The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-27

Only NeNHnty-tWo hHd the courage 90
March from Canton TO LouisvIne--A
Meal Awu,ts the Hungry Marchrrs at
Economy, ia
AILtASCE, o., March q THE Covey
crowd arrived here at noon TODAY. aud are
encumr,d on the fair grounds There are
many people ia this city who sympathize
with CoNey, and the army will be rein
forced here Several consignment, of food
for the army arrived from country villages
near here There is anxiety about the
possibility Of row IN the army while it is
here. Ii is stuted that men in the ranks,
the privates, have said that If CONcy tries
to abandon them here ON the prcieNt of
going TO Chicago horse sale there will
be a breakup of the whole business and a
scrap to finish it The members of Com
pany X, Eighth regiment. understand that
they may be called on at ANY moment, aud
if trouble occurs the militia will hn called
out at once. Forty destitute men, hungry
aud half frozen, arrived here On freight
trains Sunday night and Inst night sought
shelter in the city lookup. They came to
join the Commonweal army Fourteen
men from BergholZ, mining village in
the northern part of jefferson county. ar
rived yesterday to join the army.
But seventy-two of CoXey's Common
wealers had the courage TO march away
from Canton yesterday afternoon in the
face of the wintry blast that was blowing
at the time set for the start. The band
deserted at that point also, and that took
much of the spirit out Of the soldiers. The
march from Canton to Louisville through
two inches OF snow and in a temperature
90 degs. above zero was anything but a
pleasant experience for the thinly clad
wanderers, who had imagined that the
entire trip to Washington would be a sort
of a springtime frolc Fifty tramps were
picked up between Canton and Louisville,
| and when the army went into camp last
night it numbered l22 men, aside from the
| officers The claimed eulistments are $50.
| Much excitement was created by the an
nouncemeut that three of the tramps had
robbed a man named John Ruegg of q
watch and $40 in money. This was the
| first attempt at lawlessness, but no arrests
were made
| A dispatch from Dallas, Tex, announces
| that local group of twenty or more men
| have been organized there to join Coxev's
| Commonweal army. They are to start
| from Dallas for Washington via Shreve
port and Vicksburg next Monday or Tues
day, aud join General Frye's regiment
now en- route to San Antonio from III
Paso at some point east of Vicksbura
about April 10. A supply of rations, shoes
blankets, etc, is being accumulated, anC
| the command when it leaves Dallas is ex
pected to number at least hundred more
News comes from Denver that General
| Hamiltou's contingent will have tC
walk out of town unless they pay thei1
fares The Santa Fe officials have refused
to furnish q train TO the California divis
ion Of the army, and will undoubtedly re
peat its refusal should the Denver contin
gent makeit- promised demand. The othe
roads will also decline to give free trans
portatiou.
Coxey and his Army of the Common
veal will get a royal reception when the,
strike quaint old Economy, Pa, if the
ever get that far on their way to Wash
ington. This was decided upon yesterda,
by the board of trustees Of the Harmon
society A wagon load Of potatoes, severa
hundred lonves OF bread and a lot of good
> old fashioned ginger cakes, such only a
can be found at Economy, have been Sc
aside for the army Of peace Furthermore
il has been settled that steer is to b
slaughtered dressed and cooked on tn
hillside when the Buckeye quixots an,
his followers approach the village
1t is stated that Coxey was asked rt
Gently II he was going to march his me
from Washington back TO Massillou if hi
mission failed. "March them back, " sal
Coxey in astonishment mot by iugful
: Twill get ON "a train and come home myself
but the army must get home as best the
: can"