The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-22
AT CAMP C(LB[RSON
THE WORK OF COMPETING FOR
PRIZES INAUGURATED-AT-
M TENDANCE SMALL.
prize DRILL OF THURSTONS
THE HOLDERS OF THE GALVESTON
CUP MADE AN EXCELLENT
SHOWING.
ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR CULBERSON
A salute of Seventeen Guns An
nOunced His Presence-Finan-
ciaI Success of the Drill
~ pending Largely on
Austin Dollars.

San Antonio, TeX., July 19.-(Special.)-
Today marked the third day of the San
Antonio encampment, and while the rex
populi are still very muchly wanted
quantity at the paying gates, the work of
competing for the prizes began today,
and will be pushed during the coming
week, several companies drilling each day.
While the drill management is exerting
every effort to keep the division review
and competition drilling grounds free from
dust by sprinkling, the dust is about to
take everything down in company quar-
ters.
The fact that 1000 boys and men have
been tramping around through the
grounds for the past three days has been
sufficient to churn everything into a dry
powder that flies up in clouds at the slight
est rustic of the breeze or the movement
of the companies and then very promptly
settles all over everything, to the supreme
disgust of the companies. who would like
to tidy up some little at least While
this dust makes the boys in camp swear
like troopers, it does not seem to deter
the lady visitors who each day invade the
camp and march through the ankle-deep
dust with as composed look on her
face as though she was walking on marble
filing.
The camp was, as usual, active at a very
early DOuT lulS lOlHlHS, anu pitNi uiSp',.
ing of the usual morning duties of battal-
ion drill. guard mount, company inspec-
tion and extended order drill the compa-
ss,ies returned to their quarters.
,ssNring the morning hours the follow
w Slmpanes were taken on the field for
AsN Ection: The J. w. Shaw Rifles. the
~ sNston Rifles and the Dallas Zouaves
.-rSiiis afternoon the exercises began very
soon after dinner, consisting OF exhibition
drills by the San Antonio Zouaves, the
Belknap Rifles, the cycle corps, the D. w.
Shaw. Rifles, and the Dallas Zouaves.
The famous Thurston Rifles put up their
prize contest drill at 4:15 this afternoon,
presenting an excellent drill in the best
form imaginable.
The Capital City cavalry company of
Austin gave an exhibition drill at .
o'clock, acquitting themselves most credit
ably.
The Dallas Light Artillery also enter
tanned the visitors with an exhibition drill
Mt 5:3O o'clock. followed by the regular
United States battery at o'clock, after
which the usual division review was had,
which was reviewed by the commander
in-chief, Governor Charles A. Culberson,
who arrived on the scene during the ar
ternoon. and who was received at the
camp by the usual salute OF seventeen
guns.
Tonight, both at the camp and in the
city at the Menger hotel and various pri-
vate residences the military boys are ell
joyng themselves socially by means of
balls, receptions and the like.
The arrival of Governor Culberson upon
the grounds this afternoon marks the
formal opening of the encampment so far
as his staff is concerned, and they will
doubtless dance triie closer in their at
tendance upon the camp than heretofore.
4 Up to the present time they have paid
very little attention to camp duties but
with the coming of the governor they will
have to wear all their brass buttons and
look the dignity they feel.