New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-18
COXEY'S NAVY SAILS.
HIS TRANSPORTS ON A RAGING CANAL.
THE MEN RpcKoxED AS FRErcHT-MovE-


MENrs OF THE OTHER coNTINGENTs.
Cumberland Md. April 17.-Coxeys Army has
changed its ute and become Coxey's Navy. The
change made this morning when the common
veal struck camp at the Cumberland Baseball
Park and marched. with standards a!oft and each
piece Of the band playing a different tune down 10
the canal wharf. where two boats of MertsAs sons
Lumber Company lay in walt. The start was
made about $50. the commssary and camp wagons
groaning under the remnants OF the uneXpected Tree
lunch Of Sunday and Monday.
The embarkaton Of the Commonweal Army was
a lively affair Under the instructions Of the gen
era manager the whole army was billed as
freight" twenty-slx tons in all at % cents per
ton which was 50 y more than II Coxey had been
handling coal instead Of men, horses and camp
lumber. The OF the trip. including toll pald
the canal company was ssj. The additional amount
for provisions was little for the liberal contributions
received here were enough for almost haf the boat
trip These provisions. by the way, though given
with good grace. were the price paid the Common
veal commander for keeping the men outside OF
town And from this sort Of practical backmai
he is key to be well supported during the re-
mainder OF his trip for the towns en- route have
found II cheaper to pay the Commonweal TO stay
outside than IT is to let them come in and find
things Themselves.
The barges in which the trip was to be made were
the ordinary coal carriers that had been swept OUT
and flied with hay. The start was maze JusSi ~, ns
fore noon. three mules on the towpath pOlu,,lb
a.ong at a lively gait. the skipper smoking ms
o.d clay pipe with foot cooked up on the after
cabin and the members Of the CoTnmohweaai swarm
ing Ike ants over every part OF the craft. ,-.,
The first camp announced in Browne genera
order last night was in honor OF the citlzenS o, U
| this pace-Camp Cumber.and-to be pitched az
Hancock on THURSDAY Friday night It Is expected
tribute to Frye's followers will be located. After
that the army takes the road once more ana
Eikton. Nd. April i7.-Chrlstopher Columbus
Jones. command der-inchlef OF the PniiaHe lpta VI,
vision Of Coxey's army. arrived In Ekon at no noon
today with about sixty men. They stopped for a
short time outside OF the town limits before enter
aute Ind APr iI .o is fEDec5S4 ,Ds Wsansst hat
agents have been In the city for several days ar
| ranging for the reception Of the army IN Ierre
seattle. Wash, April IA new, feature has been
added to the Northwest Industrial Army oy me r on.
! cpaily Of the wives ~ the members. About forty
| Mohr wife OF one OF the most active men IA tne m
| male army was elected president. The announce
| rent was made that both the male and female con-
| tingent will move for Washington IN rev uays
| Chicago. April l7.-At meeting Of the County
nigh commitees were appointed to provide food
| for the Kelly regiment Of the Industrial Army on
Aivess received at the general oces Of the the chi chi
| cago Milwaukee and -. Paul Railroad IN TINS CITY
had 50 far been committed by Kellys army Cen
eral Superintendent Collins said: "A rollcall OF IN.
81 strong Kelly also says that he intends to keeT
his followers within bounds. He does not appear @
| is running his army on cvangelistc principle
! similar 10 that of the salvation Army So far as
this road Is concerned. II does not propose % give
| the army train or 70 carry II free q,
Boston. April l7-Superintendent Morrison /
swift of the New England Industrial Army TO
day issued a petition to the United States congress
In behalf OF the industrial classes OF TINS country
i To provide farms and factories where the un
| employed now and at all times hereafter may %
able to apply their labor productivity FOR the sup
''Ss TO take steps 10 amend the Constitution Of tn
United states So that it shall affirm the right o
every one to have work.
g. 10 abolish all lnterest-bearing bonds. -
4 To furnish immediate employment Tor the un
employed by beginning the construction or goo'
roads on a large scale throughout the country.
g. To natlonalize the railroads, the telegraph anC
s To see that all land not in actual use I
thrown open 20 cultivation by those who are VIII
Ing 10 cultivate II.
: 70 establish a commission to investigate tn
advlsability Of nationalizng truss. ,,,,,- arms.
in camp five miles east OF Council Bluffs. with n
ehrtsr from the rain. which bean AT noon FUr f
coiinci Bluffs n midnight. and are guarding IN
Ko;iv camp Four Of the men are sick from eN
posire. and the feeling Of the people OF Wester
Iowa against the state authorities Tor calhnS GU
,rooDs is growing intense Kelly has been above
n 60 10 omaha and Council Bluffs TO ask FOR 1000
m ms iet ,s' had the Council BuTs authorities to be
licve that the roads would alI9w 49, ni'h bad an
other lntention than to compel the army 10 marc
across acrs,rns, ,n spr 17-Coonel John II. Grover tn
dcfeotnd peoplr's party candidate for Mayor @
cincinnati last night addressed ictt 10 tot1 IN
EDITORS Of local P@peTWS TWashlDton with 300 unem
pioved to demand work or rati3ns @ re t uGarsS S,
viii not march the men but VIII 20 oy ""''' Win
San S Francsco April 1.-THE supervisors yester
day aut,o',znh anh ,be second regiment OF the Indus
trial Army far as Chicago