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CoxEy'S JOURNEY.

He VIII Reach tho Rendezvous To-day.
Tho unknowa Already There, mud There
oIay Uo Trouble.
GAlTugnsBuno, MD., April 27.-Tho
journey OF tho army to-day, though
over good roads, was made moro than
usually weary because Of tho succession
Of high hills and dcop valleys. A halt
was mudc for ton minutes reat q.
Clarksburg. In response to n request
by one OF tho spectators, Coxey made q
ten.minute speech. At Groen Centur,
when lunch waa had, Coxey again
spoke. Tho tramp was resumed, and
without incident the army marched in
hote at 3 o'clock aud wont into camp
about !hreo.quarters oil milo from the
centrc Of tho hamlet
There have been some happenings at
Rockville to-day, "Unknown Smith" Ia
down there with about twenty-five fol.
lowers who left Coxey's ranks on tho
trail when Coxey deposed Smith and
re-cstablished Browne. They urc in
camp on the fair grounds ut Rockville
whittier Coxoy marches his men to-
morrow. The Unknown has printed n
white badge on his mon thus: "Fricnd-
ship, Corporation and Peace. The Un-
known contingent OF tho Commonweal
army. Wo favor all laws that bring
peace on earth aud good will to men,"
At 5 o'clock tho Unknown formed
his mon ut the Rockville station, and
carrying sticks with white banners
started out the Baltimore road to meet
the contingent ,of sixty men that aro
marching from Baltimore undor tho
leadership OF Christopher Columbus
Jones. At G o'clock tho Unknown re.
turned to camp at the fair grounds, say
ing ho had not seon any OF tho other
marchers on the roads.
This evening one OF the Unknown's
badges was shown to Coxey here. lie
read it, smiled and said: There's
nothing like competition"
In general orders tonight, Carl
Browne announces that at 0 a. m. to-
morrow the army will start on the Eve
mile tramp to Rockville, whero they will
camp on the fair grounds. There they
will remain until Sunday, when the
last march outside Washington will be
made with the rendezvous ut Bright
wood Park, which Is about two miles
from the city limits of Washington.
There the army will be until Tuesday,
when it is Coxey's purpose to march his
men into Washington and up to tho
capitol steps.
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ToLucA, ILL.,, April 27.-Tho minera
who halted for rost at Big Sandy last
night broke camp at 4. N. to-day,
arriving at Toluca at 0 a. In. with tho
blarc Of brass bands and drum corps.
There were nearly 1000 OF them. As
they filed into town they wore met by
tho citizens. Although foot sore and
weary they had not lost any enthusiasm.
A fcw minutes previous TO their arrival
Lieutenant Governor Gill, President ].
a. Ford and Vico President James W.
Murray arrived on special train from
Joliet. A conference took place bo-
tween the men and Charles J. Devin in
tho lattcrs private cur. The miners
officers wanted Mr.. Devlin to address
tho miners, but ho declined, saying he
had not invited them here and conse-
quently had no desiro to address them.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman O'Connor. of Spring Valley,
and was addressed by Messrs. Gill.
Crawford and Murray who couuselled
peace and urged tho army to.leavo, and
told all tho 1oluca miners TO decide for
themselves.
Finally this was ngrnod upon, and
Mr.. Devlin ut once arranged for
special train TO take the army home.
1t is tho general impression here that
the Toluca miners will not return to
work. II they do not the mission OF
the army is successful.
Lieutenant Governor Gill and Mr..
Devlin teleRraphed Tor special train
to take the miners to their respective
homes as soon as tho above decision
had been reached, and the men were in
very congenial mood when they
learned that they were not to walk
home. Tho train arrived in this city
during the afternoon, and tho army
boarded the thirty fat cars bound for
Streator. going thence to La Salle and
Spring Valley.
The Toluca miners at once called,
meeting to decide upon the question Of
returning to work. Some OF tho color
ed men said on the streets that they
were willing to take out their tools II
the whites w6rG. Mr.. Devlin said that
ii his miners quit, he would import nc.
groes from Florida to work in the mines.
Ii the miners hero do not return to
work and any such attempt is made,
trouble ia sure to follow.
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A DRAMATIC SCENE
Caused by nm Illustration of. tho Efroet O
Congregational Delay.

