The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-24
SLOWLY MARCHING ALONG.
Notes of Interest Regarding the Other
Invading Armies.


Mr. George Francis Train announces
that in view of the decision In congress
that they will not hear the Coxeyites be
will at once proceed from New York to
Washington as the representative of TO-
BOO, 900 OF people and guarantee that they
are heard. For this purpose Mr., Train
says lie has engaged Metzerott Music hall
for period of two weeks to be used by the
Coxey people for their meetings, which
will open there on Thursday. Mr.. Train
declares that If they arrest anybody they
arc liberty to arrest him, but he dares
them to interfere with him
At Indianapolis Colonel Aubrey has pro-
NOTED himself to general, and he and his
assistant, Lieutenant Salisbury, have se-
cured new quarters at pork house on
Blake street, In the western portion of tho
city. They now have, they say 100 re-
cruits for the Commonweal army. A tel
egram was sent to President M. e. In
gals, OF tho Big -Four road, asking him
Tor rate on twenty box cars in which the
army could be hauled to Washington.
The matter was referred to the local of
ficials of the road.
The Paris Temps compares the march
of the Coxey bands in the United States
to the uprisings of the populace in the
middle ages, adding, AT the same time
it would be wrong to regard this particu-
lar demonstration as the advent of n serial
revolution. Society in America lies Upon
such broad foundations and is firmly
based upon the natiolal conscience that
what would lead to a general revolution
elsewhere Is only rapid sklrnish in
America
Regiment No. eof the United States In
dustrial army, under Commander Colonel
Calvin, passed Sunday night in the horse
sheds Mt the fair grounds near Whining
| ton, o. They have been well provisioned by
the civil authorities and the citizens. The
| railroad companies still refusing to trans
| port them thoy marched to Sabina yester-
(, day afternoon, arriving at $3.50 p. M The
citizens furnished them with supper.
j. II. Randall has been chosen general
of the Chicago division Of the Common
veal army. The idea Of waiting for Kelly
has been abandoned, and the Chicago
army will begin its march some day this
week. General Randall stated that there
were 700 recruits enlisted already, and
that number would be raised to 1000 be.
fore Thursday.
Acting Superintendent of Police Ripley,
of Illinois, said concerning Kelly's army;
"If the men are orderly and commit no
breach of the peace in the march through
the state see no reason why they should
not be permitted to enter Chicago. II
there are any lawbreakers they will be
treated as they deserve
In an interview at New York last night
General Coxey, discussing the proClama-
tion from the district commissioner of
Washington warning the industrial
armies from invading the Capitol, said
that would not deter him from marching
on. He said he would redouble his efforts
The Swift Industrial army from Boston,
1t is said, will receive but little comfort
among the industrial workers in Proyi-
dence, r. l. There Is no enthusiasm man
ifested and the person who is doing the
recruiting is a socialist crank who has no
influence with the workingmen.
A movement has originated in Denver
looking to the formation of homo reserve
of Coxey's army. The idea is to form a
home guard to show their sympathy
with the active members of the army in a
substantial manner.
At Terre Haute, Ind, the county board
of health vaccinated every one of Frye's
band Of Coxeyites. 1t is expected that
Vandalia will take the army TO Indian
apolis from there.