Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-20
CCHE' IS STRIKE MOVEMENT.
tn 3 Demonstration To-day.
fac .Iuthor tiles on the Alert,


L ,hen, the agitator, managed to keep his
f flowers together yesterday afternoon until
GEAR 6 O'Clock, when he gave the order to
, march. The crowd about go strong, marched
avenue snH to to 4
South Washington, to the commons near the
Arsenal, where Cohen informed his followers
they would spend the night, but at IL O'clock
the order was countermanded. and they again
started out on the streets. Previous to this
COhen lad promised to find them food and he
and his lieptenants visited several business
men and asked that they aid them by contrib
u,lng fOod &c. After breaking up camp near
| the Arsenal, Cohen. with a band of about -
men, wandered through the northern part OF
| the city.
| at an early hour Cohen's friends commenced
| to assemble about his headquarters on New
| Jersey avenue. In front of the house, and Sit
| ting and lying about on the grass, were groups
| OF men patiently awaiting the order to move.
The rumOr went through the crowd that Cohen
IpI me of q ms he
| rOadway,was wagon with number Of trans
| parencies hanging about it, and a large bell
| and there was one mounted COlOred marshal,
| while on the sidewalks there was a plentiful
| number of marshals on foot, and here and
| there policeman. About 1917 o'clock a. m.
Cohen, IN his shirt sleeves. accompanied by a
| well dressed man, emerged from the house,
| and, going to the wagon, Cohen directed the
| marshals to arrange the crowd in the street.
| that they were going slowly, and he wanted
| them to remember that they were slow, but
| sure. He then introduced his friend as
MR.. HOOKER, OF INDIANAPOLIS.
MIR. Rocker said he was a wOrkingman like
them, and, as they could see from his appear
ance. had seen days of prosperity As well as
adversely he had helped carry the flag
ferred to the healing Of the leper, as recorded
In the New Testament, and called their atten-
ton to the fact that the diseased man went
int atCpo f1nyyv tod
was made whole. They now are agtating the
waters by asking s1.5O per day If they did
not have their $50 they could not support the
last session of Congress, in the sundry civil
bill, they had secured the retention of the
POLICEMEN'S PAY,
but because of a clerical error the Commission
ers had it reduced. What is this? Voices
A steal] Then there is the Hot Springs bust
ness BY the same cause the object Of the law
aae M Maat tSa than
would be democratic and the next House dem
oeratIc and greenback. and asked if they had
sweep over the country, and he was tempted,
in view of what he had seen, to say to the
tdtng On you, Why didn't you stick
Cohen, who is man OF peace.
JUDGE SMELL CoMPLIMENTED
The, Ihey had their heir rights, as had been said by
Place, had level head. The he speaker s a: asked
why the pay of the police had been cut down
and the pay OF the attorney increased, and
called attention to the fact that government
officers had a habit, as, was the case with
Casey, of failing to spend appropriations and
turning. them in to show that they were eco
A0"'''"'' coHsS,s DENIAL.
Cohen then mounted the wagon, and, calling
"Order," said that he did not intend to make
a speech he then proceeded to deny the re-
stating that they (the Cohenites) had no inten-
ton of taking anything by force. In general
terms he denied the charges of disorderly con-
duct, and asserted that he had Information
that as soon as they appeared on the various
works the laborers would join them. Cohen
then retired to his Office.
1.-THE PROCESSION STARTS
About IL clock the wagon moved up New
Jersey avenue, the bell ringing, and Cohen's
followers, numbering only little over half the
number he had with him yesterday, fell in
"Strike! strike, strike! No one will take
your place." and some OF the other notices
were sp,ed obey your No cd drunkards
Sonnd 10 f ss5s a or s %s
merchants send us provisions"
SEE THE CoS9UERING HERO COMES"
At 1l14 O'Clock Cohen appeared with Mr..
S SSa and Others Of his tng.smen; Cohen
The route was by New Jersey to street, TO
4th to Indiana avenue and Louisiana avenue.
to tfre ssh street, Pennsylvania avenue, to ~
CHEERS FOR HUME
The crowd passed down Pennsylvania ave.
nue. about noon. Cohen and a few other IA
vored ''workingmen" in carriages.) and stop
ping in front of Mr.. Frank Hnme's grocery
a handkerchief, cried out, I'VE think Mr..
Hoom is the workingmen's friend, and we
propose tree cheers for Mr. Hoom.' Three
rOusers were given, and the crowd were then
marched of down ~ street.
THREE HUNDRED IN LINE.
By this time there were nearly 800 men in
line. and as it passed down AZ street acces-
siOnS Increased the line to something over 400,
and 1t was remarked that once in the line the
marshalS-sOme 40 in number-kept them
there. Passing down Az street they cheered
land avenue, and continued down AZ street
to N street south; thence
ACROSS TO THE NAVY YARD,
receiving acceSSlOnS at various points AS
they reached the Navy Yard, it was thought
that they intended to enter, and the gat~s
were closed. but they made no halt, turning
were making for the sewer near G and Sth SITS.
northeast and body OF police preceded
them, MT Himber taking a position at the
receive them, but they turned into Massachu-
setts avenue, and by It'll street passed beyond
the work, groaning at the police as they pass.
was stated that they would shortly take rest
in the northeastern part OF the city.
WHO IS BEHIND COHEN?
mind over the condition of things brought
about by. Cohen, is seen in all quarters of the
city and particularly among our business
men and merchants, who say that it is queer
that the police and court authorities combined
are not able to settle this fellow Others who
dive deeper can see the workings of some
skilful politician in the back ground, and
believe Cohen to be simply the hired tool to
do the dirty work in this District of making
the issue between labor and capital at the
seat OF the Federal government with the hope
that the results may effect certain elections
to come Off soon.
PRECAUTIONS.
The District Commissioners have taken all
the necessary precautions for any emergency
that may arise, and as the results of a confer.
ence to-day between the Commissioners and
the War department it may be here stated
that there will be 100 or more u. S. troops at
the arsenal tonight Orders have been given
for them to report there.
Major j. X. Hanneman has made inquiry of
the District Commissioners If they desire any
aid from the District militia, and the Commits
siOners in reply state that they do not think
there will be any necessity to call upon them
for aid.
WashinSt0n Market, Retail Prices.
MEATs.-Beef, sirlOin, 20 per h.. do porter
house, 20a25; rib roast, 12a20; steak, 121xaN:
COrned Beef, 8al0; Dried Beef, (chipped,) 25a
80; do, (siced,) 20; Lamb, 1Sa25; Veal, l214a2O:
Mutton, 121<al5; Pork, 10a12<; Sausage, 12]:
Bacon Hams, (sugar-cured,) 12L shoulders, 8a
y; Breasts, 10a1l; Lard, TO-
FRUITs.-Peaches, 75c.a$1 .25 per peck Apples.
NaO per peck Pears 4la31 nar neck