The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-05-03


camp to-day awaiting the result of the
efforts of the trade and labor assembly
to secure transportation. To-day's mass
meeting is expected to decide what will
be done.
Washington, April 3O-James S. Coxey,
Commander-n-chief of the good roads
army of the commonweal, standing on a
riCkety wagon in the center of the
BligbtwOod driving park, waving aloft
his 4 Alpine hat to one of the most ccsmo
ptlitan and extensive audiences ever
gathered in Washington, announced yes
tel day afternoon that the greatest march
of the nineteenth Gel tury had been ac-
complished.
Three hundred ard fifty miserably
dressed, woe-begotten, out-at-the-elbOws
| and run-down-at-the-hecls specimens of
humanity marched into the park, led by
wheeling apology for a band, pitched
tents and stretched themselves in the
| sun. Thousands from the city turned
out to make holiday of it and inspect
the curious aggr cation.
Thick clouds of dust overhung the two
re ads leading to Brightwood from the
city all day long, and they were plowed
| with more travel than customarily beats
Two endless professions swept along the
| roads all day with such variety of trav-
elers as had never turned out in Wash
ington since war times. Every horse and
Wheel vehicle in the city had apparently
been pressed into service, while the lit
| tie trolly railway line which was built
| for the benefit of suburban residents was
ridiculously inadequate to the demands
upon it. Lining the entrances to the
park eaterprising colored citizens had es-
| tablished their booths for traffic in ginger
bread and sweetened water which passed
current for lemonade. The semblance to
| a circus layout was further enforced by
| the thimble riggers and shell men stalk
| ing about the outskirts of the crowd.
| But when the people poured into the
park enclosure the suggestion of circus
| Gay was full-blown. In the center of the
half-mile race track tapped the canvas
| enclosure which encircled the quarters of
| the commonweal army.
In an interview Gen. Coxey said that
| if they were not permitted to meet in
front of the capitol they would appeal
| to the highest court, and if it was de-
| -cided against them there would be
revolution.
Washington, May /. - Coxey's army
| will start on it's march past the White
capitol tomorrow, and it is possible that
collision between police and the army
will occur, Mr.. Coxey saw Maj. Moore,
| the chief Of police, and announced to him
| his intention Of speaking on the capitol
steps. He was told that if he did so
| he would be arrested. Some common
wealers intimate that when repulsed the
| army will disband, it's members will en-
| ter the grounds as individuals and then
| do their speechmaking under the great
! statue of CHRISTOPHER Columbus at the
| steps.
''If they do," says Maj. Moore, "they
| will be arrested" Having finished their
| public demonstration the commOnweal
soldiers will march to a vacant lot at
Second and M streets southwest, where
they will pitch their tents, and the lead.
ers announce that this will be the per-
manent camp of the army of peace un-
til the good roads bills are passed by
congress, Other contingents are expected
to join them here. -
Helena, Mont, May 1.-Maj. Discom,
| with three companies Of the twenty-sec-
| ond infantry, from Fort Keogh, es-
| corted Hogan's army into Helena at 8
| o'clock this morning on a special train,
/
| night. There was no demonstration on
the trains arrival, only the usual crowd
of loungers being at the depot. The pris-
| oners number 331 men. After stopping
| fifteen minutes at the station the train
moved two miles west. There the pris-
oners were unloaded and marched to the
| fair grounds, where the soldiers pitched
camp.
Spokane, Wash, May 1. - Spokaners
were considerably surprised this morn
ing to find train load of real United
States soldiers pulling into the Northern.
Pacific depot. About $50 troopers of the
Fourth infantry from Fort Sherman con-
stituted the party. Late last evening
| United States Marshal Drake of Tacoma
wired the authorities at Fort Sherman
| for troops to assist him in preserving
order at Puyallup, where over 1000
| cOmmonwealers have camped. Military
officers will divulge no information as
to the destination, and the train is now
sidetracked here, waiting orders. 1t is
thought likely that the troops will remain
| here and prevent the passage of any tpatn
which may contain commonweaIers. The
local commonwealers now number 400.
intend starting east tomorrow.
Des Moines, May 1.--Rumors of a gem
eral tie-up of all the railroads running out
of Des Moines were rife to- day, and
railroad officials. who have been in
state of apprehension since Kelly started
from Council Bluffs, were much exer-
cised. Labor leaders said that If Kelly
| was not furnished transportation within
three or four days. the strike would
spread to all the roads here, and that the
tie-up would continue until the army was
carried to Chicago.
Mayor Hills states that he will go to
the camp with a police magistrate, de-
clare the army under arrest, try the men
| in bunch as vagrants and sentence them
to three days In Jail, Then he said he
| would turn the papers over to the sheriff
to serve, thus shifting the responsibility
to the county. Kelly declared that he
would not walk out of town, and said
he expected to have a train Wednesday,
His army grew very rapidly during the
day. More are coming all the time, and
Kelly expects to lead 1000 to Chicago.
Helena, Mont, May 1.-Hogan's army
numbering $50 men, arrived here to-day
on a special train in charge of soldiers
from Fort Keogh. The prisoners were
taken to the fair grounds, two miles
from the city, and went into camp under
Inllitary guard
Two TheuAand People Mt Iron Moun-
tain, Mich, without Food.
Iron Mountain, Mich, Specialize
flee Commissioner McClintock handed n
his resign ton to Chairman Mo Naugh.
ton, of the county board to-day, Five
III Ldred idle workmen hed met and
unanimeoMsly passed resolutions giving
PIN two hours to leave the city or suffer
the consequences Every one who