San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-20

| DuiihS tue pToSTesS Oh the pail last
night, Messrs. Lamb & Gittinger, the
saloon lessees, did a good business
with their bar adjoining the hall.
capt. Kit Deffrey, of the Neeley Zou-
aves, was cheered by a number of
companies who were out drilling this
morning as he crossed the parade.
| Gen. Smythe last night ordered
captain McAdoo, of the Belknaps put
under arrest for inusbordlnation,
| General Cooke and staff, of the Sixth
regiment, will tender a reception to the
friends of the regiment and the officers
of the various headquarters beginning
this afternoon at 5 o'clock and contin-
uing until 3. The regimental band will
| furnish music for the occasion and re-
| freshments will be served.
All soldiers who leave or enter the
grounds have to exhibit passes to the
pickets at the gate. After IL o'clock
the boys are not permitted to enter at
all unless they are put under arrest.
The cars began to haul out crowds in
goodly numbers about IL o'clock today.
The Belknaps' sponsor and maids
came out little after IL o'clock today.
The Tom Hamilton Guards came out
for inspection this morning. They
| made fine appearance, as with flow
ing plumes and brightly polished guns
and Announcements they stood at at
| tention' while the inspectors. clothed
in pure white, searched almost in vain
for any truant rust or dirt that might
have escaped the vigilant eyes of the
boys. The Tom Hamilton Guards have
entered for the first prize in Glass B
| and feel confident of taking it,. Their
captain, Allan 7. Smither, is one of the
best in the state and his men have the
fullest confidence that he will lead
them to victory in the coming contest
They will be the only company that
drills for the class B prize today as the
Kennedy Rifles, of Corpus Christi, and
the Nacona Rifles, of Nacona, have
withdrawn. The Guards are hamper
ed with old guns and accoutrements
| and consequently will be at a disad-
vantage in the inspection. The boys
| have been working steadily on their
guns for long time and have them in
very presentable shape at present.
Competent critics say they stand an
excellent chance for first prize and if
hard work and interest in military
matters will win it, it is already theirs.
Among the visitors to General OPP
penheimer's tent yesterday were Miss
Norton, Miss Waelder, Miss Weir and
Miss Tobin.
The Tom Hamilton Guards entertain
ed their sponsor, Miss Minnie Ola
Hughes, and several of their lady
friends last evening at dinner. The
ladies were very much pleased both
with the repast and the appearance of
the boys.
| The Waco Cycle corps gave an exhi-
bition drill this morning which was en-
| joyed both for the excellence of the
drill and the novelty. They seemed
perfectly at home on their wheels and
went through the evolutions with grace
and ease. Their captain, A. H. Miller,
of Waco, is genial whole souled gen.
tleman and one of the pleasantest
comrades in camp.
The Dallas Zouaves were escorted
to the field yesterday by the Tom
| Hamilton Guards, of Huntsville.
The Sealy Rifles, of Galveston, en-
tered for first prize, Glass A, stood in
spection this morning. Their equip
ments shone like gold; their suiting
was new and shoes all polished up so
that you could scarcely realize that
there was such "a thing as dust in
Camp Culberson, Those competent
| to judge say the Sealys VIII stand the
best inspection of any company in
camp.
The whole First regiment was under
arrest yesterday for hardness in in
| spection. There was mighty kicking
| in camp for a dance was on the pro-
gram and leaves were wanted.
Mrs A. w. Houston, Miss Rena Nav
erick, Bessie Houston and several of
their lady visitors forming a party of
six visited the San Antonio Zouaves
yesterday afternoon and were served
with ice cream and cake. The ladies
| say the Zouaves are all right. In
the coming drill the San Antonio Zou-
ayes will scale an eighteen-foot fence
six feet higher than the one scaled yes
terday by the Dallas Zouaves.
Mesdames Brown and Carter of Fort
Worth and Ewing of this city are Wis
iting the Fourth regiment band today.
Lieut. Wade is officer Of the day to-
day and Sergeant Jones, of troop e,
Fifth cavalry is sergeant of the guard
Ordnance Sergeant Schonberg was in
camp yesterday and also took in the
ball last night, after which he returned
to the post.
The government troops nave hydrant
water for drinking and cooking pur-
poses. They also have plenty of ice,
which the post ice wagon brings out
every morning.
Steward Strong and corps, of the
hospital have had no patients since
arriving on the grounds and are con-
sequently enjoying a rest.
The Dallas Zouaves presented their
sponsor Miss Callaghan, last night with