The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13
nm TEXAS REGIMENT.
.pxr OF CLOTHING An
!. ..s.~c ar CAMP MOsast.
a 80 rhey VIII soon lie in
800 ccuntr,-csmp Notes
ana Gossip.

NO M0eby, san ahe"hto' teAas' ~
n 1.-The big shipment of clothing
I'd ,..s,nent, before mentioned III The
4. arriving at Camp Mosby. IT. con-
FIJI supply OF wintrr apparel
..s aniforn,s, which Lieutenant John
"a ,usrtermas,cr of the Fourth. will
S",,so issue to the several compenics
colonel Edmnnds and Lieutenant
!, Hardy are still absent in Wash
. ~ are expected 10 bring back
In some idea or Information as
~ stobaole future OF the regiment.
s.u1rS opinion prevailing is that the
;iSf infantrymen in San Antonio
81 2 urtty good chance Of seeing soma
s.> Sbvscssions II any volunteer troops
81 - REQUIRED for use by the govern
y .6saing the increase and reorganiza-
4. = ne regular army, This prospect Is
= means displtasing to the enlisted
. ~ want to be either mustered cut
- fcr some more important duty than
~ sarrisoning OF home camps IN
~ proi:und peace.
n, al nay day before the holidays
~ renc and gone many OF the soldiers
N "a seen yesterday and the day be-
,11sily engaged selectlng presents to
s.sS 10 loved ongs at home before their
5da we're exhausted.
Il Itch game OF football is scheduled TO
n socn between picked elevens from
I. - Infantry regiments now quartcred
~ Aatonio. The regulars at Fort sam
IN ass The challenges. but are eS-
"a 10 furnish the victims for the Camp
~ volunteers
m Soldier" is the name Of u weekly
III laundhad forth by Captain w. d.
Alison on the 9th. Captain Robinson
N chaplain of the Fourth and his object
4 afford a medium OF communication
y soldiers. His statutory says: Our
ssj1tlon will be among all kinds ofepeo-
specially those connected with the
~, during the Hispano-hmerican war"
knet sE. Willis of the quarteImatsterss
6lW1 force is suffering With an attack
Fllow ja,ndice. VI.
X n. Patrick and Will Baker, both Of
npapy a, departed for Houston last
-, where they so us Witnesses ill u dis
II court case.
MK1f fUllltIS VI II llstso UStu
1lea discharged with t.avel pay.
ltPta Stewart Karl II. Graham left
y bis home at Jefferson. Texas. to spend
~ days with relatives.
lpc,her pay day rolled around for the
Vuth Thursday. and the volunteers bo 10
kusslyas admirably as to conduct after
Srds Major Allen Buell., commanding
srcGment, placed no extra guard details
- ka SSo 70
"A confidence implied in their good be-
kim BY acuuitting themselves In the
~ exemplary manner ever seen In u
Shnteer regiment here after such occa-
NE. For the fifth time Major Newton
Focte distributed the lucre tc the regl-
Int
lnnt Lieutenant and Adjutant Spencer
1tchlns Is expected back today from a
Nv days leave to Housson. First Lieu
5nint Dick Davis of company NJ Is If
|amaE fulfilling the duties of adjutant
Ming lieutenant Hutchins' absence.
|Fpon the recommendation Of hhe COM
M ummander the following appoints
klH and promotions Of non commissioned
|u1Osfs have been announced in company
To- be sergeant, .erguaI'd II. Home. vice
pk1ids, discharged. lanes. corporal, Frank
rjstan, vice Bailey, discharged, pro-
~ to CORPORAL; also Hymen Meyer. John
Lesion and Fenton F. Roberts were
pemcssd to the same office.
Yesterday c.. b. Allen OF company X
F1 ordered to report to QuartermasteT
pity for special duty.
Corporal Mark Boyd has been promoted
sergeancy IN company A. Privates
avad Cornelies. George Jung. Otis a.
monsy. Oscar L.. Cariock and Joseph
|Gash Of the same company were pro-
pea 10 c0rporalships.
William j.. Painter has been relieved
Rm duty as clerk in the duartermaster
|DArtment.
4 Shipment Of ninety-one~ horses left
y, Sam Houston last night in charge
cergeant X. +. Cunningham of COM
~ = Fourth Texas volunteer infantry,
fort Duuhesne, Utah. The other at
ANTS are j. II. Turner. company p;
~ Brscoe. company l.; j. H. Burk-
~ company e: James j. Crockett,
|sny Y Each OF the above was FUR
eaght days travel rations except
L''1e turner. The horses were these
Y IN N use Of the First Texas cavalry.
assp.enant Dngan cauie In from few
NJ Nsye TO Houston yesterday.
s, S upper Mckee of Sesuin Is visit
W brother Private j. A. Mckee Of
ny K, at Camp Mosby for . few
a.sour y. Melton left Camp Mosby yes
~ On furlough to spend the holidays
n nome folks at Mckinney.
sHvAe VIII +. Powell Of the Collin
~ Vuards was ordered discharged yes
~ % geographic instructions from the
ny adlutant general.
~ ". Saul of Kansas City lectured
~ toung Mems Christian Association
II ~ niaht TO big audience of SOL
u Her husband also preached one
Suoer the same canvas recently
=, sant Willie r. Alternately of com
III, ~ repseseting st. Johns lodge No.
ssuent Free and Aceeptai Masons of
Icy ~, at the Grand Lodge in Hous-
~ week He will Visit North Texas
= returning to Camp Mosby.
~ Mcneil of company B received
Hm Washington Yesterday that his
S ~ Tor discharge had been granted.
4 Eue y at CamphelPs Mill. Texas.
~ sosence OF CAPTAIN r.. l.. James
~ Is under command of the sol
n living First Lieutenant William
~ kirkpatrick. son of DR.. o. II.
~ eA OF Mckinney came in yester-
1 nj. secured his final discharge papers
Dlssssa again to his home. He was
nt Of company q. ~.