The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-04-27
THE INDUSTRIALISTS
Enthusiasm Of Kellyites Cooled by
a Long March Ahead.
A WARRANT OUT FOR GEN. HOGAN.
The Chicago Division VIII Not Enlist
Those Who Cannot Speak the En-
glish Language-The Army
at Other Points.


across the country in various directions.
The long march ahead and the vanish
ing prospects of securing a train caused
rapid dissolving of the enthusiasm
which has heretofore marked the prog
ress OF the army. and the men quietly
dropped out Kelly disclaimed any
knowledge of the desertions and as
serted that he knew of but ten or
twelve men who had quit, but the men
in the ranks acknowledged that their
comrades were leaving, and the fea r
was expressed that the desertions
would rapidly increase in number.
1t was stated yesterday by some of
the railroad officials that 900 men had
left the army since the departure from
Council Bluffs, but careful count
failed to show that this is the fact
The army as it left Walnut numbered
Ills, but it is apparent that Kelly will
be fortunate if he reaches Des Moines
with 1000. The commander processes
no alarm at the number of desertions,
but the rank and file are beginning to
lose hope, and were much discouraged
when they reached Atlantic
TRAIN CAPTURED AT BUTTE.
LIVINGSTON. Mont, April %. Sheriff
Como received dispatch yesterday
afternoon from Helena instructing him
to arrest Gen" Hogan on the charge
of larceny of a Northern Pacific train,
and a warrant has been sworn out by
the company's local attorney At 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon $50 Coxey-
ties captured a Northern Pacific train
and pulled out for Washington, and it
is for this the arrests are ordered.
There is considera BILE excitement in the
city over the coming of the army, and
it is awaited with great interest
The army was delayed several hours
at Timberline, fourteen miles west of
Livingston, by a cave-in in the tunnel
n short distance this side of Timber
line. but they got through during the
afternoon and got here Such trif1es
as running orders did not delay the
Coxey brigade, and from the time they
left Butte until they reached Bozeman,
, the officials We're kept in fever OF
anxiety lest a collision should occur.
The army, numbering 4S5 men, reached
Livingston yesterday afternoon. A
subscription for their b nefit has been
taken up here, and the money, meat
and other provender collected was
turned over to 'Gen." Hogan upon
their arrival.
OFFERED A CAMP GROUND.
FREDERICK, Md, April 25.-Coxey re-
turned to the commonweal army yes
terday, and was received with cheers.
He was well pleased with the result of
his New York expedition. He said that
the trunk line roads had not yet de-
cided whether or not they would give
reduced rates to Washington on May 1.
There was to be a special meeting of
the trunk line managers he said, and
their decision would be telegraphed
him. In commenting on the manifesto
of the district commissioners, Mr..
Coxey said that it was just what might
be expected under the circumstances
There was no need of preparatory
proclamation by the district author
tiles as to the order they were going to
preserve, and the whole thing was the
same sort of buster that had been
made by Mayor Fleming. of Frederick,
when he declared that the common
veal should never parade in his town
and then allowed the procession direct
ly under the noses of thirty deputy
sherifrs
While in New York Mr. Coxey said
he had been offered the use of Woodley
park outside of Washington, rs camp
ground for the army. The offer has
not yet been accepted.
1t was de rided at late meeting be-
tween Gen. CoXey and Browne to hold
the commonweal in camp at the Case
Bell park. where they are very we'll
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Thursday. The commonweal is grow
ing. Nearly 500 men marched out of
Camp Daniel Boone. They were joined
by stragglers along the road, and in
Frederick they found another party of
thirty-five men under Windy White,
the old trumpeter discharged at Will
Transport last week. White was taken
back into the fold and the recruits
were accepted and enrolled. The party
of thirty-five will be sent around by
the old route of Ridgeville, Damascus
and Laytonsville, which was to have
been travelled by the main body on
their march.
RANDALL's DIVISION.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Randalrs COM
monweal army is having boom. Yes
terday recruits came in faster than
they could be enlisted Pages were
filled with names. An important rul-
ing has been made by Chairman Vim
cent He decided that no one unable
to speak the English language would
be enlisted among the soldiers of the
Chicago army. Many applications
were made by Poles and Swedes, but
all who could not answer the questions
put to them were not enrolled. At a
meeting of the commonweal committee |
q communication was received from +!
the owners of Kuhn's park. a large !
pleasure resort on the outskirts of the |
city, offering the park for a camping
place until the army is ready to march. |
The offer was not accepted, as the |
army is not ready to camp out just at !
present The chairman of the finance =!
committee reported: There will be |
s254 SO in the treasury when we get !
the $3.50 promised to US"
The women's auxiliary has issued q !
call for provisions and has opened a |
room where they will be received. |
Both tho women and the general meet |
jpg Of the army passed resolutions cou' /:
dsmnins the resolutions p1sssd BY the /.
siY council