The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
FOURTH TExASREClMENT
Volunteers Look Forward curiousIy 10 the
Coming Of Regulars.
GUESSING As TO THEIR OWN pROBABlEFA1t
Some Believe the Repiment VIII ne
Sent TO the Philippines. Others
tbat II WIN He Mustered ont.

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! United States infantry 10 Fort Sam Hous
1 ton TINS week is looked forward to by tn
volunteer infantrymon of Camp Mosby wifi
peculiSr interest for several reasons. T'hi
is due, secondarily speaking, to the natrro
curiosity which no few or them feel a
seeiIg SO large a body OF regulars in :, =
pursuing routine life, which they rexarS u
the deal for their own TO model after. An
other cause is the tinge of disappo min, IN
lett sanohg them at being side tracked +,
the very act, almost, of entering the bar
racks themselves in favor of tho now.
comets who are to enter in their ste,d ana
ENJOY life In the comfortably eoulpnsd
nome especially arranged bv trpcle s.,,
Ter his troops. ""'
put these are minor reasons as com
PEI ,sIs. WIZ the surmisSs that arise as To Inc
aispositloh OF the Fourth ;utenael b, mil
~ - autho. Ices wnen they changed their
poly to quarter it in the post MS aanou.e d
psiore the regiment left Hous .op. Manv
ooh!eetuieS are ventured by both Officers
aha men No few of them think Their proy
pect OF seeing foreign service, most likely
a. vne - iiip.-ts TO be exceilenL amd uct-
te' than ever before. while others divine nm
early muster-out for the Whole repim,n,
nom the coming of the regulars 10 tolte
thelr place in Fort Sam Houston. one ,nIny
ceitalE. however, beyond peradyenturs
auu ,haI is the sentiment OF the regiment
would be almost unanimously in favor OF
iihMealate service in the Philippines IL II
were lett to 1t TO choose between that and
going home. -''--
Ine FOOTBALL enthusiasts of the regiment.
nnder the leadership of Second Liell.elant
X c. Harris OF company NJ. have gym
| tansibility to their proposed club bv Istng
most OF the necessary m ambers and by the
! erection OF officers. First Sergeant 4 ID
maots OF company ID is captain, Lieutenant
n. Z. Harrls treasurer and Regimoatal
ao Us, Dam kiyiin will act as man.
aSer Several noted coaches ara being
corresponded with by the club with a view
OF securing one TO lead the soldier team,
TO victory against all Corners. The entire
personnel OF the club Will be announced
later' put among the present membership
are already several erstwhlle players in |
the leading teams of the State
a baseball team has also been must cred |
by Il, L. Powell OF company c, which
prayed tie score with the cavalryine,,. |
IT'S first match game Both the football (
ana baseball teams Chave daily practices
on the drill grounds
Monday the regiment was mustered pre-
paraoW TO signing the pay rolls yester-
Day haNmaster Foote is in the city and
is expected to pay the Fourth soon after
mak.ng his final payment to the First
cavalry, which will probably be made tn.
latter part OF the present week
FIRST Sergeant Henry Hagelson of COM
pahy # returned yesterday from his home
at San Angelo. He is a member of
leading mercantile firm OF that city
An order was published last evening re-
lievlng Lieutenant Colonel G. w. Harry
IRON the position of judge OF the sum
mary court for the Trial OF minor military
onenses and appointing Major Abe IIarri- | J.,
son in his stead for the ensuing month
filNae jesse {. Wilson, company e, has
In1t
several weeks ago on a furlough
fromotions In company l. have resulted Ii
n Corporal Lesterjette's elevation 10 a l.
'ergeancy and Private H. L. Clark to Il
'orporalship. These and intermediate ad- q
'ancements were due to the honorable DIN e
'harge of Sergeant T. G. LovetI
After an absence of forty-two days on I,
lex furough Alfred r. Mcpherson OF v
ompany has returned % his command =, ~
nd reported able for duty once more. HIS II
cine is at Pottsvills Hamilton county. =,
eparted yesterday for his home at Waxa. @
acme, haring before received an hon b,
rable discharge from further military
uty Privates Francis II. Palmer and n
|arrold 5. Calhoun. both OF company c, l.
aye ., also been granted releases from the Ia
Military bonds that bound them and the
'rmer left Yesterday for Douglas, Okla I'M
oma where the care OF a widowed mother fo
nd family of your.sU' children has lately or
evolved upon him. Private Calhoun lft.ac ~,
Rockwall and leaves the service o, nc va
punt OF III health. ~,
any H arrived veefar.lav from - nria, OF
oiol IN IN Waco and Dallas an n ,aana nc
absence. va 'o"'7 bu
Private Ralpb Wallace M coro,ry 4, "a
,rloughlrg at San Angela 20 III,
CoIroral William %. Perry Of com,,ny Of
is on a furlough No his homo IN ror' rtr
cara for
Claartermastcr Sergeant GUY Robinson m
the Third Texas. stationed nj For, Me- ,
isosh is The quasi of friends an cam,, '
osby. He has been at his nome in ,rvIer pr Pr
nd stopped hcre en- route back 10 Fort w
cIntoah cerqpnnt Ro0,Inson oontro,s,., tue
le Fourth IN a very crsditah1e WV y, CIT
with other Texas troons he has sear ing
Id propounces It a fine appearing bo syn
soldiers wei discJpIinr1 far voIunfrarn G
ID exceptionally we'll demqausd and vii ord
iro'seronsness on mo ra,-,r vro,,pis IN
Captain Hrmpson Gary rolled in yester- tim
,me at Tyler. where he was prominsnt DEF
yyer before enllgting ami whera he bas Off