The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-27
NEARING THE DOME.
Coxey's Commonweal of Christ
Approach Washington.
The Brigade Marches Out OF
Hyattstown Today.
KELLY IN HARD LUCK.
Contributions Fail to Flow In
as Formerly.
He Appeals to Omaha For Sup
plies of Food
TRAIN is ARRESTED.
Wants to Be Martyr and With
the Martyrs Stand,
But the Police Do Not EncOur-
age George.

HYATrsTowN, Md, April 27.-It mat
ters not at what hour the Coxey people
take up their daily march, they are astir
early in. the day. Before o'clock the
canvas that was in the camp was taken
down and a dozen men were busy rolling
and slowing it away for the days tramp.
Broken rails were piled about kettles
and coffee was made. Along the stream
that half circled the camp men were
upon their knees washing their faces
with the cold mountain water. There
was suggestion of the fitting of cir
Gus after a performance. Coffee and
hard tack constituted the breakfast for
most of the men. Some got eggs, but
there were not enough to go around
After breakfast the men strOlled about
and Ioitered on the village street or sat
on the fences along the pike
Standing at the end of "a slender bridge
that spans the stream the Associated
Press correspondent was spoken to by a
young man who wore the army badge
and who carried canteen-
THAT canteen," he volunteered, "was
given me by an old man up in Maryland.
He said it was once carried in the battle
fields Of this state by young soldier. l
shall think good deal of it."
How do your men turn out this morn
ingr" was asked.
sPretty stiff-mighty stiff We had to
sleep on the ground last night, and it
was chilly / can tell you"
"What did you have for breakfast?"
'sMost of US had nothing but coffee and
hard-taclz. | could not get any eggs
only few-I don't feel like tramping
today"
"WhyT''
81 feel too weak to walk did yes
terday and since we struck here 1 have
had less to eat than before. L feel weak,
but I'll get through L think. Pve come
from the start"
Coxsy in Hotel.
Coxey, the chieftain, was quartered in
a hotel room and came forth upon the
scene about 8 o'clock. Carl Browne
with his keen shifty eyes was attending
to details announcing as he called on his
chief that owing To the short march of
today they would not start until about
$3.50 o'clock.
As Chief Coxey went down the hill
from his hotel towards the camp, Carl
Browne was getting his communes into
line for the start COxey circulated
among them. He stated that he was
waiting for local team he had hired to
come down and load part of the can
vas. After some delay the team drove
upon the grounds and it's owner came to
Gen. Coxey to receive pay for the SER
vice.
81 am not going along, Mr.. Coxey, and
1 would like to get my pay now." he
said.
.All right, sir" was the response, and
the leader pulled from his trousers pock-
cts a handful of coin, none larger than a
90 cent piece. He began counting out
from this supply and soon came down to
nickels and then to pennies
''There, there" exclaimed the owner
of the team, ''can't you give me some pa
per money; don't want all that metal %
There was a tinge of impatience in
this.
"Well.'' said Coxey with deliberation
and still counting out small coin, 81 be-
lieve this is legal tender amt it?'
''Oh, that's all right, if you haven't
anything else" said the team owner.
"Most of us are glad to get anything
In the way of money" added
Coxey. with CLINT of fun
through his spectacles and then
when the team owner had received
SO, the price of hire. and had gone,
Coxey remarked, as he returned what
was left to his pocket: ave may all be
better fixed moneywise before long,
All was ready for the march, the band
played lively airs and the army beating
7 step ready to march off.
AT o'clock came the command and
the army was in motion along the yellow
pike road. The days tramp was one of
thirteen miles to Gaithersburg where the
army rests until Saturday morning.