Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-17
THE BOSTON lNDUSTRIALS
Fitzgerald's Little Army Now
in Wilmington.
GUESTS OF THE LABOR LYCEUM
Plenty to Eat and Good Beds
to Sleep Upon.


Fitzgerald's Industrial army, which
was mustered in on the Boston Com
mons on that eventful Sunday three
weeks ago, and which has been pushing
on to Washington ever since, reached
Wilmington Tuesday afternoon and
spent the night in the hall of the Labor
Lyceum Association at Second and
jackson streets. Although "Micawber"
B. Fitzgerald, the leader OF tho forces is
still lounging in Moyamensing Jail
waiting for somebody to turn up with
$500 as security for his appearance at
court, the army keeps right on march
ing.
The New England Commonwealers
arrived overland about 800 o'clock in
the afternoon, having left Chester at
$50 o'clock in the morning. They had
to hump themselves to reach this city
at the appointed time, the leader said,
and receive the courtesy of committee
of the Labor Lyceum Association at
Sheilpot. The army formed quite u
contrast to Christopher Columbus Jones'
Philadelphia division of unwashed
Cozeyitcs. "Colonel' Bernard Cannon
was in command of the cohorts, whose
appearance was respectable.
Unlike the CoXey Commonwealers
the Industrial army had no commissary
department to hinder their marching
and were enabled to make much better
progress. They carried three American
flags at the head of the procession and
marched double column with "Colonew
Cannon at the head of the procession.
When the army reached Shellpot the
Commonwealers were marching to the
tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
They had expected reception alto
gether different from what they received
at the hands of the police. They had
read in the newspapers of Commander
Jones and his trials in Wilmington, and
as they passed Shellpot park many of
tho men pointed to Sellers woods as the
spot where Christopher and his mighty
host were routed by the police and many
of the nnwashed knights of the road put
to flight up the Philadelphia pike. The
New England army, which the ubiqui-
tous small boy Tuesday dubbed the
"Bean Eaters" in view OF the fact that
they hailed from Boston, were in great
awe of the police. When they found
they would not be arrested they were
elated beyond measure. The committee
from the labor organization which met
them comprised: Paul Schiller, August
Rieman, Paul Koehler and John
Fratinger.
The army was conducted to the Labor
Lyceum Hall, where plenty of eaLables
were in store for them and where they
spent the night. In speaking of their
reception, one OF the men said Tuesday:
81 thought that was walk out of the
town sure, when the cops met US; Z was
Just about ready to drop, and l couldn't
nave walked much further"
The men left for Washington yester-
day.
KELI.Y's COMMAND AFLoAT.
RUNNELLs, IA, May 11.-Commodore
Kelly's army sailed away from Runnells
nj o'clock this morning, and for the
first time the boats were arraigned in
some sort of order. Kelly prepared for
the start during yesterday afternoon.
He spoke at the Town Hall last night
and Intended that the tlotilla should
move at II p. IN. Because of delay
in securing provisions, especially coffee,
1t was two hours later when the pilot
boat moved out to sea, and Bugler Gar
Der sounded the advance.
GALvIN's ARMY STARTS.
WEST NEWTON, Pa, May l1.-Gal-
wins army slept last night on the oak
floor Of Captain 9. G. Markle's hall, in
which the massmeeting was held during
the evening. The army left for Irwin
Station at o'clock this morning
Colonel Calvin left at noon, walking
two miles to Sewickley, rather than pay
10.cent car fare to the Baltimore &
Ohio Company. From Sewickley Gal
vim went to Irwin on Sewlckley
branch train.
CoXEYITEs PUT IN JAIL.
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH, May H.
Another collision occurred near here
this morning between deputy marshals
and Commonwealers. The latter haC
captured two freight cars, were free
upon and two of them wounded, bu
not seriously. One hundred and twenty
of the Coxeyites were taken prisoners
and locked up in the county jail.
WASHINGTON, May 12.--Tents wer,
struck at Scamp Tyranny" before
o'clock this morning and an hour late
the army was ON the march for the new
camp near Hyattsville, in Maryland.
Carl Browne made a parting speech
in which he told the men that it woult
be impossible for him and Coxey to &C
company them, on occount of their en-
gagements in the police court, so th,
command was turned over to younl
Jesse Coxey.
The three convicted leaders canno
leave the district until their sentence
have been imposed and served, since tn
fart, ~ fhas, hatl IL, e., .l,s that
depart the jurisdiction of the court.