The herald., 1894-03-31
THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS
Frye Is Prevented From
Thanking HOgg.
The "FriscO" Declines to Haul
Tramps for Nothing.
A Cool Reception Accorded the Com
mOnweal at Palestine.
Bert Hamilton, the Organizer of the
Silver Logion, Gets Arrested
for Stealing Suit
of Clothes.

By the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, March 30.-A detachment OF
Coxey's army, 40 strong, reached here
on a special train from Sierra Blanca.
Texas, via San Antonio, under com
mand of Col. r. G. Aubrey and Lieut.
Col. ]. B. Payne, with Gen. Lewis Frye
as chief OF brigade.
Frye wanted to march the men TO
Governor Hogg's mansion to thank him
for getting them out of Sierra Blanca,
but the police prevented that, compell-
ing the men to remain in the cars. The
men tell of their suffering since leaving
Los Angeles from cold and hunger as
we'll as weary trampiDg. The train left
here for Longview after a short stop.
There the Texas and Pacific will t7Ae
them on to it's junction with the Iron
Mountain, which is expected to trans
port them to st. Louie.
ST. LOUIS, March 30.-"The Frisco
will not haul tramps for nothing" said
Superintendent Wentworth today in
discussing the progress OF the Coxey
army.
"Tramps can take possession of our
trains, but they cannot run them.
There is no power on earth to compel US
to operate our road if we do not want
to-"
At the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Offices it was stated that the tramps who
are now crossing Texas would not be
delivered to the Iron Mountain by the
Katy" but by the Texas and Pacific,
the junction point being Texarkana.
CoLUMBIANA, o.. March 30.-Coxey'
army, having epent comfortable night
and had a plentiful breakfast. broke
camp at 8 this morning. The first stop
was at Waterford, five miles out, for
lunch.
EAST PALESTINE, O., March 30.-After
day of ovation the Commonweal had
rather a cool reception at East Pales-
tine. -TFustes- Dass OF the zhsrmony So 10
the army. His visit, he said, had nc
significance, but he and Coxey wen
east together on the afternoon train
Coxey went to Pittsburg, but will return
tomorrow.
Very stringent orders were issued by
Marshal Browne after supper, and the
men have been placed under severe dis
cipline. Drunkenness, obscenity OF
disorderliness will result in dis
missal. All crooks will be dismissed
Two men began fighting at the midday
halt at Waterford and were instantly
dismissed. Twenty-Five recruits, five
being nailers from New Brighton, joined
the army and took their badges here.
The noonhalt tomorrow will be at Oar
lington. Owing to the number of re-
crults joining since the Common veal
left Columbia. new commune, making
three, has been formed. They are the
California, Chicago and Coxonia.
Browne says a band OF pretenders are
marching one day ahead, gathering food
and clothes which they represent is for
the ommonwealers.
DENVER, March 30.-Commander
Bert Hamilton has succeeded in muBter-
ing only about 300 men instead of 1000
in bis Silver Legion. They will leave
Denver for Washington tonight or to.
morrow il they can capture q couple oil
box cars in freight train.
Bert Hamilton, organizer and COM
mander OF the Silver legion, the
Denver contingent OF the Commonweal
army, was arrested tonight ON charge
OF stealing suit of clothes. He says
the charged is trumped up to prevent
his army from leaving tomorrow.