Caused by nm Illustration of tho Efroct of
Congregational Delay.
WASHINGTON. D. G., April o7.-Twenty-
ono private pensions bills passed tails
the story Of the days work in the house.
Mr.. Hepburn tRop.), OF Iowa, who ha,
been harrassing tho Democratic sido
daily for week to force action on these
pension bills finally succeeded to-day,
through the aid OF Mr.. Picklcr, OF South
Dakota, who has boon acting with him,
and the bills were passed in twenty.ono
minutes.
Tho beneficiary OF ono Of the bills, NJ.
old lady OF ninety.six, totally blind, tho
widow oil a soldier Of 1872. had died
since the bill was reported from Inst
Friday nights session. When 1t was
read and about to bo placed upon its
passage Mr.. Taylor 1ndiann) intor.
rupted. "Never mind, Mr.. Spoaker,"
said he. "That bill can DO laid aside, the
ldlady Is dead." The members who had
been chatting and laughing, stopped,
there WIS moment of silence. The
relief for which the old lady had been
striving SO long was at hand, but like
many other congressional claims, it
came too late. The remainder OF tho
day was devoted to the consideration OF
private bills.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

All tho Brazilian insurgents including
Admiral DaGama who werc detained
on board the Portuguese warships have
succeeded in escaping.
Chief OF Police Moore, OF Washing.
ton. says the Coxey army will be per-
mitted to parade Pennsylvania avenue,
but not to enter the capitol grounds.
George Francis Train was arrested in
Washington for delivering a lecture
without q license. Flo ia In tho city
attracted by the Coxoy craze. He was
dismissed without fine.
DR.. Albert Day, famous for his sue.
cessiul treatment OF inebriatss and who
for the past thirty.fye years has been
identified with the WashinGtoniau
home in Boston is dead.
One hundred OF the idle laborinr
men OF Cleveland marched upon the
construction gang at work for tho
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling railroad
and compelled them to drop their tools
aud disperse.
General John ". Noble, MS attorney
for the United States Trust Company,
OF New York. filed suit against the St.
Louis & San Francisco road to toreclose
o, SO, 900, 900 mortgage held by tho com.
papy aGainss the road.
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GAUVIN'S MEN

Capture b. S o. Freight and Ride to
Mount tsterlinG-Hofuset to Surrender.
CoLuMDus, April 27.-Galvin's detach.
mens OF Frye's Commonwealers during
the night boarded Baltimore & Ohio
freight train for Columbus, two miles
out OF Washington Q. Il. nnd rode from
the coal chute fifteen miles to ST. s.er.
ling Madison county. Tho train was
there side tracked by orders Of the
company. The men remained on It,
refusing to got of, and the company
won't yield. The sheriff said he would
not act until warrants were issued
against tho men as individuals.
A small squad arrived here to-day on
foot. Thoy report that Calvin resigned
temporarily. 10 escape arrest while at
Washington @. H, and that hc will re-
sumo command hore. af
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AWFUL EARTHQUAKE

Entirely Destroys Two Cities and Several
Towns In Grcocc-TorribIo Loss of Lifo.
ATHENS, April 27.-At o:o0 o'clock to.
night during the usual Friday epita.
phion procession in the cathedral here
q violent shock occurrcdthat seemingly
shook tho building to its very iounda-
tions. A panic was averted by the COOL
ness OF the prime minister, who was
present.
NJ. Bouphidcs, minister OF tho
interior, hurried to the telegraph
office to get information as to
the extent OF the earthquake. He
learned that it had been felt
throughout the country, including
the Islands Of Syria and Zante, and
that immense damage had been done.
Thebes and Atalanta were entirely
destroyed. Great damage was done
elsewhere. There is immense loss OF
life
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THE COKE STRIKE.
Peaceful Plans for tho Future-Thc For
oigncrs Leaving tho Region.


