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The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

General Kelly became convinced on the
2lst that lie would not be ahlc to secure trans.
portatlon by rail from Council BluGs for his
commonwcal army. They therefore decided
to walk eastward, hoping to obtain transpor-
taiion when they reach Dcs Molnes From
there they expect 10 so to Chicago, where
help awaits them.
When 1t became known that they were
about to start immense quantities of provls.
ions were sent to their camp at Weston, and
wagons provided 10 haul the supplies
The army, numbering about 1900 men,
broke camp early Sunday morning. and. ae-
eompanicd by the beat OF drums aud the
cheers OF thousands Of visitors, started on the
long march.
The day was perfect one aad rapid time
was made along the smooth, well-beateu
roads. From every farm house flags were ly-
Ing and at every crossroads lines Of gally
decorated wagons and carts hailed the com
ing OF the army. The little town Of Under
wood was reached about noon and a sumptu-
Gus repast was served By the enthusiastic VII
layers. When the meal was over and the
impromptu speeches done, the march was
resumed amid the cheering OF the crowd that
was gathered. On every hand the deepest
sympathy for Kelly and his men was cx-
pressed and farmers and townsmen were
eager to supply the wants OF the common
wealers. At Nicola they were cared for at
night.
Kelly showed his abilities as a commander
Monday. Colonel Baker, who had broken
the rules, was court martlaled and expelled.
Then three men got into a fight and were or
dered by Kelly transferred to another COM
pany. To this their company (C) object.
ed, and refused to fall in line. Kelly disband-
ed them but said they might join other COM
panlcs. They positively refused and left the
army despite the earnest protests of their
leader, Colonel spead. Before night, the
company weakened aud having apologizcd to
Kelly were received back into the army.
On Wednesday the troubles between Kelly,
Speed and Baker were adjusted and all was
harmony. treasurer is to be appointed to
take charge OF all funds, and Speed and Ba-
ker arc restored to their former positions.
Kelly openly dcplored the violent course Of
the Montana army. General Weaver sent
word that he hoped to secure transportation
for the army from Des Moines to Washing
ton
Kelly's army experienced great hardships
on the Goth. The / 900 men had made forced
march of forty miles in order to reach Des
Moincs They were met five miles from the
city by sixty policemen and deputy sheritfs
who told them they must pass on through to
Des Moines 10 n deserted stove factory, where
ample food and shelter were provided. This
Kelly fatty refused to do, saying his men
must he fed before they marched the addi-
ional miles. The officers were obdurate, and
he 1000 hungry men stood shivering in the
ala from noon until $50 O'Clock, hoping for
provisions. Al last Kelly consented to move,
nd the march began. The streets were lined
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

An industrial army aboat eco strong campcd
at Troutdalo IS miles from Portland, Oregon,
took possession OF the union Pacific station
and drove out the operator As soon as the
nows reached Portland attorneys for the I'm
lon Pacific secured an injunction against me
men and the marshal served untlce On fns'ir
Pcnnoyer for the militia, but he refused, rs
the situation did not warrant such action.
Government troops are held 10 readiness to
enforce the orders Of the court.
THE army at Trouidalc took possession OF
freight train Friday evening despite the
orders OF the court, but the engineer cut loose
and left the train at the station.
The Industrial army, numbering about 500
men, which has been campcd at Trou,dilc
eight miles east of Portland, for three days
captured Union Pacific train at g:45 saiur-
day morning and started on It's journey to
Washington. They took the engine from n
special train bearing General Manager Dick
inson and a party of railroad onicials. Dis
patches were sent to the court officials and
the United States troops at Walla Walla were
ordered to intercept the train. This was done
al Arlington where l22 soldiers under Colonel
Compton and the United States marshal took
the army in charge. The men did not oIer
any resistance. The train bearing the indus
trials was run back 10 Portland. General
ridge and dfty others we're taken to jail and
the remainder were placed under guard OF
the regular troops. They are being fed by tue
government The leaders were TO be ar
ralgned for contempt Of court.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05
COXEY'S INDUSTRIAL ARMY.
"oNTo WASHINGTON" THE CRY.


