The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-30
CoXEYS ARMY.
The General in Charge in Carriage.
Marsha;s a-Horseback,
With tho Rag-rGg Afoet Leave Massiiiun
on tho March 20 Washington-A snow
Storm Sets In aud n Number no-
aert-In Camp at Canton.

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cANroN q March "a e-coxev's army |
Of The commonweal moved out of Mas 4
sillon sunday on schedule time There
were ncrhans Ts stragglers IN linz AZ
The start and Ok less wben Canton.
miles awav was reached Carl Browne
chief marshal headed the PROCESSION.
He was mounted ON n white horse and I
was followed nv half a dozen aids AN (,
mounted on horses belonging 10 coxey. /
who rode IN carringe drawn by n pair
of snirited steeds
The processiop consisted Of the mar
sbala coxev. his wife and sister n
bugier four covered wagons contain
ing cumming outfta baied straw and
several quarters Of beef a brass band
that plaved ali kinds of music AT once.
and the soldiers az the commonweal on
foot They marched slnele file and
two abreast as pleased their fancy.
with very few executions they were
n bara. a.lool,iny lot 81 citizens This
thew claimed was not their fault but
the fault Of our system OF govern
ment
The weather was pleasant when the
start was made but The PROCESSION was
soon overtal,en by severe snow storm.
This had a decreasing tendency and n
number of desertlons were renor,ed be.
fore Redurban. the first stop. was
reached After n brief stay nj Rednr-
han. The nrmv resumed Ia onward
march and reached Canton shortly AZ
Ter a o'clock where eann Iexinyton
was pitcbed
On ,he march from MassilIon 10 Can.
ton the eommonveal army was followed
bv a mob az nearly a Thousand peopIe
IN carriages ON horseback and afoot
On reaching Canton the army was
greeted hv fully 10 600 neonle who we've
crowded ON the sidewnllss and N win.
dows and balconies along IpscaIa,vas
street Fverv ONE regarded the affair
ns n huge iole. and qcod bpmor nre.
vailed among ali Camn Iexingtnn
was pitehed ON n vacant lot ncar lbc
worlthouse. shortly after o'clock and
the tramps. constituting the army Of
the eonmonveal "a once begnn bn;ld.
ING bonsres seatterinp straw unon the
ground and maxine other nren,r,tions
10 Keen cornr.,rsai,is dpring no uigbt
The armv bnd to start on M ,usrcl,
withou, tbe .t;oddess 81 pc,re . 81 no
maiden could he found i, nssumo that
role Ins,ead az a voddess a burlv Ne.
Vro hns been enlisted ~ carry ,be han.
ner. thus giving the African rnee renre.
sentation In the movement
One proup OF Eve soldiers deserted In
n body before Canton was reached
Their marshal thought the celestial
powers were not exercising proper dis.
cretlon IN sending snowstorm upou
the advancing hosts. and advised his
men 10 break for passing freight
train. They broke. and have not been
heard from since. Il Is feared by some
of Coxey's lieutenants that there will
be more desertions before morning un.
less the weather moderates, owing "a
the prevalence OF comfortable haymows
In these parts
Coxey's life Insurance policy has bee "a
revoked, tho officials OF tho company
fearing he may meet with 4
violent end before finishing the
present enterprise Coxey Is enthus.
iastic. and claims the movement
thus far exceeds his most sanguine ex.
pectations, but this Is hardly in kecp
ing with his former declarations Can.
Ton and MaSsillon were both crowded
Sunday with people who had come in
from surrounding towns and cities tc
witness the sight
With the ground covered to the
depth Of half an inch with snow
nothing to eat but a short supply o.
bread and cheese, and a little straw L
sleep on, the Coxey recruits were IL
anything but a joyous mood Sunday
night Murmuring under the big cir
Gus tent where the commonweal army
Is quartered Is loud and general
Coxey's soldiers declare things mus
improve at once or they will 20 bacI
TO begging. Coxey and his lioutenantl
are still sanguine and are endeavorinl
to imbue their followers with conf
! dence by making speeches, which, how
ever, do not seem TO have the desire,
effect
Coxey said Sunday night: 81 am nov
satisfied that will be followed int,
Washington by 1850, ,OOG men. As peo
Pile hear that we have actually starte,
they will begin falling in. Up to thi
! time they have been afraid that W.