Peaceful Plans for tho Future-Thc For
oiEncrs Leaving tho Region.
CoSSELLsvILIE Pa, April 27.-The
coke strikers have adopted peaceful
plans for the future. The foreigners
who in former strikes terrorized the
community with pistol and torch now
agree to follow tho English spoaking
workmen and abstain from violence.
Tho plan of the leaders is to organize
the men at all the works and not molest
thosewho want to work.
There is IN exodus OF foreigners
from the regions, the leaders saying
they have become tired OF the constant
struggle against starvation. A number
left for the old country this week and
others will follow in day or two. A
society composed OF fifty families se-
cured transportation to-day to North
Dakota, where thcy purpose engaging
in farming.
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\ Girl SAVED


From Going to the PenltentInry by tho
Govornor-ucr Prosecution Was Spite.
work.
SptciG! DhpGtch TO he ln,sliiCmctr.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. April 27.-The
governor yesterday granted pardon to
Frances Griffith, who was convicted at
the April term OF tho circuit court OF
Berkeley county and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary for stealing
five pounds OF flour from Il woman's
house. The application for pardon,
which was signed by the judge. prose-
cutting attorney, circuit clerk and q
largo number Of the best citizens OF the
county, revealed the fact that the girl
was only technically guilty, Tho case
was peculiar one. The girl went to a
house to borrow -four and took it. The
indictment would have never been
brought, but that morning Mrs. Grit
fifth, the girls mother, had quarrel
and scuttlo with tho woman, and she
entered the complaint out OF spite.
The girl has not yet been sent to the
penitentiary, and it ia hoped that the
pardon viii reach her before she starts.
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Arms Shipped to Washington.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, April 27.-Maior
Rockford, OF the United s.ates army
here, has shipped to the chief OF ord.
nance ut Washington, sixty.fvo car
bines and 100 rifles, IS calibre. The
arms were sent by express and fast
freight and have already been received
in Washington. Major Reixford saws
be has 250, 900 rifles and supply OF car.
bines which can be shipped on short
notice. Tho major supposes that the
arms are intended to protect tho treas
'ury Mt Washington from any attack by
the Co2eyites,
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KELLEY'S BRIGADE
Marched Through tho RaIn-sacramento
Men Desert.

Men Desert.
ADA, Iowa, April 27.-Ono hundred
aud twenty-ono Sacramento men were
missing to-day when Kelley massed mis-
industrial army for the march. The
men had asserted last night that they
would walk no further, and as soon as
breakfast was over folded their tents
and silently prepared to steal rides.
They said they would not rejoin the
army at Stuart tonight, but Kelley was
confident that the seductive influence
of tho commissary would bring them
back. The march to-day was begun
under Encouraging prospects. Rain
began FILLING soon after dawn, and the
wagons that had heenexpecteti to carry
the army failed to show up. There
were scarce sufficient teams to haul the
baggage and tho sick, and grumbling
among the men wns loud and doep.
The eight mile tramp to Casey was a
dismal ono and very slow, but q hot
coffee revived the mems courage. and
on tho remainder OF the trip better time
WA made. a"rI ~
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vote on the bill as /. stood. would
auggcst that did not ask 1t OF Demo-
cratic caucus, and also, what the senator
from Ohio (Mr. Brice) may understand
better than would tho senator from
Tennessee, would not give an option
OF thirty days TO answer. laughter. !
l haye been told since l asked that
question, on credible authority, TINT
Inst night tho members OF tho finance
committee, representing that sido OF
tho chamber, agreed to moro than 800
amendments to the pending measure"
Mr.. Vest said: "Nalne your au.
thority,"
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HAWAIIAN KoYALIsTs
Commit Themselves to Oppose tho Plnu to
Establish n Republic.

