The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
TEXANS ARE EAGER.
!, Mobile Waiting to Board
the Cars.
1IIoS 10 BE Rt.SRIGADhD.
.,.o Regiments want Each
80. soldiers to Remain
Together.

/. the year. but the Texas vol
\ this point did not find it so.
~ 10 move to Miami was received
N. with unbounded enthusiasm,
! ,Ince that time the work OF pre-
M the trip has been going steadily
generally accepted opinion is that
.,,x will not be kept at the Florida
!, more than two weeks at most,
Z, transports will then be boarded
N Rico. where the long looked for
ID try conclusions with the Span
IN he afforded OF. course there
u no official information given out
Ia the matter, but the fact that
I.lcoppinger Is 10 command the Porto
,rpedition, together with the other
\, both Of the Texas regiments be-
Ms corps is regarded as conclusive
!, that the volunteers from the Lone
sse will participate in the move
in fact. this is the only logical con-
IN the premises, as according TO
N he learned here, Miami Is by no
an advantageous point for a camp.
lt,nted on the extreme southeastern
i Florida. on the Atlantic coast,
IA everglades stretching away for
,na miles behind 1t. There is per-
n objection to it as a point at which
Seentrate troops for few days, pre-
M IN embarkatlon. and its location
|, sc,bt have the effect of gradually
Ssllng the men who are TO 90 further
h tropics; but, aside from this, com
authorities inform me that 1t pos
but few advantages, and that the
Il a any amount of troops there for
|siaerable length of time is out OF the
Eun. In fact, am told that a prom
o,ficer Of the regular army who re-
inspected the place, advised that 1t
used.
shls writing no definite orders regard
i time Of departure from this camp
bsen given out. but 1t is supposed to
h intention of General Schwan to
sDee the movement some time tomor-
The ordnance mentioned in last
dispatches as having arrived here
I use Of the First Texas was issued
drsnce officer o. C. Drew today, and
srIment is now fully equipped. The
~ issued included 100 rounds Of ball
tges for each man.
View Of the fact that the First Texas
krbaps. nearer ready in this respect
any Of the other regiments, 1t is the
Non to send it out first; ana II pres
Mications count for anything, the
ii striking camp will be begun to-
BIZ forenoon. OF course, there is Il
h that the order to move may De
rmaAded, as was the case last week
the march to-Mount Vernon was ord
This is a feature of military life
d very uncertain indeed, and, know :
kn, the Texans would not be surprised
I'm az any time that hey We're not to
Miami or "Miasmi," as 1t has been
Z, after all. They have learned that
Is nothing certain about military op-
ns, and until the trains are actually
IA they will be somewhat skeptlcai
Hng their future movements. ihey
Rs very much disappointed If they do
hi 10 60, not because they are dis
hM with this camp, but because they
s.less, and wish TO get to the 'front.'
two Alabama regiments here have
the initiative in a movem MT viii n
meet with hearty response from
Dlunieer soldiers all over the country.
have sent up to headquarters a petit
asking that the regiments now hare
hrgaded so that those from the same
nay be together. AS it is now the
Texas is in the First brigade ana
Pstond Texas in the Second brigade.
two branches may be divided at
Fne and the many friends In the two
inds will thus be separated. II is a
fnown fact that soldiers can fight TO
advantage If they knew that
and neighbors, rather than stran-
are behind them and in this case it
@ a source of much qualification to
one concerned II the two regiments
Y placed under the command OF
ame brigadier general.
az Quartermaster O. G. Guessaz OF
'eond Texas has received no official
aauoh regarding his appointment as
quartermaster with the rank of
T.. ne received telegram from
ssman slayden last night, howevef,
vas to the effect that the appoint
aad been made.
~ su'hlng is known as to the iden-
captain Guessaz's successor. He
Us supposed, be named by the gov
-'''er Howell aud his assistant,
~ hard at work figuring en- pay
wa! and will, unless something un-
= occurs, commence the distribu
Ne much wanted cash some time
s.so.h case he can not complete TIE
N, Vre the troops leave here he viii
hem to Miami and iHish u.
un reviews were held by both Gen,
Aes,on and Gordon this morning
~ iexas regiments made a very
II appearance and were the re,
y many compliments.
snruiting officers now in Texa.
spls.p. N.Y. there until they finish their
~ 10 y Is seen that they viii nct
Il y set through before the tro3p.
(shIss new recruits VIII probably +,
Il ss,. unless The departure for Port,
drinaassed sufficiently TO allow Thea
sliessra up 10 the standard of III,
ay In the ranks.
q B. stoddard of Bryan wa,
n. ! !, the camp today. having come /.
H. vert Serth this morning. During tn,
NV u weeks he has visited the camp
m n '0n' chickamauga, and. il
\ ssa ae principal mobilization point