Evening journal., 1894-04-24


Which Cannot he Pigeonholed - His
Plans ON Reaching Washington-Bo Boston's
Contingent Enters Rhode Island.
BoONEsBORo, Nd, April 24.-The coming
Of the commonweal army has created al
most as much disturbance in the heart of
the Blue Ridge as it did in the mountains
of western Pennsylvania, where the hill
dwellers came down with winchesters and
pinetop whisky to clean up the invaders
under the impression that a second civil
war was at hand. Here at the foot of South
mountain, where camp Daniel Boone was
pitched for the night, the same impression
has prevailed for weeks past, and it was
only on the return Of Sherifis Herbert and
Mulcan from Hagerstown with reports OF
the peacefulness of the army that they be
gan TO assure the veterans that they were
not going to have another term of field
service thrust upon them.
As it was, they poured into town by the
hundreds, giving the commonwealers such
a reception as they have had at scarcely
any other town on the journey The towns
people themselves, while better informed
as to the real nature OF the commonwoal,
were equally curious to see the army and
the main streets for two hours before the
marchers came in sight
Quite generous provision was made for
the army, $. G. Wagner giving them the
use Of a big field on the east side of the
town, with stream Of fresh water run
ming through it, and contributing besides
the use of an empty barn for shelter, a load
of firewood and five bushels of oats for the
L
men, contributing 126 loaves Of bread and
almost 100 pounds of meat. The campers
were very comfortably provided for, but
the thing that brought them the greatest
encouragement was the arrival from
Washington Of Colonel A. Il. Redstone,
the representative Of Mr. CoXey at the ma
tional capital.
Colonel Redstone Arrives.
Colonel Redstone was accompanied by
his private secretary, J. $. Bartlett, for
merly private secretary Of Congressman
Coffein Of Wyoming. He met the army OF
the commonweal about a mile west OF
here and had a short conference with Carl
Browne before the latter clapped him into
Coxey's private buggy and drove into
town in triumph, with the Washington
representative at the head of the process
sion.
Colonel Redstone brought news that
made the eyes of the army bulge out in
anticipation, but which was received by
the correspondents with considerable al
/ lowance. He declared that the coming o
the army into Washington was TO be th'
/ greatest reception ever accorded to any or
ganization in the history Of this country.
"There will be a guard Of honor Of 1900
men to march into town with you boys,
he said. "There have been promised 50
wheelmen also, and all Of the labor unionl
will turn out TO greet you. The commit
tee on ways and means has accumulate,
provisions enough to prevent any fear o
want, and there will be little to do in pro
viding for the unattached members. Tn
labor unions, the Grand Army and all tn
similar institutions have promised to car
for their own people, and there will be n
great drain on any part Of the commu
nifty"
The commonwealers were wildly jubi
liant at the news, taking the success of tn
expedition as assured beyond question
The colonel further ingratiated himsel
into their good graces by announcing tina
he would stop at the camp rather than "a
a hotel. II have been in the army myself,
he said, "and l do not ask my men to &
in for any hardship when 1 am not in /
with them"
The privation will be only one night Il
duration, for Colonel Redstone goes bacl
to Washington today, but il is more thai
likely that he will take back case Of acut
rheumatism and chills with him, as tn
ground was damp and the air malariou
about the camp.
On leaving Hagerstown the army wa
the indirect cause of one casualty. Jenni
Burke, an old colored woman, was stand
ing on the sidewalk watching the arm
file past. She had been much excited owe
the coming of the army, and before th
last of the procession had passed she fe
in faint, dying of heart failure a few mil
| utes later