The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
MARCH OF THE
COMNONWEAL
Washington Is Still Hostile Towards the
Coming lDtrudeTS.
BOSTON Wing making PROGRESS
District Of Columbia Citizens Are Not
Disposed to Give the Visitors the
Freedom of the City-Arrangements
for a Permanent Camp-Fitzger-
AIDS Recruits Not Desirable -Sus-
tanned by Sandwiches, Cheese and
Water They Tramp MerriIy Onward.
WASHINGTON. Anril .

WASHINGTON. April "A.
n COMMITTEE on permits ap-
IM pointed at the meeting of Coxey's
jl\ sympathlzers held here Satur.
u u day night to arrange for Coxeyr
reception, presented petition to the
district commissioners asking that per.
mission re given for meetings on the
streets Thursday and Friday nights
for mass meeting at Seventh street
and Pennsy ylvania avenue, or in front
OF the United States court house on
Saturday night to raise money tor car
ing for the commonweslsrs
The commissioners set tomorrow
morning for n hearing on the petition.
Ii Is proposed TO have the speakers Rt
the street meetings address thsir audi
tors from talIy-no coach IL the
commissioners refuse 10 allow the mass
meeting in the open air. arrangements
70 secure the use Of the biz convention
hall, over market house. wuere the
Moody and Sankey meetings wvrr held.
will be- attempted, and lOcruts admission
Tee will be charged The Messrs. Bnltz
ley, proprietors OF iha Chauiauqua
grounds At Glen Echo, Md, near Wash
lngtou. where CoXey proposes 20 estab-
ish permanent camp. will refuse TO
let the cOmmonweal forces occupy their
property.
a special from Frederick, Md says
CHX'y has accepted Al olT'r made by
H. r Wsggamsn to made the Wash
lngton cnmp at Woodley park THIS
place adjolns "WooIley" President
Cievelands country home. The story
ia doubted.
BOSTON WING MOVING
NORTH ATTLFBDRo Mass, April2i-
Bright and early this morning Com-
maudpr Fitzgsralds battalion, the
Boston contingent OF the industrial
army made ready for journey which
took 1t ont OF the old Bay state into
Providence plantations Tho fifty odd
followers Of Mckenzie and Swift
passed good night IN the has loft Mt
tue poor farm Il was II o'clock when
the marchers crossed the state lin. into
Pawtucset, and here they were met by
crowd Of men who never did any
work aud will not unless obliged To-.
A few applied for membership. bu,
were rejected by General Fitzgerald.
who said he did not desire any mem
Oers of that kind
Thousands of people turned ont iu
PAwtuckst to welcome the army. aud,
ns Il marched through the main street.
It WA both cheer-d and rllicuisi
Without q stop the iuarchers, fol
lowed by a shouting mob. made their
way 10 Collisr'spark on Mineral Spring
avenue, whero General Fitzgerald gave
the command to halt The army throw
itself upon the lawn AMI NJ noon par
took of light luncheon Of chsesp, sand.
viches and water. After Hn hour rr,t
the command to fall 10 passed along
the line and, after short speech by
the leader, thu march con to Washing.
ton WAS taken mp again
CoXEY's CROWD At FREDERICK
FREDERICK, Nc. April 2i -Coxeys
army today marched into Frederick
$40 strong In the face OF the declaration
by Mayor Fleming three days ago. that
as au Organization they never should
Their escort was more imposing than
anywhere cnronte, consisting ot
thirty mounted deputy sberITs These
men are jubllaut. They say that call
ing out the posse has done them more
.ood than anything else that could
have happened
Coxsy has returned from his New
tVtt al . L..
received and confident that the coun-
try will be with him on May He
returns TO New York on Saturday to
lecture Mt the Grand Opera house.
One piece Of encouragement received
by Mr. CoXey yesterday was note
from Congressman Colleen, OF Wy
ming, enclosing $50 and strong en-
dorsement Of tho cOmmonweal move
ments. The general order tonight was
that the first stop tomorrow should be
for lunch at Urbana and camp ut night
at HuyetL
MUTlNY IN KELLY's CAMP
WALNUT, Iowa, Auril q -Kelly's
army marched into Walnut with TWEEN
ty-three companies, representing 0j3
men, in state of mutiny, so far as the
Sacramento division is concerned.
General Kelly and Colonel Speed had
some trouble this morning which may
result in disruption General Kelly
ordered Speed to the rear of the line to
look after deserters, and he refused.
saving that he was footsors and afoot
Upon arriving here the Sacramento
aud san Francisco comp mics sep pArated
into two bodies Hot words were OK
changed and trouble was threatened
General Kelly arrived and called
council of the captains, and in court
martial by vote OF 20 to 3. Colonel
Speed was reduced to the ranks.
When this was announced tho Sacra-
mento men renewed their irritating
cries and INDUCED in tllngS at Kelly
and insinuations that he had been fair
in distributing the money collected for
the army and also the food and cloth