The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-13
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TO BE MUSTERED IN
Colored Company Held Pre-
liminary Election Last
Night.
GENERAL MILITARY NEWS
Company AS Long March-Cam-
denis Armory-Sea Girt
All Ready.
GENERAL MILITARY NEWS
Specin1 to the .Jcraeu citu Ne,ps.

GpecfUt I'd INC Jersey CttV 1NcUo.
TRENTON, July 10. 1S95-Aeting under
orders from Major General Plume, Col.
Alexander C. Oliphant took charge of
| the election of the officers of the new
colored mpan last night. He was
| assisted by Lieutenant G. v. Packer of
Company A.
Previous to the election, the company
met in their rooms on South Broad
street, and went through a short drill.
Upon the arrival of Colonel Oliphant,
the ompany was brought to attention,
while Lieutenant Packer called the roll.
| Forty answered, and Colonel OHphant
announced that in the election he would
| act as inspector and Lieutenant Packer
/ as clerk.
Thomas J.. Turner was dominated Tor
| captain, Francis Horne for first leuten-
| ant and Andrew Hurley for second lieu
tenant. The election was done by bal
lot, and the three nominees were unani-
mously elected. Colonel Oliphant con-
graduated the officers and the company
was dismissed.
The member of the company nave
been drilling hard of late, and next
! week the officers will have to undergo
examination. If they pass, the company
will be mustered in at once. Shoulo
| they fail, another election will be neces-
sary.
OTHER COLORED COMPANIES.
Next week the preliminary Inspection
of the colored companies at Camden.
| Newark and Jersey City will be hela,
and should they pass they will probably
be formed into a separate battalion ana
receive arms an6 uniforms. These
rcra niZa6 11nnPT
a special law pushed through the Leg1s-
lature last wear. The colored men seem
very enthusiastic over the probabilities
of Incoming National Guardsmen, but
old military officers seem dubious abour
the result of the critical examinations
the officers will have to pass.
COMPANY AS MARCH.
Wednesday night the members of Com
nanv A and the Gun Detachment will
meet at the ompany room, in Masonic
Temple. to conclude arrangements for
the march to Sea Girt. AT least forty
of the will turn out, and I'M
less the members who nave already
pledged their word to go fail, the march
will come off. At the meeting Wednes-
day the route will be decided upon. AT
the present time the idea is to go by
WAY VI ~ ~ 9hOPPNN
at Manalapan and Eatontown. The
start will be made Saturday, August 10,
and camp will be reached late on the
18th, or early the next morning. Ihe
several regiments about the state are
anxiously awaiting the outcome, anu II
Company A make a success OF the trip,
at least four other companies Will 1ol-
10" 'CAMDEN'S NEW ARMoRY.
Adjutant General Stryker is awaiting
proposals for a new armory, to be erect,
ed at Camden Seventy,hve tnousa a.
dollars will be the probable eos nos Iae
by the Legislature some years ago, au-
thorizing the construction OF armorles,
according1to plans approved by the state
regimental command is located. ,The
Board of Freeholders in Zach Of these hes
authorize the expenditure OF money.
Jersey City n Paterson now have
substantial armor.es; Newark is building
soon nave one. This leaves Trenton as
the only city with regimental ~headauar-
ters and WITHOUT an armory. the militia
Board Of Freeholders for allowing them
to be the laggards. Today there are
three companies here besides the 1Ganmda
could be secured for an insignificant
sum upon which a fine armory capable
of accommodating all the companies
COulu pS CSt III t1AOl1 ~
senal will soon nave to be rebuilt, and
as the State would be glad Of an OPP
p~ortunity to erect arsenal and LII armory
AT CAMP WERTS.
The First Brigade, comprising the First,
Second and Fourth Regiments. will go
into camp July %. The Essex Troop and
First Calling Gun Company will go with
them. Col. Campbell Of the First Regi.
in which he says:-This year the wear
ing of tan or light SHOES will be pro-
hibited: This will, be observed by the
entire brigade, n another praiseworthy
change will be in refusing to permit
uniforms or parts Of uniforms
headquarters during thk entire three
weeks the companies will be in camp.
The Governors staff will be located in
tents near the Governors cottage. Thurs
day will be still known as Governors
Day, and the Commander-in-Chief may
review each company upon the Thursday
of the week they are in camp. This will
please the Guardsmen greatly, as they
are 10th to see Governors Day drop out
of military life at Sea Girt.
MILITIA EXPENSES.
The Expenses of the National Guard
for 1895 will aggregate nearly half a mil
lion :, dollars dc proyiding the present pro
places the first years expenses of the
three new organizations created by the
last Legislature at $1O0, 900, of which $780,
900 will be for the naval reserve; about
$35, 900 for the new colored companies,
and $4,000 for the new cavalry company,
The other expenditures for military
purposes, as estimated by Comptroller
Hancock, will aggregate $347, 624. 10, of
penses of the department.; $134, 957 for
the completion of the Armory in Pater-
son, and $72. 667 is for completing the Jer-
sew City Armory.
The aggregate expenses for the year
will be $447, 624. IS, against $219, 773.7 70 last
year, when the regular department ex-
penses were S130, 882. IA, and $88, 347. 98 was
spent for work on the Jersey City Ar
mory and $543 on the Armory at Pater-
son.
A STEVENS INSTITUTE ROMANCE