San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-13
ARMY NEWS AND GOSSIP
ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT FORT Sam
HOUSTON.
Gossip of the Fifths Supposed Tral sfer,
The New Department Commander,
Colonel, Etc.

The talk of the changing of the Fifth
Barracks, Mo-, has subsidized and hard
ly anything more is heard of the ru-
mored change about the post. When
it was at first announced it, created
considerable stir among the boys and
excited considerable unfavorable COM
ment, but by now they have grown to
regard it as mere rumor indeed and
are confident that they will not be
transferred. However, there are those
who yet take stock in the rumored
change and believe that the Fifth cav
airy Headquarters will be transferred
to some other post If not Jefferson
Barracks. They are all opposed to be-
ing transferred from here, however, as
they have become attached to this
place. Army men say this post IL the
most desirable in the country and all
like it, one great advantage being its
beautiful location and another is the
healthfulness of the place. There is
no wonder that they like such sta
ton. There has been so much chang
ing in the army of late that it is i'm
possible to forecast any coming event
with any likelihood of being correct,
and it is just as probable that the Fifth
cavalry may be sent to Maine or Cali
fornia as it is that it will remain here.
AS already mentioned several days
ago, if the cavalry is transferred San
Antonio can rest assured that regi-
mental headquarter station of some
branch of the service will be stationed
here instead, probably the Third again.
Col Ovenshine is now in command of
the Department of Texas until Gen.
Wade's successor, Gen. Graham can
arrive here and take charge. This is
Col. Overshine's first visit to this post
and he, seems delighted with it. The
Colonel is the commander of the 18th
infantry, headquarters at Fort Clark,
Texas, and is an experienced officer.
There is considerable speculation at
the post as to who will be the next col
onel of the Fifth cavalry, as successor
to Gen. Wade, recently promoted from
colonel by the President By seniority
of command Lieut.. Col. Noyes will be
the man, but it has been semi-official-
~ announced thatLt. Col. Guy V. Hen
ry-"Fighting Guy''-of the Third cav
airy, formerly of the Fifth would re-
ceive the appointment. The confirma-
ton of some one the men at this post
are anxiously awaiting.
There was quite crowd of city folks
out at the post Friday evening to wit
ness the infantry dress parade.
Private John Felger, of company A,
Eighteenth infantry, this post, has
Nz1 ttNet frN
Tough.
There was one application at post
headquarters for enlistment, but as he
could not show proof of his citizenship
he was turned away without much
ado.
The clerical froce in the adjutant's
office is still busily engaged in compil-
ing the usual monthly records.
The post canteen has been doing a
rushing business since pay day. This
will become slack, however, in few
DAVIS and will remain so until the next
pay day.
The order forbidding the wearing of
anything but uniform by the soldiers
has been a hard blow to some of the
dudes of the garrison.
The post looks almost deserted these
warm evenings, the men preferring to
spend the time on the cots in their
quarters to rambling about the post.
Chief Trumpeter Sutcliff is known
throughout the department as zone Of
the jolliest old boys" in the service.
He is a great baseball enthusiast and
is always one of the foremost in pro-
noting anything that will tend to
amuse the boys.
There will be a game of baseball on
the lower part of the upper ground
this afternoon, between two mines
composed of boys at the post.