Sonhiit Ahcnlseivcs TO oppose tnc Elhu TO
Establish II Republic.
SAN Francisco, April 2I-Advices to
the Associated Press from Honolulu up
to April state that 1000 royalists met
Monday evening. April y, and adopted
resolutions naming the manner in
which tho provisional government has
provided for the election OF delegates to
the constitutional convention, and: call
ing on all their compatriots and3sym-
pathizers to refuse to take the oath OF
allegiance to tho provisional govern
mont necessary to render them eligible
voters. The resolutions also commit
the royalists to policy Of antagonism
to any project OF tho provisional gov.
ernment to extinguish tho Hawaiian
constitution Of 1887, or to adopt form
OF government other than the one
sanctioned by tho said constitution, uu.
til definite and final adjustment ofthe
Hawaiian matter shall have been made
by the United States.
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actual toot on tho floor Of tho senate
how idlc tho Democratic platform Is
and how impossible 1t is for the party
to pass such measure as was promised
In tho Chicago convention.
My purpose" ho repeated, "wua to
show that tho Democrats could pass no
other than n protective bill und am
suro they cannot
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Tho Portland Contingent.

TEouTDALE, 0GN., April 27.-Fifty
deputies came hero last night un-
der United States Marshal Grady and
Sheriff Kelley and deferred tho Port.
land contingent Of the Commonweal
army from capturing a Union Pacific
train at this point. After tho train
pulled out aix hundred men went into
camp Tor tho night
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PlrrsBuRou. Pa, April 27.-The
eighth annual banquet OF the Americus
Republican Club, in commemoration OF
General Grants birthday, was held ut
tho Monongahela house tonight, aud
was attended by prominent Republicans
from all parts Of the country, among
tho number being cx.spcaker Reed,
Congressman Wauger and Robinson |;
General Frank Reeder, Hon. Waite.
Lyon and General D. R. Hastings
Covers were laid for 375 and every ch mir
was occupied. Previous to the banquet,
reception was rendered ex-Speaker
Reed.
Tho decorations in tho banquet hall
have mover been surpassed and tho
menu ono that would satisfy tho most
iastidious. After full justice had been
done to 1t, President Torrance intro
duced State Senator Walter Lyon, who
responded to tho toast, "Our Guests
Present" General Frank Recder fol.
lowed with the toast, "Grans." In which
he'paid a beautiful tribute to the dead
soldier and statesman. Hon. Thomas
L. Reed was tho next speaker, and
when he arose he was teudercd IN ova.
tion.
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In tho United States Senate, With
Defiance on Both Sides.
MR.ALDRICA'S SHREHD MENOEUVER
To Demonstrate That tho Wilson
Bill Gould Not Pass
ASST GAME OYER FROM THE HOUSE,
Followed By n Sceno OF Most In
tense Interest.
A VOTE COULD HAlE BEEN TAKEN

On tho Bill With the Senate Amend
mcnts-Tho Democrats Wcrc Will.
ing for That, But Refused Mr.. AID
rich's Challenge to Voto OH tho
House Bill, Showing That They
Knew 1t Could Not Pass Without
tho Protective Features That tho
Senate Has Put Into It-NIanGuycr-
ing, Marching, Clashing aud Rapid
Firing Between Senators.
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Genoral Frye In Indiannnoll.

INDIANAPOLIS, ND, April 27.-"Gen-
oral" Frye's army with tho merged
Aubrey branch numbering 400, arc n.
the Bake street porkhousc to-day. The
general has expressed his determina-
tion to preach Sunday on 'If Christ
Came to indianapolis" provided he can
do so under the auspices OF tho min.
listers OF the city. Superintendent OF
Police Powell will confer with Mayor
Denny, who has stated that tho army
may be iorced TO 20 on.
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Indiana Nien Nearly All Out,

TERRE HAUrE, IND, April 27.-Prcai-
dent Dunkerty, Of the state minera' un-
ion, stated this morning that the strike
in Indiana was practically complete
and that ak thousand miners were out.
lie received telegram from President
Mcbride. of the national association
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TROUBLE AYERTED
In tho Minors Strike In Illinois by
tho Cool Hoada.
THE TOCULA MINERS MAY GO OUT.

