The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-18

When Sheriff Franzheim anu MS
posseo OF twenty Wheeling police
reached the Pennsylvania line ycster'
day morning, eseorting Kclly's van.
pushed army, they werc mot by Sheriff
Cherry, of Washington county, and
three deputies. They were told that
they must hasten through that county
but were allowed to rest till daylight
Last evening tho word camc that they
we're camped near Claysvillc.
As illustrating tho ease with which
the hoboes renew their supply OF pota'
toes, the Wheeling escorters tell d story.
Six of tho commonwealth had sopar'
ated from tho main body, built a camp
fire remote from tho road, ana 9oRuh
to prepare supper. The 9herih as
turbcd their DivouaC, and theY packed
up and started on leaving about d nan
bushOl OF potatoes. They were tol1 20
take these along, but the rinGleaders
only Response was: "To h wild do
potatoes They're too plenty"
Tho sheriff aud posse got back to town
about $3.50 q. III. Yesterdays Wash
ibgton. Pa, ObJervr has the following:
Since Calvin passed through tins
place with his hoboes, CommonwoaleFs
have been rather at discount IN
Washington county, aud but little IN
terest has been taken in their move
ments. Monday night, however, Eenu'
inc commonweal sensation was sprung,
and for while it was believed that
trouble would occur. a band oil Coxey-
itcs led by General" KcIly has been IN
tho vicinity Of Wheeling for some days
past, stranded. Thoy maintained that
they were going to tho national capital,
however, and failed to disband in West
Virginia, % had been expected.
Monday the sheriff Of Ohio county,
W. Va, decided to give them little rs.
sistancc, in his own peculiar way, and
with a posse marched them to tho
Washington county limo. Shcritf
Cherry was notified that tho hobocs
wore beginning to act ugly, and that
they were going 10 steal train right
hore in staid old Washington county.
ShcriG Cherry decided that no would
DO there when lhoy did 1t or know tho
reason why, and. accompanied by
Charles Grcor, left for West Alexander
on tho l0:l7 train. Shortly before mid
night he sent the following telegram to
Chief OF Police Rankin:
"kelly's army OF tramps had Just
crossed tho limo at West Alexander.
Have been escorted hero by the sheriff
of Ohio county and his posse. Their
intention is to take possession OF train
and mako their way to Pitts burgh.
They number about ono hundred men.
Baltimore 4 Ohio Superintendent n.
Cutter, is here, and will, OF course, re-
iuso to carry thom, and We anticipate
some trouble. Gather toGothor eight
or ten good mon and come hero on arst
freight train. The superintendent OF
tho rond will arrange for your mon to
DO carried here. Trim is duo at Wash
ington at ] 100 a. m. and will DO held for
you and your mOn."
Aftor receiving tho telegram Mr.
Rankin started over tho streets for men
whom no could send to tho scene OF tho
trouble. Aside from an ObssrUer report
or who was looking for late item, tho
Baltimore 4 Ohio teegraphcr, the town
policeman, who could not leave tho
borough, and one or two gontlomOn who
had evidently been out to SEQ their
girls, however, there was no ono on tho
street, and tho chief was compelled to
answer that the forco could not DO
raised. Tho reply came ticking back
over tho wires: "All right, don't
bother. Everything quiet"
Tho latest word resolved at this place,
shortly before . o'clock this morning,
was that tho commonwcalcrs wero lying
around the station at West Alexander,
tho majority being asleep. 1t is now
about certain that the Kelly hoboeI will
pass through this place sometime to-
day. 1t Is not believed, however, that
thoy will DO able to carry out their
threat OF stealing train. The Balti.
moro & Ohio officials and Sheriff Cherry
will resist any attempt OF this kind, and
it looks very much as though tho men
would havo TO walk oYGr tho roads.
They arc going 10 Washington City to
advocate tho goods roads scheme, and
will doubtless DO able TO give export
testimony as TO what constitutes good
highway.
Tho Kelly army formed in Montana
aud later floatGd down tho Missouri
river. They arrived at Wheeling by
various routes. Chief Of Police Rankin
says that tho Washington policemen
will see that no disorder occurs il the
army passes through hero. From tho
fact that tho mon arc without funds or
means OF transportation, visit from
thom is not a thing to DO especially do.
sired.