The morning call., 1894-03-29
WEARY AND WORN
Coxey's Ragged Army Is
Struggling On.
BOYS GIFTED WITH PITY.
They Were Prepared to Snow
ball the Soldiers.
BOYS GIFTED WITH PITY.
BUT WERE MOVED TO SORROW.
SO Far the Deserters Along the
Line Far Outnumber the New
Recruits.

ALLIANCE. Ohio. March 2S.-Coxsy's
army broke camp, after a good nights
rest 0n clean straw and a plentiful break
last OF fried ham and pork, bread and
coffee, at O'Clock this morning, with 1913
men in line by actual count.
GARFIELD, Ohio, March 28.-The weary
Commonwsal Army struggled into Beloit at
noon, five miles out of Alliance and
seventy-twO miles from Pittsburg. The
march was broken at Niles junction.
where Marshal Browne called halt for
half an hour. HOrn-blowing and chatting
from the villagers greeted the woe-b -begone
army. Some of the BOYS had several
bushels OF snow balls prepared for the
army, but the appearance of the men was
so forlnrn that they were allONe ed to pass
unm olested. Several have deserted and
there is much grumbling The army, sixty
seven strong. passed through Damascus at
l 80 P. NJ and was jeered by he people of
the village. Owing to the rough roads the
marchers have not been able to make
schedule time.
Leaving Louisville the itinerary of
Coxey's Army was to have been as fol-
lows: Wednesday, 28th, Salem, Ohio,
afternoon; Thurs day. 29th, Columhana,
Ohio, afternoon; Friday, 30th. East Pales-
tine, Ohio, afternoon; Saturday, 31st, New
Galilee. Ohio, afternoon; Sunday, April 1.
Beaver Falls, Pa, afternoon; Monday, I'd,
Sewickly, Pa, evening; Tuesday. Sd, AL
Ieghany, Pa, evening; Wednesday, 4h,
Pittsburg, Pa, afternoon; Thursday, 5th,
Whitehall. Pa, afternoon; Friday. 9th,
FlnleyVille, Pa. afternoon; Saturday,
7rh, Benilyville, Pa, afternoon Sunday,
Sth. Brownsville, Pa, afternoon; Mon
day, 9th, Uniontown, Pa. afternoon;
Tuesday. 10th, Laurel Summit, Pa,
afternoon; Wednesday, 11tb, Somerfeld,
Pa, evening; Thursday, 18th, Granville,
Md, evening; Friday, 13 h. Frostburg.
Md, evening; Saturday, 14th. Cumber-
land, Nd. afternoon; Wednesday, 18th.
Hancock, Nd, evening; Thursday, 10Th,
Wllliamsport, Md, evening; Friday Goth,
Hagerstown, Nd. evening; Saturday,
21st, Boonsboro. Md. afternoon; Sunday,
22i, Frederick. Nd. evening; Monday,
23d, Ridgeville, Nd, evening; Tuesday,
oath, Damascus, Nd. afternoon Wednes-
day, 25th. Atkinsons Postofice, afternoon;
Thursday. Goth, LoytOnsyilie. Nd. after
noon; Friday. 9th, Olney. Md, alter
noon; Saturday, 28th. Rockville, Nd,
afternoon; Tuesday, May /, Washington,
d. c.. noon meeting on the Capitol steps.
SALEM, O.. March 2S.-Salem has treated
the COxey COmmonweal most generously
in food aud shelter and recruits. Shortly
after o'clock the army fled into town,
seventy-ninr strong. Probably 5000 people
gave them silent welcome. Mayor Nor
tnrup provided tWo halls as sleeping
apartments.
Quantities of food, such as coffee, bread,
meat, sandwiches and ten dozen boiled
eggs had been prepared by committee of
citizens. Sixteen men joined the army
here. Three OF the men are sick under a
doctors care. Marshal Browne was in
formed that 200 striking potters at East
Liverpool would join the army.
CHICAGO. March 28.-General Coxey OF
the Good Roads Army arrived here this
morning and went at once to the stock
yards to see about The sale of a consign-
ment of horses.
On Coxey's appearance at the horse sale
at the stockyards he was greeted by loud
cheers and calls for speech. Coxey's
horses brought but $780, while he expected
not less than $1,000, and with this for a cue
he roundly scored existing conditions,
charging the hard times TO ''a lack of
money" This evil he said he proposed to
remedy by compelling the Government to
issue bonds for S500,oOO.000. Coxey's Chi
cago lieutenant. Albert Mason, claims he
will leave for the East Saturday with 5000
men. At present the 5000 is represented
by the foregoing shadow. consisting of
twenty-one men.
Mr.. Coxey took dinner at the Audito-
rum and left at AS P. NJ on the Pennsyl-
vsnia road. He will reach Salem to-
morrow in time to take up the march.
PITTsBURG. March 28.-The steamer
Hudson, which arrived from Cincinnati
to-day. has on board q small detachment
for Coxey's army. 1t consisted of en- men.
seventeen horses and elghtwagons. They.
with their horses and wagons, were taken
on at Bellaire. Ohio.
They expect to join the army at East
Palestine or Beaver Falls. A large mill
tary band is being organized here in the
interest of Cnxey.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-.Thrty of the re-
cruts for Coxey's army arrived here to-
night on the Wabash road, en- routs TO
Pittsbury to join the main body there.
DENVER, March 28.-1h he Denver con.