Tho common wealer army, after spending
two very quiet days In Frederick, celebrated
their departure by free fight and shooting
scrape. The army was depleted By four mem
bers but no one was hurt a party OF Hun
garans, part of the th!r,y-hye recruits taken
In there, who had been drinking during the
day. came to blows around one o. the camp
fires. The local police arrested one man and
the other three took TO the woods. The army
marched to Hyattstown, eleven miles.
Coxey's army Is almost to Washington. 1t
marched TO Galcsburg, Maryland. on the 9Th
after a hard days tramp. The Unknown has
re-appeared and leads little army Of his own
composed OF the stragglers from the main
body.
The long looked for army Of the common
veal reached its destination on the 2yth.
Three hundred and hfty miscrably dressed,
woe begone, out-at-the-clbows and rundown
at-the-hecl specimens OF humanity marched
into Brlghtwool Driving park, led by a
Wheeling apology for a band, pitched tents
aud stretched themselves ia the sun. Grcal
crowds OF people Of all classes went ont from
Washington to the suburb To Inspect the cir
cuC-lke aggregation. A number OF senators
and representatives were to be seen in the
crowd
General CoSey, In an Interview, declared
that the army would assemble in the caplto
grounds regardless of police regulations. H'
said the right was guaranteed by the cousu
tuition. lie said; ave will go before the
highest courts in the land II necessary
Meanwhile We VIII wait here In wash ngtoi
! If 1t takes all summer. II the courts refuse
US our right. there will be a revolution - d'
not advocate a revolution nor do desire II,
| but 1t will be Irresistible and it viii be The
| greatest revolution OF history If the pcopl
are only properly aroused"
Corey expected to move to the capitol oil
] Iur.laN. Tho 1t
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

The commissioners OF the District OF Col
umbla, after consultation, have Issued II proc
lamatlon almed at the various Coxey armies.
They sag that mo possible good can come OF
such gathering, and that with no proper
preparation OF means OF subsistence, suffering
and ultimate disorder viii ultimately ensur.
No wrong can be righted, no condition of la
Dor ameliorated, no remedy for existing evi!
realized by the contemplated demonstration
OF physical force. Every desirable end eau
be more certainly and effectively accom-
pllshcd by ordinary and lawful methods, The
law does not permit the soliciting OF nlrns IN
our streets, aud forbids parahes, asscmhlaEcs
highways or avenues, and the approaches To
public or private buildings
The commissioners give notice also TO tho
crlminal. and evil doors, who, under cover u
crowd OF unemployed men In the streets,
may come for the purpose OF crime and dis.
order. that all such Will be apprehendcd and
summarlly dealt with.
And finally they give notice TO all who come
against their advice and protest that the laws
In force in the District OF Column a are aic-
quate for every emergency and will be rigldly
enforced
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05
The Butte Army in Trouble.


Inc InuusV'a' a'"y osNH'HeN
Montana mas haa serious 'tou'ie III 'eou, l's
transportation eas'"atu. Inc A'u's' "A's-
was quite large ihtehueu 10 eaP'u'e ''N,H'
ou, were prevented from uoIhs 30 " al 'H'
junction OF the court
On Monday night however, the army DIS
regarded the Injunction and selling tra!a
on the Northern Pacific road manned 1t Will
men from lts ranks and started eastward
The railroad officials could do nothing bat
clear the track to prevent collisions, and this
they did. Judge Caldwell telegraphcd 10
Washington asking for troops to aid in cap
turing the men.
Unlted States Marshal McDermott with q
posse o. seyenty-dye pursued the Coneyiies
on special train and oyerhauled them at
Billings, Montana. lie ordered the leader
to surrender but they refused. ZONE OF The
deputies without orders fired upon the CoHey-
ties and the fire was returned. one man on
each side was wounded but mlracnlousiy no
one was Killed. The marshAs were chased
oil and the army numbering GOO Hen started
eastward again.
Orders had been sent from Washington 10
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

The industrial army organized at Denver
by Grayson has had hard time. After re-
pca,ed failures in their efforts to secure trans
poriatlon the army started eastward on foot,
passing through Brighton, Lupton and Evans.
They plan to walk to Cheyenne where they
hope to get a lift on the cars. Some Of the
state officials at Denver have made attempts
TO hire box cars to carry the army east at a
low rate, but failed.
The Grayson army spent several days in the
the vicinity Of Evans but on Wednesday the
men started in wagons for Fort Morgan, the
necessary funds and teams having been sup
piled by the people.
Grayson'. army reached Fort Morgan Fri
day. Colonel lIudson Is commanding the
army Ia the absence OF General Graysou, who
IS detained at Greeley defending Law suit.
The army IS composed OF "a men, eight or
ten having been discharged for begging since
leaving Evans. They are an oiderly-looking
set OF men, onc-hslf Of whom seem TO be
skilled mechanics. Perfect discipline has
hff Them For lo anps, , each
man was accorded half loaf OF bread and a
generous hunk OF roast beef a hard boiled
egg and an ordinary fruit can full OF coffee.
Wagons were furnished to carry the army to
Brush in the afternoon.
The army reached Sterling Saturday night
and we're Hospitality entertained. They were
provided with teams and started for Jules
burg Sunday afternoon
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

