Evening journal., 1894-03-26
COXEY'S CHILLY MARCH
The Army Of Peace Goes Intl
Camp In 4 Snowstorm.
MANY TRAMPs ARE IN THE RANKS

Less Than One Hundred Leave the TuscA.
raMas Camp For Washington, but Coxey
Ia Hopeful Rumor That the Command.
er-in-ohief Intends to Travel by Ran.
CANTON, O., March 20--In the face Of &
sharp, cold wind that brought shivers t.
the frames of well clad people Coxeyi.
army marched eight miles on the road T.
Washington. There were few less tha,
100 OF them. Not TO exceed dozen had
oyercoats or gloves. They had slept On pal
let's Of straw in the airy and cheerless Gin.
custent, and they were greeted by the dis.
agreeable discovery that no detuiled an.
rangements had been made for feeding
them.
Several hundred persons watched theii
departure from Massillon. About 3OOC
persons assem- bled at the temporary camp
at Reedurban and host greeted the cru
saders at Canton. Last night they rested
at Camp Lexington, in the eastern part OF
Canton. A heavy snowstorm set in before
the details OF the camp had been complet.
ed, and the trampers are huddled around
roaring camphres.
About two-thirds Of the men enlisted
made the trip. Coxey has buried his dis.
appointment at the nonappearance OF the
myriads he expected and is exultant over
the handful who reported for business.
Hobos In the Camp.
The Massillon camp on the Tuscarawas
presented an odd sight early in the morn.
Ing. No fire was permitted in the big tent.
but there was heap of blazing logs out.
side. Every few moments the flaps of the
tent were parted by a soldier of the COM
mouweal, who visited the fire to drive
away the chills. Soon he would hurry
back 10 burrow ia the straw for another
zap, and others would take his place The
hobos in the party became known just be
fore breakfast. They had soap. Some OF
them washed at the river brink, and Others
carried water in pans and heated it over
the fire. They burned straw and frolicked
about like a troop Of boys.
A bugle call TO breakfast brought them
together at the tent with a rus sh. The bill
Of fare comprised bread, coffee and raw
meat. The latter was affixed to the end Of
pointed sticks and roasted over the fire.
One group Of five ran away in body after
breakfast and boarded passing freight
train. Thirty OF the commonwealers spent
the night as dodgers at the Massillon police
station. They comprised two entire groups
who'could not be found when they wer,
needed for picket duty. They were on hand
for breakfast
When Marshal Louis Smith, otherwise
the unknown" summoned the men tC
camp together they were found to mum
Der II groups. They were organized into
a commune. Smith drilled them on tn,
meadows for half an hour lie has added
several formalities of military disciplin,
70 the rules of the commonweal. One oi
them is the plan of having them march il
flies of two, and more surprising innova
| tion is the adoption of military salutes
A man who shouted, Here, Browneln al
the California reformer half way across
the field was given a raking over by
Smith
The Chicago Commune.
Among other things he said that thl
proper caper was to ask for Chief Marsha
Carl Browne and salute when his atten
tion is secured. Thus the despised mill
tary system is being introduced. evel
though companies are called commune
aud regiments communities. The II group
are called the Chicago commune. Tw,
hours before the time FOR departure tn
tents were pulled down and preparation
made for the trip. Outsiders were directe,
10 leave the field and await the common
veal on the main streets Of the town.
Camp wagons and saddle horses wer
brought in from Coxiana, and the soldier
had busy time of it, \ diversion wa
caused by "a bulletin from Coxiana an
nouncing that steamer loaded with =,
cruits lad just passed that point from Can
ton. The steamer made the rip of nin
miles i'm 2if hours. but only % few me
from Canton were enrolled