Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-29
A CUE FOR ARGUMENT.
COxey'S Horses Sold at a
Low Figure.
FORCES WELL AT SALEM, 0.
May Have Military Band Of Its Own
When ItzReaches Washington.

CHICAGO Murch 29.-Jacob 2. Coxey
reached Chir'go yesterday. and spent con-
siderable time at the stockyards. Mr..
Coxey, IL WAS said, came to Chicago
mainly 20 look after an interest he had In
a consignment of horses offered for sale
at the stockyards.
Coxey's horses brought but t450. while
he had expected not less than $1,000, and
with this for a cue he certainly scored
existing conditions. He charged the hard
times To "lack of money" This evil.
he said, he proposed TO remedy by COM
pslling government issue OF 500, ,OOO,OOO
Coxey's Chicago lieutenant, Albert
Mason, claims that he will leave for the
east Saturday with 5000 men AZ present
the 5000 is represented by o foregoing
shadow, consisting Of 81 men
Generous saiemitss.
SALEM, O., March 20.-Salsm has treated
the Coxey oommonweal most generously,
by supplying food and shelter and re-
cruits. The quality OF these oontribu-
tions of men and things was Of the high
est. The leaders are more hopeful In
their talk than ever.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the army filed
into the town, ~ strong. Mayor Northrup
provided two halls-Kauffman's armory
and the Federation of Labor hall-as
sleeping quarters. Quantities of food.
such as coffee, bread, meat, sandwiches
and 10 dozen boiled eggs. had been pre-
pared by committee Of citizens. and this
was turned over to Marshal Browne
Camp Anna Diggs was q vacant lot near
the depot, donated by q prominent man
for the purpose. In q miserable sleet
storm the army camped and was fed.
Carl Browne held crowded meeting In
the Opera House at o'clock Sixteen
recruits enlisted and joined Immediately y
after camp was reached. Two are cooks,
and were hailed as acquisitions One
walked from Ashtabula In four days
Another came from Connecticut and two
from Alliance. Three men are sick under
DIR. Kirkland's care. The food and ex-
posure to the cold are responsible
Browne was Informed here that 300
striking potters at East Liverpool would
Join the army. A late start was ordered,
as the march from Alliance was trying.
Camp Trenton, at Colum biana, In where
Coxey expects to meet the com monweal.
To Have . Military Hand.
PITTsBURG, March 20. - The steamer
Hudson, from Cincinnati, had on board a
small detachment of the forces of the
commonwsal army. 1t consisted of 10
men, IL horses and eight wagons. The
Coxeyites, with their horses and wagons,
were taken at Bellaire, .. They expect
to Join the commonweal army at East
Palestine or Beaver Falls
A large military band Is being org an.
lied In ward Is Burke IL at the head Of
the enterprise and expects to have u COM
plste, fully-equipped band ready TO meet
Coxey when he reaches this oity. The
band Ia to march out to meet Coxsy's
army, when it will return with him to
PittsburR anu then accompany the COM
monweal TO the capital.
Hogg Is Hot.
DALLAS, March 20. - Governor Hogg
telegraphed the following to The Times
Herald; you can truthfully say that
neither the cormorant nor the commune
can disgrace Texas while l am governor
When railroad company hauls tramps
or unemployed penniless men into this
state, IL cannot dump them iD n barren
desert, and murder them by torture and
starvation without stoning for IL, II there
10 any virtue in our machinery Of jus
tics.s
Great Things Predicted.
WAsHINGToS. March e9 - The head.
quarters of the Washington contingent
of the Coxey commonweal has not thus
far presented any busy scene, though
Colonel Redstone insists that most of the
unemployed in this city are interested In
the movement. According to statement
made by the local representatives, 90s
groups of recruits, ranging from five to
10 men each, have already been Or