Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19

yet come to. "The army still lives"
Commander Jones says, "although it
may be in Wilmington police cells"
The army was allowed to leave the
city Saturday night, and the journey
south was resumed.
A dispatch from Newport states that
all day Sunday jones' wing OF the
army of the commonweal were en-
camped near that provincial town and
all was serene in the ranks of the SOL
diers. The leader in the early evening
called his cohorts together and urged
upon the faithful band the necessity of
forbearance and the application of
plenty of water along the line of march.
Commander Jones spoke of the conflict
near Wilmington and declared that his
surrender near Shellpot was not unlike
Lees defeat at Appomattox.
The army spent Monday night at Ogle-
town on the suburbs of Newark, where
the soldiers appeared in good spirits and
rested themselves preparatory TO con-
tinuing the march to Washington next
day. The ranks were swelled to col..
siderable proportions after they left
Newport and knights of the road from
far and near arc hourly collecting along
the line of march and recruiting as
commonwealers.
ELKToN, Nd, April 17.-The dust on
the Newark road trembled to-day be-
meath the tread of Christopher Columbus
Jones, chief marshal OF the Philadelphia
| division of the commonweal, which
crossed the State line and invaded
Maryland at Iron Hill, three miles
northeast Of Elkton. The command
numbered "a men and a mascot. The
mascot is the fighting contingent. He is
half-breed black-a and-white bulldog,
who Joined the division iu Newport
Del, Sunday as a gift. He was named
Coxey, is an old campaigner, carries a
tin decanter on a string around his neck,
and fights on commonweal principles
that the unemployed must have some-
thing to do, although his fighting in
stincts are contrary to the peaceful pro-
| clivities of the commonweal. The mascot
won the first victory of the commonweal
| in Maryland by nearly chewing the life
out Of dog twice his size soon after the
line was crossed.
AN ARREST.
Tho division camped at Ogletown,
Del, last night, seven miles from Elk
ton. Breaking camp about 7.30 a. M.
the march was continued until 12
o'clock, when the marchers rested and
dined on the banks of Big Elk creek, a
half mile from Elkton. Shortly after
going into camp with their solitary piece
of canvas, the commonweal shared in a
common woe of mankind-one of the
men was arrested. A large part of the
commissary and quartermaster's stores
travelled in trunk slung to tent pole
carried or the shoulders of two men.
This is walking army, from COM
mander-in-chief down to the dog. No
wagons are in line. The men take turns
in carrying the trunk.
Henry Riley, white, and Davy Selby,
colored, declined TO carry the trunk
! further this morning and were ordered
out Of the fanks. They Started ahead
for Elkton, but were induced to return
by Advance Agent Mckee, who is the
platform orator of this division. Some
of the men in the ranks objected to re-
4 ceiving the prodigals. Strong language
was used and Paul Marshall, young
Americanized German, whacked Riley
across the back and left arm with cane.
Riley and Selby came to Elkton, and
obtained a warrant for the arrest of
Marshall. Chief Marshal Jones and a
number of his followers were sum
moned as witnesses.
AT the hearing in the magistrates
office the questions and answers greatly
amused the crowd, and ended in Mar
shall having to pay the costs and being
told to leave the county. He took the
hint and bolted for the door, and it was
sometime before he was recaptured and
made to pay the costs of the trial.
Jones and his army left town in the
afternoon and camped at Northeast for
the night.
The people of the surrounding country
rejoice over the possibility of their
separation from scores of indolent
characters who have been source of
much annoyance to them, and if Jones
only takes his forces far enough away
from Delaware soil to prevent their ever
coming back he will be esteemed an
uncrowned hero by the residents of the
Diamond State.