Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14
THE APPROACHING ARMY
Public Attention Aroused Over the Ooxey
Movement
The Police Making Arrangements
knights of Labor Condemn the
Action of the Authorities.


his army reach here?' is a question that
is agitating the minds Of the Coxeyites and
their sympathizers, but upon this question
the police are mute. They will do their
duty. so they say. but just what will be
considered their duty they are not now
saying. Maj. Moore has received informa-
tion concerning the character of Coxey' s
followers, and this information he impart-
ed to an official at the Capitol He received
1t from Supt. Muth of the Allegheny, Pa,
police force, who arrested a number of the
Coxeyites.
The Coxey movement furnishes a subject
for the many persons who like to indulge
In letter writing, and almost every mail
brings such epistles to Maj. Moore. Judge
kimball has also received a letter Yester-
day Maj. Moore received a letter from
Howard. Wis, the writer signing his name
as John Plutten.
Il ask in the name of my Heavenly Faith
er, who directs me-" reads a portion of the
letter, will Coxey be arrested in Washing
ton? Let us hope not"
Then the writer asks If the Coxeyites are
to be given a stone or snake if they ask for
bread, fish or eggs.
knights of Labor Protest.
District Assembly, No. &C, OF the knights
of Labor, has also taken action upon the
recent arrest of Capt. Primrose and his
forty companions. At its last meeting res
olutions were adopted which, after reciting
that the police had allowed their zeal to
lead them beyond the boundaries Of pro-
priety, and that a Judge had permitted his
anxiety for the public welfare to oyerrule
the fact that the Coxey commonweal was
not before him for trial when he an
nounced his intention of sending it to the
work house as soon as it came declared
that the assembly should ask instruction
from competent authorities whether or not
the police are liable TO indictment for con-
spiracy to commit vagrancy by forcibly
bringing within the limits Of the District
men who. II Is alleged. have no visible
means of support and are likely to become
burden on the community? Can a change
OF venue be taken from a Judge who de-
cides case and passes sentence when the
defendants are far distant? Can a visit to
Washington be excluded from life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness, which
have been declared inalierable rights guar
ahteeo 10 Coxey or any other man?
In Sarcastic Vein.
1t was also resolved to inquire of the
Builders Exchange whether the filling Of
the jail with Mr.. Coxey's contingent and
the erection of new prisons to accommo-
date the unemployed would not be a proper
step toward the revival of building so earn
estly desired; and finally, that the unem-
ployed workmen of this city respectfully
request informa ton whether, being out Of
work, and consequently worthy of i'm
prisonment. the court would prefer that
all should get off the earth, or only enough
TO insure low rate of wages by a lively
competition among these remaining
Another Mad Money Scheme.
Coming events cast their shadows before
As the army of the commonweal ap-
proaches Washington the congressional
calendars begin to show the signs of the
classes of the people. Senator PETER to-
day introduced another bill of that peculiar
and unique class known as crank legisla-
tion. He distinctly disavowed 1t parentage
however and stated that it was introduced
at the request of workingmens organiza-
ton or this city 1t Is entitled an act to
enable public authorities to establish sys-
TENS OF public cooperation. 1t provides
literally that the Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to prepare a suffi cheney of
the declaratory, not promissory, full rot
partial, legal tender money of this republic
on sheets of aluminium or silk threaded "a
per, as the people may prefer, and 10 cover
the same into the treasury to enable the
treasurer to pay drafts of the treasurer of
each public authority; such as nun !cipalit-
les. counties, states, including territories
and districts of this republic, annually for
any amount of money not in excess of the
sum of $1,000 per capita, according TO the
next preceding federal census; in order that
the said public authorities may not only
pay their debts forthwith, but Immediately
seize. condemn. appraise and purchase or
construct, as well operate a vast amount
Of what is now known as private property
for public uses, free of rent, interest ard
profit" The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Recruits From the Telegraphers.
Not to be outdone by other professions
and trades, the telegraph fraternity of
Washington has sent a delegation to Cum
berland, Nd, to join Coxeys on-cominx
army. The party left this morning and will
take up the line of march tomorrow. The
little command before leaving the city elect
ed officers, as follows: General, Dennis
Brown; colonel Joe Little: lieutenant COL
onel, William Kimball; major, Charles Bur-
ingame, and captain, Clarence Borgartus