The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-06
THE COMMONWEAL.
The Number of the Industrial
Army Increasing.
MORE FEEDERS THAN MARCHERS.
Gen. McCook Looks Upon the Army OF the
CommouweaI as Dangerous-The
Second Regiment on
the Move.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, April Scamp
fires were twinkling in every direction
on College hill even before dawn. The
army of the commonweal rose early
from its quarters in the theater and
went out to the camp. getting ready
for the longest march yet made, to
Sewickley. The men prepared a hasty
breakfast Bustle and discipline were
evident among the crowd, the former
owing to the increase in the size of the
army and the latter due to Unknown
Smiths iron rule His latest threat is
a commonweal court-martial. AS the
number grows the scenes during the
breakfast hour in camp become more
interesting. A breeze was sweeping
down the Beaver valley, making the
ripples dance in the sunlight.
Too many men are being fed, Coxey
thinks, compared with the number
who march. He and the unknown
held conference in headquarters tent
at 9 o'clock, and a secret service was
decided on. A corps of amateur de-
tectives will be organized before Sc
wickley is reached. so that the un-
known leader will practically have all
the men under his thumb before the
commonweal reaches Allegheny The
total number OF recruits is 139, and the
army marched out 24S strong. This is
the largest number since the inception
of the movement and this is the longest
march.
LOOKS DANGEROUS TO GEN. M'CooK.
DENVER, Col, April 3.-Gen. McCook
looks upon the Coxey movement as
dangerous THE weather has been
against the army so far" said he to-
day, but by the 1st of May fully be-
lieve there will be an army of 100, 900
hungry, half-clad men ciamoring
around the national capitol. The spec
tacle of such a vast army of alleged
workingmen asking for employment in
order that they may not starve is some
thing new in the history of the world.
If the national troops are ordered out
to drive them away, who can imagine
the complications that may arise.
Those men of Coxey's army have
friends and sympathizers in every state
of the union. To me it seems that the
CouutIy 10 d approaching d CiiSio ouOh do
faced it only once before, and that was
at the time of the great rebellion"
SECOND REGIMENT ON THE MOVE.
Los ANGELES, Cal, April 3.-One
huadred and siXty-sevep men, twenty
seven of them being heads of families.
started out on the march to Washing
ton yesterday morning, under the COM
mand of Gen. Vinette This command
is known as the Second regiment of
the industrial army.
Early yesterday morning the men
gathered at the courthouse and they
had great quantities of blankets and
provisions They were also provided
with an express wagon filled with all
sorts of matter contributed by the
women's branch of this organization.
The men marched to the city hall,
where the council was in session, and
held farewell meeting.
The army was addressed by Rev.
Bowman and wife and many of the
wives and daughters of the men present
embraced them and wept Commander
Vinette gave the word to march, when
the men fell into line and marched out
of town, many women and children
following them as far as the city limits.