River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-04-26

quiet AttlS city with IN unusuhl DuS-
tie. They were the wagons which the
farmers were bringing in to carry KEEL
ly's army to Avoca. Scarcely one came
without food, clothing or blankets
for Kelly's men and the comvlissary
department was obliged to ask for ten
more provision wagons, making TWEEN
ty-two in all The wagons lined up
alongside the Rock Island tracks on
the road TO Avoca and at $50 o'clock
the bugle sounded forward" and
seventy-five wagon loads of common
wealers began 20-mile advance To
Washington.
The enthusiasm of the farmers of
Pottawattamie county increased as the
army advanced. They leave tine pillow
in the furrow and the harrow in the
field during the best weather
for spring work, and send the
horses to help Kelly. Some OF
them drove all night to be in Nicola on
time and twenty-five wagons met the
procession on its eastward way TO car
nv the footsore men over the hills to
Avoca. From Nicola to Avoca, 20 miles
of road. but six farmers were seen
working in the fields, and four of them
said they had sent wagons.
The army reassembled in large field
W est of Avoca and marched into the
city four abreast with Kelly bare
headed on his prancing horse. He was
not greeted by school children and
brass bands, but when the army reached
the camp on the banks of the Nishna-
botna river they found a dozen wagons
of provisions waiting for them with the
compliments of the citizens of Avoca.
Gen. Kelly on Monday, for the first
time, told definitely what he would dc
when he reached Washington. He
first disclaimed having any connection
with Coxey or Frye. He said he had
never received letter or telegram from
Coxey, and only knew of his move
ments and plans through the newspa-
pers. Kelly said:
"If we are denied admission to Washington
will form q company on the outskirts OF the
city ard with four OF my men will hunt up Con.
gresham Pence. OF Colorado; Senator Allen,
OF Nebraska; Congressman MCGUIRE, OF Cell
fornia, and perhaps Senator PETER, OF Kansas,
and lay our petition In their hands. firm OF
lawyers OF Washington is now drafting that
etition under the supervision OF frienly con
gresham
"In substauc the petition will ask congress
to authorize the commission on arid lands, al
ready established by congress. 10 put the unem
ployed men at work digging irrigating canals
through the arid lands of the west
ern states There are millions OF acres
OF these lands ready TO bear large hRr
vests when irrigated. Millions OF acres
have been Irrigated by private companies and
among the most fertile sections OF the
II.
cal funds or bonds for the purpose but simply
point out what can be done for our unemployed.
We leave the financial end OF the idea TO con-
gress
Now in two or three years those arid lands
will be in shape for farmers, and our petition
will suggest provision by which the men who
dug the canals can take up the lands under Q
special homestead act and settle on them as
farmers "
BooNsBoRo, Md. April 2h.-Coxey' S
army, under command of Lieut..
Browne. reached this place Monday
afternoon and encamped for the night.
The army was met here by Col. A. +.
Redstone, who has been in Washing
ton looking after the interests of the
commonweal. Col. Redstone says
that when the main army, re-
inforced by the various branches
now on the way reaches the
city limits of the capital II
will be met and escorted down Penn
sylvania avenue by $4,000 men, 500
prominent ladies' the local typograph-
zeal unions, the entire force of the
Grand Army of the Republic in the city,
besides a large number OF wheelmen.
lie wouldn't be surprised to see the
army welcomed by large number of
senators and representatives. On reach
ing the capital, the colonel says, Browne
will positively speak on the steps
CHICAGO, April 25. The ironmolders
have decided that they will go to
Washington, independent of the main
body of commonwealers They claim
that they will have 20, 900 men in
their ranks. They say they are con-
fident of reaching Washington by
May O. They have received, they
say, from towns along their proposed
line of march promises of assistance in
the way of food. shelter, Transports
ton and recruits. The western con-
tingent will be met at Baltimore by
marchers from the east. Kelly's army
will receive in the neighborhood of 800
recruits here.
Gen. Kelly and his western cohorts
will be received by the armed police of
this city in case they conclude to march
this way. The council so ordered Mon
day night and gave Chief of Police
Brennan instructions that do not read
two ways. lie must prevent the admis-
sion of the marchers within the corpo-
rate limits, simply because the alder
men believe that public safe ty demands
il.