San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-23
,or, Miss Rosario Callaghan.


to look out for a surprise.
The official photographer is doing a
rushing business.
Col. Styron. of the Forth regiment,
complimented the Irrelevant Rifles, of
Dallas yesterday very highly on the
excellent drill the put up and also on
their fine inspection. Capt. Mitchell
says the company's drill was excel
lent and he is well pleased with the
showing the boys made. He says the
execution of the manual was fine, with
but very few individual errors and no
company errors at all. The inspection
he says also was perfect, their uni
forms, guns and all accoutrements
being new.
DR.. Kyle, of the Houston cavalry,
returned home yesterday.
Ex-Fire Chief Johnny Tobin and Paul
Mueller are holding down neighboring
ticket booths outside the drill ground
entrance.
Since the regular soldiers have been
in camp, "Shoo Fly has been holding
forth here also with his familiar bas-
kets of fruits, nuts, etc.
Misses Mona Sullivan and Katie
Jones, of Houston, and the Misses
Schiefer of Austin, paid a very pleas
ant visit to the Houston boys yesterday
and partook of their dinner.
When Governor Culberson rode up
in front of the grand stand yesterday
evening to review the troops, the cheer
ing was deafening. His Excellency
was attired in plain black suit with
broad brimmed black hat.
The Irrelevant Rifles, of Dallas,
is strictly a military Organization, al
most all the members being graduates
of some military academy of the coun-
try. The captain, Mr.. Mitchell, is
graduate of the Texas A. & M. college,
of Bryan, as is also the First Lieut..
Mr.. A. De Stafano, better known as
Count De Stafano, The second lieu
tenant Mr.. H. S. McCarroll, is a grad
uate of the Virginia Military institute
and is we'll posted in military matters
The company has as an instructor Ser
geant Famel, of the Twenty-thlrd IN
fantry, U. S. A, of the Dallas recruit
ing station and a better man could not
be found for this requirement.
Private westall and Roscher, of the
Houston Light artillery company LETT
for home today, having been recalled
on business.
The cavalry competitive drill takes
Mace tomorrow, the inspection being
scheduled for $3.50 o'clock a. m. and the
drill to begin at 2:30, each company
being allowed thirty minutes to put up
| it's drill.
A visit to the camp of the Washing
ton Guards. of Galveston, is an excel
LENT antidote for the dispersion of the
blues, providing one falls in with that
chief of funmakers, Count Henry We'd
demeyer.
Floyd Carson, of the Dallas artillery
company, left last night for home, on
account of sore foot, injured by nav
ing the wheel of one of the pieces run
| over 1t.
The O,Malley brothers, the famous
song and dance team, are in camp as
guests of the Busch Rifles, of Calves
ton.
Color Sergeant Grote and Sergeant
Suter of the BRENNAN artillery COM
many, were sent home yesterday on
account of injuries received disabling
them for duty.
Sergeant weiley and Private Chand-
Ter Of the Washington Guards rode
from the camp into the city in the re-
markedly short time of twelve min
utes yesterday by the Mission road ana
Garden street route.
Mr.. Devoti, the 200-pounder, is here
with the Eusch Rifles, from Galveston
Corporal Allen, Of the Busch Rifles
is a news rustler of the No. order.
So is First Sergeant Naylor, OF the
Washington Guards.
Sousa's marches are very popular
with the bands in camp as well as the
people. That grand composition
"Manhattan Beach" can be heard al
most constantly by some of the various
bands.
Col. Staten. of the Second infantry,
paid a social visit to Col. Wettermark,
of the First, yesterday.
The First regiment is beginning to
raise a kick about being compelled to
stand guardmount so often.
A small sized hurricane blew through
camp yesterday afternoon about l:SO
o'clock and another struck the chefs
apartments of the San Antonio Zou-
ayes and Eagle Pass Rifles and laid
them low. They were soon erected
again.
Mr.. Schumacher and wife, and Mrs.
Ewing, of Coleman, and Mrs. Holli-
man, of this city, were among the cal
lers of the Brennan artillery boys.
Throughout all of Camp Culberson,
three finer swords than those of the
officers of the San Antonio Zouaves
cannot be found.
H. p. Curry, of the Roberts Rifles,
of Bremond. will leave for his home
today, having been recalled by bust
ness engagements.
This evening at o'clock Brigadier
General William Montrose Graham,