The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
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from tho city's new pumping station not
having been completed.
GALVESTON REGIMENT
OFFICERS WILL NE COMMISSIONED
ny BATTALIONs.
Recruiting II Going On Very Active
iy-RugeIy of wharton Hit by
. Stingrny.

the friends OF the volunteer regiment now
seems near a satisfactory solution. Ad-
vices were received from Headquarters at
Washington yesterday saying that officers
for this regiment would be appointed by
panies were mustered in, which make a
battalion, the major commanding 1t and
the company officers belonging thereto will
BIO commission by the president. The next
four companies Will form the second bat
talon and SO ON until the twelve COM
panies composing the regiment are full.
This was gratifying Information and steps
Will be taken at once upon the mastering
In OF another company to complete the
roster OF officers and send the list In to
headquarters at Washington to be conf
missioned.
The adjutant FIRST lieutenant) md regi-
mental quartermaster may also be COM
missioned at once. Arthur Coste occupies
tho first position and u. =. Featheratone
the latter Mr.. Featherstone held n CAP
taincy for time. but surrendered 1t TO
accept the regimental quartermastershlp
The mall that is now daily received at
reglmental headquarters has assumed con-
siderable proportions and for convenience
In handling 1t a postoffice has been estab-
lished at the barracks with Forshey N.
Clifford In charge. The office Will be open
from Il. m. TO p m. on week days and
from II till l on Sundays Where 1t Is
possible to do so all letters should be adj
dressed TO particular companies. 1t will
greatly facilitate the delivery.
Lieutenant C. s. Richie, for year or
r1nr In nb,a ~ he. rntt
cheering corps here, has received word
that he will be succeeded by Major James
b. Quinn OF New Orleans. Lieutenant
Richie, as all newspaper readers are aware,
has been commissioned colonel OF the First
regiment United States volunteers Che
immunes Of Galveston) and will assume
command as soon as he is relieved by
Major Quinn.
Companies and G.. in command of Cap.
tains Allen and Sparkmap, were mustered
in late this afternoon by Lieutenant Ell
lott. Those two make Ave companies mus
tered In and the ranks OF four more are
almost full.
Captain Frank A. Ryan of the Gr,yson
Guards has telegraphed from Sherman that
he has a company 100 strong ready to move
Tuesday morning.
Captain Ed l.. Cole OF Dallas is raising
company which is expected early next
week.
Captain Bujac of Houston has been COM
mlssloned TO raise u company, and recruit.
ing Is going on at San Angelo. Waco. San
Antonio and other points, by Wednesday
OF next week 1t Is expected that the rcei-
ment VIII have all the men II desires
Parties who are raiSiny commands sbO,t
bear in mind that transportation 10 Gal
weston Will be furnished by the regiment
ANA that those who are rejected on physi-
cal examination will be sent home at the
regiments expense.
The Wharton contingent OF company g,
Galveston regiment, are having run at
bad luck. One OF the boys-A 4 ljeader-
son~-is now In tho Scaly hospital, surer-
Ing with broken leg and other INJURIES
resulting from(a fall from a third story
window, and Another one, Irvine Kugeiey.
was added TO the hospital list this mo, ming
RugeIey was In the gulf bathing With
The rest OF the company yesterday evening,
when he was stung on the knee cap Ly a
sting ray. He was taken to Hawloy lar
racks and cared for. but by o'clock this
morning his condition became so riinal
that Dr. Swain. the attending physician.
ordered his immediate removal to The Scaly
hospital,
AT tho hospital this afternoon Rugcley "a
condition Is reported to be very serious
Sherman Texas, May 81 The following
telegram was received by Captain Frank
A. Ryan of tho Grayson Rifles this morn
ing;
Captain Frank A. Ryan, sherman.
Galveston, Texas. May q. Can place
your company in First United States
volunteer Infantry intact, Ii you can
fil same at once. You select all your
officers Second call troops will be used
for police work at home Our regiment
sure for Cuban service, Answer in full
Hunt McCaleb,
Lieutenant Colonel
Captain Ryan at once wired Lieutenant
Colonel McCalcb that the Grayson Rifles
would drill tonight and that he would
submit this affair TO vote of the com
pany and wire result at once
Tonight the fun company answered the
call to drill and after having been ordered
TO attention Captain Ryan read Colonel
MeCaieb's message and stated In a short
military manner that the roll would nuw
Dc called and that each man desiring to
accept the Invitation to 70 10 the front
would step two PAGES to the front when
sheir name was called. When the roll call
Wa "h''A'u wv Vpinpdny represented tlN
same unbroken front as ut the beginning
except that 1t was two PAGES forward NOT
man stood back. After short. bur cam
plimentary talk Captain Ryan gave tho or.
der TO brock ranks" and immodiltaly HE'D
himself TO the telegraph Office. from which
place he notified Colonel McCaleh nf the
action OF the Grayson Rifles. II IL now
an assured fact that sherman viii have
furnished two companies TO assist IN The
defense Of the Nations honor against snan.
ish insult.
sherman, Texas, May 2S.--ln answer 70
captain Frank A. Ryan's message OF last
evening accepting Lieutenant Colonel Me-
Caleb's ofler to take the Grayson Rines
into his regiment Captain Ryan this morn
ins received u message from that officer
asking him to proceed to Galveston with
his army. To this Captain Ryan replied
that owing to the fact that the company
was now undergoing physical examinations
aud business arrangements. his company
could not move before Tuesday, but that
on that day he would leave for Galveston
with 100 men, This gives Sherman two
companies at the front the Lyons Sherman
infantry, Dupont II. Lyons captain elghty