The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-31

Better Food Supply Increases
the Number Of Tramps
FRY's MEN ON A SPECIAL TRAIN.
They Wanted 60 Call on Gov. Hogg. but
Were Not Permittted-The Denver
Commander Arressed.

CoLuxBrAyA, March 30-Coxey's army,
having spent comfortable night and
having had a plentiful breakfast. broke
camp at 8 O'Clock this morning. The first
stop was at Waterford, tive miles out, for
luncheon.
EAST PALESTINE. O.. March So-A'ter q
day OF ovation the Colnmonweai had q
cool reception at East Palestine. Trustee
Duss, of the Harmon society was IN town
10 see the arrival of the srrny. His
visit, he said, had no significance,
bat he and Coxey went East together
on the afternoon train Coxey went tc
Pittsburg, but will return tomorrow. Very
stringent orders were issued by Marshal
Brown after supper, and the men have
been placed under severe discipline.
Drunkenness, pbscenity or disorderiiness
will result In dismissal. All crooks will
be dismissed. Two men began lighting at
the midday halt at Waterford and were
instantly dismissed. Twenty-Five recruits,
five being naiiers from New Brighton,
Joined the army and took their
badges here. The midday meal tomorrow
will Re at Darlington. Owing to the num-
Der of recruits joining since the Common
veal left Colum biana q new commune.
making three. has been formed. They are
the California, Chicago and Coxonia.
Brown says q band of pretehders are
marching one day ahead. gathering food
and clothes. which they represent is Tor
the Commonwealers.
AUSTIN. Tex. March 30-TA DETACHMENT
of Coxey's army. 40 strong. reached here
today on a special train from Sierra
r;a
command of Col r. C. Aubrey and Lieut.
Col. J. B. Payne, with Col. Lewis Frye as
chief Of brigade. Frye wanted to march
the men to Gov. Hogs mansion
to thank him for getting them
out of Sierra Blanca, but the po-
lice prevented that. compelling the mel,
to remain in the cars. The men tell of
their suffering since leaving Los Angeles
from cold and hunger. as we'll as weary
tramping. The train left here for Long
view after short stay. There the Texas
Pacific will take them on to its junction
with the Iron Mountain, which is expected
to transport them to st. Louis.
ST. LoUis. March 30.--''The Frisco will
not haul tramps for nothing" said Super
intendent Wentworth today in discussing
the progress of the Coxey army. "Tramps
can take possession of 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 a. Texas railroad
offices it was stated that the tramps
now crossing Texas would not be delivered
to the Iron Mountain by the Katy" but
by the Texas Pacific, the junction point
being Texarkana.
DENVER, March 3o-Commander Bert
Hamilton has succeeded in mastering
only about 500 men instead of 1000 in his
''s'iiver legion" They will leave Denver
for Washington City tonight and tomor-
row, If they can capture couple of box
cars in a 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 charge is
trimmed up to prevent his army from leav-
ng tomorrow.