The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-03
ANTI-OoxEY ARMY NEXT.
Capt. Hendrix and His Advance
Guard Arrive at Washington.
From the Washington Post.

Capt. Hendrix and His Advance
Guard Arrive at Washington.
From the Washington Post.
Capt. Frederick B. Hendrix, leader of
the anti-Coxey army, arrived in Wash
ington yesterday with an advance guard
of six men, and is CHARTERED at Beveridge's
boarding house, 224 Third street north
/ west. The captain was just the least bit
1 disconnected to find things as quiet as
/ they are here, but will make the best of
1T, and will to-day offer his army, thirty
/ i've strong, to the government for the re-
! duction of Coxeyisn,
How VIII you get at the general gov
ernment2'' the brave captain was asked
| by Post reporter last night.
| We'll, am not just sure, but think l
| will see Maj. Moore. l may try to see
President Cleveland, and if he feels in
clIned to thank US for our good feeling
toward the government, why we will feel
highly honored."
! READY TO FIGHT IF WANTED.
! Capt. Hendrix left his army in the
! Bowery, New York, and came through in
a palace car. The army was organized a
\ bridgeport, Conn, about two weeks ago,
by old soldiers who desired to show their
loyalty to the United States. They de-
clared, on organizing,z that. as they had
shouldered arms once for the defense of
their country, they could do it again If
necessary. Capt Hendrix says he does
not mean to infer by bringing an anti
Coxey army here that he wants to fight
| that for every Coxeyite there should be
an anti, and that blood should flow. He
/. says he simply wants to show his loyalty,
and that if the enhancement had been
more prompt there would not now be so
many labor armies marching to Washing
| ton.
| HENDRIX PAYS THE EXPENSES.
! Hendricks army only walked about
| thirty miles, and then took New York
! train, arriving in that city Thursday
! night with blankets and haversacks slung
/ TO their backs. Capt. Hendrix was a
! member of the Ninth Regiment of Con-
| nectieut during the war, and his right
/ hand man in the anti-movement, his Carl
| Browne, so to speak. is T. j. Powell,
| late of the First Massachusetts Cavalry.
Mr.. Powell cannot draw pictures or
preach on the reincarnation, but he can
blow a bugle to perfection, which is bet
! ter
Capt. Hendrix says he can bring LOCO
fighting men to Washington if they
| should be needed, and he proposes TO stay
here a week or 50 to see If the govern
/ ment needs them. The captain is paying
the expenses of his little army himself
much he was out. Yesterday he called
on Chief Clerk Sylvester, Capt. Austin
/ and Inspector HoIlinberger, and says he
had a royal time.
WANT NEITHER PENSIONS NOR PAY. u,
On the route somebody read poem to
the captain, one line of which said some
/ thing about may he succeed in putting
! the pensions through" The gallant Con
necticut captain is very proud of this
poem, but declares that its pension senti-
| ment is all wrong; that his men want
neither pensions nor pay.
Capt. Hendrix is tall, well-built man
/ of so years, with an expressive face and a
cold, gray eye. He does not look bit
fierce, and his Carl Browne is as mild a
hammered old soldier as could be found in
a day g journey.
FITZGERALD CALLS ON PoPULIsT SENATOR'S
The Boston delegation, under Fitzger-
aid, appeared at the capitol yesterday
and called on Senator PETER. The SEN
ator promptly responded to Fitzgerald's
card, and was introduced to each of the
Bostonians, with whom he shook hands
He led them into the marble room of the
Sepate, and sent for Senators Allen and
Kyle. Those populist statesmen soon APP
peared. and the process of handshaking
was again gone through. Mr.. Fitzgerald
explained the object of their visit and
gave copy of his petition to Senator
PETER, with the request that it be pre-
scented to the Senate.
To-day the whole Boston delegation
will call on Gen" Coxey, Marshal
Browne and Christopher Columbus Jones,
at the district jail. Efforts are being
made to secure hall for public meet
ing. They intend to leave the city for
Boston Monday.
CAMP BAsTILE RECEIVING RECRUITS.
The imprisoned commonweal leaders
have received a great number of visits
during the past two days. Yesterday a
number of women called at the jail and
presented each of the trio with a large
bouquet of flowers and insisted on joining
the, army. Marshal Browne enrolled
them. and appointed Mrs. Lavinia G..
Dundere marshal of the commune, and
empowered her to enroll recruits.