St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28
AT ALLIANCE.
Grand Reception and Feast
rendered the Army.

Grand Reception and Feast
rendered the Army.
ALLIANCE. O., March 27.-Coxey's
commonweal army reached the out
skirts of this city at 12:45 today. The
streets were crowded with people, all
anxious to- get glimpse of the now
famous president of the Good Roads as
ISOLATION and his followers. The march
ing column was met by twenty mounted
men about twenty miles west of here
and escorted to Rock Hill park. where
they went into camp. Intense excite
ment prevailed during the march
through the streets, which were
thronged by great crowds of people.
The unknown marshal of the common
veal purchased a ticket for Cleveland
and left for the latter city.
Twelve miles of the longest free
lunch route on record was mapped out
for the CoXey caravan today. January
weather was also on the programme. but
the sympathy of the people along the
line OF march is making it possible for
the men to progress without any partic-
ular hardship. They were cheered this
morning by sausage, ham, dry bread
and black coffee. Soap is still among
the invisible things, and there is no
danger than anybody is going to mis-
take this for turnout of plutocrats.
Only the hobo contingent are provided
with soap. and they are not particular
about using it. All luxuries are care
fully treasured. The health of the
marchers has been remarkably good,
considering their experience. Meals
that are irregular when they are pro-
vided at all, and sleeping on frozen
ground with
A sCANT COVERING
of straw IS not ordinarily considered
cond Icive to a mars physical we'll
being. There is no physician in camp,
unless DR.. Kirkland, the nervous little
PittSburg aStrO oyer, with a big gray
overcOat, is an Nj. ID. Louis Smith, the
mysterious Individual who is the mill
tary head of the enterprise, has cold,
attended with a husky voice His clear,
ringing tones are less penetrating today
than they have been. Smiths attire is
still immaculate, but defects have been
discovered i'll his military leadership.
He has the erect and decisive bearing of
man accustomed 10 command, but his
system varies little from Upton's
tactics. He can start and bait tue
column, direct them to rlght-face and
left-wlieel, but he cannot direct the
execution of more intricate movements.
Not only is he unknown, but the big,
shaggy dog that accompanies him is
without Il name. He is savage in de-
nunciatiOn of the plutocratS and the
substituted press, and reckOnS that they
Will all be swept away. Smith is man
OF very positive temperament, and is i'll |
tense i'll his hatred OF those who have !
money.
At noon the coDmonweal arrived at |
Maxine, the capital of Washington |
township. Walking was an agreeable |
experience, but the riders had a chilly |
time of it. Marshal Brown led his |
stallion over large part of the route |
The territory traYersed presented de- !
serted appearance. A thin covering of |
snow was on the fields, and not to ex- |
coed dozen people had assembled i'll |
the streets 10 see the commonweal pass |
Uy. F'locks Of chickens Struttiug around |
the big red barns OF this section were |
the subject of remark, but no man un-
dertook to modest them.
ARMY SONGS
were rendered under the direction of |
Astrologer kirtland'S newly organized |
glee club.
On the way the army passed the |
lonely camp of Honore JaXon, the Chi |
cago half-breed. He is the Queerest |
character in the camp, but there is |
method in his madness, and the end |
sought is free advertising. He started |
from Masslllon with only sack of oat-
meal as his food supply. His plan is to
keep few hours ahead of the expedi- |
ton. and LIE l0OEpa pnon n
forerunner. Last night he began his |
lonely tramp from Louisville at 10 |
O'Clock. His fur cape. wooden coat,
blanket and moccasins served as an ex- |
cellent protection against the weather,
and he carried light ak to be used |
for carving frewood and possibly |
tranps. His camp was seen in
dense brush near the road leading to
Maxine. but he had passed on to Ali.
ance. He had cut down lot of |
tree branches for the construction of
bers of his campfire. He has been
attempting to relate the story of his life
to the newspaper men since he Joined |
the expedition, but has not succeeded |
in getting them all together yet. He |
now proposes to furnish them with
typewriter narrative of the expert
ences in the Riel rebellion.
AS rule people viewed the caravan
from their houses, and not to exceed a
dozen vlsWed 1t from the roadside. At !
Maxine about fifty men had assembled,
and owing to the small number the
plan of holding a meeting was aban-
doned. The march is conducted at the |
rate of about three miles per hour. At |
the end Of alm9st every Wlle 9 halt is