Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28

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tered and fomented in the saloon. Just now
every man needs clear brain and a pa
tient heart. Even II every man In Coxey's
army can be relied upon, we know that ire
sponsible persons will crowd here with
them, and that no harm may come to them
or to our capital city we pray you to close
The Force of Specials.
Maj. Moore and Capt Austin called upon
the Commissioners this morning to discuss
the situation. The employment of the
two hundred additional privates, who will
be paid from the emergency fund, was dis
cussed- 1t Is understood that the Commits
sioners have obtained permission from the
controller to make this expenditure as he
rules the exigencies of the case require it.
Some time ago 1t was deemed expedlent
to ask Congress for an appropriation to
deal with the Coxey problem, but there
was disposition at the Capitol to ham
ole the subject with kid gloves. and nothing
was done There is little doubt however,
that the next appropriation for the emer-
sency fund will be sufficient to cover the
expenditures made by the Commission ers
In handling the army Of the commonweal
1t Is stated that two hundred additional
privates will be distributed. twenty at each
OF the nine station houses and twenty at
police headquarters. 1t Is believed that
Maj. Moore has given instructions to his
detective force to circulate with the army
or suspicious characters and lock them up.
Detectives' Opinion of the Army.
Detectives Horne and Boyd, who have
been tramping as members of the Coxey
army since Gen. Coxey and his followers
left Cumberland. came home yesterday
afternoon. and the officers at police head
quarters were scarcely able to recognize
the 'unknowns." They called upon Mai.
Moore in their tramp clothes and made q
verbal report Of the condition Of the men
In the CoXey crowd.
They of the opinion that many of
Coxey's followers are what the officers know
as buns, who will stick as long as the
food holds out. About three dozen of the
men nave cards from various labor unions
out even they do not appear to be men
who are anxious to wCrk any longer ut a
time than Is necessary to earn money
enough to get something to eat and whisky
enough for several days. This is their
The detectives shed their old clothes
bought new suits and returned to the army
today. They went to Rockville where they
will surprise their old companions In their
new clothes.
Recruits for the Army.
The police on duty in the county have as
yet observed no Coxeyites making their
way towards this city, although they have
seen a number of recruits on their way to
Rockville. The two dozen who went yes
terday tramped out the railroad tracks and
the officers saw them safely to the District
line.
Night before last twenty-five men stopped
at the Municipal Lodging House and yes
terday they started for the Rockville camp
to join the army. Before this crowd left
several others had stated their intention Of
Joining the commonwealers.
Sergt. Dunn Of the night lodging house
told Star reporter this morning that the
COXev recruits cfn A..
place were mostly men between the ages of
twenty-five and thirty years. Most of them
belong north Of here, but had been south
Some Of them appeared to be working men
out OF employment, while others he thought
were Of an entirely different class.
Will Apply the Sanitary Laws.
Mr.. Thomas Blagden. whose handsome
home is on the property known as Ar
gyle." on the 14th street road, near the
Brightwood racing park. does not want the
Coxeyites as his neighbors, and there are
many other residents of the same locality
who feel the same as he does respecting the
Yesterday Mr.. Bladgen
called at the health office to see about the
matter, and held consultation with Health
Omcer Hammett regarding the Coxey
camp. He told DIR. Hammett something Of
the surroundings and said he thought the
water supply at the park Is entirely insult
hcient for SO large number Of persons.
Bladgen's statement. but there is nothing
that he can do until after the arrival of the
crowd In conversation with a Star repor-
ter this morning, DIR. Hammett said that he
would visit the camp Monday, together with
several inspectors. He said that a number
OF physicians had volunteered their SER
vices in connection with making Inspections
OF the camp, to see that the sanitary rules
are not violated. The army, he thought
would have to resort to the regular army
style OF digging trenches for use in place Of
outhouses.
In event of any contagious disease ap-
be necessary to quarantine the entire crowd
and isolate the person or persons affiicted
with the disease.
The Ridge Road Residents.
At the home of Mr.. Walter Brown. on the
Ridge road opposite Battery Paret the cit
liens of the vicinity last night congregated
to talk over the Coxey situation and devise
means for the better protection Of their
property, which they believe will be en-
dangered by the influx of strangers. The
rain had some effect on the attendance,
but there were present. among others, Mr.
J. j. Lightfoot. MIR. w. H. Babcock, Mr.
Kidwell. Mr.. T. B. Hedgman. Mr.. Padgett.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Frank Fauth Mr.
Babcock was the principal instigator of the
movement and took the most prominent
part in the evenings proceedings.
gestion be acted upon, that the citizens for
mally present themselves to the Commits
sioners and ask for the authority of spe-
ciai onicers that they might take turns to
Patrol the country both night and day.
The citizens were willing enough 70 ash
Tor police protection, but they did not want
TO make policemen out of themselves. They
wanted to sleep while others watched To
all suggestions affecting their rest there
was general demur. One Of the speakers
said the section was not properly uro-
tected by the government. 1t did not have
It's pro rata Of officers. 1t was finally agreed
TO call upon the Commissioners and request
that they order the section more thorough
by specials.
Under the present condition of things a
crowd OF lawless men could devastate the
section. they say. before the town officials
could be notified.
During the day the males of the section
IN question are almost all in Washington On
business.
Two More Coxeyites Sent Down.
Two Coxeyites came to grief in short
order in Judge Kimbalps court this morn
Ing and there were no local sympathizers
present to defend them One of them gave
his name as Leonard Vanharken and the
other registered as Tom Murphy. Van
harken was bugler in the Coxey army, but
tne army either got tired of him or he got
treo OF the army. Tom Murphy was as
Well known In the ranks as was any other
man put ne proved himself a bad soldier so
II Is said, and he, too, left the ranks and
took to the road. Thus the men were once
more private citizens and they concluded to
stick together and come to the national
capital They were in the advance guard at
Rockville, where camp was established by
a number of deserters and others, some Of
wnom went there to await the arrival of
Coxey ana his band of commonwealers,