Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-05
on FEDeRAl GROUND.

ny heAith Omerrn and POseibty Quar-
aiitinyd and isoistrd-fo Assemble on
tile stops Of ths e,epitoi II Permitted.
WASHINGTON April 29.-coxey.s
ragged and footsere army marched
Into the District Of Columbia to-day,
and are encamped tonight on Federal
territory within a few miles OF the
capital, Coxey sleeps at hotel, where
tie joined his wife and child this after
soon. The rank and file OF the "army"
lie on the damp ground in I,rightwood
Driving park, where thousands in
| spcttad them to-day.
Thav was no incident in the march
| from Rockville until the advance
guard arrived at the junction of the
Brookville pike, where about $50 BIZ
cyclists including Spooner, of Chi.
cago, the amateur long-distance cham.
| p Rns,ere drawn up in line. They
a. .ps a speech, and Coxey com
Etoli gate was shortly afterward
reached, and, after remonstrances. the
general paid 6s cents and passed
through with his mounted men.
| Mountebank Smith, "the unknown"
with his mcager contingent of desert
ers, had marched his men from Rock.
vile in advance of their former com.
rades, and they established tempo
rary camp at Silver Springs near the
district line.
A squad of dozen cavalrymen of
the regular service from Fort Myer,
who were giving their horses an air.
ing, likewise bivouacl1ed at Silver
| Springs and waited there until the
army came along, which they did
early in the afternoon, marching by
twos, each commune divided from an
other by big wagon. There were 33e
of them by actual count, including
the advance guard and the Jones con-
tingent from Philadelphia.
| AT the entrance of the driving park
was sign stating that no admission
would be charged to the park, but
sightseers were expected to contribute
something to help along the cause.
Many contributions were collected in
| this way.
Precautions In Washington Against the
| C0mmonwealers.
| WASHINGTON, April 29.-Yester-
day afternoon Chief of Police Moore
issued a general order concerning the
conduct of his men during the Coxey
invasion. 1t is as follows:
Your number will be increased temporarily,
| and 1t is expected that members OF the thus
| augmented force will con iuct themselves
| with that discretion at all times as will meet
the expectations Of the community and reflect
credit upon the department
| Remember that you are serving tho people,
and should conduct yourselves as gentlemen.
Pay especial attention to the protection o
persons and property within the confines OF
| yOur beat.
Extend to strangers in the city every cour.
tcsy
Suspicious and idle persons caught lounging
about public places or institutions, begging
upon the public streets, or from door to door
| should be dispersed or apprehended
Do not use force in making an arrest unless
| absolutely necessary, and never make q per
sonal matter OF an arrest
Keep your heads clear and eyes Open arc
make no distinction in persons in maintaining
the law.
The ars, rritciple TO be remembered is tn,
prevention OF disorder and crime.
The two Washington detectives who
Joined the CoXey army at Cumberland
have made their report to the chief O
police. They say the army is mostly
composed Of disreputable crowds o.
"bums' and "hoboes,' numbering 275
| nh fart,f l,,l
but the rest would not work, if they
could get it, and those belonging to la
Dor unions were of the kind that never
stick to Il job longer than two weeks
One of the. officers says: "The arm,
is in a badly disorganized state. The
men are dirty, and some of them ar,
covered with vermn. Take them al
in all, they are the most forlorn set O
men that ever walked through tn,
Maryland hills"
Osman, one of the Coxey lieutenants
arrived in town yesterday to arrange
with Col. Redstone, the local Common
veal agent, for a route to the capito
and for the meeting on the capito
steps. He and Redstone saw severa
populist congressman.
Residents of that part Of Washington
outside the city limits are trying t.
devise means for their protection
while the army is in the vicinity O
their homes, and it was decided to ash
the commissioners sor police aid in 81
doing
Dr. Hammctt, the health officer, sait
yesterday that lie would visit the cam,
Monday with a number of inspector
and physicians to decide whether tn,
sanitary laws have been violated
"In the event that any contagious dis
ease appears in camp" said DIR. Ham
NETT, ''it will be necessary to quaran
tine the entire crowd and isolate an,
person or persons afflicted with the dis
, ease.
i Leonard van Harken, the Common
veal bugler. and Tom Murphy, whom
Coxey dismissed from the army, wer,
arraigned in the police court yesterda,
for begging on the streets and sent t,
the workhouse for thirty days.
| A sergeant of police was placed OF
duty at the White House yesterday
making the total force of the polio,
there now twenty-five. Fifteen police
m9n will be on duty in and about tn
, White House every night and seven il
the day, in addition to the ushers an,
messengers, who are authorized to ac
rs police officers.
Col. Redstone says he has secured
tent that will hold 1900 people, an,
e he will send it to Brightwood park +
be used for Coxey's meetings He say
Coxey's circus tent, of which so muc
has been heard, will hold 1000 people
, There's No Vacancy Contemplated In til
Inspector. .Generaiship.
Il WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is under
stood that Inspector-General James
Dumont OF the steamboat inspectio
service will not be disturbed from hi
|. position, notwithstanding the effort
l. of numerous candidates, among whol
s Mr.. Dewitt c. Cregier, of Chicago, wa
prominent The president has il
timated that as there is no vacanc
contemplated in the office he does nc
!, care to examine any applications for i
. Gen. Dumont was appointed to h
II position during Gen. Grants .secon
administration.
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