Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-28
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
COXeY's Army.

GAITHERsBURG, Md, April 2S.-The
great question that is agitating the
armies of the commonweal just now is
which shall get to Washington first.
Coxey's, Smiths and Jones's are with
in striking distance Of the capital and
the race this morning was for the pos
session of the fair grounds at Rockville.
Coxey and Brownies army did not
start until after a good breakfast at
Gaithersburg's expense, when they
marched down the road with band
playing and colors flying. Rockville
will be made by noon, and then, if at
al, will come the clash of factions.
MOUNT STERLING, o., April Is
Four detectives with a posse Of so men
arrived here from Columbus this morn
ing Theirlpurpose was to drive Galvin's
2S5 industrials off the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad property. They found
the army aboard the cars, which they
refused to leave. The detectives hestat-
ed to charge the army and sent telc-
gram to Governor Mckinley Informing
him of the situation, when the Cover
nor ordered four companies Of infantry
and a battery to proceed 10 the scene on
a special train.
The troops arrived at LOO p. m, and
they were at once drawn up and the
gattling guns planted. Col Colt then
gave the men three minutes to leave
the train; at the end OF that time he
would order the troops to fire. The
army began to climb down and when
the three minutes were up the whole
army was captured, and the train
steamed for this city.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 2S.-Thc
Co1ey army marched into town at half
past ten this morning. The Philadcl
phia contingent known as "Jones's
Army" threw their support to the Com
monweal, and the unknown" COM
munity sat on the fence, kissing their
victorious rivals But Jones was in
Philadelphia, and the army was in the
hands of Thomas G. Clinton, a carpen-
ter The Philadelphia men, 80 in num-
Der, have small tent Of their own, and
have been mustered into the Common
veal as commune GA" Philadelphia
community. Clinton is enthusiastic
over the prospect and talks wildly OF
the men that Joues is to bring with
him on his arrival from Philadelphia.
Clinton said he was positive of 1000
men who would come by train. The
Commonweal was met on the edge of
Rockville on their arrival by the Phila-
delphia man and ten minutes were spent
in mutual cheering, Browne and Gin
ton Gismounting to embrace each other.
After greetings were exchanged the
march was taken up through town and
the Smith contingent, who had been
routed from the fair grounds, perched
themselves on the fences and curb
stone and Kissed Browne as he rode by.
The Philadelphia men who headed the
procession came in for their share Of
the hooting, and the Smith men, after
the procession passed, retired to tenn
porary camp in the railroad culvert.
The camp on the fair grounds is the
most comfortable one that has been
had on the road Twenty Washing
ton commonwealers enlisted By Red
stone and sent up the railroad met
the joint committee at the fair grounds.
Osborne has been sent or to Washing
ton to confer with Redstonc as to the
line of march in the city and the de-
tails OF the meeting on the Capitol
steps.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2S.-Gen.
Frye, Gen. Aubrey and 500 Of their fol-
lowers marched to the Court House
last night to hold a meeting. About
5000 people were in the yard. The
custodian refused to open the doors.
Some were in favor of breaking open
the doors, but after several plcifc
speeches were made the men marched
quietly back to the barracks, where
they spent the night.