People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1894 — COXEY IN WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

COXEY IN WASHINGTON.

"Dw Original Band of Commonwealers Reach Their Destination. Ibe Montana Contingent Provoke the Action of United State* Troop*—Attitude of the Rock Island—Kelly in Des Molne*. MARCH INTO WASHINGTON. Washington, May 1. — When the commonweal army marched into Rocktrille Saturday night it was greeted with three cheers by the Jones contingent, which had just completed its long march from Philadelphia At 7a. mb. Sunday the march to the city begxa. At the District of Columbia line * great concourse of people was waiting to welcome the army. Among -•thcrs were a score of cavalrymen and eeveral mounted patrolmen, who swung into the line as an advance guard. It was shortly after 1 o’clock when the army marched into Brightwood park. A man was stationed at once at the gale and a placard was posted up saying that whil? no admission was charged those who could afford it were ■expected to contribute. Fully 8,000 persons must have visited the army in its quarters during the day, and total receipts for the day amounted to more than S3OO. Mrs. Coxey and Legal "Tender, the general’s youngest child, reached Washington Sunday afternoon. Will Wreck the Train. Adair, la., April 28.—The Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific railroad officials declared Thursday evening that they would ditch any train which Kelly or his men might steal on their road. Yardmaster Hamilton, with due authority, distributed an armful of papers in the Kelly camp. They were notices to the effect that the railway company kad received information that an attempt would be made to steal a train and warning them that in case of any Much attempt they must bear the consequences. Gen. Kelly, receiving one, said that the railroad need not worry about him ■or his men, for, though a few men might try to steal rides, tramp fashion, the aurmy would not board a train unless the train was donated or paid for.

KELLY AT DES MOINES. BoSturd and Footsore Men March Into the City Under Heavy Escort. Des Moines, la., May I.—This city ■was greatly excited by the arrival of Kelly’s industrial army and there were fears of an outbreak of some sort. The men had marched 27 miles Saturday night without food and were held by the police 5 miles out of the city in a driving rainstorm all day with mo provisions or shelter. The action ■of the authorities aroused much indignation among the laboring people, aud when at 5 o’clock the army finally marched up Grand avenue to the camp the east side of the town, wet, haggard and weary, their pitiable condition aroused sympathy almost as great as that which was theirs in Council Bluffs. The city officials rented a big ’Building IJ>£ miles northeast of the capital, which had been built for store-works, and officially decided to contribute the building as barracks and one day’s rations as the city’s portion. The chief of police was instructed to put on a force of extra policemen and cooperate with the sheriff’s •deputies in preserving the peace. Several carloads of policemen and deputies assembled at Valley Junction, just outside of the city limits, to halt the army and bring it through Des .'Moines under guard. As fast as the marchers walked into Valley Junction they were halted and corralled, and • then moved to Walnut creek east of • tins Junction. The food given by the city had been taken to the stove works, 7 miles away, and not a mouthful was given to the hungry, weary men until the afternoon, when enough food for one company was sent down by the citizens’ committee in charge of Gen. J. B. Weaver. The men were halted twice for rest •xm the march across the city, and it was after 7:30 o'clock when they marched into the stove works. Many ■ of them threw themselves on the floor utterly played out, but a good supper ■brought back strength and spirits. Strength of the Army.

Des Moines, la., May 2.—Nearly 5,000 persons drove or walked out to "Camp .Kelly” on Monday. Among them was ■President Ay les worth, of the Drake university, who led a class of his students. At his request Gen. Kelly formed the men in companies and the collegians took the census of the army, putting each man through the catechism -which had been prepared. The census ■ritovved that the army was 1,575 strong. .Nearly 200 recruits joined on Monday. Rescinds Its Action. Chicago, May 2.—The council Mon day night rescinded its order to the ehief of police directing him to keep the’ -Kelly “army ’ out of Chicago.

STOPPED BY TROOPS. The Entire Hogan Army Under Arrest at Forsythe, Mont. Bt. Paul, Minn., April 27.—Word ■was received by the Northers Pacific at 1 o’clock yesterday morning that troops from Fort Keogh took a spec al train ausd went to Forsythe, where Hogan’s men on board the stolen Northern Pacific train had stopped for the night, *Dd placed the entire army nnder arJtvstand secured possession of the train. No mention is made of a fight and it is supposed that no blood was shed. Billings, Mont, April 27.—A few minutes before noon the stolen train of Box cars ran slowly into town. The Coxeyites were overtaken by the special train of the marshals just as they entered the limits of the city. After their arrival it was learned that the marshals’ train overtook the Hogan -contingent just as they were pulling mway from Columbus (formerly known •as Stillwater), and attempted to arrest the progress of the train bearing the SOO unemployed men who are in possession of the train. The leaders in charge

of the unemployed would not yield to the demands of the marshals to give up the train and instructed their men to go ahead, which was dose. The two trains came on slowly during the forenoon until this city was reached, when a stop was ordered, and the conflict between the two bodies was the result IN UNCLE SAM’S HANDS. Train Stealer* Must Face Moat Serioua Charge*. Forsyth, Mont, April 28. —Seventyfive deputy United States marshals arrived Thursday afternoon and the Hogan contingent was turned over to them. The train, escorted by troops, started for Helena that evening. The prisoners will be arraigned in the United States district court without delay on the charge of the theft of the train and disobedience of an injunction.