San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-25

night, hundreds OF the militia being
allowed leave to visit the city.
Today ends the drill and encamp-
ment. Only exhibition drills will be
given this afternoon.
There are several corporals' guards
marching through the city looking for
ahsentees without leave or an overdue
pass.
On account of the death of Quarter
master Sergeant Howard, the enter
tainment to the Emmett Rifles tender
ed by San Antonio division A. o. H.
did not take place last night
The average daily attendance dur
ing the week on the grand stand is
computed at 1900 people.
The average daily attendance on the
grounds has been about 5000.
Already the wide awake Dallas peo-
pie are advertising their fair next Oc-
tober. Advertising matter was distrib-
uted on the drill grounds yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff James Van Ripper has
been in active charge of a force of five
deputies on the drill grounds all the
past week.
Private John Bennett, of the Dallas
Zouaves, was overcome by heat yester
day afternoon just as he reached the
drill grounds from the city.
Everybody admired the calesthenic
drill by the regulars.
Today is the grand wind-up of the
drill and the admission will be reduced
to % cents.
Editor Brooks, of the Hondo City
Herald won the prize in the editorial
contest, decided yesterday.
Mayor Callaghan did not visit the
drill grounds yesterday until in the
cool of the evening.
One fatality has resulted from
the excessive heat during drill week,
and in this case the heat is not entirely
ascribed as the direct cause. The vic
tim was James Howard, quartermaster
sergeant of company F, First regiment
Texas Volunteer Guard, member of the
Emmett Rifles of Houston. He be-
came Frustrated last Friday, and his
condition grew worse, resulting in his
death, which occurred yesterday. De-
ceased was 45 years of age and had
lived in Houston the past four years.
He has a wife and relatives living in
Corpus Christi. He was at one time
sergeant in the United States army at
Jefferson barracks, st. Louis, and lat
er a private at Fort Sam Houston.
The body was laid out at Shern &
Burnett's yesterday and was attend
ed by a guard of the Emmett Rifles.
The company was excused from camp
by Adjutant General Mabry and ac-
companied the remains to Houston
over the Southern Pacific last night,
Deceased was a member of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Division 8, of
Houston and the funeral will take
place under their auspices of that or
der. The attending physician pro-
nounced partial sunstroke and alcohol
ism as the cause of death.
Conductors on the Edison street car
line have been equipped with bell
punch registers the past week, much
after the style tried some years ago
by the San Antonio line system so un-
successfully.
j. B. Neilley and Geo. w. Chandler.
of the Busch Zouaves, have telegraph
ed for their wheels and will leave Mon
day on them for Austin, Rockdale and
Hearne, via Houston, the journey oe-
cupying about a month and being
about 1000 miles in length.
3 First Lieut.. P. T. Pegueo, of the
Longview Rifles, left yesterday after
noon for his home on account of ill
ness in his family.
John Krum and Harry Appel, MEM
bers of the Fort Worth Fencibles, who
failed to attend the drill with the COM
pany on account of business engage
ments, came up yesterday and will re-
main in camp until tonight when they
will return with the company.
Mrs. ]. w. White, the excellent man
ager of the ladies' bazaar and exhibit
building, was worked very hard by the,
rush of visitors yesterday. There was
a tremendous rush at supper time at
the Mexican tables and an excellent
business was done. The farewell bill
of fare for today is an excellent one
and all the dishes are prepared in typi-
cal Mexican style.
The Busch Zouaves viii leave for
Galveston tonight at Gas o'clock over
the Southern Pacific in a special cat
under the command of Second Lieut..
Tiernan. The boys all voted a reso-
luton of thanks to their sponsor and
maids of honor yesterday evening for
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Camp Culberson.
There were a large number of lady
visitors at Sixth regimental headquar-
tiers last night.
Mr.. William Virgins and wife called
at the headquarters of the Borgess. Ri
fles yesterday afternoon.
The worst cases DR. Darrell, of the
hospital, had yesterday were two cas-
es of fever and one prostration.
The boys in the Belknap camp are
all asserting that Chas. Baker, of
their number, is soon to become ben
edict.
An exhibition of the workings of a
patent fire extinguisher was given in
front of the grand stand Immediately
after the sham battle yesterday eve
ming. An improvised house was satur-
ated with coal oil and tar, set on fire
and extinguished Immediately with the
apparatus, after it had gained complete
Roadway.
c. b. Wildman, of the Dcnison band,
was one of the patients admitted to
the hospital suffering with a high fever
yesterday.
An ambulance with five seats in it,