The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-21
COXEY's MAIN ARMY.
Stopped by the Gray Haired Keeper
of q TOIlpate.

OK IOIlgaIe.
HAGERsToWN, Nd, April 90 - The
march of the COmmonweal over from Will
Transport was made under favorable aus
pieces. The pike was dry but dustless, all
the trees and fields green with the recent
rains, and at one of the halts by rustic
pump the ragged. hardened-looking crowd
drank of the cold water. At the tollgate a
mile outside of Hagerstown there was a
delay. the old white-haired gatekeeper re-
fusing to let the army pass without paying
tolls on the horses. Browne declared this
was another eXtortion OF monOpolists and
ordered forward the flag. The old gate
man respectfully dotted his hat to the
stars and stripes but shut down the
bars on the horsemen aud carriages.
The army was forced to pay 81 cents
toll. The army was accompanied
into town by constantly increasing crowd
of cyclists, horsemen and pedestrians, and
the march through Hsgerstown to the
camp was relatively equal to an inaugural
procession for Washington. General Coxey
left for New York to-day, where be will
attend the sale of some of his Kentucky
thorough breds Besides this he will try
and arrange with the railroads for excur-
sion rates to Washington for the Demon
strstion on May l. Il is from this arrange
ment that ha expects to get the greater
part of his crowd for the parade in the
city. Should this plan succeed he saws
there will be no trouble in getting $4,000
men to Washington besides those already
on the way there.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Provision for
the accommodation of the army of the
Commonweal is contemplated in a Tesolu-
tion introduced in the House to-day by
Representive Boon POpulisD Of Mime
sofa. The resolution instructs the Secre-
tarY of War to provide within the District
of Coumbia camping ground and tents
for all organized bodies of laboring people
who may come within the District and to
see that their rights as citizens are re-
spected and protected during their stay
here. a preamble to the resolution recites
that In view OF the reported approach to
Washington of large numbers of unem-
ployed people for the purpose of laying
before the Government their views on the
economic depression and to suggest RENE
dies therefor il is the duty of the Govern
ment to maintain the peace and respect
and protect the rights OF citizens. and that
is the only way good will be secured by Con-
gressmen and recognition by the Govern
ment as we'll as by individuals of the
rights of citizens and by extending all
possible aid to them in their endeavors to
secure such redress as they consider them
selves entitled to. The resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
CINCINNATI, April 20.-The Colyin
wing of General Fry's Industrial Army
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morning and in less than three hours was
dropped at the danger line,' four miles
from the city limits. Two hundred and
ten men debarked and were permitted to
make headquarters in large barn.
Twenty-four Cincinnati police were there
TO see that no movement was attempted
toward Cincinnati No provisions were
had for breakfast and the men were
hungry. Colonel Colvin came to the city
to confer with the Mayor.
Colonel Colvln. commanding 210 men of
Frye's Industrial Army, camped tonight
at Ivorydale. In the march through the
city citizens put provisions in their wsg-
ons. They will go further east tomorrow
by rail.
MARSHAL. H., April 20.-General Frye
aud the Comm0nwealers arrived tonight
from the West. numbering about 160 men.
They campeG in the City Hall, and the
citizens furnished them with supper, ard
will also provide their breakfast. They
will march to Terre Haute tomorrow.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l.. April 20.-When the
New England Industrial Army arrives in
this city on Tuesday the prospective
Coxeyites will be Joined by large delega-
tion from this city. G. r. Boomer. editor
of Justice, the socialist-labor paper. will
begin the work OF eDisting the men TO-
morrow. Boomer called on the officials OF
the Connecticut Consolidated road to-day
and tried to procure train of boxcars
The company is considering the matter.