San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-03
FIT. SAM HOUSTON NEWS.

The thermometer registered So in the
adjutant's office yesterday.
DR.. Wilson, U. S. A, left for Leon
Springs yesterday for duty with the
troops on the target range.
The bread wagon goes out to Camp
Leon Springs every other day to deliv-
er bread to the target shooters.
Several Of the officers now at the tar
get range will be brought in to testify
before a courtmartial tomorrow.
Sergeant Major Sorenson and clerks
in Adjutant Jenkins office are all
busy on their regular monthly reports
and as the saying is, are up to their
ears in work.
Recruiting Clerk Wuest accepted one
applicant for enlistment yesterday
His name is Print E. Shommette and
he enlisted for troop e, Fifth cavalry,
Captain Goldman.
Private Beegle, of troop D,Fifth cav
airy, was discharged yesterday under
the five years act. His discharge was
excellent. He re-enlisted for the same
troop again today.
Ordnance Sergeant Schonberg, U. S.
A, went out to Camp Leon Springs to-
day to take an inventory of articles
needed from his department by the in
fantry battalion out there.
Major Forbush is yet at the post
awaiting orders for assignment to his
new station. He was formerly cap
tain of troop e, Fifth cavalry, but is
now major Of the Ninth cavalry.
Col Carpenter, the new commander
of the Fifth cavalry, will arrive at the
post about October l.. He is at present
on a leave of absence. He has shipped
his household effects which will arrive
at the post in few days.
Private Haight, of the board, who
has just returned from furlough, re-as-
sumed the duties of post printer yes
terday, his first piece of swork being
the order promoting Private Adams,
Of X troop to be corporal.
One of the beautiful China trees on
the south side of the post in front of
Lieut.. Cusick's residence has died of
late. The pretty little umbrella China
trees are an ornament worthy of the
second largest army post in the coun-
try.
Private Elwood Donnelly, of Com
pany C, who was recently injured while
in the city and who has been in the
hospital for the past few days, was
discharged from that institution yes
terday, and went to the target range to
join his company today
Col. Whitside has received several
letters from Gen. Wade since he took
his station in Dakota ard the general
appears to be highly pleased with his
new station. In his last letter he wrote
that he would shortly take a pleasure
trip through Yellowstone park.
Upon Col Carpenters arrival at this
post to take command, Col. Whistle
will take a well deserved leave of alb
sence and recuperate for a short while.
The colonel certainly deserves rest
as he has been discharging the duties
of both colonel and lieutenant colonel
for the past three or four months in a
very efficient and creditable manner.
Col. S. M. whitside, always ready to
do his part in entertaining the city's
visitors, has, at the request of the en-
committee of the Knights
of Honor, ordered cavalry dress pa
raed in honor of the visiting delegates,
for $3.50 this evening. The following is
the letter the colonel sent Chairman
Hoefling in response to that gentle
mans request for a parade:
San Antonio, Tex, July 20, 1897.
Mr.. VIM. Hoefing,
Chairman Committee on Entertain
ment, San Antonio, Texas.
Sir:-In reply to your letter Of the
29th. inst, I have the honor to inform
YOU that there will be a cavalry dress
parade Tuesday, Aug, Bird, at $3.50 p,
M, as you request.
1t gives me pleasure to assist you
in entertaining the Grand Lodge
knights of Honor.
Very Respectfully,
S. NJ. WHITSIDE, Lieut.. COLI
Fifth cavalry, Commanding.