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COX FY'S ARMY RECALLED Twenty-five Years Ago This Famous "Ann; of Hie Commonwealth Mo bilised to Start fur llie Capital to Demand lrgbdatioii. (Statesville Landmark) A dispach from Massillou. Ohio, A dispatch from Massillou. Ohio. li eyes of the nation were centered on Massillou. for here there was mo bilizing on that day Coxey's famous "Army of the Commonweal." in read- in ess for starting on the morrow on the march to the nation's capital to dtniand of the President and Con press that they set the times aright by the enactment of various laws, t.articularly in the manner of legal tt-i.der. Despite the ridicule which was heaped upon it. "Coxey's Army" at tracted an amount of public attention that has never been bestowed on any otner popular agitation in the I nited Mates. The newpauer of America and of Europe printed columns of, ii. after concerning the movement, and married the daughter of Coxey and which the workmen had been saw when the "army was ready to begin took up his home in Napa county, i i,,s- parted and the big hull slid Its march there were more newspaper ,0al., where he is said to have prosper- j 'l 'he - ways, the suction. It is correspondents on hand to nccompany ed. Coxey returned to his home at feared, drawing some of the victims it than there were members of the Massillou. where he is now rated as lwi1 ,0 ,ne bottom of the river. army." me latter comprised a gro - tt-que aggregation recruited from ail walks of life. The times were favor ab!e to the movement. The effects of the panic and industrial depression of 1893 were still sharply felt, and the appeal of the organizers of the movement that something radical must be done to remedy the condi tions met with a ready response. The "army" took the name of Jacob S. Coxey, a well-to-do man of Massillou who conceived the idea of the march on Washington. Second in command, and the real organizer aod chief marshal was Carl Browne, a picturesque Westerner, who many years before, in California, had been associated with Dennis Kearney, the anti-Chinese agitator. On March 25. 1894, Coxey's army moved from Massillou to Canton, as the' first step in its march. Several thousand were in the aggregation, but the most of them, as it afterwards proved, were there more out of curi osity than with any serious object in view. "General" Coxey accompanieJ tb marchers in a buggy, while Browne, clad in the regular cowboy outfit, led the way on his charger. The young daughter of Coxey was an other picturesque figure of the cara van. By the time the army reached Pittsburg it had lost more than half of its members. The weather was dis acreeable and marching through mud ar.d rain was not the liking of the marchers. Much dissatisfaction also was expressed over the failure of Coxey to o:en his purse and provide tfcf wherewithal to purchasa food, to ha co, etc., for his "soldiers. ' On April 29 the remnant of the amy encamped In the suburbs of Washington In readiness for the inva sion of the capital. Then came the fia?co which gave a true Gilbert ian finale to the whole affair. When the "army" approached the capital, Major I Co-Operative Mercantile Co. ff Now open and ready for your inspection, a vast 8 and attractive assortment of I Dress Voiles p A wide range of patterns from the neatest, most conservative, styles on up to the bold striking, sporty effects which are being featured this sea It. son, in all lines of up-to-dte dress fabrics. I Prices range from 10c to $1.25 yd. p Along with these and other New Spring Shades, If we still have I ON SALE Apron and Dress Gingham 10 cents. 36-inch Percales 15 cents. : 32-inch Chambray 20 cents. II Very best Dress Gingham 25 and 39 cents. Sea. Island Sheeting 10 to 20 cents. Heavy yard-wide Sheeting 20 cents. White Madras 15 cents. 