The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-26
C0XEY'S ARMY ON THE WAY.
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u-phsstiy Rseeived by 10000 Citizen-
or Csuto- He Engage. |. Bury Me-
gro 60 Carry the Tramp Arrays B.nrer.
CANTON O., March 26-Coxeys Common
veal army moved out Of Massillon to-day on
schedule time. there being perhaps seventy
hve straRglers In line at the start and twenty
i've less when Canton, eight miles away. was
reached. Carl Browne. Chief Marshal.
headed the procession. lie was mounted on .
white horse and was followed BY half q dozen
aides, all mounted on horses belon Ringto Coxey
who rode in q carriage drawn By . pair OF
spirited steeds. The procession consisted OF
the marshals. Coxey, his wife and sister a
buRler, four covered wagons containing camp
ing outfits. bsled straw. and several quarters
OF beef; brass band that played all kinds OF
music at once and the soldiers OF the Common
veal. on foot They marched single file and
two abreast as pleased their fancy. With
very few exceptions they were hard-lookinR
oitizena This they said was not their fault
but the fault Of our system Of government
The weather was pleasant when the start
was made. but the procession was soon over
taken by severe snow storm. This had q
depressing tendency. and several assertions
were reported before Reeduburn, the first
stop. was reached. After brief stay at Reedu-
burn the army resumed its onward march.
and reached Canton shortly after 4 o'clock,
where Camp Lexington was pitched. Coxey
10 enthusiastic and says the movement thus
far exceeds his most sanRuine expectations.
Canton and Massillon were both crowded to-
day with people who had come In from sur
rounding towns aad cities to see the sight
On the march from Massillon to Canton the
sand persons in carriages. on horseback. and
afoot: They made the welkin ring with theiE
lifting his hat on reaching Canton the army
was greeted BY fully 10000 persons. who
along the street Every one regarded the affair
as huge Joke and good humor prevailed on
Camp Lexington was pitched on a vacant lot
near the workhouse shortly after 4 o'clock,
and the tramps constituting the army OF Com.
scattering straw upon the ground. and m aking
other preparations to keep comfortable during
The army had to start on Its march without
2 goddess OF peace. as no maiden could be
dsss. however, a buriy negro has been enlisted
to carry the banner, thus giving the African
race T xs In the One
thought the celestial powers were not exer.
storm upon the advancing hostp. and advised
his men to break for passing freight trains.
tnsy heeded his advice. and have not been
:. y Is feared ~ some of co1ey's lieutenants
morning unless the weather m oderates, owing
to the prevalence OF comfortable hay mows in
these parts .CoEsy's iite INSURANCE. policy; Il
clais OF the company fearing he may m eet with
violent end before finishing his enterprise.
and are endeavoring to Undue their followers
with confidence by making speeches which.
feet Coxey said might:
II am now satisned that I win be. followed
hear that we have actually started they viii
been bee AFRAID !, hat We were bluflinE. Now they
Dr.. Kirkland Of Pittsburgh, known as The
BY astroiosy that this is to be the Grandest
move the world has ever seen.
yived again. He knows this because the stars
h b H told him So Nearly all the noted c5anks
IN ~, Ohio are now mere. expressing their deter
The army : s.peetsd to leave Canton at noon
will be struck The camp will he named Ia honor
OF senator PETER OF Kansas. who introduced
s sa
from Cleveland bad Just 6een, enlisted. solcn
eopraged and resigned on reaching Canton.
oslshons sam was appointed his successor.
Chief OF the .Commissary Marshafs staf
Coxey says he has assurances that the sym
on boiled ham and potatoes to- morrow morn
Ing. In bulletin Issued late to- night Marshal
You boys are behaving yourselves honor
ably ,o and al the snes IS about trsmps and
the snick ering OF those who have never felt
selves and 1t will cause others to be true to
Nearly fifty OF the CoIsy recruits applied for
lodging in the city prison lust before mid
night and were oJated.
truth in the story that Gov. Pattson has issued
orders to esr IA o. the Second
s in re- to r.p. sse sSd
He said ;o,niSht that Adit., Gen. Greenland |
9T were any rhs,s Issued to
aga st coxsy's force when Il should reach the
western borders OF the state.
force is abuniantiy able TO handle the inSad'
S S He said fuTthsr that, although no orders
PHILADELPHIA, March 2h-Coxeys army is
to have some Philadelphia recruits, man
CoIeE. declares that there will be several
thou ands from here 70 ioin the crowd.
the sunday Breakfast Association this even
ing. and Jones said they were the nucleus OF
OF the men present who were questioned by
d TspofteT only 80 SIX o Or seven said they were
poets 10 STesnize a Woman's company S's Of re- re-.
eTuits. He says he and his band will leave
here on April 10. and will effect a junction
with Coxsy at Rockville Md.
BALTIMORE, Md. March 25.-Efforts are be-
Ing made in Baltimore to organize regiment
OF 300 men to lotn CoxeY Forty or nifty men
reported to-day at . sa'o Don on Eastern avenue,
the Whitechapel district OF Baltimore. and
were fed ~ philAnthropic sym pathzers.
IL IL said that 200 men have volunteered to
take up the march on Tuesday 10 meet the |
main body Of Coxeys forces. The men who
were on hand to-day we're described as weary
walkers"
DEsyEB. March 25 Bert Hamilton. civil
eng nser and actor, Is organizing an army
demand the free coinage Of silver. the con
struction OF new railroad from the Ohio |
River to the Pacific coast, and other legisia-
ion In the interest OF the Western portion Of
he country.
Meetings will be held Throughout the week
10 promote the movement. The start will be
IN next sunday. and Mr. Hamilton expects 10
cave Colorado with at least 10000 men and
AXE recruits all along the line 1hs army
will demand free transportation OF the rail
roads
BIRAIrSoHAM. Ala. March 25.-John @. Town
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