THERE is to be a worlds fair at
Iliogo in 1898. If the Japanese set
about the task with the same patient
perseverance, that marks their other
efforts it will be worth crossing the
Pacific to see Heretofore it has taken
civilization a long time to find out that
Iapan in 1nanv rcsnccts veru-mn..h
'"'H'' "
general KELLY, when he heard
Of the violence of the Montana indus
trial army, said truly: 'This is
the worst blow we have had. We will
now be regarded as lawless men. We
have broken no laws. But we will
march to Washington through thous-
ands of regulars and tens of thousands
Of the militia. Not by physical force,
but by law and through favorable pub
lie opinion.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

A tremendous crowd Of people gathered on
Boston Common last Sunday to see the Bos-
ton contingent Of Coxey's army leave for
Washington. Morrison l.. Swift, the leader,
addressed the throug, and then the army
quietly stole away without any parade. The
army only numbered forjy-fve lis members
were well cared for at Dedham where they
stopped for the night. The army will march
through Providence, where II expects large
achievements.
General Fitzgerald's section OF the New
England army was arrested at Westerly.
Rhode Island, on Friday and locked up. The
arrest was made under the vagrancy act. Re-
cruits who tramped from different towns
were arrested under the vagrancy act at Will
liamantic, Connecticut.
swlfrs army spent Sunday at New London,
Connecticut They were Hospitality enter
tanned.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

TuE question that is now agitating
the women of America is: Have we
been insulted? President Carnots
decree forbidding French diplomates
and consuls to marry without permits
sion of the foreign minister, coming as
it did Immediately after the marriage
Of NJ. Patcrnotre to Miss Elverson
suggests the possibility that he meant
Americans. 1t might be just as well
for them if the charming women of
our country should consider it an
aIront directed at them and turn
deaf ear to the artful opportunities of
foreigners. As a rule an American
mechanic makes better husband than
foreign count.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05
a Murder Avenged.

A double tragedy Is reported from the Vt.
clnity OF Gunnison. On the eth Deputy
Sheriff John Myers went to Doyeyiie
to arrest Nick Myers on warrant sworn out
by neighbor as the result of a quarrel.
Myers refused to recognize the authority OF
the deputy sheriff. He retreated into his
house, seized his rife, and deliberately fired
at the officer, hitting him twice and INJECTING
mortal wounds. The murderer then fed. A
posse was organized by Sheriff Decrins and
pursued Myers to point near Cheiopa lie
refused to surrender and fired upon his pur-
suers. They returned the fire and killed him
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

Another California Industrial army has
been formed at San Francisco. On the oath
it numbered $50. They broke camp and
started east, hoping that the Southern Pa
cifc would soon conclude 10 carry them.
The Oakland army that has had great
deal of trouble left on u steamer on the 9th
for a trip up the Sacramento river 10 Sacra-
mento. The army is led by woman.
The Oakland army OF 900 led By Mrs Smith
reached Sacramento Sunday evening and
camped in the ball park The citizens being
tired of feeding armies are not disposed to do
much for them and the authorities are inclined
TO be severe,
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

