The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-03
Feplie.. were received from the mes,

Replies: were received from the ma99
sages to the railway presidents
denying the request, and then the
confere nee between the citizens COM
mittee ard the ,ailroad officials ended
Chairman Tichnor announced the re-
suit of the conference. and it was greet
ed by roar OF hOwlS. leers and Kisses.
PRESIDENT Il. X. Cable. OF the Ro K
Island. stated that their company could
not carry keily's army, and gave as
rea son that such a movement wolld
only be transferring the scene Of
trouble from one ely to another. He
says Gov. Jackson Is in full p session
of the railway company's views of the
situation and he Is the one to look to
for relief. The replies OF President
Hughitt, of the Chicago and North
western, and General Manager Earling.
of the c.. NJ. * ST. F.. were similar in
substance.
Bill for the Enlistment Of 100000 Men
Precautions n, the Capital.
Washington, d. C.-R representative
Davis pop. Kan. has intr, duced in
the House bill rcciting the woes Of
the unemployed and directing the Sec
rotary Of War to Immediately enlist
10 900 men in an industrial volunteer
army 10 serve 70. the pc iod OF enc
year after enlistment The army is
to be clothed and fed and paid as re =
uiar soldiers. Instea! of drilling the;
are to be employed on public works,
such as canals, rivers. and harbOrs,
public highways. etc. To defray the
expense, of this army the Secretary of
the Treasury Is to issue So1,uOo.OOU OF
legal-t..nder notes and certain other
forms of currency. The bill specifies
the following issues Of money to pay
the army: rifty millions to replace
the waste and destruction of notes
under the act of 1878: sl5U. O0O. OJO 10
replace national-bank currency retired:
$lG).OOO,uOO annually he: eater to kee D
up the volume OF money.
The PETER resolution for the ap-
pointment Of reception committee
for Coxey army of the commonweal,
to be known in Senate parlance as the
committee on communications, came
up in the Senate and received some
very rough handling. Senator Haw-
ley, who dealt the blows. said he would
have preferred to have some member
OF the dominant PARTY in the Senate
take the floor, for certainly the speech
of Senator Allen. Of Nebraska, ought
not to be allowed TO go forth to the
country as representing in any degree
the views of the :, nate.
Provision for the aCcOnm NdatiOn OF
the army of the commOnweal is con-
templated in Il resolution int Oduced
in the House By Representative Been
tof Minnesota This resolution in
structs the Secretary OF War to pro-
vide within the District of Columbia a
camping ground and tents for all or
ganized bodies of laboriny peopl. who
may cCm, within the District. and to
see that their rights a, citizens are
RESP ected and protected during their
stay here. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs
Coxey Has to Pay To,l<.
HageTstown, Ald.-The march Of the
commOnwcal over from illiamsport
was made under most favorable cir
cumstances. The pike was dry but
dustlcss and the trees and fields green
with the recent rains. At the toll
gate, u mile outside of Hagerstown.
there was a delay, tho old. white
haired gateman refusing to let the
army pass without paying tolls on tie
horses. Browne declared that this
was another eXtortion Of monopolists,
and ordered forward the flag. The old
gateman respectfully do.Ied his hat to
the stars and stripes, but shut down
the bars tight on the horsemen and
carriages. Coxey was forced 10 pay ~
cents toll. The army was accompanied
into town by Il constantly growing
crowd OF cyclists, hOrsemen and pedes.
TRANS, and the march through Hager J..
town tc the camp was. relatively, equal
to an inaugural procession in Wash.
ingtOn.
With Hogan in Command.
Helena, Mont.-Coxey army, under
| command of Hogan, have started from
Butte, 500 strong, to march to Wash.
ingtOn. Two miles out they attempted
to capture a Northern Pacific freigh,
train. Officers of the railroad com.
pany wired Gov. richards, demanding
| protection and intimating that they
| would hold the State responsible if the
men compelled them to grant trans.
portation.
Recruits at indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Ind.-A hundred In.
dianapolis men have joined the branch
of Gen. Frye's army being organized
in this city by Col" Aubrey and
Lieut." Salisbury.