Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-04-23
CRUSADE OF INDUSTRIALS
THEON TO WARRINGTON cay
sPREADING.
The rrs sident Takes COHuizauce
OF The Movement and 81 Proc.
Iamatiou Will he Issued-S'rIk-
Ing Miners HI session.

CHICAGO, April % From all over the
West comes news that the crusade Of
industrials is spreading Over a dozen
armies are now in the field. In all the
larger towns companies are rapidly
being formed. Armies, dctachments and
DIVISIONS are now in the 6eld. In the
West are General Kelly. 1000 men,
Neala, Iowa, General FRYE, 1000 mcu,
Terrc Haute, Ind Genera! Frve's second
division, 500 men, McLeansboro, Ill :;
General Grayson's 100 men, Plattevic,
Col; General Galven, 200 men. Love
land, Ohio; Sci s.aat Randall, 500 men,
Chicago; 100 men at Little Falls, MINI ;
800 men at Butte, Mont; 100 men at
Monmouth, H.; 100 men at Ottumw;,
Iowa: Capt. Sullivan, 1,OU0 men, Chi
cago $50 men at Anderson, Ind; and
General Aubrey, 700 men, Indianapolis
Besides these armies large numbers OF
recruits are pushing forward to various
lines of march with the intention of Join
ing the larger bodies.
EOxey on the Move
iAGERsrowN, Nd, April 23-Alter
three davs' stay in Hagerstown the
army OF the Commonweal this morning
broke camp and made for Turner's Gap.
The President suggests action.
WASHINGTON, April 23.--The commits
| IctN ,,l. .l, hi g fN,l,,,,,l.,
Issue Il proclamation concerning the
coming OF CoXev and his army. Its un.
suggestion OF President Cleveland. Fears
that the arrival OF Coxey will mark the
concentration in Washington of elements
bent on disturbing law and order have
been impressed on the commissioners bv
many prominent men, and the President
| has also been told by some of his advIs
ots that it would be we'll to take meas.
urcs to show intending evil doers that
the authorities will brook no intcrter cnce
with the maintenance OF peace and order
III the District The President was loatb
10 take action III he name of the federal
| government, but believing that some
positive steps were necessary he sug
gcs;cd that the District commissioners.
as represent ltiycS OF the local aut thority,
issue some sort of statcmc 1t to Offset the
runOrcd intentions OF the extremists to
make the arrival of Coxcv an opportu-
nifty for a demonstration that might
develop mo a serious riot.
Miners Demonstration
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 24.-Fully
1000 striking miners are in Birmingham
today attending a big demonstration
giycu by them here. They paradcd the
streets this morning bearing many ban.
ners upon which were all manner OF
inscriptions, such as these: Give us our
daily bread" "Convicts must 60"
United we stand At Lakcyicw
speeches were made by strike leaders
urging the men to stand firm
| Governor Jones is here in charge OF the
situation. The military is under orders
TO report to their armOr,s every two
hours TO bc ready in case of call. Report
from Johns says the houses of negro
miners who took the places OF strikers
were fired into last night. This report
has not been verified vet. The situation
looks serious
Foreigners against Americans.
PANA, ILL.,, April 23.--Amcrican miners
OF this place decided yesterday not tc
join the strikers. and only little more
! than half of the foreigners voted to &C
l ir fnn An,,,.,,,,, III
| work, but the sttil crs threaten to stoI
| them, and there is danger OF serious
J canillst.
HefOre Congress
CHICAGO, April 23.--At a meeting OF
500 union mouldcrs Yesterday it wa
announced that the three unions of Chi
cago would send 500 men to Washing
ton to present their grievances to Con
|, Grcss. They will move by traiD, and del
rgatlons from dozen towns in Illinois
Indiana and Wisconsin are expected t,
liou them. a morning paper says tha
a strike of the 1000 employees OF tn
Pullman company will bc declares
May LIST.
Moving ON washimxt Ton.
OAKLAND, Cal, April 23.-The sccon
regiment of the industrial army left her
on foot yesterday. 1t is supposed the,
!, intend to capture train.
II PORTLAND, Ore, April 23.-The ittI
regiment of the industrial armv, 60
strong, expects to leave for Washington
! tomorrow. The officers hope to secur
railroad transportation, but it is hardl
probable the railroad company wi
I. accede to their demands.
Il They Wont S.r!ke.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, April 23.-Th
I various mines, with three or four exec,
tions in the kanawha district are rui