! An army is being organized in Salt Lake.
An army of 5000 ia getting ready to leave
Tacoma,
General Sanders is forming an army at
Cripple Creek.
Reserve contlngcn,s are being formed In
many Colorado towns.
Industrials are causing the railroad men con.
siderable trouble in Southern California.
The leader OF tbs Stockton Industrial army
has been sent TO jail as a vagrant He has
been in the penl,entiary three times.
A large army has been formed at Seattle
and went into camp on the Goth. No ar
engagements for transportation hrye been
made.
The iron moulders Of Chicago have organ
zed An army Of considerable proportions and
have waited to join Kelly when he arrives.
Other organizations and trades have agreed
to furnish large number Of recruits.
Philadelphia contributed but few recruits
to the serried ranks OF the industrial army.
The leader, Christopher Columbus Jones, was
only followed by two men when he left the
city, but recruits fell in on the way and he
had good sized squad when he reached Bal
timorc.
A fisherman named Holmes of Providence
I ls organizing fleet Of boats, which Is known
as Holmes navy" when is preparing to sail
To Washington. The fleet will consist OF iiity
dories manned by expert fishermen. The
| fleet is scheduled to start on May Z. 1t Is ex-
pected tina, each dory will have not less than
two men and there will be a captain for
every ten boats 1t will be the eommonweal-
ers' water contingent and is to be known as
the industrial Navy
Saturday morning Governor Mckinley or
iered several companies of state militia to 90
down to Mount Sterling and eject Calvin
army from the freight train that they had
been holding for several days. Colonel Colt
who commanded the militin, trained his Cat
ling gus upon the train load Of lndustriali
and ordered them to vacate. They reluet
antly did so. The army was not placed un
der arrest and they secured money enough Il
pay their way to Columbus where they wen
into camp. The Tradea Assembly furnished
them provisions and raised sum OF none!
sufficient to transport the army as far a
Wheeling or Plttsburg. Ll-
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

THERE is something pathetic in the
story of Billy MeGarrahan, whose
claim has been before Congress for
many years. Away back in the sos
NcGarrahan was a poor prospcctor in
California. He owned claim Of evil
dent value but either by mistake or
iartiaced fraud the officials of the
government gave the title to his
slaims to the New ldria Quicksilver
Company owned by the bonanza kings.
iIe went to Washington convinced
tia; the error would be rectifcd. 1t
meyer has been. Only once has his
t,ll passed both houses and President
HARRISON vetoed it for a technical OBJ
it,r'on. The inoiTcnsixc, simple
:. 2ra'd old lrishman is dead now. and
Z Ie New !iria Company is safe in pos,
esssign Of his property,
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

With spectators, and as the weary NE
marched by. weak from hunger women wept
from sympathy. The stove factory, one and
hal: miles east of the capital, furnished
heller for oil hauds. The men and their
spirit. soon revived when wholesome supper,
furnished by the city, was given them.
The mayor announced that the city would
furnish but one days provisions, and then re-
quest the army to move on. The Trades aud
Labor Assembly called meeting, denounced
the authorities, and appointed a committee TO
secure food aud raise money for Transports
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

PRoF. LANGLEY of the Smithsonian
Institution is perfeeting an air ship
which he thinks will be perfectly
feasible, He believes that the time
will come when people can get into
their flying machines and 60 from
place to place just as they now go in
their carriages, and the further he
carries his experiments the more thor
oughly he is convinced of the correct
ness Of his theory. During the last
few months he has made some very
important and interesting discoveries
concerning the currents of the air,
which will have a marked in fuence
upon his aerial navigation expert
mcnts.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

The army Of 100 men which came east from
California By the southern route, but got
stranded at st. Louis has split up. One party
of 200 men worked its way through Terre
Haute where they were on the 2Srd. Another
party of go men under Colonel Calvin had
succeeded In reaching Wilmington, Ohio, on
That day.
The army of Calvin Is causing serious trou-
BILE at Mt Sterling, Ohio. They captured n
train Of freight cars, which was .sidc-rracKea
They refused 10 leave the cars and deGed the
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

FROM all that can be learned it
would seem that the local militia
which bravcly guards the District of
Columbia in piping times of peace is
much more stirred up over the pros
poetiye arrival of Coxcy's army than
is the army itself
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

Governor Waite has issued an order amend
ing the sheep proclamation which he sent out
several weeks ago. The complaint has been
made that unauthorized persons have been
granting certificates of good health to owners
of Utah sheep and that several ilUcks have
come into Colorado by this means. The new
order makes 1t necessary to have such bills OF
health signed by the state veterinary surgeon
himself. All excitement In the border coun-
ties has now subsidized and II Is thought that
most Of the Utah sheep owners have given up
their purpose Of entering Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

SOME of the commonwcal armies in
remote parts of the country are not
making over four miles a day. But
then they don't have to be in Wash
ington much before the adjournment
Of the nresent session Of Congress.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

Eggs, ranch, lie; state, lie. Batter, hes
creamery, 2l@22; dairy, 15c. Hay, uplant
baled, sll 0o@Sl2; second bottom IS 5O(d
800; alfalfa, $3.50. Oats, Sl.1-@$i,29. .Po
tatocs, sl.00@sl.i5. Cattle, choIcc steers
s2.9o@s3.25; cows, s9lo@s2. 30; native feed
crs, Sa.6o@s3.00. Hogs, choice, S5.O5
Spring chickens, 13eGlic per Ii. Turkeys
Sc per 10.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

