The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-01
C0xEY ARRESTED
ARMY HUNGRY.
AT One Time IL Looked Like Mutiny In
Coxey's Army.
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By The Associated Pres.

~ The Associated Press.
WAsHiNGIoS, May l.--Coxey's follow
ers spent bad night at the Brightwood
driving park.
The preparations made about IL a. m,
which seemed to betoken breakfast
proved to be false alarm. No breakfast
was forthcoming for the hungry "weal-
ers. and at O'clock signs of open mutiny
were observable.
The commissary wagon arrived at the
camp At l:3O O'Clock and the hungry com.
monwcalers made rush for it, 1t was
empty. hewever. The commissary SER
geant, Glyn. did not return with the
wagon, and the accusation that he had
become intoxicated in town was taken up
by the men and helped increase the dis
content.
A Late Breakfast
Shortly before 2 D. M, the reserve stores
were drawn on, and the men were served
with black coffee and bread. The prom
fse OF the commissary officers that meat
and potatoes would be served for dinner
did not satisfy the discontented army, and
the Philadelphia contingent talked
strongly Of withdrawing.
The clouds of threatened mutiny dis
appeared with the arrival of Browne. He
had sent wagon load Of bread, beans,
rice and other things. Half an hour later,
when the beans were simmering in the
kettles, Browne arrived on an express
wagon loaded with bread and canned
goods. He made report telling the pill
grims that the delay was due To the fact
that lie and Coxey mad trusted to the
local commonwealers to feed the the men.
Leaders of the house of representatives
have decided not to permit Coxey and his
men to make speeches while the army
is in Washington. They fear incendiary
talk. All resolutions will be referred to
the committees without debate.
Dean wayiand's Summing Up.
NEW HAVEN. May Five thousand
people lined Chapel street for hours last
night. expecting clash between Yale
students and the first contingent of the
Coxey army of New England, which
reached here at o'clock. Twenty. three
Of the Coxeyites came into town, headed
by Captain Sweetland. They were a
faded looking set, covered with dust from
head to foot They had walked from
Wallingford, l2 miles. On the road they
lost seven recruits picked up in Meriden
the day before. All refreshed themselves
at the town pump and then tramped to
the hall of the Central Labor union.
Sweetland made a speech. Three coll
lections, u total of sl5, were taken up be-
fore the men went to a dime restaurant
for supper The fact that the students
did not modest the army is said to be due
to a notice from the Yale faculty to make
no disturbance over the army under the
penalty of expulsion. This is in line with
Dean Wayland's caution to Yale law
students yesterday to have nothing to do
with what he called "A vermin- haunted,
soap-fearing set of tramps." The law
school men needed the deans injunction.
Faring Very Well.
LYME. Conn, May 1.-The New Eng
land industrial army invaded this little
town of less than 900O inha bitants yester-
day afternoon. The 60 soldiers were
somewhat faded and worn, but the hos
n''sble reception rendered them made
them forget their sorrows and trou bles.
and ere the shades of night had fallen
almost every person in the village
gathered in the square and listened to
socialistic speeches. The theories of the
agitators were rather astounding to the
quiet country folk and they were not quite
ready to applaud the startling anathemas
hurled against the general order of
things by the speakers. After the meeting
the people invited the ommonwealers to
partske of supper in the town hall. The
city marshal housed the visitors in the
lower hall OF the town house, and at 0
o'clock all was still except the snoring
chorus Of the hosts. This morning the
army" went on to Saybrook.
Labor Takes q Hand.
DEs MONIES, May 1.-Rumors of a gem
eral tie-up Of all the railroads running
into Des Moines are rife, and railroad Off
cials who have been in state of appre-
hension since Kelly started from Council
Bluffs are much exercised. Labor lead
ers said yesterday that il Kelly is not fur
nished with transportation within three
Or four days the strike will spread to all
the roads here. and that the tie-up will
continue until the army was carried to
Chicago
A Contcnfed Crowd.
MIDDLETowN. Conn, May 1.-The Prov |
dence division of the commonweal army.
IA in number, reached here last night |
after q walk Of "a miles from South Man |
chester. Commander Murray reports |
nospitsble treatment along the line. and |
seemed pleased with his journey thus far
they reported to the chief of police here
md were given quarters for the night and |
, good supper. They started for New |
Haven this morning.
Hogan's Horde.
HELENA, Mon, May L-Hogan's army,
,um bering $50 men, arrived here yester-
lay on special train in charge of SOL
liers from Fort Keogh. The prisoners
we're taken to the fair grounds, and went
nto camp under military guard.