Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-12

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tain BOrradaile OF Company A, who re
ceiyed the flag presented by New Mexico,
in behalf Of the battalion with a neat ad
dress, followed by Captain Fall, Of the
Las Cruces company, who made a char
acterlstieally eloquent address. Then fol
lowed short. appropriate addresses by
Hon. j.. G. HerndOn, Gen. j. Y. Wilson,
Eugene b. O'Neill. and 8. II. Wycof re-
presenting the regiment OF volunteers.
In the evening the three bands gave a
public open air concert.
IL Is authOritatiyely stated that the
troops will get away early next week.
DestinAtion-immediately an Francisco
ultimately. Manila.
Equipments have about all arrived and
ready for distribution.
Al 1rst they not, but now the regi-
mental base ball club wallops the Pres
colt club 10 the text Of ID to l.
The water still continues TO disagree
with many Of the men. Company A
uses 1t only after boiling.
We learn that the Oklahoma and In
dian Territory regimental contingent il
fully equipped and will o o be joined
with us.
There is nothing that pleases the men
better than the assurance that we will
soOn be on the moye-somewhere-any-
where.
Mrs. De Alta Norm formerly De Mars)
with her husband were among the ex-
c~ursionists on Saturday. She will visit
with Mrs. Weaver for a few days in Pres
colt. The cake was all right.
Lum Hall came out to visit us recently
and told us how you never miss.
Our bunkie, John Q. Royalty, works
twenty-five hours a day, and thinks II
jolly. He makes bed. |. O., chases away
the dies, when all IL ready. Before they
find us again sleep is knitting up the
rayeled sleeve OF care.
We have a company barber, shoemaker,
tailor, carpenter, printer, preacher (kel-
ley the longer, doctor, lawyer, Judge,
grumbler, musicians galore, etc, all good
in their way, and always In the way.
The regimental band favors the bar
racks with a concert every evening. This
and the dress parade draw many Obsery.
ers from the city.
Fennaar. Mcdonald and Kelley THE
shorter represent Company A In the
regimental band, and do II we'll.
Sergeants Barnhill, Harding, Whiting
and Norton seem never TO grow tired, but
the rest Of us use no deception in the
matter.
He turned out 10 be an innocent old
bum, but the boys were cramped aud
sick, and strangers are not now allowed
about the cook fires
Every company now bakes its own
bread, biscuits, etc. The etc. is excellent,
but the bread aud biscuits are sometimes
done to a burnt cork brown.
Col. McCOrd and Major Mitchell are
very busy getting into shape for a mo-
ton.
This il confidential: Chapman made
what he said was a bread pudding this
morning for squad one. None Of u are
able to safely contradict him. He declares
he never will marry any way,
Judge Parker has held two kangaroo
courts since our last court news. One
culprit, who was always first at meal
time for slumgulliOn, was sentenced
never 10 smile again and fall to the rear
OF the line. The other was adjudged to
wash his feet, a little az a time, until fur
ther orders. The kind-hearted lodge thus
gave II long drawn out to prevent sur.
prise and cold.
There is a school daily for the twelve
cOrporals, and II Is wonderful how they
improve under the tutelage Of Lieuten'
ants Chamberlin and McRAe. Some Of
them can say every letter in the alphabet
Sentinel and picket duty are main.
tained at all times rs rigidly as though
We were surrounded by the enemy.
Blankets, underwear, hats aud shoes
have been distributed, also field mess
kits. The suits and arms are ready ~
soon az the kids learn how TO load and
shoot them.
For some days every mar in the com
pany has constituted himself a bureau Of
information On future military move,
ments and the latest bulleting. The
Ananias business is a pronounced sue.
cess, and the Ananisns- we'll, we always
fear to repeat a report for fear we acct,
dentally report a repeated mendacity,
A man has no more chance for his lie
here when be calls for his copy OF TIL
CITIZEN at the company mail window
than a a surrounded by Calling gum
In action, In either case II Is surrender
quickly or 20 10 thu hospital. w.