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

misdemeanor, perhaps a friendly scrap.
The captain. sitting as Judge, listened to
both parties and dismissed both with a
slight injunction to behave. Our terpi-
corean friend was heard to remark later
that I'VE have got the hottest captain In
the camp" which does not refer at all to
his temperature, but is slang for very
complimentary thought, indeed
Callie Hutchinson is now advanced to
fifth sergeant. He is the same quiet, gen-
tlemanly soldier that you all know as
civilian. and his best girl should feel proud
OF him.
Our next may be written en- route to
Cuba via Chickamauga Park.
Second Corporal.
Camp Mabry is row complete, there being
three full regiments Of infantry and one of
cavalry within its confines.
The Laredo and San Antonio cavalry
troops, the presence of which were neces-
saIy to complete Colonel Waties' commend
arrived about / o'clock this morning AMI
Immediately went into quarters. The two
organizations aggregate about lis men, ana
there are no finer looking soldiers on the
grounds. Troop /, from San Antonio, which
is commanded ~ Captain John f. Green
First Lieutenant John w. Tobin and Sec
a
magnificent ovation on its departure from
tie Ala;no City last night. and the men are
still talking of the many kindncsses shown
them. 1t was Captain Green's original in
tention 10 bring his command overland, but
the project was abandoned. and the horses
will not be brought into camp until the
troop is mustered.
Troop X, the Laredo organization, IL
commanded by Captain Frank b. Earnest,
who until recently was collector OF GUS
toms at the Border City. He has So strong.
healthy looking fellows all of whom speak
Spansh fluently and are excellent horse
men.
The mastering in of the First regiment
was completed shortly before noon today
the Lipscomb Rifles, the Marble Falls
Guard, Tom Campbell Rifles. San Antonio
Zouaves and Kennedy Rifles having taken
the oath during the forenoon.
After the completion of the rolls Colone
Mabry and his regimental officers, witt
the exception OF Colonel Stacy and Majo
Dwyer. who had already been before Lieu
tenant Elliott. were mustered in and TIL
organization of the regiment thus com
pleted. Colonel Mabry came out to thu
cYinp in uniform this morning for the fits
time. and the command of the regimen
IVES resigned TO him by Major Dwyer.
Requisition for equipment viii be mad
Immediately, bat what the troops Wah
riore than anything else are orders to 90 4
tho trent. rhey are perfectly willing t
carry out such orders. even without arms
ammunition or Uniforms.
Notwithstanding the talk OF some OF tn
companies In the Third regiment refusing
n he mustered In unless the physical ex
animation was waived, that part of the in
fantry brigade at Camp Mabry is nov
straining every nerve to get into the ser
J vice ahead OF the First. There is no decay
, ing the fact that at one lime the disrupto
of the regiment was imMnent, as me pc
titions in The Post will show But cooie
heads prevailed, news of the orders 10 Z
IN Tho front was received and the work
examining and mastering in was carrie
~ much faster than 1t had been before
} rhe result was that he murnurs OF dissat
,sfaotlon PASSED away, new life was injeete
into tbs troops, and now. as stated, eyer
] man In the regiment Is doing his very bss
10 get out OF Camp Mabry ahead oil an
} other portion OF the pr1saus. ,
} One M the officers OF the regiment
a,snnss,ne the matter with The POST corr.
4 u,'ondent quoted the old saw. Satan fms
) ,,,a ,n,schief SIN for idle hands to 90,
} and stated that. in his opinion. none OF II
) ;rouhle would have occurred hau the me
: neen given anything with which to occur
: their time.
! The roster of the Houston Light Guar'
: Company A, First regiment. as mustere
z into the service Of the United States Is
9 follows:
captain. George Mccormick.
81 E,rst lieutenant. Richard A. Scurry.
81 second lieutenant. Mildly Porter.
81 Scrgeants-Firzt, Wesley r. Cottinghar