The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-28
MOVING TWELVE MILES A DAY
Sleeping In Straw and Panhandling
for Clothes and Provisions.
People On the Route Liberal with Foee.
bus the weather Censin.es Unfavor-
ahie-Mias Owner stewart Feels the
stingisg Biow Of fCexey-woa's Reals.


today. January wheather was also on tho
programme. but the sympathy of the
people along the line Of march is making
II possible for the men to progress with
onf any particular hardship. They were
eheered on by sausages. ham.
bread and blacx coffee. Soap Is
still among the invisible things.
Only the "hobos" are provided with this
article, and they are not particular about
using ii. The health Of the marchers has
been remarkably good, considering thar
experience. Meals thar are irregular, when
they are provided at ell. and sleeping on
frozen ground with scant covering OF
straw. are not ordinarily considered coudu-
Give to man s physical welI-being. There is
no physician In camp. unless DIR. Kirkland,
the nervous little Pittshurg sstrologer,
with big oyerooat. is an NJ. ID.
Louis Smith. the mysterious individual
who Is the military head Of the enterprise.
has q cold. attended with n husky voice.
HIS coiorless eyes are less penetrati ng
than they have heen heretofore. He has
the erect and decisive bearing of q man
accustomed TO command. He can start
and halt the column. direct them TO right
face, left and wheel. but he can not direct
the execution of more intricate move
ments. Not only is he unknown, bus tho
big. shaggy dog that accompanies him is
without name. He is savage in denunci-
alton Of the pIutocrats and the subsidized
press, and reckons they will all no swept
away. Smith 10 q man OF positive .cmpera-
ment and is intense in his hatred of those
who have money.
Flocks OF chickens strutting around the
big red barns of this section were the sub
ject of remark, but none undertook TO
molest them. Army songs are rendered
under the direction of Astrologer Kirt-
lands newly organised glee club.
At Maxine about fifty men had gath
cred, and owing to the small number tho
plan OF holding meeting was abandoned.
The march is conducted at the rate Of
about three miles per hour. At tbs end
Of almost every mile halt IL called TO
rest the men and horses. A score OF men
was all that witnessed the departure
from Louisville.
The army arrived in Alliance tonight
iootsore and weary, and at once got ON .
begging expedition. Toes have begun to
peep from shoes that have yielded to the
hard service of the march, and the lack OF
clothes 10 still severely felt. Clothes and
other supplies were asked for. but little
was obtained. There was no dinner, and
only cheese. bread and potatoes and black
coffee were on the evening bill cf fare.
This has caused much grumbiing, and It
may lead to open mutiny. Gen Coxey
went to Chicago tonight, but he will be back
tomorrow. He and Brown addressed scrowd
in the opera house this evening. browns
plausible defense Of the crusade brought
applause and $i092. Camp Anna J.. Diggs
was established today. The army was
rendered sleeping quarters in the Inde-
pendent church and a vacant store room,
but the invitation was refused. I'VE have
plenty of fresh straw" said Marshal
Brown. 1t may be depended upon that no
bed of straw received his manly frame.
Smith and w. Ii. Rickhart have collected
more food than can be carried in their
commissary wagons. and the rnen are
wondering. in view of the scant fare at
supper, what has become of it. About
forty men were mustered in this evenidg.
Coxey's departure has caused rumors
that the movement 10 about tn collapse
Unless he 10 financially ruined some sor,
of procession will certainly reach Wash
ington City. The office of historian was
created today, and IL will DO flied by
Henry Vincent. the Chicago reformer.
Brown announced publicly today that
when Coxey left for Chicago he had barely
money enough to buy his ticket. He left
the CommonweaI with = stock Of supplies,
but not cent in the treasury.
The expected 100 recruits did not mate
rialIxe today. Only ten men were added to
the roll here.
MAssfLros, o. March 27-Ths reports
sent out from here about J. 5. Cosey being
In financial difficulty are untrue. Mr..
Coxey's attorneys say the statement about
the foreclosure OF mortgage fer s2., 900
held by Col ], X. Pepper on his horss
AcoIytc is groundIess. aud is an injustice
to him. No record of legal action has beer,
entered ., Canton, and Mr.. Coxey will not
have TO return 70 this city. ~ was re-
ported.
Sioux FAILS, s. D., March 27.-~"Chub"
Warner, an unemployed printer Of this
city. Is organizing company.to soin J. 3.
Coxey's army at Washington City. He
has enlisted fifteen men so far.
WAsHfssros CfrY, March T.--Sen ator
stswar, says hc does not propose making
any response TO Coxey's reply to bis letter,
saying he is coming Notwithstanding the
iemonstrances. II regret" said The sens-
tor, "that such Is the fact The danger is
that Coxey's army. while IL may not be
large, before il reaches Washington City
may become the nucleus of q gathering OF
hard characters from the large citiss near
Washington City. who will be so aueh in
the majority AZ TO give character TO The
whole organization. fear the mosement
will result Ia much hardship and suffer-
ing, aud | shink Mr.. Corey 10 on the
wrong road 10 accomplish his purpose"
DKsvER, March 27--Gen. Hamilton. the
Denver lieutenant OF Coxey's army. gath
cred fifty men in the courthouse today
and offered to ges some Of the q. A. T.
men to act rs his Iienfsnsuts. Failing ia
this he asked, "wili ray men sefver'
Receiving no response. he started TO va Z
of In disgust Have you got any sand ?"
Inquired a rsg-siained follower. shaking
his rs, in his face. II have" Then
why don't you call 10 armsf" because
have been notified that II l get my
crowd inside the city limits IL will be ar
rested" The doughty general trspped
away amid the yeess and heots OF tho
eroxd. The prospects OF his getting his
army ia motion are not very hnght.
DaIH.s. March 2T.-Gov. Hogs eensure
of the Soatnefn Pacific officials for hring-
ing 700 or so penasiess men from Can
fofnia, known ~ fsy's army. and det2in.
ing the men On q Wild prairie ia Texas, Is
greatly sPpisadsd by everybody. IL Il