The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-03-31
COXEY'S CAMPERS.
The Industrial Army Begins It's
Tramp to Washington.
Less Than One Hundred Start When One
Hundred thousand Was Expected
The California Contingent Is
Stranded In Texas.


March OF the Ono Hundred.
CANTON, o.. March 26.-In the face
of II sharp. cold wind that brought
shivers to the frames of well-clad peo.
pie, CoXey's army marched eight miles
yesterday on the road to Washington.
There were IA few less than hundred
OF them. Not to exceed a dozen had
overcoats or gloves. They had slept
the night before on pallets of straw in
the airy and cheerless circus tent, and
they were greeted yesterday morning
by the disagreeable discovery that nc
detailed arrangements had been made
for feeding them Several hundred per.
sons watched their departure from Mas.
sil!on. About 5000 persons assembled
at the temporary camp at Reedurban
ami host greeted the crusaders al
Canton. A heavy snow storm set in be-
fore the details of the camp had been
completed and the trampers were hud.
died around roaring camp fires About
two-thirds of the men enlisted made
the trip
On the Tramp.
ALLIANCE, o., March 2S-The com.
monweal army arrived last night, foot.
W
upon begging expedition. Toes have
begun to peep from shoes that have
yielded to the hard service of the
march, and the lack of clothes Is still
severely felt Clothing and other sup.
plies were asked for. but little was OBJ
tanned. No dinner. and only cheese,
bread, potatoes and black coffee on the
evening bill of fare caused much
grumbling and it may lead to open
mutiny.
Gen. Coxey went to Chicago last
night, but he will be back to-day. lie
and Brown addressed crowd in the
opera house yesterday afternoon.
Browns plausible defense of the cru.
SADIE brought applause and slO9s.
Camp Anna l.. Diggs will be estab-
lished at Salem to-day.
The army was rendered for sleeping
quarters the Independent church and
a vacant store room, but the invitation
was refused.
1--WE have plenty of fresh straw
said Marshal Brown, but it may be de-
pended upon that no bed of straw re-
ceived his manly frame. Smith and
w. II. Riclshard have collected more
food than can be carried in their COM
missary wagons, and the men are Won
dering, in view of the scant fare at
supper, what has become of it. About
forty men were mustered in last even
ing.
Stranded In Texas.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 2S.-The
United States industrial army of zoo
men, of which Gen. Frye is the com.
mander, is not moving on Washington
very rapidly. At last accounts re-
ceived here by the Southern Pacific
railroad officers last night the entire
army is camped at Finlay. The people
of FL Paso, fearing that the army
would turn back and visit their city,
are endeavoring to raise a sufficient
sum to pay for train with which to
bring the army to San Antonio. The
Southern Pacific officials are perfectly
willing To haul them if their fares are
paid. The injunction prohibiting the
men from interfering with the move
ment of trains is still in effect in f.
Paso county. a company of rangers
under command of Capt Hughes, who
ia SuaioihS thc CohiPahy iutirodu u
Findlay. were withdrawn yesterday or
the following telegraphic order from
Gov. Hogg:
| Capt Hughes, Finlay, Tex:
AU,TIN. Tex, March 27.-By what suthorit,
are you in the service of the Sou ihern Pacific
company, guarding their trains at Finlay ant
preventing the removal OF the starving men a.
that point? You are hereby commanded to re
move your forces from Finlay and interfere II
no manner whatever. unless either side resor
| tn arms James HnCC povarnor