. B, have each been granted
three months furlough.
Captain Paddock, 9Th cavalry,
has been granted ten days leave, to
take effect September lst.
Leave of absence for one month,
to take effect about the 9th inst,
with permission to apply for an ex-
tension of fifteen days, is granted
Captain Herman, L. S. Judge Adj
vocate of the department.
First Sergeant Franklin Rose, Co.
A, and Corporal John A. Comb, Co.
+, 18th infantry, will attend the
army rifle competition at Fort
Sheridan as distinguished marks
men.
The reas on the other fellows won
the baseball game Sunday was that
the Post Nine was not organized;
in fact it was only company nine
and did not truly represent the gar
rison. Next Sunday heavy game
will be played on the Post grounds
between we'll selected garrison
nine and the West End Browns,
when some hard work may be eX-
pected .ssTent flies will be provided
for shadas and admission will be
free. Personnel of team will be Civ
en- later.
The seven months old child of
Mr.. Welsh, of the quartermaster's
department, died Sunday, and was
buried yesterday evening. The fu-
neral was largely attended by
friends and relatives.
Major w. Worth, Second infan-
try, who was ordered cOurtmar-
tailed by the President for order
ing Private Cedarquest to do target
practice on a Sunday, has been
acquitted and released from arrest.
The Fort Omaha troops are pleased
with the decision. They declare
that all days are alike when orders
are given by superior officers. The
church people, who backed Cedar
quest, are not pleased with the
result and many are loud in their
complaints. This ends what is
considered one of the most interest
ing courtmartial cases on record
for years. The president of the
courtmartial was Colonel j. J. Van
Horn.
A courtmartial has been detailed
at Fort Robinson to try Chaplain
Plummer, of the Ninth cavalry,
whom, it, will be remembered,
painted that post red on recent
occasion. Chaplain Plummer is
the first colored chaplain ever APP
pointed to the army and was made
so by President Arthur in 1884.
Rates to Washington.
At the knights of Pythias meet