The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-25
COXEY'S MOVEMENTS.
He Goes to New York TO Advance His
Army's Cause.

Army's Cause.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 2O-The
march of the COmmonweal over from
Williamsport was made under most IA
vorable conditions. The pike was dry
but dustless, all the trees and fields
green with the recent rains, and at one
of the halts by a rustic pump the
ragged, Misunderstanding crowd gath
cred beneath a clump Of apple trees
whose white petals rained down upon
them like a midsummer snow while the
men drank deep Of the cold water as
though they had never known any other
beverage. At the toll-gate, a mile out
side Of Hagerstown, there was a delay,
the old white-haired gateman refusing
TO let the army pass without paying tolls
on the horses. Browne declared that
this was another eXtortion of mOnopo-
lists and ordered forward the flag
The old gentleman respectfully DOTTED
his hat to the stars and stripes, but
shut down the bars tight on the horse
men and carriages. CoXey was forced
companied into town by constantly
growing crowd of cyclists, horsemen and
pedestrians, and the march through
Hagerstown to the camp was, relative
ly. equal to an inaugural procession for
Washington.
Gen Coxey left his army at this town
tonight for a four days absence in New
York, during which time he will stop
at the Hotel Imperial and will attend
the sale of some of his Kentucky thor
oughbreds. Beside this he will try to
arrange with the railroads for excursion
rates to Washington for the demonstra-
ton on May L. 1t is from this arrange
ment that he hopes to get the greater
part of his crowd in the city.
Sho1ld this plan succeed he and Browne
declare that there will be no trouble in
getting $4,000 people into the capitol be-
sides those on the road.
The army had to buy its own firewood
to cook supper on Logan Hill. and the
town authorities refused to allow the
army to draw on the hydrants of the
town, the camp was without water until
the railroad company gave the use of a
plug In the railroad yards. Later in the
evening. when severe thunderstorm
arose, Mr.. H. c. Koepler. the agent of
the Western Maryland road, again came
to the rescue, giving the tramps the use
of an empty warehouse, after a farmer
named Ballantine, had refused them
shelter in an empty barn nearby.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 21-The
Commonweal army is preparing for a
great day tomorrow. A great many
people are in town from the Surrounding
country, and if Sunday is a good day
Brownies promised sermon on reincar-
nation and the demolition of the money
power viii probably depopulate the or
thodox churches. Browne announced
tonight In his general order that follow
ing the custom of religious assemblies
there would be a collection taken UP.
The general order also complimented
the men on their behavior in town.
The name of the camp for Sunday was
announced as Camp Nazareth of the
csrnation of Jesus Christ, who suffered
the death of the cross under dark
shadows Of Gethsemane for being a
tramp like us and for whipping the
money changers
The order concluded with a slap at
Congressman Illness recent proposition
to put the Commonweal TO work on the
district roads. Browne stated that he
had written 70 the representative, thank
ing him in the name of the Commonweal
and promising to take charge of a
scraper himself if the bill should be
passed.
There has been great uneasiness in
Montgomery and Frederick counties over
the reported mobilizing of the Coxey
men in that region. 1t is true that few
recruits are being taken into the army
and many are each day being sent down
the road toward the District. In Mont
gomery county Sheriff Zimmerman has
sworn in forty special constables, and
he is TO meet the Commonwealers at the
state line. Tonight Browne spoke in
the rain on the main street. near the
court house, talking for an hour and a
half to a crowd under umbrellas.
HAGERSTOWN Md, April 22.-After
a three-day's stop in this place. the
Coxey cohorts are preparing to march
on to Frederick. There were runners to-