The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-26

Banner-Thousands Cheer the Army
While the Band Plays Many Tunes at
Once-Coxey Is Happy, but Some of His
Followers Show Preference for Hay
mows and Freight Trains Instead of a
snow Storm and an Open Lot.
Canton, Ohio, March 25.-Coxey's Ar
my of the Commonweal moved out of
Massillon today on schedule time, there
being perhaps rs stragglers in line at the
start and 25 more when Canton, eight
miles away, was reached. Carl Brown,
chief marshal, headed the procession,
mounted on white horse and followed
by half dozen aides, all mounted on
horses belonging to Coxey, who rode in
carriage drawn by pair of spirited
horses. The procession consisted of the
marshals, Coxey, his wife and sister, the
bugler, four covered wagons containing
camping outfits, baled straw. several
quarters of beef and brass band that
played all kinds of music at once, and
the soldiers of the Commonweal on foot.
They marched single file and two abreast
as pleased their fancy. With very few
exceptions, they were hard looking citi-
zens. This, they claimed, wag not their
fault, but the fault of our system of gov
ernment. The weather was pleasant
when the start was made, but the pro-
cession was soon overtaken by severe
snow storm. This had a depressing in
fluence and number of desertions were
repoiteo peioi5 sta~ -; sc I TO 80 ~
seoP was leaInou S ' :ts
hee9aDulh, .ne LIZ amy - o1uo %aato sIo.1,,
ware iaarcI I anu i9"Hn1u C"n Tan;Mmton - A1s was
aiter +, "1oio lamp tl.,,aiast;o ~ onJ 80
pltchea. ooAey eL en.nus.as'io s. ada ~,
Grains lle lIoselnono 'nuo A"A o~oSo10
ms loIlnel uso,1ia.iUes. :H I'LL, ,
canton anu Massiion m0lo uo';, ~ 0iUmn fuor,
60 tooav VIII people mno oo1!o :n: ~ - I'm
the surrounding lowns anu cl.ies W Soo
the slght. On tne Halon I,1ns aium M "e9iiion ,
10 canton Tue army was hoiioMo! Wy
MOP OF nearly q tnousah9 people IL ri, Ial
riages, on horseoack anu aioJ.. D.. Aney ny
made Ine welhin ilns WIN ohoolS ,:1n enu
KepI Co4ey constantly Do"i1s Gt an' IL. 49,.
ing MS nat. ~ IeacnIns ~ CaMSon, aon .ne
army was greeleo Dy iui1y Ao,ooo pSoPio
CROWDED on the slueMaiks. IA "iTuoMs
ana palconles along !Le s'iee1s. hvoiy
one regalaeu Ino anal 40 ~ JJno
%ag @na so ;no+o, ,pas r;tohad an q vacant
CampLexington was pi.cheu 49,, In saoan. asaas
loI near the Work nouse. Hnoisiy al'el
4, the tramps constituting the army OF
the Commonweal pegan puliolng Don
fires, scattaring straw upon the ground
and making other preparations to keep
comfortable during the night. The ar
INV had to start on it's march without the
ooddesstof mace as no maiden could be
s sfo',nd TO oss,1me the role Tnstead of
4i Iunu 55oss ~ @s' h,,riv neoro was enlisted
W eno gouuJse' 4ha anna, g aig;nn the African
10 carry 1ne oann, '.S -aat 81. .o4
race rePiesen1aaoh 1asoutad - .,io hodv hnfors
Canton was reached. Their marshal
thought the celestial powers were not ex-
ercising proper discretion in sending the
snow storm upon the advancing hosts,
and advised his men to break for passing
freioht trains. They needed his advice
and have NOT heen heard from since. 1t
a. .nf. eaarad hv soma of Coxev's lientenants
10 atd thera ~ will he more desertions before
thaC cnele VIZ W - ~ 1870. ,J ,,,nJanoIa. 800
morning unless the Weatner moaera1es,
owing TO tho Prevaience oA C,1:ee Gunllo, .@oeo
hay moWs IN tnese parts. CoAey ilie
insurance policy, 1T was Learned TO-DAY,
has been revoked. The officials OF the
company fear that he may meet with vi
olence before finishing his present enter
nrise.
With the oround covered to the depth
Of balf an inch with snow and nothing
ta eat hnt a short supply of bread and
VI cheese and a little straw to sleep on, the
Gnyar recruits are in ANYTHING but a
GnTons mood. The murmurinp under the
nio {Go cir circns rent where the Commonweal
ar NV is ouartered is loud and general.
coxev's soldiers declare :. that things
mist improve at once or they will 20
hack to begging. Coxey and his lieuten-
ants are still sanguine and are endeavor-
inc - to imbue their followers with conf
dance bv making speeches which, how
aver do NOT seem to have the desired
effect Coxey said tonight: At am salts
fad that I shall be followed to Washing
On hv 25O. 600 men. AS the people hear
we have actually started, they will begin
failing in. 10 to this time there have
heen sf,aid we were bluffine, Now they
~ see we mean business
Dr. kirkland of Pittsburg, known: as
aThe Cyclone.n arrived at Canton this
evening and Joined the army. He says
he has figured out by astrology that this
is to be- the grandest movement the
world has ever seen. Even if it was to
d,. Hl out on now. it would be revived again.
He knows this because the stars told