New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-12
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NATAL MILITIA PROGRAMME.
FOR THE SUMMER
EXERCISES NEARLY COMPLETED.

Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRI3CNEl
Washington. June 1.-THE programme for the
summer exercises OF the Naval Militia OF 'he
States having regular organizations Will be an
nounced in orders from the Navy Department III
two or three days. Assistant secretary hoose'et
and Lieutenant John Gibbon are now considering
some OF the final details Of the programme Wheh
these are decided upon it only remains to determine
which vessels Of the Navy shall be selected Tor SER
vice with the Naval Militia. Discretion has Deen
given Admirals Sicard and Beardslcc TO assign
ships to this service. To this rule there - one "a"
ception This is in the case OF the MAfsachuselts
force TIE big battle-ship named for the Bay state
will 20 to Boston The original plan OF the naval
authorities was to have series Of combined en-
campments for the reserves. There were many
good for this arrangement, including econ-
omy and convenience But none OF the Northern
Eastern and Western States favored the PROPOSE
ton Their objections we're various some re-
ported that there was no available appropriation
and others that they preferred separate encamp-
ments. The plan was. therefore aoandoneo' an"
recently Mr. Roosevelt and his jealous assistant
have been arranging that each OF the states IN
the sections referred to shall have summer eXer-
cses of the character and for the period each pre-
fers The probabilities that three southern
states-North Carolina. South Carolina and Geor'
gia-wl have n combined encampment
The programme. as adopted. includes sea ana
shore exercises for the Naval Militia OF New ofA'
Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, New
Jersey. Maryland, Ohio Illinois. Michigan, Lousi-
ana and California. Word has been received at the
Navy Department that new battalion VIII DC
mustered in at Brooklyn OH June H. ana that II VIII
be commanded by Leutenant-CommanGer stay'oh
who recently resigned from the newborn pat
TALON 1t has been planned that the brooklyn pat
TALON shall 90 into camp early in July II VIII
not 20 board ship. but coniine us opera1oHS ~
land exercises and small boat drills. Ihus IL VIII
get preliminary instruction in the duties OF SAILOR
Next season 1t will probably 20 ahoat ana nave
n,,1n fhAr nv1C
uan-of-war The battalion viii operate III th'
Lower Bay from July "a 10 81. The newborn Dat
TALON will go to see as Commander Miller has IN
formed the Navy Department that the organization
under his command has had two years SUCCESSIVE
practice I'm boat work and now needs training az
the guns and In shpboard life. Three years ago
the battalion had service anoat on the san FRAN
cisco and a similar experience THIS summer VIII la
the opinion Of Commander. Miller, be OF oeneht 10
his officers and men. No special vessel uhder Al
miral Sicards command has heen detailed 10 take
tho battalion board. but one VIII soon De as
signed to the service. The exercises aioat VIII De-
gin about tho middle OF July. the exact GATE WILL
be fixed in few days.
The Massachusetts Reserves nave aSheu Tia.
,hev have an opportunity TO see service on navai
shi3 That their experience may be thorousnyy
ma -war-ke. they have particularly IeloeIhs a,
tie-ship The Massachusetts will, as stated ne or
dered TO Boston The force VII pave be oicers Of
tho militia OF Rhode Island are DESTROYS OF enter
e a more ambitious prosihIiiic
have manned out for themselves but me lFsis-
iature OF the State failed to make me relu h 40
pr opriation Consequently the militia VIII nave r ~
content itself with rather modest eiiTr.s, ar;,,S
summer exercises will be conflnAd 10 sno.e vi
oDd hoat drills No naval vessel will be called INTO
co-operation. The State drill GROUNDS VIII oe use"
as headquarters. -, >,., Donortuont
th,: n new battalion has been mustered III az
Hartford This organization and those alreAuy WI
formed desire experience on q manor -Wii ~
Navy Department will detail vessel OF lIe ~ H.,
Atlantic Station take the force TO sea eoie t,ie
I'm Iulv The New-Jersey Reserves are SlVldeu lhoo
of the East, with headquarteIs AZ
r,ev civ and That Of the West. win hcadquarterS
a. camden The battalion Of the East VIII cruise on
tho sailing shin Portsmouth. which has Deen loane9
IN Ncw-Jersey The ship will be under ne coiiSainu
~ the West will probably go on board the inohro1
Aiax also under temporary state conuroi g.. ! Ne
formcr ia alton desires regular lrc III
IiIv % TO % and this will be provided me latter
battaIior will congregate at the Delaware BREAK
! water. ,.,.o o,,,, ho,t oneratIons
| This sumner The proposed joint cncampilent OF
| ,ba North Carolina South Carolina ana EaoIEla
o or, ni1ations will probably be held on Iybee
Jsiond the citizens OF Savannah having made ear
| nest efforts TO have this plan adopted. Inc pat
aiiors on tho Great Lakes VIII begin their eXer
IanohS on Oh INV H. on that date the Michigan viii
start on cruise and in turn take Oh BOARD the Or
gonizations mt Toledo. Cleveland. ChcaSo ahu
Icetroit Louisiana has asked for mai'-oI WI d
49,, t,,,,, 10 Juiv 10 one OF the naval vessels
now on 6libusterng duty off the coast % ioriua
Mi Mi he ordered TO New orleans. The California or
W., ION has been divided into four battaons-
6nn NJ San Francisco. one at Eureka one NJ Sa, ,
| D,ooo and one at Santa Cruz. The battali VIII
i saryice aaoat and or two vessels OF inc
| Isaciac Zee. will be assigned to them