The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
NOT A WELCOME ARMY.
COXEY'S ARMY MEETS WITH YARI-
GUS
Thor March Through Maryland-How the
Different Wings of the Army are Pro-
gressing-BrOwne Identified.


CoXey will take water. The road over the
mountains between this point and Williams
port was too rough and steep to tempt the
travellers and taking advantage OF the in
flow OF large cash contributions that nave
been received during the stay in Cumber-
land, CoXey hired canal boats to take the
party eighty-tive mnes down the canal to
Williamsport. CoXey will work his foaters
in blocks of two, one barge for the men
and the other for the horses and camp
paraphernaia. The canal company was
not anxious to transport the party, but
Coxey showed his ability as q manager,
telegraphing to Washington for the per-
mission OF General Manager Nicholson to
pass the boats through the locks and Sc
curing a job lot of freight at % cents
ton on all his company-men, horses and
lumber. This was " cents higher than the
rate on coal, but will make three days of
pleasant travel against the same amount
of weary tramping. The company has been
docility itself since the reappearance of
Coxey in camp. All looks like smooth SAIL
ing Tor the commonWeal for Il week to
come and there is HtlIe prospect OF another
muuiny
While the heads of the commonweal have
been pushing preparations for the coming
exodus from Cunperiand, the army has
been resting and living luAuriously. The
baseball park forms one OF the best camps
en- route, and the lazy spring sunshine
has been a tonic to the frost-bitten traVel-
ers. The day was spent lounsing, shaving.
washing and mending clothes ana shoes for
the march. Baseball was INDUCED IN ny
the younger members. the two sides dubbed
the Workingmen" and the "hcboS, play
ing match game, the former winning
hands down. The arrangement of Jesse
CoXey, the prodigal son from his prodiSai
father, consequent on JesSe's revolt with
"unknown' BozZaro Smith, on Saturday.
has been arbitrated and the boy taken back
to the fold of the commonweal. BoZzaro
Smith after being elected from the camp
has appeared in new spring SUIT OF the
etc, by going ahead of the army as ad,
vance agent without compensation ana
aWaking sentiment in favor of the common
veal. After that he threatens to go iect-
urinS.
Food and Shelter Refused.
Hancock, Md, April 1S.-There was
lively time after the COmmOnWeal reached
Hancock. 1t was found that Pizarro Smith
and Check Childs, formerly the advance
agent of the commonWeal, had reached
Hancock together yesterday, and represent.
ing themselves as authorized agents OF
Coxey, had raised a considerable sum or
money how much could not be learned, and
town on the route. Browne and CoXey at
once issued a manifesto to Charles h4pr
the recent commonwealerS as imposterS,
and asking their arrest should they be
found. ChlldS, the advance agent, was a
young man of better appearance than the
average of the army, who had represented
the commonweal since the start from Mas
sllon, and, consequently, had credentials
from CoXey on which the money was
raised. He IS said to be a nephew of II:
G. Frick, of Homestead and has bad
record.
The commonweal flotilla was not hospit-
ably received in Hancock, in spite of the
large crowd that greeted it. The town
council refused to make any provision for
feeding the travellers, and the men had to
take their supper on the boat, after which
they spread through the town, filling the
saloons and drinking freely, though where
the money came from no one could tell:
There was n good deal of loud talking and
political discussion on the street corners
and in the saloons. but no open violence
occurred. The people We're somewhat start
led at the sudden advent of so many rough
looking characters in town, and, although
many people had driven over from Berkey
Springs to see the army, most of the cti-
zens remained in doors, leaving the town
practically IN the hands of COXeys men.
There was revelation in Hancock con-
corning browne, as well as concerning
Smith and .Chlds Burgess Ditto, of the
town council, recognized Browne as Pro
fessor Liman, who had visited Hancock
three years ago as a patent medicine faIir
with q great Indian blood remedy. Browne
declared that this was a case OF mistaken
identity.
Coxey Gains Recruits.
Williamsport, Md. April 19.-rhe COM
stronger that it entered, that humber OF
recruits being found camped the West
Virginia side of the river. The army came
near taking in a desperate recruit. lie had
been loatins a day or Two with the twenty
five recruits and just bef0;e the ARRIVAL
of CoXeYs boats he was identhed by the
sheriff of FaYctte county as James Mason,
murderer of Chief Engineer Paddock, III the
ConneIlsville riot two weeks ago. lie was
removed to Fayette county last night. Cox
ey decided not to push on To hagetstoWh
today
Coxey's Army nj HnGerstovn.
Hagerstown, nd. April 2o.-CoXey turn
e6 over the command of his army to Mar
shall Browne today and started for New
York to attend a horse sale for which he
has some stock entered. The army VIII re-
main here over Saturday ami probably sun
day. There is rumor that the stop is
part of a IreConcerted plan to delay The ar
rival outside of Washington until GOXey
can have a conference with some of the
pOpulist leaders IN Pittebu"g, Whe"e lie VIII
stop on his way to New York