The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-17
AT THE MOBILE CAMP
TEXAS TROOPS ORDERED TO GET
RID OF SURPLUS BAGGAGE,
Shn NJ Battle to He Fought In Wbtcn
the First Texas Regiment
Will Take Fart.

Especial Correspondence Of The Post)
United States Camp, Near Mobile, Ala,
June l5.-The Texas troops are now fully
convinced OF the correctness of The Posts
reports to the effect that they are soon to
be sent to Porto Rico and. having some
thing to look forward to- they do not find
the routine of camp duties quite so ordu.
Gus as before.
| An order was issued last night. under
the provisions of which duty calls will he
sounded as follows Reveile a. m,
marches $40 a. m, assembly $50 a. m
mess 5;25 a. m. sick 6:l5 a. m, drill 80
a. m. assembly $40 a. m, recall from
| drill $40, tattoo sis p M. assembly S:25
p. M. taps $40 p. m.
| This means that the men will be re-
qulred to get up earlier in the morning
and retire earlier at night than has been
the custom under previous order. The
idea is to utilize as much of the cool Of
the morning as possible, as during the
heat of the day it would be impracticlble
to drill or do any other hard work which
would necessitate being in the sun.
Another order issued from division
headquarters last night directs company
commanders to see TO 1t that all men who
/ 20 up for sick call and are market duty
by the surgeons, be put to work at policing
quarters during the time the morning dtill
Is being held. The fatigue parties thus
formed are to be relieved when the recall
from drill is sounded.
Colonel Mabry Issued an order today,
written along the lines that would be OBJ
served were the troops In the enemys
country, directing that the First Texas
proceed at $50 tomorrow morning to San
Juan creek. an imaginary point ten sim
ulated miles from camp, where 1t is to at
tack and dislodge the imaginary enemy
stationed there.
The First battalion will furnish the a1-
vance guard, one company being used as
the advance party, one as the support ana
two as the reserve. The Third blttal.o on
will throw out a small rear guard, and I,
is the intention to in every way handle the
troops as they would be were they actually
In the country of the enemy. The imagin-
airy battle will take place mile or so from
camp, and an effort will be made to go
even further in regimental drill than has
yet been attempted.
The order issued from division head
quarters today giving directions as to thu
! distribution of excess baggage is only an
' other indication that the move to Porte
Rico will soon be made. Regimenta
ouartermasteIE are directed TO make per
| sonal inspections and to report on th'
= 18th instant as to whether or not IN
provisions of the order have been Car
ried out. ,,,,o,o
Every piece OF tentage, camp eaulpase
cooking utensils. tools and l,npeuiia ,,n IA
= of every kind which is not absolutely neeu
cd will be left behind and after conpiyin'
: With the terms of the order many OF IN
officers will find themselves minus
great deal OF the baggage they prousn
n'ith item from Texas. Most Of the me me
] have already been stripped GOVT, 10 -
limit, many others sold their sur''uN '''
or shipped il back nome; ,,,,e5 how
. All that can not he thus hanai.n' noT
o aver will be left in charge oil Maloi -, .
. W. pullman, depot quartermaster al az
q hue Who will see that /. is safely sto1eu
The officers and men of the FIRST leNA
on have hand They have hao pau
, sor several DAYS past, Dur ourine eno
S time II has been out In the wooas w. wa
u, ". sorn generally known until last mgr
e ord mount, when u plaSen some eA
ce,,ent music after being orgah'1c' Jus
|, tour days. ,,.,-, and his mc
h sosarye great deal OF creot lux wv
herd and painstaking work. ,,our
q Nav ~ the musicians had nor o1s"is,
,,o Yor months but under me 80,
q ,m,a,,ga NJ their leader tneY eene,o
n ron,aiv .s to put up per i,i,,,io
= 49,, .nv we'll equipped
e might we'll he proud. .,, mon 10 II
Tbe hand still lacks severa, ,n tour an
,,s complement OF twenS -, an
h ou. ,,s,ruments being rseo are oh h
Il We norIy as serviceable as iney me- NE 10,
u NOT nea .,a new instruments which "
n 80 reouis,tloned Tor arrive u -, ~ ,'ave
i ne, hat the First Texas VIII ""'V
49, s.cond 10 none in the army coo,r
G,,sf Mreician Katzun OF 'he ,,,s q,
4 LA ali IL mis- power to get ne -,
,,,ation in shape but so lar Us ~ q,
s.,1a IN secure the necessa's .
d strumcnfs - ,ssistant Surgef
e yv,,son ~ the division hospitai
y -. y,s,eraay from Galyfs,on' VII
!, IetuIneo .ocnre recruits for the pfa"'
NJ service 10 which he beiohss
:, OF .ns ,n,sntion 10 visit all the impoIaaa
~. =, Texas and his return aiter h"' ~
clue' u, a. galveston is taken as an aiu
- kche IN ,.,a,cat,on that raoyeiaent o' v
,pua' trorns here may be cxpec',o W.
W soon. s,,r,nr m, three da,
IN The Island City. secured 80 ~
r.cy,,its. wto returned wtn -, ~.
- - -, ,,sr,as are as follows; White, ~.
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