St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-26
GOXEY'S ARMY OF WOE.
TRAMpS, SUMS, THIEVES AND A CEN
ERlL BAD LOT
make UP A MOTLEY THRONG
fhe Commander Much Discour.
aged, ard May Desert-Bets oil
Two TO One That the Army Will
Disband at Pittsburg Senator
Stewart Advises Coxey to Fore
go His Mad Scheme.

StCndEt SoASy ~ - oA -
go His Mad Scheme.
CANTON, O.. March 25.-ln the face of
sharp, cold wind that brought Shivers
to the frames of well-clad people,
Coxey's army marched eight miles to-
day on the road to Washington. There
were few less than hundred of them.
Not to exceed a dozen had overcoats or
gloves. They had slept last night on
pallets of straw in the airy and cherries
circus tent, and they were greeted this
morning by the disagreeable discovery
that no detailed arrangements had been
made for feeding them. Several hun
dred persons watched their departure
from Massiilou. About 5000 persons
assembled at the temporary camp at
Reedurban, and host greeted the
crusaders at Canton. A heavy snow
storm set in before the details of the
camp had been completed, and the
tramperS are huddled around roaring
campfres. About two-thirds of the men
enlisted made the trip. CoXey has
buried his disappointment over the non
appearance uf the myriad he expected
and is ultant over the handful who
reporteu for business.
The Massillun camp on the Tuscarm
presented an odd sight early this morn
ing. No fire was permitted in the big
tent, but there was a heap of blazing
logs outside. Every few moments the
flaps of the tent were parted by a
soldier of the commonweal, who Wis
tied the fire TO drive away the chills.
Soon he would hurry back 10 burrow in
the straw for another nap, and others
would take his place. The hoboes in the
party became known just before break
fast. They had soap. Some of them
washed at the river brink. and others
carried water in pans and heated it over
the fire. They burned straw, and frol-
licked about like troop of boys. A
bugle call to breakfast brought them
together at the tent with a rush.
The bill of fare comprised bread,
coffee and raw meat The latter
was affixed to the end of sticks and
roasted. One group of five men
ran away in body after breakfast and
boarded passing freight train. Thirty
of the comlnonwealers spent the night
as lodgers at the Massillon police sta
ton. They embraced two entire groups.
who could not be found when they
were needed for picket duty. They
were OIL hand for breakfast. At
O'clock Marshal Louis Smith, otherwise
the Unknown, summoned the men to
camp together. and they were found to
number eleven groups They were
organized into a commune. Smith
drilled them on the meadows for half an
honr. He has added several formalities
of military discipline to the rules of the
cOmmonweal. One of them is the plan
of having them march in files of two,
and a more surprising innovation is
the adoption Of military salutes.
A man who shouted, Here, Browne"
at the California retormer half way
across the field was given rak-
ing over by Smith. Among other
things he said that the proper caper was
to ask for Chief Marshal Browne, and a
salute when his attention is secured
Thus the desplsed military system is
being introd uced, even though compan-
les are called communes and regiments
communities. The eleven groups con-
solidated today are called the Chicago
Commune. Two hours before the time
for departure the tents were pulled
down and preparations made for the
trip. Outsiders were directed to leave
the field and await the commonweal on
the main streets of the town. Camp
wagons and saddle horses were brought
In from COXiana. and the soldiers had
busy time of it. A diversion was caused
by bMlletln from CoXiana announcing
that steamer loaded with recruits had
just passed that point from Canton.
The steamer made the trip of nine miles
in two and half hours. but only few