The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-06
SEA G|RT'S ADVANTAGE.
Secretary Of War Says he Is
Considering it as an
Army Post.
COY. VOORHEES, GIVES HIS OPINION
officers Will Be Commission
ed According to Their
Ranking as First in
Commission.

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was z aismal place yesterday Us i'he i''
Weafner eonflnueg e1oelal nTone s1' noat
me ga 20 afu g q ~ ness
/ 7 was discovered tnat rrivaie 'oi'l1
Doyce' u COMPANY y inlra resiihene' 8
attempted 20 eoInInit sniciae ~ 'iie plss-
ious evening py cutting ms throat. - =
thought py poln the surgeons VINO 81
amined MN tnat ne VIII recover. No soou
reason couia pe assigned lor tne act'
i DeileVeo that ne Is ueHenteo'
boyce was removed on COT 70 llie
prlgaoe hospital IN one OF tne mess hails'
mere 'he surseois Saiu ne Wouiu sooil =
eover' Ahe jug uiar seih, tnsy soy "as
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re s.oppeu =. si'e nlalis 81 =.
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of,oas 4, t,,a Nat;o,a1 c,,ora ,vo,,Id re-.
tair +ha;r rarl, d,,r;,a +ba,, ter,,, of on.
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Co. g of fso,,e,o1 strul,e,,s o,.5ers NJ 4
issued Anri, - u,sob rsads.
nAu otf7oare NJ a,,li,tad ,ra,, n tbe
Nat;ons1 f.,,.rd ,,,bo .n+or +b;s vo1,,n-
taar service shall he oansiderod &C absemt
with leave during the term of This SER
vice
Govarnor VOORHEES, sent The following
Telegram IL secretarv of war Alper af
washington.
81 desire oficiallv 10 offer the camn
ero,nds ~ Sea Cir and the adioininp.
nronartv as mi1;tarv nost Suf4icient
encamnment for % ooo troons win he
Glad n race;1a anv ofsicar whom Won NAV
data;l 70 ins,ac+ the eronnds,,
The message seems TO confirm the ru-
mars that hava hee, going. tbe rounds Of
rha canon "a the afract that a large mill
taru ,os+ mil, be estah1isba4 bara II ;s
1naxu,, +ha+ c.ava,roc yraorbaes bss. heen
avtranalv anxio,,s - have the Cavern
,oent salect sea Cir as ! nohilizjne post
and xu;tb tbat ohiacf Il, 19iayv rao3,asta al
senator seven, some Ten Gays ago, 70
make the suggestion to the War Depart
ynan+ rrhis sanator saural1 did and II ;s
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said that the offer was very favoraoly
cCnSiderd. So well was the idea thought
of bv the authorities at washington that
senator seven reauesteu the eroVefiior
to make a formal offer of the grounds.
Jata vesterdav afternoon the Governor
s~,,.es...se. -
receiVsu the ioiioWihs slepiy ~ iitS iies-
sage from H. c. Corbin, Adjutant Gem
eral.-
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secretary OF war p'ds me thanK you
for your courteous telegram of this date
Offering camn ground at Sea Girt for mill
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i.ais pui poses. is =" ina ~ uiiaei 80
taken Won will be informed
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am inucil siaei'iso a . ieeeisiiis suei
Governor VOORHEES, to a reporter. s.Our
state camp ground ohers MANY ae'iac-
tons over ~ those Of the nearby states t,. as
,,4o,,l,5 y, ! :, avoalian+ tbino FOR +ba state
woufu oe s'ii eAceiiens 'i'lns rs - ~ 80
if they were accepted The grounds in
-, ,s,;1;t,rrr ost W. -oo,,ld 80 ei1,,
a'0u ~ q iAiitse'l , po7' = a S(s-'
accommodate 2O,uOo men. As 70 the 10
this section Of the country. In two hours
our railroads could land troops at Phlla-
delphia or New YORK, ana Boston coulu
be reached in ten hours. we are on tne
line of one of the principal rallroads OF
the country, and troops could De shippeu
to any point on the seaeoast at the snort
est possible notice. Then, too, the I'M
mediate surrounding country oHerS an
exceptional drill ground. The land is level
for miles and offers all varieties of to-.
biography. l have no DOUBT put that, II