The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
TEXANS COMMISSIONED.
-Four Captains, Six First and Three Second
LieutenantS.
A. F. W. N'MANUS is AMONG THOSE NAMED
j. w. Moore. w. Mex. Lnmbdin and
Il. A, stuart Are Also Given Com
mand of Companies.
F. W. M'MANUS is AMONG THOSE NAMED
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Washington, August 29.--The following
Texans were given commissions in the
army today:
TO BE CAPTAINS.
John w. Moore. late captain Company
H, First Texas assigned to the Thirty
eighth regiment.
A. +. w. McManus. late captain Com
pany E, First Texas; Thirty ninth.
w. Nick. Lambdin, late captain Com
pany F, Second Texas; Fortieth.
Edward Stuart, late major Second Texas
Forty fourth.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Frederick S. Young, late captain Com
pany X, Third Texas; assigned to the
Forty fourth regiment.
A. B. Kelly, late captain Company H,
Second Texas; ThirtysiXth.
H. C. Baker, late captain Fourth Texas;
Thirty-ninth.
John Crotty late first lieutenant Fourth
Texas; Fortieth.
NJ. C. Raysor, late first lieutenant First
Texas; Forty-fourth.
John f. Green, late captain Company
l, First Texas cavalry; Thirty-ninth
SECOND L1EUTENANTs.
E. G. Abbot. late first lieutenant Com
pany Nj, Third Texas; Thirty-eigth
John II. Vickers. Jr, late second lieu
tenant Second Texas; Thirty ninth.
William c. Fitzpatrick. late first lieu
tenant Fourth Texas; Fortieth.
Corpus Christi, Texas, August 29.-Cap-
tain McManus, given captains commits.
sion in the new regiments to be raised. is
now in the army; he served during the war
with Spain as captain of Company Il,
First Texas; not long since he decided to
again enter the army and enlisted as a
private; he has since been made first
sergeant. All his friends are greatly
pleased that his true worth has been
recognized.
La Grange. Texas August ga mes
sage was received here this morning from
Congressman Hawley atating that the
recommendation of Governor Sayers had
been confirmed by the appointment of John
w. Moore OF this city to a captaincy
Captain Moore was raised here and Is
one OF our most popular and prominent
lawyers at the bar. He was captain of
Company H, in the late First Texas vol
unteer infantry, which was stationed in
Havana for some time and remained in
the service until discharged. He made
many friends in military circles and their
influence induced him to accept and
prompted the governor to recommend him,
an honor which came to him unsolicited
He has host of friends who feel proud
OF his appointment but who will regret
MS departure. He expects to be ordered
away from here by Saturday
Washington August 29-The following
appointments are announced: West Vir-
ginia-To be captain, James R. Martin
late second lieutenant Second West vir-
gina Forty-first regiment, To be first |
lieutenant, Charles f. Beale, late second |
lieutenant. Second West Virginia, Forty |
second b. G. Buttemcutter. late leuten- |
ant First West Virginia, Forty first.
:. MAJOR John A.. Logan, son of the late |
General John A. Logan, was recently an |
pointed major in the volunteer army, |
but his name was accidentally omitted |
from the list. He has been assigned 10 |
me Thirty third infantry stationed at
San Antonio.
WIN about hundred commissions yet
TO be hlled in the new regiments. secre-
AIRY Root finds himself overwhelmed with
'pp'icauohs' even greater in number than
me sum total OF those received at the
beginning OF the Spanish American war.
~ Is sain az the department that the
majority OF the men who had commits
'lons in the volunteer army of that war
IRE again applying for service in the
,nliipplne campaign, reinforced nv nearly
VI OF those who held non commissioned
PAGES Secretary Root will moi enter
am personal applications for appoint