The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-04-14
coxrY on THE MARCH.
nha Army Begins 1T Journey ''
ward Washington.

The Army begins 1T Journey
ward Warrington
Alliance. Ohio, March CIT was tne
Intention of the leaders of the con.n,o
,veal army to break camp about . ciot tn
"' aar hit the start was delayed until
noorlv 9, The next camp will be es.ap.
l;shoi ot Salem, which is distant tnlrteen
miles. The itinerary plans were 10 aill.s
there ot 9 o'clock, but the roads are 'ely
rough after the thaw Of yesterday "nu
I'll. severe freeze of last night Will plo'-
oblv cause some delay III tie mar'1l.
THE soldiers passed a comparative!
comfortable noght. Food is plenty mus
far. and as long as the men nave a.
they want to cat and fairly com1ortaoie
places in which to pass the nlsn,' 'n.le
will be little incentive to rld the n1n
roosts, pig pens and sheep folds OIL ,n1
farmers. Before breaking camp NlHrcn!l
B,owne had a serious talk with MS
ragged band. Two of the men han d
fight about midnight in the tent III u
dispute over the ownership of a stra"
bed. unknown" Smith said to his COM
mand that if anything Of this sort oc'
cul red again he expected to be Ill 1t with
both fists. Owing to the gorging by the
men, who have as many as tour meals
in succession by simply looming again,
meal tickets will be issued at Salem.
Then the ~commonweal will be: One man,
one meal. Marshal Browne has re-
ceiy ed a message from Columbia that
the citizens of Leetonia will have a hot
lunch on the line of march tomorrow.
Beaver Falls, Pa, April 2. - Several
thousand pee pie on foot, in vehicles and
ether ways met Coxey at Beaver Falls
when the army entered in the afternoon.
The crowd was curious, but not cordial.
A delegation of mounted citizens met
Corey and escorted him and his followers
through the town. Camp was then
pitched near the Beaver river Oh College
hill. Meetings were held on the ground
ut once and $3G collected by Marshal
Smith. The army is now 27O strong.
One hundred and twenty-five recruits
joined to-day, necessitating the formation
Of = new commune, called the Cyclones.
One hundred and eighteen of the re-
crnitS were potters from East Liverpool.
Marshal Smith told his men that any one
of them caught begging would he dis
missed and prosecuted. One man was
dismissed at Darlington for begging, and
another at Beaver Falls for drunkenness.
The march into town from New Galilee
was uneventful. Before leaving Camp
Marion Butler, a religious service with
mucic was held on the field. All day
long the camp was visited mere by the
townspeople, several thousand sightseers
oomipr from po;rbbor;nr TOWNS Food
enough to last the army for two days
vas contributed by the citizens and the
officers entertained by a hotelkeeper. The
leaders are immensely pleased with the
reception and the big bunch of recruits.
Washins ton, April Ex-senator Carey is
much encouraged over the prospects OF
his bill for the cession on the part of the
government of 100000 acres to each OF
the arid land states and territories to be
improved by irrigation. There has been
such a general expression of opinion on
the part of the members in favor of the
bill that there is little doubt that it will
be favorably reported soon by the com
mittee on public lands. Mr.. Carey is led
to believe that the bill will receive the
unanimous endorsement of the commit
tee. Senators Dolph and Villas, both of
whom favor the bill, say it provides for
an experiment in the right direction, and
is n which, if it should be undertaken,
may lead to a solution of the question OF
what is to be done to reclaim the arid
lands.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 4.-The march OF
the comn,oEweal to Allegheny, the first
stage OF the long journey to Washington
was b8yun at Sewick]ry at 0 o'clock. Not
one of the weary fellows left camp last
night, except twentr, who sought warmer
quarters in the local lookup. A special
order was issued by Col. Browne after
breakfast. The men are advised to be.
have during the next two days, as ut.
tempts will be made to lead them astray.
Wien Jack Run was reached a kalt was
ordered for lunch, after which the col
umn again took up the weary march to
Allegheny. On the road to Allegheny the
army was well rec eived. All the schools
were dismissed in the forenoon and the
boys crowded out of town after the com
moEweal, cheering end singing. Their
were 1S9 men marching. As TIE road lay
alongside the railway every paoseuga II
train that passed was cheered by tn
men and the passengers waived handker-
chiefs i'll return. The whole progress is
looked upon by the leaders as an ovation