The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-01

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-There was
almost mu,iny in the commonweal
camp at Brightwood to-day. Coxey and
Browne regiatered at the National
Hotel, where they spent the night COM
fortably. But the rank and file slept
on tho ground in the open air or in such
shelter as they could find in the sheds
and wagons in the driving park. and
this morning they were stiff with cold
as we'll as hungry.
Nothing had been provided for break
fast, and they had nothing to eat until
half-past 1. There was a great deal OF
growing and some threats, and some
of the men started out On their own
hook. Men we're begging from door to
door at private dwellings in Washing
ton representing themselves to be mem
bers OF Coxey's command.
EARLY in the afternoon some proyis.
ions arrived from the city and after the
men had been fed Brown arrived with
additional supplies. He explained that
the delay was due to the fact that he
and Coxey had trusted to the local com
1--WE were busy all day attending To
other matters" he said, trying to get
place in town for you boys, so that YOU
can go about the city and in the capitol
AMI wherever you please We think
you will behave yourselves. AS Shakes.
peare says, 'alls we'll that ends woll. /,
and SO az this has ended we'll I homo
there won't be any moro trouble. Pass
the word around to the bows and tell
Thorn shat they'll get their meals
regular hereafter.
There wsS not a murmur Of dissent.
and 80 the proposed mutiny was dissi-
pated. Browne gave audience to the
newspaper men In his tent afterwards,
and told them that the army would
remain at Brightwood Park tonight
and form the line there for the march
to the Capitol tomorrow morning.
I'VE don't know where we will stay
o-morrow night" he said "Perhaps
we will camp in the Capitol grounds.
We are going to carry this thing through
to the end. Haven't we done everything
l said we would?"
"All except having 100. 600 men to
form the parade" some one said.
II did not say we would have 100, 600
men in line" answered Browne. "I
said there would be 100, 600 people
with US, but they won't be in line 1
know the peaple. They sympathize
with us but they wont BIO in the process
sion to the Capitol. But we will have
100000 people along the route. Trains
are bringing in thousands Of people and
there will be 100000 strangers in
Washington tomorrow to SEQ u.s."
Browne said that the band and bag
gage wagons and all the camp parapher.
MALTA would appear in the demonst ira ton
Tomorrow. He was asked what he
proposed to do if the District authorities
decided that the parade was in violation
Of the law, and he answered that the
army had as much right to march to the
Capitol as anyone else had, and they
proposed to do it, with the band PLAYING
and flags flying.
To evade a city ordinance, which i'm.
poses license fee OF IS per day upon
exhibitions charging admission fees, no
stated charge was made to tho crowd
that visited Brightwood yesterday, but
lusty. lunged com monwealer stood at
table at the entrance and announced
vociferously that contributions were &C.
licited.
In this way $500 were realized, and
knowledge of this fact intensified the
dissatisfaction at the camp this morning
against Brownies desertion to the lux
uries OF tho city while the men hungered
Nearly all of the foragers returned to
camp in time for supper.
The route from the camp to the city
has been changed. Tho parade will
como in by the Fourteenth street road to
Mt. Pleasant, q suburb OF the city,
thence via Fourteenth street proper to
Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol
grounds. At this point the body will
turn into First up b street TO Della
ware avenue northeast. which will place
them on the northeast border Of the
grounds. Here it is proposed to dis
band and enter as individuals unless
permission is subsequently granted
them to go in as . body.
Browne and Coxey spent large part
Of the day seeking location within tho
city for their camp. An enclosed square
of vacant lots southeast OF the Capitol
has been offered them, and, II they can
obtain permission from the city au-
thorities, they will doubtless occupy it,
although 1t affords no shelter except
that from the winds by the fenco.
The sanitary conditions are unfavor-
able also. The purpose of this Is
obvious, convenience to tho prospective
throngs Of visitors and to tho base OF
supplies.
Galvin's Army Leaves Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3O-Colonel