The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-28
THE THIRD TEXAS.
COurts Martial Caused by N u,.,,
Military standard

Military standard.
Fort Clark. Texas, October 81 Both IN.
Officers and the enlisted men OF Inc rsei.
mens eagerly desour every bit of military
! news taat comes within their reach. rvsr,,
detail OF the Euope,n situation IL ess.
eussea. chewed and digested in BARRACKS
and in quarters. The Consequence 10 ,b,,
the demoraiizhrg influence o. muster ou,
tax ana CONGRESSIONAL discharges ara be,n.
rapidly minim.xei.
lac men are taking greater interest In
their work than Tor some weeks ms, an,
ehe oplLson Is frequently expressed tna,
every desaa OF the train.ng uow hens
gwen on taS tarss- ranse Wal be sufficient,
~ tes.eu in que season.
~ Wild De grauiy.ns 10 the many fr.en1.
VI ths rss.meh1 In Vlyi. lie 10 ROW m n
the cases reov-,iy referred 10 geuer.t CO.
ni'4 ei~i lioni th,s oIss4-aEAlaun oy ma ,netns
nNlea.e STATE u discover or Oh mpalrsli
1ise pi'ae' On The eoauary. they axe tue
outcome OF hisner conception OF sola.cr1v
euaiec.sF anu .l.taIy duty ana aisc, MIN
tran seems generaaiy TO prevail In tbs w.
uAteer army. The command .ng ofiicpq M
GAS ies nAeut has on more tlan one onrn.
sio4! Exp eSSsA h.mst4i as ueternin5,, ~.
pflhS UP The STANDARD OF aise.y.lnt, IN his
eoiiiinaiiu 10 that OF the regular army, fun
e' ".le' ho"oNsi, tue olincu4ty OF the
n&i'y ana carefuiIy. Putsua.t TO mus as.
tei inlaation, he has negleulcI ne .thec ina
iaDh nor the file, holdius all al iNe atnAn,i
avs 20 me law, ann demanding OF nil n
iihe Oh conduct strictly In keeping Win
ihelr rank AMI duties. Until h,g6 mon
OF the mI.ennium, no conc.0erable boav of
mn wall ever be heli 10 suen a line NJ
OF the name. necessarily imposes witnont
'he cons ant menace OF pualsnmeAt,
Inc Inirf has not bee. permitted Ia
vieet 10 any considerab.e extent any OF
tue facts here set out, and is excai.cn;
state OF discipline today is TO be attributed
largely to such pei,ey nc a. hrrn Ivy,
lined. wy
IN justice to those who have had tho
misfoit tune TO suffer at the hands of he
iniltaly courts, it should be remembered
tnal Yearly all OF them have jusl entered
INTO service which is bsset with m
Wuheranle snarls and pitfalls for the un.
wary They have sssumrJ new duties
uilaer new conditions, oftentimes with a
very Imperfect understanding of thar ma
ture ard obligat ons In fact. the military
ile Is so markedly different from civil ufe
'nai ii IS utterly incomprehensible TO m IT
eiViliahs II is small wonder tina bo.1
volunteer officers and soldiers sAould BIO
occasionally caught OF their guard. The
ieal won-sE is that there is not more of
tn.s KIND OF thng' ANA with Us to neglec,
10 properly punish breach of discipline is
10 DC guilty OF military crime.
II the regiment is ever fortunate enough
10 get on the firing lhne in front OF the
enemy or should it be assigned TO a sta-
tion whete habitual obedience and subo,-
are Immediately necessary to the
genera welfare If not 10 the very existence
a nY.t tl,t d.
blessed more than once. and even BY those
who are now its victims. Ii is the foun!a-
non on which, and on which alone the |
qualities that win great battles can be
built up
Major W. A. Taylor is away on four DAYS |
leave OF absence
Captain Duff is up from Camp Eagle |
less as wlthesS before the general court |
CAPTAIN II. s. Bishop is here with a
detai! superntcrdGlg the shipment OF some
u the personal effects OF the members OF /
The Fifth cavalry, left behind when that |
regiment was ordered away from this post |
captain Lopowsk was detailed summary |
,ourt upon the departure OF Major TAYLOR. /
Sheriff Dove of Eagle Pass was hero
oday attending court martial
Sergeant Sartin is up from Camp Eagle !
Pass Tor n few days
Corporal George W. Russell has been
promo el quar- ;ermaster sergeaGat of com
'any ID. Private Thomas r. Hsll was
promoted corporal
Privates lulon NJ Harrison and Leslie
: Lat.mer haws been appointed corporals
4 company b.
Orders were today issued for the follow
ne appointments in company c, stat oned
i Fort Bliss To be sergeants. Corporals
'. Il. Conger, Clarence G. Wilson, Mack
Vance ard Thomas e. Robinson; to be