Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-29

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sp~etst.r--Cosey q Ruined Man rnI..
ne Deserts Hi. ARMY.
CANTON. o. March s6-CcVev. armv
of the Commonveal moved out % Mas
sillou yesterday on schedule time
There were perhaps se%venty-ive strag
glerS in line at the start and twenty.
Eve less when Canton. eight miles
away, was reached Carl Browne.
chief marshal. headed the procession.
He was mounted on a white horse aud
was followed by half q dozen aides,
all mounted ou horses belonging to
Coxey. who rode in a carriage drawn
BY a pair Of spirited stecdS
The procession consisted Of the mar
shals, Coxey. his wife and sister. a
bugler, four covered wagons contain.
ing camping outfits. balc-f straw and
several quarters OF beef. a brass band
that played all kinds Of music at once.
and the soldiers of the commouweal on
foot They marched single file and
two abreast as pleased their fancy.
with very few exceptions they were 4
~hard-looking lot Of citizens This.
they claimed. was not their fault. but
the fault Of our system Of govern
ment
The weather was pleasant when the
start was made. but the procession
was soon ovcrtaken by a severe snow
storm This had a depressing tend
eucv and a number Of desertious wer-
reported before Red Urban. the first
stop, vas reached After a brief stay
at Red Urban the army resumed it.
onward march and reached canton
shortly after q o'clock where Camp
Lexington was pitched
On the march from Wassillau To- Can
ton the CommonweaI army was fol-
lowed by a mob Of nearly l.sao people
IN carriages. ou horseback and afs-aC
They made the welkiu ring with their
cheers and kept Coxc- constantly b.,rv-
ing and lifting bis hat On rvachiur
Canton the army was greeted BY fully
io.eoo people who were crowded ~
sidewalks AMI in Window AMI bal
comics along TuscarawaS street
Everyone regarded the affair as a huge
joke and SorSi hnIaor prevailed on all
ssfeS.
Camp lexington was pitched On =
vacant lot near the work uttse. shortly
after : o'clock. aud the tramps constr
tuting the aruy Of the Commonweal
~ once began Building bonsres. scat
tering straw upon the ground and
making other preparations u Keep
comfortable during the night
Tbs army hat ~ start On IT. m1rch
without the t'oliess Of Peace ~ no
maiden could b. found 10 assume that
role Instead - the ruidesS \ hartw
Negro has been enlist-i 10 carry the
hammer. thus giving th~ African rac.
representation in the movement
sne group ofdve soldiers deserted n
n hsfy before canton was reached
Their marshal thought the celestial
powers were not exercising proper dis
erection IN sending a suowstorm upon
the advancing hosts. and advised his
men 70 break for a passing freight
train They broke. amt have not been
heard from since II was feared by
some u Coxev-s l~ieutenants that there
would b. more desertious before morn
iHg unless the weather moderated.
eoxev's life insurance policy has
been revoked. the officials OF the COM
pany fearing Re may meet with a VIC
lent end before finishing the preSeus
enterprise.
Coxey IS enthusiastic and claims the
movement thus far exceeds his most
ssnguine expectations; bat this Is
hardly in keeping with his former dec
iaratiOuS Canton and Massillon were
both crowded yesterday with people
who bad come in from surrounding
towns and cities TO witness the sight,