Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18
WHAT OTHER CITIES SEND.
The Spring Movement of the Unem-
ployed on Washington.

The Spring Movement of the Unem-
ployed on Washington.
II has been decided that Boston win send
her quota Of unemployed to join Coxey's
army. and start viii be made at noon
next Saturday from Faneuil Hall. At .
meeting OF the unemployed in Boston last
night final preparations were made for ZOO
men under command of Major General"
fitzgerald and his assistant, "Brigadier Gen.
eiaf' Mccoy to tramp IL to Washington
The following route has been decided upon.
where stops viii be made and speeches de-
livered; Dedham, Fall River, Providence,
New London. New Haven. Bridgeport New
York, Jersey City. Newark, Elizabeth, New
bruhs~lck, Trenton. Bristol Philadelphia,
Cnester, wilmington. Delaware. and WASH
ington-
From buffalo and Rochester.
Buffalo viii have delegation at Washing
ten when Coxey's commonweal gets here.
but II will not be made up of men who have
walked There is a movement on foot at
Buffalo to organize a company of men who
are in sympathy with the avowed objects Of
Coxey's army. These men will be Joined
py company from Rochester, and will go
10 the capital by train in time TO join in the
protest against interest-bearing bonds ana
the other things Coxey considers obnoxious.
A man is in Rochester now recruiting the
company there. The first meetings OF the
promoters was held last night A humber
OF local Knights of Labor are at the head
of the movem ent and they say there VIII be
big delegation from the two cities.
The Montana Commune.
The Butte contingent Of the commonweai
army styling itself the Montana commune
did not start for Washington as per ar
rangements yesterday. Marshal Hogan con-
GLIDING to wait for the Occur drAlene diyi-
sion, which numbers 400. which will arrive
in Butte today or Thursday. The Montana
communists, over 500 fairly well equipped
ana provisioned. Committees from local la
Dor organizations, raised by subscription
about 500 In cash. and $500 worth OF -four
ana bacon. The commune Intended 10 take
the northern route, but the Great Northern
strike caused them to abandon that idea,
ana they VIII now travel via the Union Pa
cific.
An Army I'm Connecticut
An army Of commonweal has been formed
in Connecticut. and the division will be pre-
pared to join the New England division
when the latter reach Hartford city. About
200 men from all parts Of the state are
quartered in Bloomfield. awaiting the divf-
sion from Boston. and will continue with
them on the journey to Washington.
George Sweetland, who wrote newspaper
articles alleging Warden Chamberln's cru
city to the prisoners at the state prison. re-
Gently, is the leader OF the Connecticut d.
vision.
At Cheyenne.
A detachment OF the Kelly Industrial
Army. numbering eighty men. under Capt
German, reached Cheyenne, wyo., yester-
day from the west. en- route TO Washington.
The men were packed into a refrigerator
car. and were badly cramped for room.
They were fed at Red Buttes Two hundred
more are en- route between Evanston and
Cheyenne.
And a baltimore Contingent.
The Bohemian commune OF the army Of
the commonweal has been organized AZ
Shimek's Hail. $50 North Broadway Balti-
more. Sixty-four residents of northeast
Baltimore Joined each one paying ten cents
for the privilege. joseph Runge was the
organizer. and stated that the army would
leave for Washington Monday next. The
ruen are mainly tailors. and viii be called
upon TO pay their own expenses.
Another San Francisco Regiment.
The second regiment OF the Industrial
army started east from San Francisco last
night, in twenty Southern Pacific box cars.
for Mojave. where they are turned over to
the Atlantic and Pacific. The total cost OF
the transportation per car is 500. The
army is largely made up of mechanics, and
care is taken in selecting the quota, go. the
c. plain taking pains that the vicious and
professionalism element is elm
mated as far as possible. The city pays the
expenses to the east upon representations
that the men were attracted hither by false
hopes Of obtaining work. and have no means
of returning home.
Enlistments I'm Utah.
A number Of working men had a meeting
at Salt Lake City last night and decided TO
raise an Industrial army 20 go TO Washing
ton About 200 enlistments We're made. A
la Dor meeting is TO be held Saturday night
next. at which they say they will get loo
recruits.
Tried to Seize n Train.
1Nn
intended to seize B. and NJ. freight east
bound at Denver last night. but the officials
were too quick, and the train pulled out
without the army. The men finally marched
two miles TO the Union Pacific roundhouse.
where they camped. waiting for an east
ward bound train.
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