The morning call., 1894-03-25
MEN MAssED AT MASsILLoN.
Officials Are Beginning to View
the Advance With Alarm.
READY FOR THE START TO-DAY.
Pennsylvania Militia May r1eet the
Army With Gatling Guns at
the State Line.

MAssILLoN, Ohio, March "a - There
seems to be no danger of the soldiers of
COXey's commonweal starving. The Pop
ulists along the proposed line of march
are bestirring themselves. At Alliance
storeroom has been set apart as commits
eary headquarters. ana this is packed with
an endless variety Ol eatables. A farmer
ear Pittsburg sends word that he has
slaughtered three oxen and Will have them
roasted before the army arrives. At Can
ton arrangements have been made TO give
the soldiers a feast on Monday morn
ing. a carload of potatoes. -four and pro-
visions of other kinds have been donated
by the farmers of GreentowD, and contri-
buttons of money are coming in from other
places.
Comedy is now passing to the rear in the
Coxey movement. Men who had been in
clined 10 laugh at the army as visionary
enterprise admit there is much seriousness
behind it. Mayor Reed of MassillOn, who
has up to this time Scoffed at the whole
thing, tonight swore in twenty extra po-
licenen, who will go On duty tomorrow
morning. The hotels of the city are
crowded and the streets are packed with
strangers tonight, and more people are
coming in on every train. The actual en-
listments now number lbs, and the soldiers
are being organized into groups of five,
with an officer in every group.
Patrols have been stationed and all
stTagglers are kept away from the camp.
Only the newspaper men and those who
have enlisted are admitted. Coxey and
Browne say there are certainly 200 men
in sight this evening and others are COM
ing all the time. a mysterious stranger.
whose name cannot be learned, has ap-
peared at headquarters. He is big, hand.
some, well-dressed man, and has been
given the title of marshal, and has con-
Quoted most of the enlistments. He is a
strict disciplnarian and appears to be a
born leader.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 24-Not ex-
ceediDg half dozen men this evening had
reported to Coxey at the Gun Club
rrnunds Among these was Douglas Nc
CuIIom of Chicago, who said he came as
agent to arrange for speeches by Mary Z.
Lease.
PITTsBURG, March 24.-The Dispatch
tomorrow will print story to the effect
that tonight it was reported here that
Sheridan Troop, portion of the Tenth
Regiment, Battery 3, of Pttsburg,
handling the Calling guns. have been or
dered to prepare to meet Coxey's army at
the State line near Beaver. The move
ments of the soldiers at that point will
depend entirely upon the fact whether or
not the army had passed peaceably
through Ohio. Captain Hunt of Battery
B was seen, but would not talk on the
subject
ARKANSAS CITY. Kans., March "a
Captain G. W. Cunningham of this city, a
gentleman of ample means and RESPONSE
BILE, authorizes the Associated Press rep
resentative to say he will charter a train
and run it through to Massillon. Ohio,
provided he can secure a trainload of men
who will join General Coxey's 'On to
Washington Army"
PITTsBURG. March 24.-James z. White,
general superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service, was among the passengers
at the Union station to-day. He was on
bis way from Washington TO Kansas City
to make inspections OF the service there
and at other Western points. II "C0Xey
and his army ever succeed in reaching
Washington a warm reception is in store
for them," he said. 1.-THE people of that
city are thoroughly aroused. as the
authorities are not blufing when they
ate they will check any demonstration
by locking the intruders up, if it requires
the militia of the District. They mean to
do that very thing"
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, NJ arch 24-The
first company of sky. of General Fry's
so-called Industrial Army of 1000 men are
on their way to San Antonio and the
Popuists of San Antonio have arranged to
feed and entertain the army during their
stay here.