San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-26
FIT. SAM HOUSTON NEWS,

e company appeared to be rather ex-
cited over something yesterday.
The rain yesterday caused the boys
to replace their white trousers with
the more serviceable blue ones.
G company,s barber has hooking
bird, something like himself-always
kicking for something to chew.
John d. Schoeffel, a private of COM
pany c. Eighteenth infantry, was
granted a three months furlough yes
terday, which he will spend visiting
his home in Houston.
The rain yesterday caused Old Glory
to hang limp to the Flagstaff and from
a distance it could not be told that a
flag was floating. The small storm
bunting was strung up as the day be-
fore.
The battery is the only organization
in the post which has no library. How
ever, in their gymnasium library room
they have piano and this is quite
frequently used by the unsteady in
cIined- SECS
Gen. Graham, the new department
commander, together with his adju-
tant, Col. Macarthur, is taking a great
interest in the drills at the post and
they can be seen out watching the
manoeuvres at every drill or parade.
The latest rumor is to the effect that
Col Carpenter will be the next colonel
Of the Fifth cavalry and therefore
commander of Fort Sam Houston. The
men are all glad to hear Of this and are
in hopes that the rumor is not mere
bubble of air. He was formerly major
of the Fifth cavalry until promoted
early in the nineties to be Lieutenant
colonel of the Second
Windy" Allen, the genial tonsorial
artist and trumpeter of K troop, only
keeps his shop open about fifteen min
utes during the day nowadays, so
the boys say. Those who are in close
touch with him and who ought to know
say it is on account of the extreme hot
weather, and as Windy" really has
very much exposed corner we see no
reason why that excuse is not suffi-
cient.
Adjutant jenkins yesterday issued
orders for the trumpeters to join the
band in playing marches at parade
and guardmounting. The "windjam-
mers" practiced one piece with the
band yesterday. and did excellently.
This was formerly the custom, but was
abandoned recently. The trumpeters,
when they join, in are certainly instru-
mental in making more noise if moth
ing more.
1t. Col. Whitside, post commander,
yesterday issued orders that the in
fantry prepare for preliminary target
practice, beginning July and continu-
ing throughout the month. This will
probably bar the men from being in
the Interstate Drill and Camp of In
struction, as they cannot do so if prac-
ticing target shooting. However, there
is none of them that will raise howl
If they are not permitted to go down
with the "tin soldiers" as they term
the militia.
Joseph Rylewski, of copmany A,
Eighteenth infantry, was granted a
three months furlough yesterday. He
left yesterday morning with Private
George E. Duffy, of F company and
Private Felger, of A company, by pri-
vate conveyance for the headwaters of
tibet Guadalupe, where they will spend
the time hunting, fishing and enjoying
a general all-round good time. They
took a large supply of provisions along
and from all appearance did not intend
to starve. Duffy and Felger were both
recently granted furloughs for three
months, therefore they can remain for
quite while enjoying the mountain
air.
OF the many men at the post who
have seen long service with Uncle
Sam, Dad" Horne, of company A,
Eighteenth infantry, is among the first.
He is the trumpeter Of that organiza-
ton and moves about as spry as any
youngster in the company although he
has seen twenty-nine years and nine
months service, Notwithstanding the
years of his life spent before becom-
ing member of the army. Dad" on
ly has three more months to spend be-
fore he retires, thirty years of active
service being sufficient 20 retire man
with a pension for life. Although the
genial, good hearted old soldier is
quite we'll advanced in years, his APP
pearance would lead one to believe that
he had number of years to spend in
this world yet. AS soon as he is re-
tired he will go to California to spend
NE remainder of his days. All the boys
of the company have a tender feeling
for Dad" This is his tenth enlist.
ment.
1t is not generally known, but is a
fact nevertheless that the U. S. gov
eminent has four regiments of colored
troops in it's army-the Ninth and
Tenth cavalry and the Twentv-fnII