Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-28
NEARING WASHINGTON.
The COxey Army will Camp on the
Outskirts OF the Capital To-
mOrrOw-Kelly Demands
Teams to Transport
His Men

army slept last night under little shelter
and the beds were damp with dew. Con-
tributions are meagre, and the breakfast
this morning was of hard tack and coffee.
The men are growing about the food, and
all sorts of rumors of strike are heard
and it is expected that they will soon de-
mand some assurance of richer nourlsh-
ment than they have heretofore enjoyed,
Coxey declares that he has received but
little aid and has paid all the expenses
himself, except $15 which was presented
to him.
The army is to be moved tomorrow
morning to Brightwood Park, on the edge
of Washington, and the cause of this
movement is financial consideration.
Coxey reasoning that a big crowd will
come out from Washington Sunday to see
the army. His plan is to set up tent
and charge 25 cents admission to all
visitors, the receipts to go toward main:
tanning the camp.
The 25O men composing the army took
up short days journey of five miles to
Rockville this morning. The day was
cool, bright and clear, the rain last even
ing having laid the dust without creating
any mud.
WILL RUN THEM OUT.
Columbus, Ohlo.-Gov. Mckinley has
ordered out battery H to 60 to Mt. Ster-
ling and clear the Baltimore g. Ohio
freight train of Galvin's army. The
governor has ordered out companies A,
Z and c, of the fourteenth O. N. G. to
report for duty and be ready to proceed
at $3.50 a. m. tomorrow, if necessary, for
Mount Sterling.
Galvin's men are quiet, but are still
holding the train. The excitement is in
tense while awaiting the arrival of the
Ohio national guard.
WILL HAVE GOOD FARE.
Bevolue, N. IA number of oyster
men are sending out boats to Washington
loaded with oysters and food for the
Commonweal armies.
THEY PREFERRED THE JAIL.
St. Joseph, Mo.-Thirteen men who
we're going to join Kelly's army wert
arrested here last night as they boarded I
freight train for Des Moines. They were
arraigned in the police court this morn
ing for vagrancy and they all pleaded
guilty. The judge told them that the!
could 60 If they would agree to leay'
town. Only three of them accepted thu
offer, the others preferring to serve jai
sentence rather than taking their chances
with Kelly and his men.
SECOND CALIFORNIA REGIMENT.
Sacramento, Cal.-Eleven hundred ant
sixty men of the California Industria
army, second regiment, landed at New
Hope to- day and walked to Walnut Grove
They are headed for Sacramento and viii
reach here late tonight or tomorrow.
WOMAN LEADS THEM.
Oakland, Cal.-The 500 Commonweal
ers who went from here last night on {
steamer bound for Sacramento, left unde
the leadership of Mrs. Anna F. Smith, {
San Francisco woman past middle age
She declares she will not stop until he
ragged host shall be drawn up in lin
before the capitol steps at Washington.
STOLE AN ENGINE.
Portland, Ore.-The Portland con
tingent of the Industrial army capturet
an engine at Troutdale this morning
COuplcu ~ W q IIClSuU tldlu WAlCh
seized yesterday and started east.
KELLY's MEN STILL MARCHING.
Stuart, Iowa.--Kelly's Industrial arm
began forced march to Des Moines to
day under smiling skies and with the me-
singing war songs. The Sacramento NAL
contents struggled in during the night
having tired of their temporary desertior
and 1881 men lined up at roll call an
tramped down the green hillside whe
Kelly turned his charge toward De
Moines.
The citizens of Stuart we're liberal i
their contributions of food and forty-on
teams were furnished for transportatio
of the men. The army is in better hume
than at any time since the mutinyin com
pany G.
Kelly is confident of reaching De
Moines tomorrow morning. Dinner vii
be served at Bartham, eleven miles from
Stuart. Teams from points along tn
route met the army, picked up the strag
glers and relieved the tired footmer
After supper Kelly said he would 60 tn
remaining twenty miles to Des Moine
with but one or two short stops for res
Soon after the army had passed Barthar
Kelly became incensed because he ha
, not sufficient teams to carry all his me
and announced fatty that he would go n
further until enough wagons were fu
nished. The town people we're anxiou
to get the army away and committees in
mediately began securing the surroundin
r country for transportation. Kelly wa
; obstinate and asserted that his men mus
4 ride or stay at Bartham. He said /
/ might be compelled to give up the ide
: of reaching Des Moines tomorrow, b,
he would not kill his men.
OFFICIALS GREATLY WORRIED.
Washington.-The government officia
to-day received number of Telegram
from the United States court officials ar
others in the northwest of very disquie
> ing if not alarming nature.
GlenwOOd springs, Colo.
Round trip tickets to Glenwood Sprinl
on sale daily at rate of $36.05. Good
d return until May 81, 1894, for particula
call at city ticket Office.
H. s. LuTz, Agent.
GEO. T. NICHOLSON, g. P. & 7, A,