The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-26

In response to teleEraphic advices re-
ceived yesterday from. hdjutant General w.
II. Mabry OF the Texas Volunteer Guard,
tho Light Guard, the Emmett Rifles. The
Houston Cavalry and the Houston Light
artillery held meetings last night. The .wo
infantry companies named both volunteered
their services. the other two organizations
having already taken such action. All OF
the companies named, with the exception
OF the Ligh. Guard, received recruits during
the day.
Tho Mnssie Rifles rev infantry com
rany, was organized in Tho Fifth ward AMI
preliminary steps toward the formation OF
coiored company we're also taken.
Tho utmost enthusiasm prevailed
throughout, and patriotic addrceses which
stirred up the blood OF tho solde. boys 10
fighting pitch were made at all we meet
ings.
II is not yet known what portion of the
Texas troops viii bn utilized, where they
will he stationed or what form their orsan-
iyation Will take. 1t Is unliBoly that any
OF the local companies VIII get AWAY inside
OF a week or ten days.
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Tho present critical condition OF affairs
as regards the call for Texas troops 10 act
an a part Of the regular army and assist IT
In operations against Spain. has caused nm
unusual activity to prevail among the OFF,
GERS and men Of the TcSas Volunteer Guard
In this section. As the matter stands at
present the one battalion OF ARTILLERY in
bn hac nrf
ernor Culherson, who accepted, but In
view OF the fact that the president calls
q only for cavalry and Infantry IL would APP
( pear that the ARTILLERY branch OF the serv-
+ Ice In Texas VIII not BE- called on, The
{ First cavalry regiment and tho FIRST in
fantry regiment have also volunteered but |
30 FAR as known no action has been taken |
In the premises by Governor Cuiberson.
The matter OF the organization OF the |
Volunteer Guard under the Presidents call |
for troops is one that IL causing no little |
anxiety among the men holding commits
sions as general regimental officers. Evsn |
thtNe who have been keeping up with the |
progress Of the Hull hin through congress |
are In doubt concerning the matter at Is |
suc. but authorities say that the governor !
Will be given The power to name all r 81 |
mental and line officers, while all appoint !
ments for positions above that OF colonel
will be made by the president. Irrespective
OF The Recommendations OF the executive of
the State
Tho Texas Volunteer Guard Il organized
In what Is known as two Battalion forma-
tton, Four companies are allotted TO a bat
TALON and two battalions to a brigade.
There are at present contested with the
guard aside from Adlnlant Genaral W II
Mabry, three general officers. Major Gen
eral L.. NJ Openhelner OF Wills Brigadiar |
General r r. Snythc OF Plaln View and
Brlgadier General Richard Cooke OF this
city. They rank In the order named. Gen
eral Openhcmer is tho nominal commander
OF the state troops, General Smythe is in
command Of three regiments and
General Cooke commands three The
recommendations OF General Openheimer as
made by United States officers appointed to
inspect an'l report on the condition OF the
Texas troops at different times. which rec
concentrations arc now on file with tho war
department arc said TO be finer than those
Of any general officer In the country. Gen
eral Smythe has n record of twenty ono
years OF faithful service In the Texas Vol
unteer Guard. while General Cooke has an
equally good score to his credit. having
been promoted TO his present position from
that Of a member of the drill team OF tn .
old Houston Light Guard
Lieutenant Colonel 7. IL. Franklin o.
this city is assistant aajutint general ON
General openbcimcr's staff He has beeu
connected with the State militia Tor twen- ,
~
marker" under the tactics then In vogue |
W. D. Cleveland Jr., OF Houston Is aids |
de camp OF General tocke's staff with the
rank OF captain. Other local officers OF the |
militia are Colonel j. r. MATES OF tho |
First cavalry, his adlutant, j. NJ. Bur-
roughs, and hls regimcntal surgeon, Dr., |
George w. llarendon: Major Spencer
Hutchips OF the paymastcrs department; |
Lieutenant Colonel o. C. Drew, Jr, and |
his adintont, Cabecn Blake; Reglmen.al /
Surgeon Captain j Allen Kyle and Quar- i
tcrmRster William Paueh, all Of the sirst |
infantry: Colonel r. NJ. Johnston OF the |
governors staff aud Captain II. Il. Mahar |
inspector OF cavalry.
Thsse mea are MI we'll known and most !
\ Of them have been educated al some MILL
tary academy. In the event that they are |
turmoil down and others who. to use the |
expression OF a well known officer. DO not |
know when to stop OF with their right foot !
put In tbeir places, It Is likely that feel. |
Ing of disapprnba,ion will manifest. itself |
among the militia as now organized or |
course, those who are given positions must !
pass the prescribed examination, but there |
~ not one OF those named above who viii |
be unable to do this when the matter IL
brought 10 nm issue. The fact thai IL has !
already hten announced that Adjutant
General Mabry Is 10 he given command OF I
the First regiment leads 10 a conjecture a. /
70 what disposition Will be made OF ths I
three general officers named above and, In I
turn. what viii become Of the regmenial
officers now In commission The aop'isa-
tions from regular army officers for places
IN the Texas troops tend TO compl!cate mat
teFs
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