The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-13

cipline Is good. Captain Franklin has
an inspection every morning at 1880 and
never fails to find everything In a salts
factory condition.
Out of eighty-four men examined the
Houston cavalry lost twelve. A telegram
was sent to Richmond and recruits from
the troop there are expected tomorrow
Chaplain Sexton OF the First was today
appointed regimental postmaster and now
handles the large amount Of mail matter
received like an old hand at the business.
Captain Hadley Franklin of the Emmets
and Lieutenant u G.. Abbot OF the Kennedy
Rifles acted in the respective capacities Of
officer of the day and officer of the guard
today.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Lasker of Galveston
sent the Galveston Rifles half dozen
boxes of fine cigars yesterday. The wee is
were thankfully received and thoroughly
| enjoyed.
| 1t is related OF Corporal Brown Bolts
of the Houston Light Guard that. during
one Of the recent cold nights, he used his
| only blanket to stop UP hole In the tent
and slept on tho bare ground.
| Humphrey, Hull, Martin and Hughes.
the four pripterc from The Posts COM
posing room, who passed the physical OK
| animation yesterday, have been assigned
| to the Kennedy Rifles Of Corpus Christi.
1
| Towles of Troop y. the Houston cavalry
a box containing a supply of an excellent
| brand of liquid refreshment. some pipes,
| smoking tobacco and matches yesterday.
| The supplies were passed up to Colonel
| Waties for inspection and he Immediately
| pronounced them contraband OF war ana
| coniiscated them
| Captain Dumars of the Joe Bailey Rifles,
| a mention of whose refusal to submit him
| SELF to the board of examiners appeared In
| Yesterdays Post had not returned to Camp
Mabry from Gainesville where he went os-
tensibly to get recruits, up to noon To-Day
The members OF his command took this 10
mean that he did not care TO go and elected
Quartermaster Fowler OF the Second to fill
the vacancy.
brigade Quartermaster Fcnton and
mastering officer Elliott the two lieuten-
ants from the Fifth United states cavalry.
who have been on duty here for week
past, are not at all pleased with the pros
poet OF staying at home while their regl-
ment is at the froLs, but they are soiuieIs
and are not complaining. They hope to
get away from Camp Mabry In the near
future, however.
A well known civilian who was In CAM
today remarked on the pompous airs az
! fected BY some OF the young men VINO nave
recently been made officers in the United
+, states volunteer army. Tho Officers II
quest, or DO not appear 10 IedtlHc ,uut 'hSi
can be held Just as high in the estimation
sunerior officers and men in the ranks as
well without putting on the pompousnes
? of n major general and forgetting to reeog
nIze citizens who assisted them In securing
their commissions. OF course TINS doe
not apply to all the officers IN camp, bu
there are some OF them who would DO wei
TO take a few lessons In humility.
The Emmett Rifles this morning had th'
1 Measure of entertaining for an hour o.
: two their old leader. Captain james
Lawlor, who was accompanied :. D!
e HIS estimable wife. Captain Lawlor'
y business relations compelled him. mucl
against his desires In the matter. to re
E sign the captaincy OF the organization
hearty handshakes he received toda.
showed that he still had firm hold OF
I, the affections OF the warm hearted iris
boys of the command. Captain Lawlor wa
| compelled TO leave Houston on business tn
|, night the company departed for Camp Ma
. bry. and he only returned to the city yes
terday So II will be seen that he lost u
e time in visiting the boys he used 10 lead
Captain and Mrs. Lawlor returned to Hous
ton at / o'clock this afternoon.
!. Weatherford Recruits.
J, Weatherford, Texas. May 1.-THE loci
r volunteer company was disappointed at nc
: being accepted for active service and toda
: they start for Austin forty-five strong I
recruit in squads the ranks Of other com
9 panies These boys can be relied ON an
Is il is hoped that there may be found piac
II for them as company. Their number ca
be increased to 100 under that arrangement
q Buyfng Horses.
e Luling. Texas, May l2.--Governmei
horse buyers secured about fifty horses
n this county yesterday. About one In tweni
Il OF thoae offered was accepted. The price
n range from s45 to s65.
Victoria Recruits.
!. Victoria, Texas. May lin response