36-inch Fancy Stripe Madras 25 cents. & Fancy Skirtings from 25 to 48 cents. Small lot of Ladies Collars and Ties, Special 25c. Also lot of Corsets to clean up and make re&dy for new line from 98c to 81,48. ASK TO SEE the Ladies and Children's Wash Dresses and Middy Blouses. THE FAMILY STORE PVWVWVTnni"TTTTTTTTTTTTTri Moore, the Washington chief of police invoked against the Invaders a law which prohibited public meetings and speaking on the Capital steps without .permission of the Vice President and Speaker. Browne and Coxey tried to get the consent of Vice President Stevenson and Speaker Crisp, unsuc cessfully. When B torn ne arrived he wore a buckskin "Buffalo Bill" costume to attract the attention and draw the police after him in a chase over the southeast lawn of the Capital among tht trees and shiubs. The police. i thinking Coxey was with Browne, "beat the bush" for both, but Coxey who was a small man dressed con ventionally, succeeded in eluding the police until he reached the Senate steps. A cheer told Browne'of the success of his rus-'e. and then he ran for the House steps, as had been agreed be- Iween the two. He was ran phi hv the police and latter convicted of "getting on the grass." Coxev being convicted of being au accessory. Both were gout to tail for twentv davs. After those stirring davs Browne. , one of the town s most prosperous citizens. l.arse Increase In Crop Acreage. More than 56.000.000 acres have been added to the country's aggre gate crop acreage in the last ten ' . . . . years. Statistics Just announced by,,,c " "l ii uaj.f the Department of Agriculture show the country's aggregate last year to have been 367.738.000 acres, or 605.-1 840 square miles.- That la more than one-fifth or the total land area of Continental United States, almost two and one-half times the size of the State of Texas and about ten times the land area or the entire New land States. The number of farms In the United States is estimated at G.717,000. Texas has the largest aggregate cron acreaee with 25. 328.000 acres. or a little more than one-sixth of heri ,een iarcn n total land area. I To Mr. and Mrs. William Helms, Kansas is second with 22.588.000 . Monroe township, a son. Bruce Hart- acres, or almost one-half of her en- tire land area. Illinois Is third with 21.727.000 acres, or about three-sevenths or her land area. Iowa In fourth place is very close to Illinois with 21.613,000 acres, which is about three-sevenths of her land area. The aggregate crop acreage, which includes those of com, wheat, barley, oats, rye, buckwheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, flax, rice, hav, cot ton, peanuts, kafirs. beans, broom com, hops and cranberries. . Not All Flat Yet. Hearing an explosion in the iinme. diate vicinity, Uncle Bill said small nephew, who sal in the a bile beside him: "Get out. Jimmy, and look tire, and see if It is flat." ''It looks pretty good.'' sai my upon inspection; "it's only the bottom side." TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTYTT T T TVT TVt YVTWYll SHIFYARD CRASH Ten In Forty Persons killed as Scaf- fohf CollHrs at Launching tMi Itelauare -3 Iknlies Recoiered. i From ten to forty persons were killed or drowned late Monday when J iciupuiaii DcauuiuiiiK. r.iriiuuit around the stern of a boat on the ways at the Merchant Shipyard. Harri.uan. Pa., collapsed while nearly l"a,r1ters of he ar!UV of occupa-: ,150 persons were standing on it to!'" ; ,. K've American soldiers a view the launching of the freighter Waukau. At a late hour Wednesday night only three bodies had been re covered. Twenty-two injured per sons were taken to the Harriman ! Hospital. thousands had assembled to see the launching and witnesses of the accident say the scaffolding seemed to turn over. trtriiii;iiin. im fu-rn- illttlllO I II t II f OH I l f valor Tka c j- " ...... MU . V' 1 -.. I . II , V ; cident happened four minutes before ! lne launching was scheduled to take """lc- I An instant after the scaffolding fe"- ,ne piece of the Waukau. at' Divers from Bristol and the Har riman police and firemen are grap pling in the swtft waters of the Del-, aware for the victims, but it Is fear- ed that the actual death toll may! never be known. It will be impossible to check I l:.., . .i I as crowa inciuaea spectators as shipyard employees. Births, ! To Mr., and Mrs. Ransom Plyler. Monroe township, a daughter. March Hh- I To Mr. and .Mrs. Aaron Grirfln. Eng-,Monroe township, a son. March 2nd. I To Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Carnes. Mon- roe township a son, Vernon Sidy. March 5th. ti ui. n ,wi r n. un,. Helm iu .mi. miu .iis. uuinir iiriiun. Monroe township, a daughter. Catli - we,l 'rcn im. To Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wallace. Monroe.a daughter, Margnrite Liicile, i. oa.u March 20th. iiiviHivii www Yj NO. 244 "i t Y i AA .... YY ?t Yf YY YY tY Yt YY YY YY xi n ti AY I I si XX X i Yvi YWn rrf-t-KjZjtt &, WltY llnv war onty a civilian, armed witn !? W--rM My 'a pass, might visit it. It forma the t if Sfc hw ' 'I S III XI Urincinal feature nf ita ovtonaiva t. Y to his.Xf "Wbz III! fences about Coblenz. That city is ?X utomo-j.,. -xv-1 , considered of prime military impor- Y? . .u M4 Ta ATSsklit Aitaiice because of its navigation out- XX aMhe, Meets lo-Nigni iist0:;"""'"""'""" lL i,n" nii. mv niT "Louis the Pious not so pious, 1 1 "a o r I K.sT DKiiKKh Although, that he remained a monk i f I I when his sons coaxed him to a mon-i Y'Y STORY Or COBLENZ National tieorgrapliir Stxk-ly Issues Bull, ti.i (.jWiig IntereMing History Of Anieiiran Army Headquarters On Hie Rhine. Bom of fort, half surrounded by , . , -. - '?" "u th shadow of a for- mer Hun suier-fort. Cobk-nz. Rhine ; " . " 'JK "' uerman eaia a uuilflll ISSUC"U by the National Geosraphic Society. "When Augustus Caesar sent ' Drusus to conquer the people of the . Rhine region, that brilliant eeneral built a hundred forts along the river, , tifiJ!riZ!&Xt Dnif nims later set out to conquer the MeV'wS hMwl' w.Siv fidr- Elb sisteii when he saw a wnni.nilv fip- ure .f monstrous size who toid him prices are extremely moderate when quality is consid- Ks''hw him. Thhe "iJSJrwS ereA You can get oods cheaPer than wi.care to sell, for faV' " we do not care to handle the ordinary cheap glue pot i.. u:leii!ince,nM,1?,he j "y of furniture; but no reliable store in any other tained a charter and for 8oo years it city can offer you better values than we do, and our ser nmmt:;! VorhJSnhh ' vice ls (l-ask your next door neighbor about itand letipne of cities, but after the Thirty Years' War it became less prosper- ous. French. Swedes. Russians and r- . ... unmans occupied tne town at va rlous times until the Congress of Vi enna awarded it to Prussia. In 1822 it hlWUIili lha mmt nf rn,-....,....'... f n --......v oai ui few. n II lllflll Ul , , m ii iritl II Rhine province. A nistonc old house in Coblenz is ' , the birthplace or 'Mettemich. that . i Austrian Machiavelli who helped or-' ganize and presided over the Con-' gress at Vienna. More than a centu-1 1 ry ueo that conference failed to as- : i sure the peace for Europe which Paris conferences today are seeking to ' establish Tor the world. Mettemich ' made a fine art of the secret diploma-' i " I.,- ,rl,;l, I, ...u II r, rmuiuueu curopean na- , lions ever since. He was the Count !vo" Iierlls'orff of Austria during his i , .. . . . I '" f, , .. c?rt.?r a ort Mil'iiiinniii; pm uuill mere Ulld Bl both St. Petersburg and an International ; match-maker as well, for he planned i the marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise, archduchess of Austria. ! I . ' "" ' 'e rom ns I location, on the triangle formed hv i the confluence of the Rhine and the ; Moselle, a location similar to that of1 Pittsburg, Pa., on the Ohio and the! Alleghany. The Romans called it -Krownlng fro g from a steep precipice of rock, nearly 400 feet above the Rhine, across the Moselle from Cob lenz. is one of the most famous of German forts, the Bhrenbreitsteln. No doubt American men In uniform now inspect It at will, though before the war only a civilian, armed with a pass, might visit it. It forms the astery in the hope of getting his kingdom founded the Church of St. Castor here in 836. But the present building, with Its four towers, dates back only to the thirteenth century. "In front of the church Is a nionu- , ; int'iii men uursis ine easy-going Russian sense of humor. The monu- Yyiinent, erected by the French, bears .: a glowing tribute to Napoleon's suc 4 1 cesses in Russia. When the Rus- manaer inscriDea a rew lines which, d approv- the city of jtheast of Cologne. Its population, before the . 