San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-17
ARMY NEWS.
Breezy Brevities Containing Current
Information of Our Military
Friends and Their
DOinps

1t is stated that the surgeon general
| has ruled that whenever it is practicable
| for a civilian emplOye to purchase medi-
cine prescribed outside OF the garrison he
| will not permitted to purchase from the
post hospital.
Chief Musician Lussing, of the Seventh
| infantry band, has resigned and left the
service. His place has been filed by Chief
Musician Horn, of the Columbus barrack
band.
Lieutenant j. 7. Haines, of the Fifth
cavalry, now on detached service at
Washington, as assistant to the purchas-
ing commissary of subsistence, has been
recommended for one-years' course of
instruction at an arsenal.
Contingent expenses for department
headquarters Texas contained in the act
making appropriations for the support of
the army for the present fiscal year are 300
dollars.
The Indian scouts now employed in the
army are TO be discharged Secretary
Lamont cannot see any further necessity
for retaining them. II will save the
army about fifty thousand dollars per
annum.
1t is safe TO say that it would be a
rather frigid day when the Mexican gov
eminent would turn out its troops TO cele
brate the anniversary of the declaration
Of the independence of the United States
u Two troops of the Fifth cavalry, + and 3,
arrived here this morning from Fort Clark
on7a practice march. They will remain
here about seven days when they will re-
turn to their station; troop L Is COM
manded by Capt Paddock and troop B by
Lieutenant Winans. The squadron is
under the command of Major Hays, Sew
| enth cavalry, familiarly known as Cap
tain Jack" he having served in the latter
regiment for over thirty years. While
here the two troops will do their own
cooking, etc. They will occupy the va
| cant quarters in the Post, while the
horses will be CHARTERED in the pack train
! corral.
Thirty-four recruits arrived here this
morning from DaVidS Island, \. Y. They
will be distributed to the infantry aud
\ cavalry organizations now at the post.
| Ten more recruits are expected this eve
| ming. They will be assigned to the Light
| battery.
Captain Herman, Judge advocate of the
| department, has been granted an extern
| sion of fifteen days leave.
| Major P. j. A. Cleary is relieved from
| duty at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, upon the
| expiration of his present leave, and will
| then report to the commanding officer at
| Fort Brown, Texas, for duty at that post
to relieve Captain w. B. Davis, assistant
surgeon, ordered to Fort Brady, Mich.
| Lieutenant NJ. J. O'Brien, Fifth infan-
try, recently promoted from the Thir-
tenth. has been honored with the detail
| to represent the United States govern :
ment in the oriental war between Japan
and China. The assignment is for the
purpose Of accom- panyng the forces OF
| the Japan government, upon whose re-
quest the detail OF Lieutenant O'Brien is
made. He will be required to observe a
strict neutrality, and is expected to fur
| niSh the United States with number OF
reports of the operations he NAV witness
Lieutenant O'Brien is we'll and favorably
known to the Fifth cavalry, with whom
his company of the Thirteenth served fol-
some time at Fort Reno, Oklahoma. His
selection for this work is most excellent
one.
Y A trooper of the Fifth, who by the way
is very military In his manner and ex-
| preSsiOnS, took two ladies to al
ice cream saloon and actually or
| dered three rationS" of ice cream to the
amusement OF several army people occu-
plying an adjoining table. The attendant
was almost dun bounded at the express
sion 'ratiOns."
There is liable to be an exciting basC
ball match between those troops, from
. Clark and the BOOSTERS The Clark PEG
pie have their baseball players Will
them.
Sergeant LaGros, troop d, of the Fiftl
cavalry, died at the post hospital Satur'
day, from consumption.
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