Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-19

Washington, April 16.-Wasbington
authorities, civil and military, are be-
ginning to take an active interest in
the arrival Of COXey's army. AS the
commOnweal approaches and the
stories of detachmentS from the yari-
Gus cities begin to'be authenticated,
the outlook for a rather troublesome
problem for the district authorities to
solve becomes bright.
The question is, what will be done
with the CoXeyites after they disband.
1t begins to look as though the men
might encamp in the district and
practically say to the authorities, ''here
we are and what do you propose to
do with u.s."
The district commissioners prepared
today a list of statutes under which
Coxey and his men could be arrested
and dealt with, and they found no
! lack Of laws. Commissioner Ross, pres
| ident of the board, said that the au-
! thOrities do not think that they will
| have any trouble in dealing with Cox
ey's army, and consider the invasion
chiefly dangerous because of the prece-
dent it would establish.
| There are $50 men on the local po-
| lice force, but of course only a fraction
Of them would be available to handle
| COXeyiteS and the probabilities are
that it will be necessary to call upon
the militia for assistance There are
1000 troops so we'll drilled that they
could be massed in marching order
on two hours notice from General AL
bert Ordway, their commander
Council Bluffs, Ia, April 16.-Kelly's
| army broke camp this afternoon and
marched through the principal streets
on its journey eastward. The army
camped tonight at the ChautauQua
grounds, four miles east of here. Il
is believed that the army will capture
q freight train going east
When the soldiers broke camp, the
state militia formed a line and pre-
pared to escort them from the city
The sight presented was one. the like
of which perhaps was never seen be
fore. The stars and stripes were con
spicuouS in the line of march. Some
flags were tattered and torn, cores
pOnding fGtingly to the commonweal
ers who acted as standard bearers
The men are sore-footed detected
and scantily clothed in some instances
On the line of march the streets were
! black with people who cheered The
cOmmOnwealers on their way. The
| members of the army were weighed
down with bedding, tin buckets ant
sack of provisions.
Two companies of militia, unde
command of Maj Evans, brought III
the rear and followed the army to it
camping grounds. That the army viii
land in Chicago within the next forty
eight hours, is without doubt
Guthrie, Ok. April 16-Coxey'
army here now numbers 800. Arrange
mentS are about completed for boz
cars on the Santa F'e to Washington
at 50 per head, providing the who'll
800 go. AS yet only about half of tn
army can raise the IS.
Newport, Del, April 16.-Chris
TOPPER Columbus Jones division of tn
commonweal army started for Newarl
this morning. Recruits have swellet
the forces to forty-siX. At Newark
party Of about forty nell are waitin!
to join Jones forces.
bingham, Ill, April 16.-Genera
Frye and his commnweal army ar
rived in this city this afternoon, 15'
strong.
Evanston, Wyo., April 16-Sixt.
rugged, fairly we'll dressed men unde
Captain Morgan arrived here toda.
fcm the west bound for Washington
to join the industrial army. Between
100 and 200 are expected tomorrow.
Denver, Col, April 16-AbOut 25'
men have enrolled in the Denver in
dustrial army under Captain Grayson
The army will start east tomorrow i
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