1 1 ansiaten. mean, "seen an ,t,j ed by me. commandant of A.;. Coblenz, January 1, 1814.' "Coblenz Is 57 miles soi ..A; war, was little more than 50,000." Y i XX POLITICAL AXXOI XCKMEXTS. IT i y For Alderman Ward One. XX i I hereby announce myself a candl- date for Alderman in Ward 1, subject XY 'o the action of the Democratic pri- iJ. mary. LEE R. TRULL. XX Vr Alderman Ward One. '; I hereby announce myself a candi :)X date for Alderman In Ward 1, subject to the action of the Democratic prl ?! mary. WALTER F. LEMMOND. l'or AMeiman Ward Three. I I hereby announce myself a candl-l ilute for alderman In ward three, sub- ject to the action of the Democratic; primary. J. B. SIMPSON. j For Ahleitnan Ward Five. I I hereby announce myself a candi-! date for Alderman in ward five, sub- j ject to the Democratic prinintv. J. D. McRAE For Ablcniim Ward One. I hereby announce myself a candi- y.j. .date for alderman in ward one, sub ? ject to the Democratic primary. MARK B. YANDLK. For Aldeman Ward I 'our I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman in ward 4, subject to the Democratic primary. BOB MAY. For Altlernian Ward Two. I hereby announce myself a cand idate for Alderman from ward two, subject If the action of tre Democra tic primary. FRED HELMS. For Alderman Ward Four. I hereby announce myself a candi- date for Alderman from ward four, I f "JvLi iu i lie at nun ui me iinu 1 Y? if primary i. DUNHAM BUNDY. yy ' i For Aldenuan Ward Three. j X'f, : I hereby announce myself a candi .j.X!date for Aledrman from Ward Three, i yA subject to the action of the Democra- j XY tic primary. JOHN C. MAYNOR. i Hi i YY I Vnr AMeniian Ward Five. I II' I hereby announce myself a candl- date for Almerman from Ward Five. subject to the action of the Democra tic primary. J. I.. WILLIAMS. Endorsement. We hereby endorse the bald head ed candidate from the 4th watd. Join I the "Speckled Moll" Club and lets I elect him. CITIZENS. i; Milt.- 7".r M 1,1. Yl" .i.mi-r,,r- FURIXTRE FUKIXTURE FURIXTURE. ; ot the cheapest, but as good as the best. We do not de sire to De Known as trie cheapest store on earth. (Jur goods are what we claim them t0 be worth the price and our kOOUt US. Come and See US, trt nlpacp vrm Pcae )UU. T. P. DILLON Get in Tune HENDERSON GARAGE & MACHINE CO. Monroe, X. C. 10KI) CARS FORD SKKYICK GKXl'IXE FORI) PARTS. xX"X:xx:"X"XxxxxxX"Xxk-x:vxx x? For Sale New 4-room Bungalow with barn and well; 2812 acres land, situated all o. k. 1 Monroe insurance & investment company. A. I. XX Office in Bank of 111 III union uauamg. VUIIILIUIiy. Manage. Wealth Poverty They are the two extremes, but there is a happy medium which any person of thrift and intelligence may attain by the systematic saving of surplus earn ings and the depositing of those savings in this bank. Make this this bank your stepping stone to that goal by opening a savings ac count with us without delay. The Savings, Loan and Trust Co. R. B. Redttine, President. II. B. Clark, Cashier niEBBBHaBEBBIIIBEBI i The Successful Man U I nm rarely has had unusual opportunities, but he has been prepared to meet what comes and get the most out of it. TO BE PREPARED requires a reserve fund in the Rank working for you. WE WELCOME the small or large account and aid our de positors in every practical way to succeed in their financial efforts. mm mm s The First National Bank of Monroe mm J Resources Over Half Million. g J. H. Lee, President. Dr. J. E. Ashcraf t, Vice-Pres. u J. W. Laney, Cashier C. W. Baucom, Assistant Cashier. THIS f-ORITiC. is lujr 4ks eooo we Remember it is our business With Spring Now is the time to have the car painted up for the fine, mild weather ahead of us. With a fresh, glossy coat it will disport itself credita bly in any company. Our prices are reasonable for the class of job we are known for. Why not get our estimate and start the season right? 1 11 III I Q. B. CALDWELL, and llllllBIIBBIOnillll mew I
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