The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27
COXEY'S ARMY STILL SMALL
Marshal BTOwn Says, However, That
All H. Can't Stop II.

coxey Boasts That Recruits Are Com
ing in so Fast That he Can't Count
Them-But They Are Invisible to All
save Coxey-Three Women in Male
eAttire in the Little Army-The Men
Grumbling on Account of the Cold.
Canton, O., March 26.-When the sun
rose on Camp Lexington this morning not
soldier of the commonweal army was
visible. The cold weather had driven
them all out of the tent. Fifty-eight Of
them had gone to the police station,
where they were given lodgings on the
cold stone floor Others had scattered in
different directions, many of them to re-
turn no more. Those who assembled this
morning at the camp were given break
fast Coxey claims that recruits are now
coming in so fast that it is impossible to
keep count, but if this statement is true
the new arrivals are successfully keeping
out of sight.
THREE WOMEN IN MALE ATTIRE.
Three women in male attire are with
the army Nearly an inch of snow COW
cred the ground this morning, with a
temperature pretty well down toward
zero. COXey, Brown, and other leaders
slept comfortably at the hotel.
An examination of the court records
tins morning showed mortgages against
Coxeys property to the extent of S4S, 900,
and the claim that he would not be able
10 pay 10 cents on the dollar, if pressed
seems pretty well founded. He leaves
the army at Alliance TO go to Chicago,
but claims he will be absent only one
night.
ALL III CAN'T STOP HIM.
Brown said this morning "All h-ell
can't stop this movement now l have
foreseen from the start just how it would
be. I knew exactly how many men
would start with us, what the weather
would be, and all that. You can make
up your mind that the Kingdom of Heaven
is at hand. -
What was left of the army this morning
breakfasted on bread and boiled bacon
and black coffee. Coxey says the cold
weather and the newspapers will be I'M
successful in defeating his project God
is with him, he declares, and his army
will number 1000 men inside of forty
eight hours.
TIE SOLDIERS THINLY CLAD.
The commonweal soldiers being thinly
clad, suffered. There were many loud
complaints and threats of desertion, I'M
less better weather favored the move
meut. Camp Lexington was broken at l.
o'clock and the start for Louisville was
made Less than seventy-five men were
in line, but COXey and his lieuteuants
claimed everything was working accord
ing 10 the celestial schedule with
which they have been furnished. They
declare that provisions have been donated
in such quantities that they can't handle
them all. Canton people seem this morn
ing to have lost interest in the army and
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like Arabs and quietly steal away.
DALLAS SENDS RECRUITS.
Dallas, Tex, March ga local group
Of twenty or more men has been orga-
ni7ed to DIN CoXey's commonweaI army
They are to start from Dallas for Wash
ugton via Shreveport and Vicksburg
next Monday or Tuesday, and Join Gen
fryes regiment, now enroute to San An
tonic, at some point east of Vicksburg
about April H.
HIS rGTrsBURG COHORTS DETECTED.
Pitts5urg. Pa, March 26.-An attach
meut was issued in common pleas court
No. to-day by B. M. Everson, of Pitts
burg, against j. S. Coxey, the common
veal agitator. The amount of bail re-
CURED for the release Of the attachment
IS 81 800. The debt is about $500, claimed
to be due for merchandise. The plaintiff
IS dealer in machinery. The at
tacament is directed against moneys
due CoXey from a number of
local firms, purchasers of sand
CoXey's Eighteenth ward cavalry escort,
OF Pictsburg, are in low spirits to-day. In
tact, they have determined for the pres
tAJ al least, to remain at home. The sud
den change in the weather was an i'm
portant factor in the conclusion arrived
q at The newspaper accounts of the de-
parture of the army from Massillon ralso
u caused a depression of ardor. OF the
8 eEnty, only one Robert McVay, a con-
tractor remains enthusiastic, and
r persists in declaring that he will join the
COXey ranks