San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-26
FO[I Som Houston News.

Gen. Graham is yet confined to his
bed from illness.
The total number on sick report was
forty-two yesterday.
Lieutenant Bolles, Eighteenth infan-
try, is on sick report.
The band will probably return home
about the middle of the week.
Private Wahl, of company F, re-en-
listed yesterday for the same COM
pany.
Capt. Wheeler is officer of the day
today and Lieut.. Martin is officer of
the guard.
Private James F. Clark, of
B, was initiated in a new order yester-
day afternoon.
Corporal Adams, of troop K, Fifth
cavalry, was discharged yesterday.
He will not r~e-enlist.
Sergeant Howard, of troop K, Fifth
cavalry, was discharged yesterday.
He will re-enlist today.
Steps have been erected to the first
s~ergeants' offices in front of the bat
terry and troop d quarters.
Martin Muller, the popular musician
of the battery, has ordered a fine cor
net, which he will receive in a few
days.
Lieut.. Shaker, temporary commander
of the battery, has received notice that
he will soon receive a college detail i'll
New York.
Charles Day, of company z, who has
been on furlough for the past twenty
days reported for duty yesterday. He
was formerly corporal in troop F.
Private Schuman, late of company
B, Eighteenth infantry, enlisted yes
terday at the post for light battery +,
Third artillery, at Preside, a Fran
CISCO.
Col. Carpenter, Fifth cavalry, is nov
in command of the regiment and post.
He has reduced the length of drills
for the infantry on parade days
from two hours duration to n and
a half.
A new manuel for a musical calls
thenic gymnasium drill has been dis
tributed among the various organiZa-
tons at the post. 1t was prepared by
First Lieut.. Edmond L. Butts, TWEEN
ty-first infantry.
John Cerveny, late of Battery H.
Fifth artillery, has enlisted at this
post for company H, Eighteenth in
fantry, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Cerveny was a corporal in company
H in 1S31.-Leavenworth Times.
The little child of First Sergeant
Mann, of the battery, has diphtheria,
and the sergeant is ~quarantined in his
home on Scott street. Sergeant Ar
mold is acting first sergeant of the
thunder organization during his alb
sence.
News has been received that Sergeant
Hamburg, who recently passed through
here from Fort Clark on his way to
way to Germany on a f~urlough, is
seriously i'll in New York hospital
from the effects of a dog bite.
Lieut.. Col. S. NJ. whitside left yes.
terday for the north and east on a fouI
months leave. He will first visit the
/, Nashville centennial, after which hJ
will go to Chicago, Detroit, Canada
and Washington, spending the Christ.
mas holidays in the latter place with
his family.
/ Sergeant A. ]. Mcdonald. of the
Twenty-third infantry, was married tC
Mrs. Crowds in Bracket last Thurs
day. He has just been appointed pos
: quartermaster sergeant for Fort Du'
quesne, Utah, for which place he left
| today. He is well known in this city
/ having been stationed here a couple
; of years ago with his company.
Thursday morning. at parade, the
result Of the competition shoot OF
this department, was announced with
E. c. Hawley, of E company, Twenty
third infantry, first on the list. Gen
!. w. NJ. Graham. department command
> er, vas there from Fort Sam Houston
and presented the medals, Mr.. Hawley
: receiving the gold medal. A big GROVE
, was present from town to view th'
parade and presentation of medals
Mr.. Hawley is very popular in towI
| and his friends are pleased that HI
: won the gold medal, and kept 1t home
Bracket News. Hawley is wei
known at this post and is very popular