The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-09
Arr Causing Much Dissatisfaction at
Camp Mabry.
ACTION TAKEN BY CLfBuRNH RIFLES
Ask to Be Mustered Ia as They
Volunteered.
OTHERS NAY DO THE SANE
Light Guard Officers Went Through
All RiGht-Soldicrs Attended d.
vine services-Cnmp Notes.

Camp Mabry, Austin. Texas, May s.--Ail
the commissioned officers and sergeants OF
the Houston Light Guard passed the ply
steal examination.
Out OF seventy -one members OF the
Houston Ligrt Guard who went before the
medical board for physical examination
today, nineteen were rejected. Tho COM
plete list of those who failed to pass can
not be obtained until all Of the company
has been examined. But II is known that
among those thrown out were Fifth Ser
geant John s. Hoover and Corporals W. y.
Cribhle, Houston Cotton, Curtis Quarles
and 8. A, Girari The fstes of Corporals
w. l.. Dennis and Otto Kerstens, who
will go before the surgeons again tomorrow
morning, is still in the balance
Sergeant Hoover was passed by the two
physicians who were conducting the test,
but was unfortunate enough TO fall into
tho hands OF Or. Wilcox, u. s. A.. who re.
jected lin. All OF the commissioned Off
GERS passed. The loss of the nineteen who
went out today is serious one to the
company and matters may be made worse
before the examination is concluded.
Captain Mccormick wants recruits. but
suggests that before coming to Austin all
applicants submit themselves to a rigid
physical test.
Fifty-thrce Of the Emmct Rifles we're
examined and Ave Of these werC~tejected,
among them Quartermaster Sergeant Z.
w. Cronan. Captain Franklin and Lieu
tenants Drew and Murchlson u went
through without any trouble.
The Galveston Rifles passed up eighty
eight men for examination and lost four
j. ]. Cannon. August Jurgen, John Kinsclla
and A. L. Shuld.
Out of 1903 men Of the La Grange Light
Guard twentyslx were rejected. All three
Of the commissioned officers passed, how
ever.
Tho examination OF the Light Guard and
after which the other companies In tho
regiment will he taken up together with,
II possible, a portion OF thu Second
The matter OF whether or not field OFF,
GERS must stand a physical examination
was brought up today and as diversity
OF opinion was manifested, DR.. Wilcox
wired the surgeon general for Instructions
-Four additional surgeons were added to
The four already In camp today. they hav-
Ing passed tho rigid examination conducted
by the board consisting Of DIR. Wilcox. u.
S, A.. and Drs, Saunders of Fort Worth
and Fosoue OF Waco. The late arrivals were
Drs. W. n. Villas OF lei Pnso, T. +. jackson
of San Antonio. NJ. c. McClenahan OF Aus
tin and II. l.. Taylor of Waco. Dr. Wilcox
board adjourned tonight and will not hold
another session before Tuesday.
great deal of smouldoring dissatlsfao,
tion at the rightly Of tho examination |.
evident among the men. The commissioned
officers Of the Third reg ment are In caucul
tonight for the purpose, 1t is said, of en-
tering protest, which, II not responded Ia
may result In the entire regiment refusing
to go further in the matter.
Tho members Of the Cleburne Rifles hcl
o meeting tonight, as result OF which
communication was addressed to Capital
Duncan requesting that ne ask for the ad
mission Of the organization into the arm,
as q whole. without being subjected
any medical examination. The boys pointe
out that they volunteered as a body TO d
service for the United States without an
strings attached to the place OF their op.
rations; they say they are ready at a M;
nnent's notice TO go TO tho Philippine
Cuba, Hades or anywhere the soyernmel
wants to send them. and they object
their best soldiers being kept out OF Il
service on account of slight physical d,
fects. which could not possibly preyer
them from doing good work
1t ID understood that the members
ether companies In the regiment will tai
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