MEMBERS of Congress do not need
to be worried because OF any probable
tty that in a moment OF bewilderment
they will vote to reduce their own
salaries.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

Governor Waite has ordered Commissioners
Reynolds and Boet,cher to appear before him
on the Both to answer charges Of malfcasance
He charges them with paroling convlcts who
had been transferred from the penitentiary to
the reformatory, contrary to law, and with
having employed a detective Illegally.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

WHAT'S in 4 name? \ great deal
too much sometimes. The town Of
Breckenridge, Minnesota, has asked
the postmaster general to change the
name of the postofice.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

Strangers visiting Denver will hnd It to
their advantage to stop at the Columbia
Hotel on lith Street, four blocks from the
Union Depot. The hotel Is rlin on the Amer
lean plan and is thoroughly firs;-cass Rates
to residents OF Colorado have recently been
reduced to ~ day.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

WILLIAM L. CURTIS, the Washing
ton correspondent of Chicago paper,
rrophesics that a bill for the free coin
age Of silver will pass both houses Of
Congress at this session.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

officers who attempted TO drive them Oh. The
militia may be sent after them.
Fry's army Is moving slowly eastward by
capturing trains and riding until they can go
no further. They had reached Brazil, lndi-
ana on the 25th. The people are becoming
disguised with the army's course.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

one phenomenon noticeable in con
ncction with the industrial armies is
that when they ride they increase,
when they walk they decrease.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05
CURRENT COMMENT,

"CoGITATE, emigrate, irrigate," is
the alliterative advice given by the
irrigation Age.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

\ HARD blow has been struck at
.ho Coxeyites. George Francis Train
mas espousod their cause.
The Meeker herald., 1894-05-05

TALK about luxury In Paris
street is being paved with blocks of
mahogany brought from Brazil.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
GOING AFTER GROVER.
Arrest of a Man Who Wants to
Kill the President.
But the Fellow Is a Lunatic and Has
Many Peculiar fialIucina-
tionS.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. ga. w. Alton
of New Jerusalem, Tex, was arrested
upon a charge of insanity. He arrived
over the Southern Pacific from Houston,
Tex. and claims that he was not satisfied
with the way Grover Cleveland was run
ming affairs. and was on his way to Wash
ington to kill him when intercepted by
officers. He was locked up in an end cell
last night, which he almost demolished
during the night. He tore the boards
from the wall and did considerable dam
age. He was almost nude this morning
when the officers removed him from the
demolished cell to another
Alton claims also that som ebody is after
him to do him uD. In his rawlings he sees
all kinds of demons, and this morning said
that he could raise the dead and make the
sea give Gp its treasures. He says he has
a wife and several little brothers, and
thinks they will come to his rescue and re-
lease him from Jail.
Judge Cain remanded Alton to the work.
house to be examined by the City Physi-
clan,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-27
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED.
Collision Between Houston and Texas
Central Trains.

WAxAHATCHIE. Tex, Dec. 26.-Ths
Katy" southbound, and the westbound
Houston and Texas Central trains coIlided
at crossing one mile north of this city
last night. The engine of the "Ka,y" ran
into the rear coach of the Houston and
Texas Central, striking it about midway,
tearing the seats up and scattering the
coach fixtures about promiscously.
The injured are: j. T. Edling, Omaha,
side, arm and head bruised; T. j. Hester,
Corsicana, broken rib, bruised about the
head; Gporge Clark, Sardis, hip hurt
Mrs. Enos, Waxahatchie, thought to be
fatally injured: Lee Vance and wife OF
Mexia. both dangerously bruised and in
jured internally; Taylor. cut on the head
w. F. Caron. Wallis. Tex, seriously in
jured about the head and hips; E. B. Har-
old. Fort Worth. injured about the head
Miss Kate Burroughs. Waxahatchie,
slightly bruised about the head; William
ClaIkson, Corsicana, cash in the head.
badly injured; Bob Mayes, engineer of
the Katy. both legs hurt; Walter Elmer,
Fort Worth, trainboy. left arm out OF
place and left hip slightly injured; NJ. V.
Sharp, right side, face and right thigh
bruised; }. Il. Manson, EMS, Tex. brake
man, head and breast seriously ipjured
Mr.. Connally, Waxahatehie, slightly in.
1urod.