The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-11

Japan owen will retire and nroossa .,
capital. oin'e az the state
captain Wallace Miller one O, tho ,,,.
assistants OF Captain owen Il w.n ~
.aVoraoly known as the best sbo, 10 -,
Sou,nern states. Captain Miller is a., w., .'
I'm BOY, having been born and raised p
the Capital City. '''seu u
CAPTAIN Bob Balton is provision ,nsnsc,o,
VI une brigade and sees to It that rho hov-
&c, the very best food obtanah,e
M, Ed Houston also ably assists ,hs
ttual'efmaster department in ,ssu,,y 80.
boys their supplies. ISSUING inc
members OF the La Grange Lish,
eoaru rejected by the medical examiner,
were as follows: l.. S. Levy. R. e. Brown
e r. Drissale, Charles Gebert. F. Order
H. bennington. r. Hitchcock, r s
W. =. Jones, VIM Kelley VIM. Lueders
ners. O. Il Moore. j. G. Miaursk,.
r. smith 7. J. Sanderson. VIM wirt
r. " Wallace and W. j. warran. " t
captain Hadley Franklin of the Em,nets
Is III receipt Of the following:
70 Captain t. Hadley Franklin. Camn
Mabry, Austin, Texas.
,, headquarters, Penes Cuban Leaeu.
ttouston Texas May 6.-My Dear Sir !
nave oeen requested by the officers Of tho
renes Cuban league TO tender To Tho rme
, nee Mites, through their estimable can.
talns handsome Cuban flag. WIN he
Pieased TO hear from you by return mat,
ID. +. Kennedy
r-. President
=, Captain Franklin wired Mr.. Kennotv
mat me Elmets would be more than sia,,
10 receive the flag when presented
coroner VIII Lambert. war correspondent
Tor the Austin Tribune. was the r.cnient
ol many congratulatory handshakes toj,v
on account of the fact that this was tho
en'rty-second anniversary of his marriage.
oh May 10, 1866. he lead to the altar Miss
Frances Ellen Black at the residence ~
ner mother, on La Branch street in Hons
TON Inc ceremony was performed by Rev
=, Z. gillespie, at that time editor of the
Houstoh Daily Telegram. and the license
was ISSUED by District Clerk u. c. Farmer
both OF the gentlemen named, together
with Colonel Lambert himself. saw hard
service during the late unpleasantness
Kew. Gillespie commanded regiment all
at the head of a company in Hoods Texas
Brigade. At the time of his marriage Colo
mel Lambert was compositpr on the Tele-
gram and the pleasant memories of his
wedding has caused him to indulge in many
interesting "reminiscences OF old newspa-
per days.
The following petition signed by every
member of the Third regiment. will be rra
eented at headquarters tomorrow by Lieu
tenant Abbott IF company NJ:
We, the undersigned members OF COM
pany -. Ihird regiment, Texas Volunteers,
respectfully ask that we be allowed the
same privileges in the way of examination
that our captains are viz: That notwith-
standing certain physical defects. we be al
lowu. to go out with our company to the
front. waving all right and title to PEN
sions hereafter, if due or caused by present
defects.
We think we are entitled to this. as
many Of our company have reinqushed
good positions which would not now be
held for us, and have furnished ourselves,
at considerable expense, with the necessary
outfit, for love of country. We are ready
TO go any place in the world in the service
of Uncle Sam
AS stated, many OF the recruits gave IN
excellent positions and comfortable homts
to say nothing of wives, mothers, sweet
hearts and other dear kindred, to serve
their country, and they think 1t rather
hard that they should he subjected to a
physical examination which. while It is not
at all as rigid as that to which recruits
for the army are compelled to submit them
selves under ordinary circumstances. is
still strict enough to cause some of the best
soldiers in camp TO be rejected The dis
crimination between officers and men is
another bone OF contention. The COM
panies volunteered as companies and the
men think they should be mustered Ia as
such The government is only protecting
itself against pension claims. OF course but,
under the circumstances, the recruits can
not refrain from registering a kick.
The following appointments were an
nounced today ny Governor Cuberaon:
Surgeon, DR.. w. n. Villas. III Paso; assist
mt surgeon. d. William Cannon, Calves
on: assistant surgeon Dr. A. r Kennedy.
Bcnham
Second regiment Texas volunteer in
antry-Surgeon Dr. d. L. Peoples, Navd-
iota assistant surgeon, Or +. 7. Jackson,
sen Antonio, assistant SURGEON. Or. w. r.
Jefferson,
Third regiment Texas volunteer infantry
Surgeon, Or. II. l.. Taylor, Waco; as
,lstant surgeon. DR.. G. w Sims, Kcrrvllle;
assistant surgeon. Or. W T. Davidson, Bel
en-.
First regiment Texas volunteer cavalry
surgeon, DR.. f. Hadra. san Antonio; as !
stant surgeon. Or. II. C. McClanahan. |
Temple, assistant surgeon. Or R. e Mich
,lson. Chappcll hill.
The boys at Camp Mabry had another |
lard time Of it last night. but when the |
,un came out for a few minutes this morn
ng and dried their damp quarters, and |
hey learned from the morning papers that
he prospect for their being moved from
lere in the near future was very bright
indeed. their spirits rose rapidly and they
orgot the discomforts TO which they had
,een subjected during the las, twenty four
,ours in the discussion of more momsntous
matters.
Rain fell at intervals all day yesterday
md last night UP 10 ] o'clock the down
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