The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-05
COXEY ON THE MARCH
THE ARMY BEGINS ITS JOUR.
NEY TOWARD WASHINGTON.

NEY TOWARD WASHINGTON.
Some of the Men Declare That Unless
They Are Furnished Provisions
They VIII Raid Farm Houses
Many Tramps Join the Army.
Canton, Ohio, March 27-Coxey's army,
after remaining here for one night and
almost until noon, again started on the
March toward Washington. At 6 o'clock
in the morning the camp was turned into
veritable Valley Forge. Small groups
of men could be seen shivering in every
limb, trying to obtain shelter from the
freezing blasts which came from the
west. Two-thirds of the men who had
started with the army had taken lodgings
in the city prison, but at an early hour
they began to gather at the grounds to
get their rations. Some difficulty was
experienced in getting men who could use
the cooking utensils to advantage, but
finally at the east side of the tent gaso-
line stoves were set up and the morning
meal commenced. The donation, which
consisted of one dozen boiled hams, POO
loayes of bread, FIVE bushels of potatoes,
baked beans and an abundance of other
eatables, were soon utilized, and every
body was thoroughly satisfied as far as
the stomach was concerned. Fortunately,
the abundance of supplies prevented the
tramps from getting into any alterations
over how the stuff should be divided, and
for the first night out everything passed
off tremendously and the prospects seem
fattering to the men, notwithstanding the
cold weather. Many of the men were
heard to grumble about Coxey taking
lodgings at the best hotel in the city, and
were of the opinion that he should take
a dose of their own medicine. Several
were interviewed at the city prison last
evening as to what they intended to do
in case provisions were not furnished en-
route, and each and every one of them
said they would make a raid upon the
farm houses. Stark Siding, one mile
east of this city, a favorable rendezvous
for tramps, added a new squad number
ing about fifty, to the army this morning.
Alliance, Ohio, March 2S,-How Cox
ey's army survived he night at Louis
vile seems a miracle. Herded together
like penned~up cattle, 100 men spent the
night in room 30x4O. The atmosphere
could have been cut with knife. and
death might have been caused by as
nhyxiation. However, they were all on
nand at s this morning. At that hour
here and there could he seen groups
vending their way to camp, ready for
bueie call. Breakfast was under prepar-
alton, and three bushels of potatoes,
some cold ham, bread and sausage was
C;r nj Al n
The army reached here in the afternoon
and camped for the night.
Gen. Coxey went to Chicago to-day
but he will be back tomorrow. He and
Brown addressed q crowd in the opera
house this afternoon. Browns plausible
defense of the crusade brought applause
and $1O92. Coxey's departure has caused
runners that the expedition is about to
collapse, Unless he is ruined financially
some sort of procession will certainly
reach Washington.
Alliance, Ohio, March 29.-It was the
Intention of the leaders of the common
veal army to break camp about o'clock
to-day, but the start was delayed until
nearly 8. The next camp will be estab-
lished at Salem, which is distant thirteen
miles. The itinerary plans were to arrive
there at 2 o'clock, but the roads are very
rough after the thaw of yesterday, and
the severe freeze of last night will prob
ably cause some delay IN the march.
The soldiers passed a comparatively
comfortable noght. Food is plenty thus
far, and as long as the men have all
they want to cat and fairly comfortable
places in which to pass the night, there
will be little incentive to rid the hen
roosts, pig pens and sheep folds of the
farmers. Before breaking camp Marchal
81 owne had serious talk with his
ragged band. Two of the men had Il
fight about midnight in the tent in a
dispute over the ownership of p straw
bed. unknown" Smith said to his COM
mand that if anything of this sort oc-
CURED again he expected to be in it with
both fists Owing to the gorging by the
men, who have as many as four meals
in succession by simply coming again."
meal tickets will be issued at Salem.
Then the commonweal will be: One man,
one meal. Marshal Browne has re-
ceiy ed a message from Columbia that
the citizens of Leetonia will have a hot
lunch on the line of march tomorrow.
DSdNSL uhS, 4 a., AlbEll several
thousand people on foot, in vehicles and
other ways met Coxey at Beaver Falls
when the army entered in the afternoon.
The crowd was curious, but not cordial
A delegation of mounted citizens met
Corey and escorted him and his followers
through the town. Camp was then
pitched near the Beaver river on College
hill. Meetings were held on the ground
Mt once and $50 collected by Marshal
Smith. The army is now 270 strong.
One hundred and twenty-five recruits
joined to-day, necessitating the formation
of = new commune, called the Cyclones.
One hundred and eighteen Of the re-
cruits were potters from East Liverpool.
Marshal Smith told bis men that any one
of them caught begging would he dis
missed and prosecuted. One man was
dismissed at Darlington for begging, and
another at Beaver Falls for drunkenness.
The march into town from New Galilee
was uneventful. Before leaving Camp
Marion Butler, religious service with
mucic was held on the field. All day
long the camp was visited here by the
townspeople, several thousand sightseers
coming from neighboring towns. Food
enough to last the army for two days
was contributed by the citizens and the
officers entertained by hotelkeeper. The