The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22
military RULES IN FORCE
THE BIGLE BLAST HEARD At CAMP
CULDEVsON EARLY SATUR-
DAY MORNING.
THE OPENING DAY WAS UNEVENTFUL
ExhibitIOn Drills and Division He
view-Gcn. Openhcimcr In
structs the Officers as to
Conduct of Troops.

| San Antonio, TEX, July L. lSp''n'J
1t was a few minutes of D o'clock TINS
morning when the soldier boy, away from
home and mother, was reused to scenes
of active duty by the shrill blast of a
buglc.
Doubtless. like the Turk who spent
| the hour of midnight in dreaming. the
| soldier boy would have preferred not to
have been awakened. There was no al
| tentative, however, and he accordingly
rolled sleepily off his straw mattress,
| rubbed his eyes and came to Il realiza-
ton of the fact that he was on the
tented field of glory. lie heard no war
like sound however and becoming as
sured that the world was at peace and
his week of display and dress parade
before the ladies was not apt to be in
tcrfered with, he rapidly became mon
arch Of all he surveyed and even sought
for that which was out of his optical
range.
While the boys all turned out prompt
ly, there were some who looked decided
ly the worse for their first night in
camp. One cause of their gloomy and
uninviting looks was due to the fact that
they had been visited during the night
by an enemy who visits all humans
alike, spares none and is especially fond
of the tender chick Of n young military
STRIPPING. Yes. the festive mosquito, who
is especially violent and rampant i'll this
neghborhoOd and who hourishcs in such
quantities as to be taken into the census
roll of San Antonio. had swooped down
on the tented field during the night and
made a wreck of the once beautiful face
of some aspiring young soldier. Said
soldier had fought noble battle during
the hours Of the night when nought but
the gentle moon had guarded his slum-
bers, but he had made losing fight. All
around his mattress were spread the re-
mains of the enemy, but their number
had out-fought him and he awoke to his
first day of military duty with a face
blotched with mosquito bites until he |
looked very much as though he was
wearing one of these new tangled dotted
wells. He SmoOthed his wrath. bathed |
his badly abused face and knuckled down |
to his active duties of military glory.
The first day of Camp Culberson had |
come to hand. All during the night the
came from every direction of
the state. Most of the trains reached
the encampment grounds by l o'clock
his morning. but some were as late as
o'clock arriving As each company ar
lived they gave ample notification of the
act that they were on hand by pro-
Onged shouts that gave every evidence
If the fact that their lungs We're in the
link of condition. though their stomachs
night be shy of food. One enthusiastic
company of youngsters with a big ket-
lie drum in their midst. charged across
he review grounds at l O'Clock this
yelling like pack of hyenas
They swept down on the tent occupied
~ Gen. Openheimcr and his aide. Capt.
David Harrell. and fairly stormed the
DattlcmpntS. Gen. Openhemer. very
much dishabile. suddenly appeared at
he fly of his tent, and with Indignation
stamped Enthusiastically on his countc-
nance, gave chase to the midnight dis
.nrbers. They were gone as quickly as
hey came and only answered the gen
rails vehement eXpoStulatiOns for silence
with yelS of derision. The generals
igure cut quite Silhouette in the clear
moonlight. but us the boys did not rccog
lize or know who he was, they naturally
paid no attention to him. The general
wanted to fight somebody, however. for
being jerked out of bed. and he accord
ngly proceeded to rustic Adjutant Cen
nral Franklin out of his bed and sent
him to arrest the captain and the en-
ire company that was making the noise
This Maj. Franklin succeeded in doing !
md marching them up before the gen
aral's tent the general gave them a severe
lecture about waking people mt night I'M
necessarily. while his aide. Capt. David
ltarrell. from the precincts of the tent
~ h'pl oIl. NbIHOul llluSktI trimmed |
IN the entire company of midnight dis |
turbers. and thus gave his worthy gen
nral his support.
This. the opening day of the encamp-
nent was rather uneventful. The usual
guard mount customary upon all en-
'ampments was had at S o'clock. and !
utter the detail of siyty-six men had been
made for guard mount the business of
he morning was at an end.
Gen. Openheimer gave the commits
stoned officers an instructive lecture at
MS headquarters as to what he expected
If them during the encampment. This
afternoon was given over to exhibition
irillS by various companies. during which
me Dallas IouayeS gave very pretty
lrill.
LIN" division review ut $50 brought
he first tay of Camp Culberson to
lose. The competitive drills for prizes
will begin Monday.