San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-15
Gltr 4utlY 5t9ht.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, '94
ARMY NEWS.

service dating from August ., 1861
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin \. sum
ner, Sth Cavalry, becomes Colonel
of the eth Horse, with headquar'
tiers at Fort Riley, Kas., in place oil
GeneralForsyth recently promoted
The other promotions which will
take place are: Major Thomas
McGregor, 2, to be lieutenant
colonel, Sth Captain w. NJ. Wal.
lace, 9th, major Of the End; LIST
Lieutenant A. p. Blecksom, to be
End lieutenant, John A. Hartman,
9TH, to be lst lieutenant 9th cavalry.
The court martial which was
ordered few days hence, for the
trial of Captain Samuel X.
Schwenk, L. s. army, has been dis
solved.
A furlough for four months has
been granted to Post Quartermas-
ter Sergeant James C. Franklin,
now on duty at Fort Sully, S. d.
Sergeant Major Gottlieb Nasahl,
LIST artillery, has been ordered be-
fore board of officers, to be ex-
amined for the position of Post
Quartermaste Sergeant, the board
meets at Fort Hamilton, n. Y.
By the promotion of General For
sythe, Colonel J. F. Wade, 9TH Cav
airy, commander of Fort Sam
Houston, becomes the senior Col
onel of the cavalry army, S. S.
Sumner, 9Th Cavalry, the senior
Lieutenant Colonel, S. NJ. White.
side, 7th Cavalry, the senior Major,
aud Captain Henry J. Rowland, 9TH
Cavalry, the senior Captain.
Leave OF absence have been grant
en- to Captain Charles G. Ayres,
10th Cavalry, for ten days, and six
months to Lieutenant John Cotter,
18th Infantry.
The Eagle Pass Guide quotes as
follows: Captain Edgerly, with
his splendid troop, will leave Eagle
Pass for Fort Clark on the 18th in
slant, and will be succeeded by
Captain S. H. Watts, commanding
troop B, Fifth cavalry. While Cap
tain Watts and his men will be
sure of hearty welcome at Eagle
Pass, the departure of Capt. Edger-
ly and his command is viewed with
much regret by all those who have
noted the captains most soldierly
bearing and have had the pleasure
of his genial and entertaining COM
pany. DIR. Ware succeeds DR.. Stark,
whose stay is also felt to be all too
short at this place.
Major w. H. Hammer, paymas.
ter U. S. army,is in the city on
months recreation from Fort
Brown, Texas.
Captain J. NJ. Bell, Seventh cav.
airy and DR.. G. Griffin, veterinary
surgeon at Sam Houston, left on
Saturday night for Kansas City,
where they will inspect sixty cav
airy horses which have been pur-
chased by the government under
recent contract with Mr.. Hicks.
The horses are for Captain Bells
troop.
Colonel Robert H. Hall and
Lieutenant James A. Leyden,
Fourth infantry, have been ordered
from Fort Sherman, Idaho, to
Spokane City, Washington, to
examine certain lands, which the
citizens of that place have offered
the United States, providing it
will establish military post upon
It.
The following changes in sta.
tions of Signal Sergeants have been
ordered: Augustus Wagner, from
Fort Riley, Kas., to Taylor's ranch,
Utah, relieving Peter Burtch, who
will take station at Fort Riley,
Fred G. Flagg, from Fort Custer,
Montana to San Carlos, Arizona,
relieving Thomas Brown who will
take station at Fort Riley to Fort
Grant, Arizona.
Leaves Of absence have been
granted to Captain John S. Bishop,
18th infantry, for two months, and
to lst Lieutenant Stephen NJ. Foote
4th artillery for fifteen days.
Private Daniel J. McGilliroy,
company B, 18th infantry, has been
appointed corporal, vice Bryan re-
duced.
Private Stephen II. Jones, COM
pany B, Odd infantry, has been ap.
pointed corporal, vice Brown re-
duCed.
Leave Of absence for two months
and twenty-three days, is granted
Lieutenant Jules G. Ord, 18th in.
1antry, at Fort Sam Houston.
Colonel H. NJ. LazeIle, 18th in.
fantry, now on four months leave
OF absence has been nrdnrnd To In