The record-union., 1894-04-21
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The Commonweal Making Headway
Through Maryland.

Ihe Commonweal Making Headway
Through Maryland.
HAGERsTowN (Md.), April 90 The
march of the Commonweal over from
Williamsport was made under favorable
circumstances. The pike was dry, but
dustless, all the trees and fields green
with the recent rains, and at one of the
halts by rustic pump, the ragged, hard
ened-looking crowd gathered in a group
Of apple-trees, whose white petals rained
down upon them like a midsummer
snow, while the men drank deep of the
cold water as though they had never
known any other beverage. At the toll
gate, mile outside of Hagerstown. there
was delay, the old, white haired gate
keeper refusing to let the army pass with
out paying tolls on the horses. Browne
declared this was another extortion of the
monopolists, and ordered forward the flag.
The old gateman respectfully doffed his
hat to the Stars and Stripes, but shut
down the bars on the horsemen and carri-
ages. The army was forced to pay 81 cents
toll.
The army was accompanied into town
by constantly-increasing crowd of
cyclists, horsemen and pedestrians, and
the march through Hagerstown to the
camp was relatively equal to an inaugu
raj procession Tor Washington.
General Coxey left to-day for New
York, where he will attend the sale of
some of his Kentucky thoroughbreds.
Besides this he will try and arrange with
the railroads for excursion rates to Wash
ington for the demonstration on May lst.
1t is from this arrangement he expects to
get the greater part of his crowd for the
parade in the city. Should this plan sue
ceed, he says there will be no trouble in
getting $4,000 people to Washington, be-
sides those already on the way there.
FRY'S ARMY.
CINCINNATI, April 20-The ColvIn
wing of General Fry's Industrial Army
left Cochran, Ind, about 3 o'clock this
morning and in less than three hours was
dropped at the danger line" four miles
from the city limits. Two hundred and
ten men debark ed and Were permitted to
make their headquarters in a large tarn.
Twenty-tour Cincinnati policemen were
there to see that no movement was at
tempted toward Cincinnati. No provis-
ions were had for breakfast and the men
were hungry. Colonel Colvin came to
the city to confer with the Mayor.
MARSHALL Qll.), April 20.-General
Fry and the Commonwealers arrived
his evening from the West, numbering
about 160 men. They camped in the City
Hall and the citizens furnished them
breakfast. They will march to Terre
Haute tomorrow.
PoRTLAND's ARMY TO DIsBAND.
PORTLAND orr, April 20.-The Port
land contingent of the Industrial Army
now numbers about 500, divided into
thirteen companies. S. l.. Hef1ier, a
stonemaSon, has been elected Colonel and
j. NJ. Shinn Major. This afternoon about
1000 persons assembled on Plaza block.
1t was announced that the leaders and
Governor PennOyer were in conference
with the Northern Pacific officials, try
ing to arrange for transportation to Puget
Sound. 1t is understood that the North
ern Pacific will not carry the men with
out compensation. There is some talk
of endeayoring to raise sufficient money
by subscription.
1t was later stated that the Industrial
Army organized here will probably dis
band, as public sentiment is against pro-
viding any more rations for them and
the Northern Pacific Railroad refuses to
furnish transportation, although impor-
tuned to do so by Governor Pennoyer.
The City Council this afternoon decided
to make no more appropriations to feed
the army. and the men will probably be
taken in hand by the City Board of
Charities.
President Strong of the City Board of
NiidAit says u6 Will Tie men
with two meals per day and lodging for
six hours work per day on the streets
He states that he will be able to find en-
ployment in this city and vicinity in
about two weeks for the 500 men now en-
rolled in the army.
.MoNTANA's FORCES.
HELENA (Mont.), April 20.-Coxey's
army, under command of Hogan, to-day
again started from Butte, 500 strong, to
march to Washington. Two miles out
they made another attempt to capture a
Northern Pacific freight train. The Off
GERS of the company wired Governor
Richards, demanding protection and in
timatlng that it would hold the State re-
sponsible if the men compelled them to
grant transportation. The Governor
wired back that the Northern Pacific was
under the protection of the United States
courts, and must look first to its local
officers for protection. The army is still
camped in the railroad yards at Butte.