The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-10
BEYOND THE ALPS
Lies Washington and COxey'S
Army Starts Tomorrow.
A Heavy Storm Delays the Com
mOnweal for a Day.
HAS A BRASS BAND.
Six Men Manage to Make a
Martial Noise.
One Town Receives the Marchers
With Fire Works.

UNIONTowN, Pa, April 1O.-Coxey's
army is compelled to- camp here until
Wednesday before starting on its noun
tain trip on account of the storm last
night, which was hard one, testing the
endurance of soldiers to the extreme.
Camp Abraham Lincoln, pitched here
on Mountain View Park, will be broken
up tomorrow and the start made for the
mountains, the snow covered crests of
which can be seen from here. The next
stop will be at Camp Dalzell.
The army of the Commonweal now
has brass band of its own. 1t was or
ganiZed last evening and is composed of
six pieces and has for d bass drummer
Billy Finch of Homestead. The only
tune the band can play that anybody can
identify iS"Marching Through Georgia"
All along the route yesterday and to-
day the army was cheered, which had a
tendency to rouse their courage and make
them feel that they were heroes. tight
ing the cause of humanity.
AT Elizabeth the army got one of the
warmest receptions on the route. The
entire command was marched to va
cant lot where a large copper camp ket-
tie was filed as were half dozen wash
boilers with coffee. There were piles of
bread and heaps of sausage.
The men are now daily instructed in
military tactics by the Unknown. In
the maneuyering of his men the I'm
known does not use the commands laid
down in the regulation drill book of the
militia. In execution all the movements
comply with Upton, but the command of
of execution is not the same, and of
course it was invented by the Unknown
for the commOnweal.
After he had finished drilling the
troops this morning the Unknown made
them an address on practical cO-opera-
ton He said as they were now organ
lied they could accomplish anything
They could go into the wilderness aud
rear temples and overcome any aud all
obstacles. At the end of his speech the
Unknown was loudly cheere1 by his
army of commonwealer5. The whole
band broke forth in unison: 1--WE will
follow you to hell, if you will lead u.s."
1t was another instance of the power the
Unknown undoubtedly possesses over
his followers. George Leitch. of Home
stead, is Highland piper and he joined
the army here, pipes and all He was
assigned to head commune "E." He
will play the pipe down Pennsylvania
avenue at the head of his commune.
A Homestead Recruit.
William Foy, of Homestead, who was
shot through the lungs on the morning
of July 6, 1892, by the Pinkertons, joined
here and will go through to Washington
novelty was introduced into
the reception of the army at
Monongahela in the shape of fireworks
as the army did not reach the place until
dusk. The Commonwealers were met by
the G. A. r. band and the MonongaheIa
drum corps When the procession reached
the business part of town display of
rockets and roman candles rent the air
accompanied by the cheers of several
thousand people. Red fire was burned
and by its light the people got a good
look at their guests. The opera house
was too small to hold the crowd. so Coxey
and Browne spoke from balcony of Byers
hall. At West Elizabeth Coxey spoke to
500 people from the balcony in front of
the Walton hotel