Tho Army OF Strikers AEroo to Ro-
turn Homo PcaccaDly Aftcr Hear.
ing Speech From Gcucrnl Gil, OF
tho State oiilitia-No Trouble Any
whore IN tho Country, aud tho Situ-
ation IN tho oIlno Strike Not Mn-
toriaily Changod-Pcaccnbio Plans
Adopted IN the Coke Region.
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REED SPEAKS
Eloquontly ut tho Amorlcus Club
Banquet In plttsburgh.
THE ELECTION Day IN NlNETY-TWO

Tho Most Thoughticss Day IN Amorl.
can llistory-rhc Responsibility for
tho Crisis Through Which tho Coun.
try Is Passing Placed In n Striking
Way-Tho Domination of Southern
DcmooratsLIf Northern Democrats 8
Dominated tho Party There Would
Do No Such Condition of Affairs,
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CHARLESTON. W. Va, April 27.-In-
formation reaches here to the effect
that at least twenty-five hundred New
river miners went out to-day. This
may precipitate n general strike
throughout the KunaYha Wiley.
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SEATTLE, WASH, April 81. = The
Seattle contingent Of the industrial
army began its march eastward to-day
In q drenching ram. They camp at
Kent tonight.
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othcrs walking. Thcir n.tcmp,sto cap.
ture IN east bound train on tho Jules.
burg branch OF tho Gull road, or tho
burlington and Missouri river have been
frustrated aa all trains uro undor orders
TO pass their CAMPS without stopping.
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JELIIco, TENN. April 27.-The uncm-
ployed and striking mincra Of the Jolli.
co region have issued call for public
meeting to DO held next Sunday for
the organization OF Coxey division.
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All Quiet.

PORTLAND, ORE, April 27.-Advices
from Trou'dale are that there arc no
new developments in the situation as
relating to the Portland regiment OF the
indus,rials. Everything is quiet.
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GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE
At Last Reaches st. Paul md minneapolis
F. All Men Called Out,

All Men Called Out.
MISSEApoLIs, MISH., April 27.-Tho
strike is on ut last in thetwin cities. The
American Railway Union this afternoon
called out all its men in the employ OF
the Great Northern road in the two
cities. Telegrams were sent to all uu-
ions on the line to stand firm.
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NEw YoRK, April 27.-Arrived,
suevia, from Naples.
BALTIMORE, Mp. April o7.-Arrlved,
Chicago, from Rotterdam; America,
from Bremen,
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CoScoRp, n. H.. April 27.-Ex-Gov.
n. S. Berry, tho oldest ex-governor in
tho United States died to-day in Bristol
OF pneumonia, aged 9S years.
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For West Virginia. generally in.r. south winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. fair; fol.
lowed by local thunder storms during the after.
noon or night, Winds shifting to Gouthcast /,
cooler IN northern portions. ~
TIE TEMPERAruEE YESTERDAY,
az furnished by q. scrSEPS. druggist, cornc,
anrget and Fourteenth Itrees. 80 =
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FoRr MORGAN, Colo, April 27.-Gray.
sons, Commonweal army Of 120 men ar.
. rived hero to-day, some in Wagons and
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us furnished by (
Sinrget and Fou.tt
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
%Stntistics of Russin's Army.

According to the Sviet, a st Peters
burg paper, Russia. unlike other Euro
pean countries, Incorporates in the
army only one-fourth Of the young men
who are drafted every year when they
reach the legal age for military service.
The recruiting department in 1892 en-
listed 1852 conscripts. but only &c.,
800 were actually sent into the ranks.
OF these. 1919. 900 were orthodox, 49,
600 IsraeliteS and 1900 Mohammedans;
the Russian army is Therefore COM
posed of men belonging to the rational
religion. There we're also in the con-
tingent called to service in 1892 $4,000
men Of pure Russian origin, 1900
Poles. 1000 Germans, 5000 Jews,
1863 Bashkires, and a small number
of L~ithuanians. TartarS. etc, so that
the Russian army can be considered as
being quite homogeneous in regard to
its nationality.