San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-18
SAM HOUSTON LOCALS.

The Fort Sam Houston baseball team
left for Fort McIntosch this morning
to play three games of ball with the
team at that post. They will return on
the 23rd. The best wishes of the post
rooters of course accompany them
The team is under the command of
Lieutenant Wade, who together with
Private Buchanan, will manage the
team while away. Following is the
team roster: Catcher, Heidke; pitch
ers, Miller and Coyle; first base, SUIT
cliff; second base, Burt; third base, No
Ian; short stop, Bennett; left field, st.
Clair; centre field, eagle; right field,
McHugh; sub, Davis.
Signal drill took place on the upper
ground this morning between 10 and IL
o'clock.
Chief Musician Groos and his men
rendered the new department comman-
der Gen. VIII. Graham, a compliment
tary concert on the lower parade yes
terday evening at o'clock, rendering
the following program:
Grand March-"Welcome", Brooks.
Cornet solo, '"The Trumpeter on
guard, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS eske.
Selection-"Lady Slavery .. .Kerken.
Characteristic, Ma Angelina"
.................... Johnson.
Waltz,-"Hydropaten" ........ Gungl.
Fantasia-"Atilla" ............ Verdi.
Corporal Reming, of company B, has
become infected with the bicycle fever
and yesterday made a purchase of two
his better half.
n1 -bA 10 ~,
porary command of the department
awaiting the arrival of Gen. Graham,
now that the general has arrived, will
leave for his station at Fort Clark to
resume command of that post as well
as the Twenty third infantry.
Simon Pendleton's Government Hill
Reds will amuse the boys by playing
the Jokers a game of ball on the lower
| side of the upper parade ground Sun
| day afternoon.
Litter bearing drill will take place
on the upper parade Saturday morning
Immediately after inspection.
The officers Gun club held it's usual
| weekly shoot below Department head
quarters near the saw mill and ice
factory yesterday afternoon, at which
some excellent scores were made.
There are at present only twelve
| general and three garrison prisoners
confined in the guard house at this
post.
The prisoners are engaged in break
ing up white rock over the driveway
Iaround the upper parade ground which
will be tamped down so as to form
a macadam.
In compliance with general orders
.. adjutant generals orders, 1896, the
surgeon in charge of the post hospital
will deliver a lecture to all commits
stoned officers Saturday morn ng on
administration of first aid to sick and
wounded on battle field.
The sunrise and cunset cannon in
front of the guardhouse on the upper
parade ground have been treated to a
band rendered the following:
At guardmounting this morning the
band rendered hthe following:
March--"World's Jubilee" :. :. Boyer.
Inspection-"MaA Angelina. Johnson.
Troop-"Troop" Strauss
Reyiew-"King William" b. >. .Seitert
The ceremony of receiving it's colorS
will be performed by the cavalry
squadron at every dress parade here
after.
The troops went through caIisthen
lie drill this morning. witnessed by g
large quota OF visitors from the city.
? Bicycle riders at the post are numer.
: Gus and each company and troop i:
/ trying to outnumber the other in tbs
. amount Of wheels its men ride. A
present B company claims to be in the
: lead with eight Of the silent steeds.
t Commissary Sergeant Moriarity ha
been granted four days furlough anC