Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-05
THE sHIvERlNo CLANS.

A Day With Coxey's Commonweal Army
I'm Camp Diggs at Salem, GA
Crowded Public Meeting-The Com
missary-Curiosity Over the Identity of
1.-THE Unknown"-The Army Increasing
In Numbers-No Depredations.
SAnEM, O., March 29.-Camp Anna L.
Diggs. the fourth night bivouac of the
Coxey brigade, was established on the
Hampson circus lot, East Salem, at 2:3O
yesterday afternoon. The entrance of
the shivering clans of Coxey was a
marked event in the history of Salem.
When the army decamped from Alli-
ance at o'clock in the morning GU
rious crowds assembled along the Pat
terson road to the towns edge to see
the novel cavalcade. At Beloit and
Damascus, villages along the route
the country people had congregated to
see it. The halt for dinner of bread
and cold boiled eggs occurred after
leaving Beloit. The roads were rough
and muddy. and the tramping troops
had weary look on arriving near Sa-
lem.
There were about thirty citizens Of
the commonweal, who had gone ahead
by freight train. joined the column.
Eager people lined Main and Broad
way streets to the camping place.
just after the army had formed the
customary circle, q penetrating wind
carrying snow soon began to blow.
Marshal Browne annour->ed that the
troop would be CHARTERED "a two halls
secured by local sympathizers. There
fore, only the headquarters tent was
raised. and the Gordon of baggage and
commissary wagons drawn about it.
Mayor Northrup, populist, was on
hand. He announced that twenty po-
lice would be on duty and that a watch
would be placed over the sleeping
quarters to guard the men. Supper
was served at dusk, being eaten by
the men around the blazing camp fires
in the open air. At z the command
was marshaled and proceeded to sleep
ing quarters.
A few new recruits were enlisted at
this point, Acting Adjutant Kirkland
stating that the records showed TWEEN
ty. Enough rations to do for one day
were donated by sympathetic citizens.
Chief of the Commissary Pfrimmer
announced new order for distribution
of rations tonight. Tickets will be
given each group marshal for himself
and men. These must be presented to
the distributing commissary officer to
secure the issue of rations.
At 7:3O public meeting was held in
Howe's hall. 1t was crowded by 1900
people who applauded Marshal Browne
frequently.
General Order No. 6, issued before
the meeting, announces that Camp
Trenton will be stablished at Column
biana to-day. The route will be via
Leetonia, leaving Salem at $50, and
stopping at Lection ia for a hot lunch
served by friends.
A rousing reception is expected at
Columbiana. as it is strongly favora-
BILE community. Commander Coxey
will rejoin the command there. Frank
r. Mills, representative of the United
Trades council of Beaver Falls, Pa, is
here making arrangements for an en-
thusiastic reception.
A local paper of. East Liverpool, O.,
a pottery town, announces that 600
men will leave there Saturday morn
ing to join the commonweal at Beaver
Falls. The men are striking potters.
Considerable curiosity is still felt
among correspondents over the iden-
tity of Marshal Louis Smith. adjutant
of the command, who has been
called "the unknown" All eff
forts to ascertain it have been
fruitless. Additional mystery is caused
by the visit to each town along the
route of his wife. She registers at no.
tells as Mrs. w. H. Brown, but is never
seen outside her room except heavily
yelled. The army numbers IT'S this
evening, and is gradually increasing.
There are no complaints of depreda-
tions other that begging along the
rOufe.