The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
Comp Life Following the Usual Routine 4,
San Antonio.
BAND BOYS TO HAVE NEW INSTRUMENTS
They Have Bccn Handicapped here.
tofore---Notcr and Personals About
the soldiers In Camp.

ia detail ak work yesterday arranging The
| tents at Camp MoSby, which will be ready
FOR occupancy by tomorrow. whom i, is In
tended for tho baiiulion TO terminate lis
brief sojoura IN the barracks aud rejoin the
other bwo s1uasirons o. the Fourth. Dur
ing It's temporary location at the post this
tssUlatdui WAS given thc caro- OF the horses
belnnsing 10 THE late mustered out First
cavalry, duty whloh has been greedy les
sened by the public sale OF the past few
! days aud which The regular fniantrymen
have relieved chem OF, Work was also be-
gun yesterday ON new mess sheis FOR the
eoifiai'iies in the stalls along TAG west aal
month sides OF the park, This and other
winter quarter arrangements nov almost
perleSsed, together with tha reunitsg OF
the Regiment, seem 40 betokea aa lustefinNe
stay Ter tho Fourth at San Antoaio
iDe waien sunshine OF yesterday was well
comed with glad hearts by she Camp Mosby
Aweiiers whose company streets .ard dril
StoMas have become very Slushy and DIS
agreeable irom the previous GAYS OF con-
Ginuous wet weather. Before might most of
the MUD had disappeared. while The mild
| temperature Afforded the soldiers a pleas
AIT day For policing quarters uni putting
ON Finishing touches to their canvas abodes
LOT thc ComhnS Miutry period.
The commissioned officers are very much
engaged this week conducting summary
court, attending board OF survcys aud
"talrlng In Captain Stevens honse auction
at the post. Among the latter's patrons
are Colonel Edmonds aad Quartermaster
! Cretiy. who have invested TO the number
of three stoeds between them
Colonel Ednonls sent this following tele-
gram last night IN reference TO The recent
Wholesale DISCHARGES In th.a Fourth
| "Adjnant General United States Army.
Washington. ID. G.
pursuant 10 teiegraphic Instructions
under date of November p and 20, nainlEg
M enlisted men. bog leave to report thar
the order has been executed and they have
been discharged from the service OF tho
United States"
Chaplain w. u. Robinson has returned
from a two weeks leave AT conference and
visits 10 relatives at sevenh points in West
Texas. He arrived In time 10 preach for
the soldiers In the Young Mems Chrstian
Association tent SUNDAY night.
Charles w. Johnson a popular attachc of
the commlsSary department has returned
from twenty days furough at Houston.
His countcnance is mnutled With an I'M
usually broad emile. wh,ch is explained by
the fact THAT he was happily wcdded white
away to enc OF the Bayou City's most
unable young ladies'. She was a Mss
KATE Rps Isenhour ana the nuptiais wero
quietly copsiImmatel at the home of Mrs
IL. Trigg Rue
Edwin II, u. Castor OF company d has
returned from Dallas, where he visited
home folks.
The following recruits have been mus
tered in The Fourth since our Last report
Jeff j. Morp, ktngsbury, Texas. company
l.; George II Haynes, Corsicsns,. company
X: William s McVey, san Antonio COM
pany T. Charley II Cu'bert. Gatesville,
company ! George f. Drowning, Cares
Vile oompauy x, and Edward NJ. Smita,
Yos klpm, company \.
Mr.. O. r. Holt. prominent Houstonisn,
spent Saturday and Sunday IN San Artanlo,
coming olb; to visit Camp Mosby friends
during his stay.
Lleiltenant l. l.. Mcdonald was receiving
CONGRATULATIONS OF fellow officers aud men
eli camp yesterday over hi- recovery from a
sickness that kept him several days IN one
of the city hospitals.
Ernest White has returned from a fur
Iough of several days at home In Bienham.
While away he took INTO himself a heuter
half which Is the carse OF many conSrAtn-
htory sentiments that are deiuginS hIm
around camp snee HIS arrival
Major H. n. ShaY, chief surgeon, mas re-
TUNED from G YeIon'
Major Abe Harrison h enioying row
days nspite from military duty at MS
home in Brenham.
j. l.. Dixon OF company is supplying
the regiment with unique little souvenir
badge designed by him ior me fon I,.,
Mrs. G. W Hardy Wife of Colonel
HARDY. hn3 returned from her visit al
Eagle Pass
Colonel Edmonds ana Quartermaster
ctotty made a circuit of the city one
day recently on roundup OF UNIFORM
that had been unlawfully disposed oil TO
citizens and other governmental property.
a
lIassell OF the Ancient Order OF Udittd
Workneu Of Texas is In San Antonio on
business for hts fratornai order. He Is The
father OF Sergeant WIN a. Hasnel, Jru
OF the commissary department. whom he
frequently VISITS at Camp Mostly.
In departing from the regiment Gus >.
Kaufmar. who was discharged yesterday,
leaves a host of well wishers in the Fourth.
Gus Is n clever young man ana returns to
Dalist to again enter ths employ Of San
ger Brothers which lie left 10 enter the
army.
The telegraphic order received last week
dipcharglng Alvin q. HeEder on, company
NJ, d,d not apply to Alvin Henderson OF
company l., as his wide acqnnlntancesh p
In differ ent portions OF tho State has bean
led 10 think. As there "a no such sofsier as
Alvin &C" Henderson In the regiment
the comma Sing officer sent telegram
OF inquiry 10 Washington yesterday. In
me meantime ALVIN, VINO is the coiDDti
efficient secretary. is soliloquizing 10 be
or not 10 be a solder, that rs the question"
J. ~ Smithers. whose home Is In Huns
vile, has received hlg discharge. One other
discharge that Of Robert VI Hudson, came
IN BY tolcgrsphc hftruction yesterday.
Tho latter Is member Of company l..
The FourthE band, which has now almost
completed It's full membership has been
sadly handicapped By the lack OF instru-
meuts. The members either Furnished their
own irlstrlimelrs. or they had 70 be rented
anil In many eases they were almost worth
10 q whfa occurred. Notwithstanding these
obstacles Inc band. by the efforts OF Prof. |
g. J. Paul. Is coming TO the front In fine
shape a Fplen9ld set Of plated In
strnmen's are expected every day ard a
ir-ge crder ~ stsriard arr popular band |
music has already been placed and vii he
herr from the East at an early date No one |
doubts the bard VIII be the best in lie |
South By spring II the regiment Il not
mustered out before Al present its roster |
contains the following nsmes: 8. J, Paul, |
A. Monroe and Henry Shaw, principals
n. W. Locke. drum maicr, G. w. Andsr- |
son. sergeant Musicians: John l.. Spencer
william G. Odneal Robert r. brennan.