Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1894 — THE COMMONWEAL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMONWEAL.

Eastward th© Star of Coxey Takes Its Way. Scenes and Incidents Along The Unas of " M»ri , h- V nt«w . . : 9 The army rested in camp at Unlontown all day Tuesday. There have been many desertions, and a number of discharges. A tremendous storm prevailed at Uniontown, Monday night, and the frail structure in which the army was housed was threatened with destruction. Many houses were unroofed. Tho men were not in a fit condition, as a result of this, to proceed, and the beginning of the mountain trip was postponed until Wednesday. The army left Unlontown at noon, Wednesday, The weather was bad and camp was pitched at Chalk Hill, eight miles distant. The match of Thursday from Chalk Hill to Addison, Pa., was one of great hardship. The snow and slush made walking extremely hard. Numbers of tho men became intoxicated, and, there being many mountaineers attractod to the town to see the procession, many clashes resulted. The only licensed saloon in the place is opposite the camp, and liquor was freely dispensed. Marshal Browne vehemently commanded that the army abstain from liquor and avoid all possible conflict with anyone. Two lines of pickets were placed around the camp. 6 The army crossed tho State line Imo Maryianu. rriuay, on tho march from Addison and camped at Grantsvillo, Md., in an abandoned distillery. The reception at Grantsv ille was chilly. No contributions were given by the citizens and but few people turned out to see the procession.

NOTES. The authorities at Ogden, U. T,. Mon day, obtained a permapent injunction preventing the Central Pacific from unloading the California contingent of the industrial army within the city limits. It is estimated that tho army at that point now corrated in the railroad yards numbers 1,220 men. The Union Pacific positively refuses to recede from its position and will demand full fare from every man wno goes East from Ogden. Tho great “Unknown,” about whose identity so much speculation has been indulged in, i 3 now positively stated to be one Jensen, a Pinkerton detective, who has been employed to watch tho Coxey movement from its inception. The branch of the industrial army at Ogden. IT. T.. was marched east at 4:30 p, m. under cavalry escort, Wednesday, the courts having sustained tho position taken by Gov. West that ho could use force in removing the alleged army from the Territory. Tho men will bo taken out of tho Governor’s jurisdiction and abandoned.

“Gen.” Coxev returned to Pittsburg, Thursday, on private business. He was interviewed and said that he felt encouraged and believed that at least 500,003 people will have joined the ranks by the time the army reaches Washington. The California Commonwealere who were escorted beyond tho limits of Utah by tho authorities and military forces of the Territory, Thursday, captured a freight train on the Union Pacific. “Gen.” Kelly at once assumed command, and the men boarded tho cars, and a detail was placed on the engine cab to compel the engineer and fireman to do their work. ThtsTook place eight miles east of Ogden. This branch of the Commonweal was expected to reach Cheyenne by Friday night, unless tho railroad company succeeded in side-tracking the train. Christophor Columbus Jones and threo ragged recruits, claiming to be a division of Coxoy’s Commonweal, left Philadelphia, Thursday, with flying colors, and expect to join the main army at Rockville, Md. Tho Kelly branch of the “industrials” arrived at Cheyenne, Friday, at 3 p. m., with banners flying and men cheering. The train was not permitted to stop in the city limits but ran through to East Cheyenne, where a brief stop was made to take on provisions. Tho railroad officials finally decided to push the army right through to Omaha on a fast freight schedulo. “Gen.” Frey’s contingent were tn camp at a point ono hundred miles west ol Terre Haute, Friday night. Trainmen on the Yand ilia give ago )d report of these men, and say tho majority are respectable and far abovo the professional tramp. It is claimed that there are thirty Masons in the ranks. Frey’s branch now numbers tour hundred men.