Connecticut western news., 1894-03-29
COXEY MARCHING ON.
WITH THIN BANKS THE ARMY OF
 PEACE STARTS OUT.

Less Than One Hundred Moved on Wash
 ington From MassilIon, O., and Some Of
 The.e Deserted-went Into Camp In a
 snowstorm the Second Night.
 CANTON, O., March 26-In the face of a sharp, cold wind that brought shivers to the frames of we'll clad people CoSey's army marched eight miles on the road to Washington. There were few less than 100 of them. Not to exceed dozen had overcoats or gloves. They had slept on pal lets of straw in the airy and cheerless cir GUS tent. and they were greeted by the dis agreeable discovery that no detailed ar. engagements had been made for feeding them.
 Several hundred persons watched theil departure from Massillon. About 8,0oo persons assembled at the temporary camp at Reedurban, and a host greeted the cru. saders at Canton. Last night they rested at Camp Lexington, in the eastern part of Canton. A heavy snowstorm set in before the details of the camp had been complet ed, and the trampers are huddled around roaring campfires.
 About twothirds of the men enlisted made the trip. Coxey has buried his dis appointment at the nonappearance of the myriads he expected and Is exultant ovel the handful who reported for business.
 Hobos In the Camp.
 The Massillon camp on the Tuscarawas presented an odd sight early in the morn. ing. No fire was permitted in the big tent but there was a heap of blazing logs out side. Every few moments the flaps of the tent were parted by soldier of the com monweal, who visited the fire to drive IL T. back to burrow in the straw for another nap, and others would take his place. The hobos in the party became known just be fore breakfast. They had soap. Some of them washed at the river brink, and others carried water in pans and heated it over the fire. They burned straw and frolicked about like troop of boys.
 A bugle call to breakfast brought them together at the tent with ru sh. The bill of fare comprised bread, coffee and raw meat. The latter was affixed to the end of pointed sticks and roasted over the fire One group of five ran away in body aftei breakfast and boarded passing freight train. Thirty of the comnlonwealers spent the night as lodgers at the Massillon police station. They comprised two entire groups who could not be found when they were needed for picket duty. They were on hand for breakfast.
 When Marshal Louis Smith, otherwise the "Unknown," summoned the men to camp together, they were found to mum Der Il groups. They were organized into commune. Smith drilled them on the meadows for half an hour. He has added several formalities of military discipline to the rules of the commonweal. One of them is the plan of having them march in files of two, and more surprising innova tion is the adoption of military salutes. A man who shouted, Here, Browner' at the California reformer half way across the field was given raking over by Smith.
 The Chicago Commune.
 Among other things he said that the proper caper was to ask for Chief Marshal Carl Browne and salute when his atten. tion is secured. Thus the despised mill. tary system is being introduced, even though companies are called communes and regiments communities. The II groups are called the Chicago commune. Two hours before the time for departure the tents were pulled down and preparations made for the trip. Outsiders were directed to leave the field and await the common. veal on the main streets of the town.