The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-03

- Net Gen. Coxsy and Had No Troubl,
In Getting Troops Through.

| - Net Gen. Coxey and Had No Trouble
fn Getting Troops Through.
T.conA, Aug. 2-[Special. THE most
.susing feature of Mrs. Jumbo" Can't
49, trio East with the Commonwealers
| /. he fact that her feet sweiIed TO three
sne, their normal size while she was in
ziesgo. Mrs. Cantwell's return was an
spuneed two days ago in the PosT-IsTEE-
.nEseER, but sbehas kent out Of sight until
,1sr. when she appeared on the street,
x,;rhing thirty pounds less than when
- vent away with the Commonwealers
To moaths ago. While on Puget sound
h. fest are pretty and small. At
lslesgo they were horrible examples
the truth Tof the psragrapher's
rsngs on the enormous size OF the Chicago
re,nsn'y feet. For four days Mrs. Can't
eel could lot wear shoes at ali. She
SEPT. but her feet kept right on growing
hresr. She called In doctor. His dag
so.ls brought great Joy TO the woman gen.
ri Of the Corey army. Theexpansion OF
ls feet had nothing 10 do with her posi-
ion geographically. Dropxy did IL, the
1srsor said, and he fastened TO add: "If
30 have lived ter years on Puget sound
ne my advice and return fs.ere at once.
lhsfnrther south and east you 20 the
nors marked will be your present all
nfnt" She returned, aud while she is
nmInIssioned by Coxey himself to raise
mother army, she does not now grow en-
sasisstic over the prospect of leading
- to Chicago or Washington City. She
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had a long conference with Gen.
Key. lie Is very nice man. He says
> work has siready brought fruit in the
|fape of promises OF senators and congress
sen 20 pass laws for the benefit of the
aborlng masses. lie says these laws will
pen be enacted. lie claims that the only
say 10 bring about the enactment OF these
AVS IS to impress upon congress the
sseessity Tor their enactment. This he
bzs done, but he wants more armiesto
nsYch on TO Washington City TO further
Impress congress. He was very an xious
% have me march with the mefi to WASH
mgton City, but the doctor scared me, SO Il
u.nfned, % co %
Al Minot Mrs. CantweIl's little daughter
bad her stocking robbed Of s1Oc by the
secretary of the Seattle wing Of her army.
IL Mrs. Cantwellatells it.:
ssfhey said we would come back
strapped. but we got here, dog and all,
With 81 IS left. Every man in the camp,
and there were |, 200 of us when we got
INTO camp in DAKOTA, treated the child and
nyself with the greatest respect. At
Nlnot this man Farley. from Portland,
sgelary of the Seattle branch, learned
VI 500 OF my personal money, which
kcantwell had given me TO pay ex-
Tses, was in the childb stocking. and he
DOE il and fed"
MiAe American Railway Union Mrs.
canssei says:
4Ihsy did everything for me- They gave
ntlstters at Chicago, Fargo, Minneapolis
Ed other points. and We were furnished
Evaporation back. l spoke in the
American Railway Union halls and took
lpeollsctons, from SIS 20 $50, and clothed
sna fed the men. After We reached the
6fsas Northern at Great Falls we had no
Fpuele At all in getting East, and every
nan IN the army owes Jim Hill n debt Of
gratitude that will never be paid or for
gp.len either
by degrees she became excited:
Some of our men swan like rats. when
he marshals drove them off the bridges.
For two miles on stretch in Montana
hey waded In ice cold water up TO their
hseks They were like the rats that went
y deTour bad monarch. They sprang
nP everywhere. and they will reach the
nonsrch at Washington City all right.
iou can't put them down"
Mrs. Cantwel says her husband will
nmain East until he can accomplish some
aehhie good for the cause. Her first
h'ove now Is TO get car load of provisions
% the way to Washington City from the
bore guard camps along the Northern Pa
enc aud 6rea. Northern roads. The Ia
IONA home guards have disbanded, and
saeir leader says he wants no more To do
slih The movement.