Evening journal., 1894-04-13
COxEY'S EASTERN BAND
To Be Led Through Will
mington This Afternoon.
POLICE WILL ACT AS MARsHALs.

Christopher Columbus Jones and His
Battalion Marching Down From
Phiiadeiphia-Thoy Started From
Linwood This Morning.
Christopher Columbus Jones and his
contingent Of "Commonwsalers, " who'are
marching from Philadelphia TO Washing
ton, whore they expect TO Join Coxey's
army, are due In this city this afternoon.
Chief Marshal Jones's division Is com.
posed OF Philadelphians aud a number OF
men who have Joined between that city
and Chester. They left their headquar-
ters, No 1879 Filbert street, Philadel.
paia, yesterday morning twenty seven
strong, ana with large American flag
They marched through the streets Of
the Quaker City and thence to Darby. A
rumor had reached Chester that 90. 600
men had lett Philadelphia and for awhile
there was great excitement Ia the metrop.
oils OF Delaware county.
When the army" reached Chester
they camped on lot near the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station. but accepted
an invitation from Chief OF Police Bag
shaw to leave the town before they had
their only tent pitched.
The weary wanderers took refuge In an
old cotton mill of Law & Davinney, ln
South Chester for the night.
This morning. the aggregation did not
rise with the sun. They reused them
selves In time though, 10 pass through
Linwood twelve miles from this city at
| lilo. There were seventy stragglers In
the bunch. They will reach this city
about o'clock, coming In by way Of the
old Philadelphia pike
Arriving. thev will proceed down
Market street, to Eleventh, west to JeiIer-
son, to Fourth, to Madison, 10 Maryland
avenue, and ont the Newport pike. They
will probably camp near Rlchardson's
woods, just outside the city limits
Chief of Police Dolan. Captain Kane
aud their officers are alert to day. They
are not at all nervous They will allow
the army" full use Of the streets be-
tween the curb lines and make no arrests
unless they become disorderly or beg.
IL Is not known whether Detective
Hutchens, Of Dover. will make raid
on the army or not, IN his war against
the bringing Of foreigners into the state
Thousands of People
Passed out Market street towards
| oheAlpIN Nhlo hiNelnhNus mere lntY VIII
intercept Christopher Columbus Jones
and accompany him through this city
At Market street bridge a squad ol
ten policemen in charge Of Captain Kane
will meet the "army" If Chief Mar
shal Jones Intends TO camp Ia this cit,
over night. ne will receive an invitation
to move on They will not be allowed
60 stay in the city
10 Is expected that thirty recruits will
join the aggregation In this city Ration
are scarce. Only one firm is known 10 b
preparing for them. That firm Is }. j
Gallagher q Bro, who are nreparln.
"epsom salts Ia packages.
William r. Film, Republican ahrev
atty candidate, said this morning that b,
regretted that this was not nomination
day, because so many Georgetown ne
groes and Coxey's army were In the city
Sad TO relate, It Is not.
Two Columbian sympathlzers.
ES City Auditor John A. Mitchell wor
a flaming Coxey badge for some time thi
morning IL bore the following inscrip
tion surmounted by "Old Glory:
ADVANCE GUARD
COXEY's ARMY.
Group o.
Later in the day he gave IL TO Deput,
Tax Collector George j. Finck, who toll
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter that b
would meet Christopher Columbus Jone
At Market street bridge.