The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-12
COxEY ON THE MARCH.
The Army ON Its March toward
Warrington

Oakland has had many exciting events |
III its history, but nothing mas occurred !
here to co1nps re with the turmoil of ,lnem- |
p'oyed workmen which left San Francisco |
Wednesday to join Coxey's army in its
journey to Washington. All night long
every man, woman and chilli in Oakland
was on the streets, the riot alarm was
sounded, the governor was asked to call
out the national guards, extra police and
deputy sheriffs were sworn in, and armed
With rifles and preparations made for
f4O unemployed desperate men refused to
leave the city. Only rash word or an
unlucky shot was required to precipita te
a conflict which would have resulted in
the extinction of this branch of the i'll
dustrial army, for the men who composed
it were mostly unarmed, and could have
made but q feeble rcs istanca to the Of
fcers and citiZe;.s. But the word was not
uttered, nor the shot fired, for the army,
overcome by force, consented to move
when it was seen that further resistance
to the will of the citizens of Oakland was
useless.
Washington, April 9.-The unceremoni-
Gus manner in which the freight car load
Of forty unemployed from Cincinnati was
taken in charge by the police last night
is a foretaste of the reception which
awaits Coxey's army. To-day the men
will be brought into police court and a
charge of vagrancy entered against them.
The local law against Migrants applies
to all men without visible means of sup
port who are destitute, likely to become
charges upon the city, who have no voca-
ton or means of getting livelihood or
,I,o ~ n, o,o0tr &c 1fry
days in the workhouse at hard labor,
but it rests within the discretion of the
judge to accept their promise to leave
the city at once, or to accept 5000 bonds
as surety that they will not beg OF be-
come public charges. Capt. Primrose,
the leader of the band, may find himself
in more serious trouble than his fol-
lowers. There is an old law on the stat
ute books, passed in 1880 and has never
been repealed, which makes it a offense
to bring into the district of Columbia
| any destitute people who are likely to
become public charges, with a penalty
! from $25 to $50 fine for each offense.
| The police authorities are considering the
| ACCESSIBILITY of bringing a charge Of vio-
| lating this law against the leader, in
| which case his fines, with an alternative
| of the workhouse Imprisonment, would
amount to a very heavy punishment.
The same charge may be brought against
| Gen. Coxey if disaster does not overtake
the army of the commonweal before it
completes it's itinerary. Of course, the
vagrancy act may be brought into aD-
plication against his followers.
Brownsville, Pa, April 9.-This town,
where the distinguished and lamanted
Blaine spent the greater portion of his
boyhood days, welcomed the army Of
the commonweal of Christ fairly well.
Great curiosity has been for weeks
aroused over the proposed arrival. It
was not until Z O'Clock that the bugle was
heard sounding down the valley and the
commonweal Of Christ marched over the
Bridgeport bridge and entered this city.
Ten thousand weary watchers viewed the
tramp of 294.
Uniontown, Pa, Apcil 1O.-There are
t, OF bled times alb I'D for the common
veal if the signs of the times point
Alright. An unofficial court martial u
Cyclone Kirkland. the .lstrologer; Jasper
Johnson, the co:or bearer, aid Wear,
Her, the commissary, was held last nigh
end they We're absolutely refused read
mission into the army by reason of thei
having been exhibited in Fittsburg dim'
museums. The three men arrived il
town and visited the camp where the!
were cheered and a demand made b!
the members for reinstatement. John
son and Kirkland made speeches il
which they expressed fealty to the cause
The temper of the man was shown il
in thnir oyDroSSi0ns and actions TIL
unknown, who had charge of the camp
aEnonced that he favored the reinstate
ment Of the men, but would have to re
fer the case to his superior officers. TIL
meeting between the officers was spirited
and the unknown was turned down.
special order was then issued by Co
Browne denouncing the presence in til
army Of any museum freaks and IRE
vocably against the three men. The az
ton to be taken by the men cannot b
ascertained, but Kirkland asserts he wi
: organize new ccmmonweal in whic
= women may join.
It er has at last broken Co1ey's marc
l. Sc hedule. For the first time since tt
a CONN encement of the journey the coz
s monweal army is compelled to camp hel
II until tomorrow morning before startir
n en- it's mountain trip on account of tt
J. storm last night which was a hard on
T. tt sting the endurance of the soldiers
u the extreme. Through the whole nigl
te the frame structure in which the Inc
le We're sheltered was threatened with d
Or struttion, and the s.eep of the veter i
G. was anything but sweet. The lowly ha
y, itation was spared, however, although
te number of more pretentious houses
b. town were unroofed sld other dana
ne Gtne. Camp Abraham Lincoln, pitch
Mt here in Mountain View Park, will !
or broken up tomorrow and the sta
ed made for the mountains, the snow-co
de cred crests of which may be seen hel
ne he next stop will be seen here. T.
K rext stop will be at Carp Dalzell.
ut An Untimely Accident.
m Minneapolis, April 11.-Shortly befc
&C. the time set for the launching of t
John G. Reno about 200 persons board
IN the hull and the props at the forward e
broke away. The boat slid diagona
down tho w0vs hut was Stonnad haff