The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
FOURTHS GOOD WORK.
Jersey Soldiers Kept in the
Service on Account Of
Their Excellence.
MUSICAL STRIKE IN CAMP
Bandsmen Refuse to Play at
the Ball and Have to Saw
Wood for a Month.
MUSICAL STRIKE IN CAMP

Especial to The Jersey CFty News.
CAMP WETHERILL, GREENyILLE,
S. c., Jan. T. 1s9s.-Now that a partial list
of the regiments to besmustered out has
been published, the Fourth New Jersey
expect to find out shortly what their fate
is to be.
The Fourth Missouri will also be mus
tered out. When the news was received
"Wednesday evening there was an uproar
and general celebration i'm the camp. An
intimation was received that the 20lst
and 2O3d New York will also be mustered
out shortly, leaving the Fifth Massachu-
setts, Second West Virginia and Fourth
New Jersey to be ~brigaded together.
There seems to be no doubt but that the
Massachusetts and the Jersey men will
be in the same brigade.
Five members of the regimental band at
tempted to organize a strike among the
band the night of the regimental ball.
They figured that they were absolutely
necessary to good music and thought 1t
was an excellent opportunity to provide
themselves with money by refusing to
play unless they were paid When the
band was ordered to fail in to march
down to the hall they refused and as a re-
suit, instead of spending the evening at
the ball they have been in the guard
house ever since. The remainder of the
band to a man are indignant al tne.r
conduct, and there has been considerable
feeling over the matter. me reginent
was disposed to place the entire Dand IN
the same category, and they AYE peen
trying to show that they were wiling ana
anxious to uphold the reputation OF me
fore Major Chambers as a summary court
on Tuesday, and will be imprisoned at
hard labor for a month. They nave peen
O. u-fno urnnd all daIr since their sentences.
and do not find the work as pleasant As
they did their duty as bandsmen. The
band will probably never nave any more
trouble about refusals to play.
Private Butler. of Company. ID, ruth
Massachusetts,, was accidentally shot in
Hree rigo 1T e gig t9s y " F S0IPRrSN4 New pa 5efl
ducting Butler, under arrest, to tbs. guard
Mouse, Green heard a noise in a freight
car. He stopped to load his rifle, and in
1oa it was accidentally discharged,
the bah lodging in Buffers toe WhlIe
the shooting is to be regretted Butter adj
units it was accidental, and no blame is
attached to the corporal.
The First Battalion is doing good work
and is winning much praise for the lack
of disorder in the town. The men and ofl-
GERS are a little new at provost duty, put
are rapidly learning the business. Inc
req. Nptal camp and is quartered in 20
lct. headquarters in the town.
General Young, in OF the sec
or5 Corps. has issued a general ordei
calling attention to the requirement tnat
a.. con. municatlrsG to the war Depart
ment and all superior authorities must
pass through the regular military cnan.
nets. Failure to do this on the part OF
enlisted men or officials will be met With
general court martial. The department a..
Tashjngton has been bothered by enlisted
men addressing letters directly to the
heads of the army and which necesStates
seHGfng the letters back through the
EsEai channels to the company m
ens fer recommendations All
loES are sent to regimental ana COM
ny commanders before being acted on.
AT the men Will not realize It, ana the
APARTMENT has been forced to can atteh-
i on to the orders on the subject.
The health of the regiment as usual IS
excellent. there being less sickness al
Icant left Camp Meade. The weather has
been very mild for the past week. In
many of the tents the men lave not Deen
keeping a fire in the stoves, during the
night. The weather as a whole is mucn
warmer and pleasanter than 1t was az
Camp Meade. The men are yet anticipat-
ing their first snow storm, and from app
pearances are likely to be disappointed,
snow being the exception in this climate.
Owing to the number OF IeutenantS on ue,
tail and provost duty the guard detail
only has one officer now; This gives eacn
officer a turn of duty about every tTelve
days, instead of eight as before.
The number of sentries has also been
reduced from sixteen to ten.
The December payrolls are al IN ana
the rgiment is looking forward to pay
day quite a~nxiously. As the paymaster Is
in town, it is expected that they will be
paid shortly. The payrolls this month
contain the usual semi-annual clothing
accounting. Many of the men have been
able to save on their clothing allowances,
but som few have overdrawn to a con-
siderable mount. The presence of the
clothing accounts may delay the paying
of the regiment some because Of the extra
-cOmnufiup of figures necessary.