The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-10
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out for practice, mostly mounted squads OF
cavalry. Altogether the day has been ~,
unlnViting one at Camp Mabry
Inc Emerald Isle is well represented at
camp Mabry and there are no better
soldiers here than the followers of the har,
ana shamrock. They are modest fellows for
the most part, too, but they never fail to
demand what is due them and they usually
get 1t. The brilliant achievements OF Com
n'odore Dewey were under discussion YES
Ierday among group of recruits when
Private Thomas Lyons of the Emme, RIFLES
SAD that the famous naval commander
was an lrishman and TO prove il told the
following story:
The commodore was in Ballyjamesduff
County Cavan, Ireland. in 1885 His par-
ents were born there but left their native
land about fifty years ago. Dewey himself
was born III Vermont, Connecticut | was
visiting my old home when he arrived in
Cavan and at the time heard great many
people talking about the famous naval com
mander' According TO their statements his
real name was Duffy. which, when Amer
icanized, came out as Dewey. When he
arrived at the old home of his parents he
inquired for the Deweys, but could find 10
one bearing that name and was told that
the name must be Duffy, to which he re-
piled that he did not know | remember
that at the time I was very much I'm
pressed by his military bearing and vivid
ly recall the fine appearance he made"
The following self explanatory resolu-
lions were adopted by the members of the
Kennedy Rifles:
Whereas, The all wise and Just God in
his infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove
from this lilo the Hon. F. e. MacMAnus
who died at Houston, Texas, May 5, 1898
the father of our beloved captain A. f. w.
NacManus, and
Whereas, There exists in our company
deep, unanimous and undivided feeling of
sympathy for our captain in this. his sad
hour of sorrow and bereavement. be 1t
Resolved, That we of company e. First
regiment. tender to him our kindost SYM
pathy
Resolved further. That copy of these
resolutions be sent the family of the de-
ceased and printed in the Houston Post
ard the Corpus Christi papers.
r f. Fitzsimmons, First Lieutenant.
A. b. Watts, Jr., Second Lieutenant,
G. T.. Rogers, First Sergeant.
C. de " Watts, First Corporal.
John Holbein.
John Simpson.
During the day the examination of the
First regiment was finished and work was
commenced on the Secord. the companies
Lipscomb Rifles, Kennedy Rifles and Tom
Campbell Guards of the First and the Ire
aevant Rifles. Fort Worth Fencitles, Mahry
Guards, Waco Rifles. Lloyd Rifles and 10
Bailey Rifles of the Second. The latter
regiment will be finished up tomorrow and
The percentage OF rejections was in
creased today and is now about twenty per
hundred. The threads made by the examin-
ers have caused all companies to be short
or men and as a result active efforts TO
fill the vacancies by recruiting are being
made Captain Mitchell of the Irrelevant
Rifles has been sent 10 Austin 10 recruit
for the Second; Lieutenant James Smith or
the Governors Guard will perform tho
same service for the First while Colonel
Smythe of the Third, in addition to wiring
to North Texas for 300 men. will send a
recruiting officer into that section.
DR.. Wilcox received orders this after
neon to examine all field officers ana i'm
mediately went to work but with much less
severity than when those lower In rauk
we're dealt with. Every field officer in
camp passed satisfactorily, Colonel Mabfy
included, but little time being consumed.
Colonel Openheimer issued an order this
evening directing company commanders to
make acquisitions for transportation for re-
iected recruits as fast is reports are n4pde
by the examiners; such acquisitions will not
he honored unl.ss made within twenty-lour
hours after reflections ore reported NO
rAtions arc TO be Issued rejected recruits
after the expiration of the time named nor
ciIl they be allowed 10 stay in camp after
that time.
There was no mastering In done today
The Galveston Rifles We're ordered out
shortly after o'clock this evening for that
purpose. but when the roll was called H.
ves found that there were only eighty
three mon in line and Lieutenant Elliott
refused TO swear the company In until the
rnu quota was present. Action was there
fore deferred until tomorrow mornins'
In addition To the names published III
today's Post, the following members OF the
Houston Light Guard were rejected; J. k
I 7 wan