Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-28
ONE DOZEN NILES.
Longest Days March Yet Spun
- Off by Coxey.
MUCH SYMPATHY ALONG THE ROUTE

The Unknown Smith" Troubled with a
Coda Drcary Tramp to Naximo-tor,-
monweai Catches Up with the Avant
Courier JaNon, the Chicago Eccentric
Arrival at Alliance, Where Recruit, Are
Scarce--Brown Appeals for Some Cash.
ALLIANCE. @, March 2S-Twelve miles
OF the longest free lunch route on record
was mapped out 10y the Coxey caravan
yesterday. January weather was also on
the programme, hut the sympathy of the
people along the line of march is making
| it possible for the men to progress with
out particular hardship They were
cheered by sauSsge. ham, dry Dread and
black coffee. Soap is stin among the
things invisible and there * no danger
that anybody i going To- mistake this for
"A turnout OF plutocrat>. Ouiv the hobo
contingent are provided with suaD. ana
they are not particular about using IT,.
! All Injuries are carefully treasured. The
health Of the marchcr- has been romarka-
bly, good considering their experience.
Thc Ir.Luuvn ,iu~ "a Cold.
Meals that are Irregular when they are
! provided at all aud sleeping on frozen
! ground with a sCaut covering Of straw i
not ordinarily considered conducive 40 q
mans physical woll-b,iu- There is no
| physician III camp unless Dr. Kirkland.
the little nervous pitt~bur. astronomer.
| with big gray oycrcoat is an NJ d.
| Louis smith, the mysterious individual
! who is the military head Of the enter
prise, has cold attended with a husky
voice His clear ringing tones ure less
! penetrating than tEny have been. smiths
attire i still Immaculate. but defects have
/ been discovered in his military leadership.
} lie has the erect and decisive Bearing @. a
man accustomed 10 command uut his
system varies a little from Tr~nu's tactics.
He can start and halt the column. direct
them to riGht-faca and lait-wLerl. but he
cannot direct the execution @! more iutri-
cate movements.
Chilly Time for the Riders.
1t noon the CommuuW,H arrived at
Maxine, the capital al Washington town
/ ship. Walking was an agreeable cXpcr-
/ fence, but the rider, had q ehil,ytimp oi 10.
Marshal Brown led hi- ,aIlio. ovor. Iar.c
I part Of the route. The <.rriturv t.l-,.-eI
presented "a deserted appearance. 4 thin
covering Of Snow was ou juo fields and not
! to eNr. ci a dozen people had assembled DO
the streets To see tile IauWouWya. march
by. Flocke OF chickens ~.rut;iu- around
the biz red barns oi this section wtr, fa.
subject Of remark, but uo man undertook
to modest them. Army song, were rem
dercd under the direction Of t~traio-.r
hlTtland' newly organized -lee ci8h.
lonely Camp Of .Iu.scrc .T4Nun.
ON the way the army passed the lonely
camp nj Honove J.Eou. the Chicago half
breed. He l. the qutcrcst character of the
camp, but there l. method in his madness.
and the end sought is free ADVERTISING.
lie started from Nia--illou vI,l u.lyl
s'lal> ri uIt meal a- li- i..l s.ur.r. i
plan Is L. keep few hours AHEAD Of the
! expedition and ho is looked upon as a
iorerunncr lie began lis lonely tramr
from Louisville at III o'clock nj night.
His fur coat. wooden cape, blanket an.
. moccasions served a- au excellent ur1tgc-
tion against the weather. and bee Carried
Il light aye to be used ia carving Gra-Ua.d
and possibly tramp-.