New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-01

tious"' 'he army would not remain in the
! officially ~ '' O' ''''
well. where are vou oninoo,, oelxod Tr Ham
| NETT
Il don't know" said Sam. but think we
won't be here long. The men won't stand it,"
| "A cohHnsSaly wagon, which had been sent TO
tle city, arrived at the camp at 30 o'clock and
1e t!ie hungry Commonwealers made a rush for it,
IL was empty, however. The commissary
sergeant. Glynn. did not return with the wagon
ana the accusation that he had become intOxi-
! Gated in town was taken up by the and
neIped to increase the discomfort. Shortly before
p M the reserve stores We're drawn on and the
men We're served with black coffee and bread
Inc promise Of the cominissary officers that
| meat and potatoes would be served for dinner
| dld not satisfy the discontented army" and the
fhadelphia contingent talked strongly Of with
drawing.
BREAKFAST AT LAST.
! The clouds of threatened mutny disappeared
with the arrival of Browne. lie had sent bid
| for goodwill in the shape Of a wagonload Of
bread beans. rice and other things. Half an
| hour later, when the beans were simmeIng in
the kettles. Browne arrived on an express wagon
! loaded with bread and canned goods. The com
miSsaiy officers told him of the dissatisfaction
about the delayed breakfast; so Browne mounted
the express wagon and made n speech telling
the pilgrims gathered about him that the delay
was due To tie fact that ne ana CoXey had
trusted to the local Commonwealcrs to feed the
men.
We busy all day attending to other
matters he said trying To set a place in town
for YOU boys, 50 that YOU can 50 about the
city and in the Capitol ana wherever You piease.
We think You will behave yourselves As
Shakespeare says. ANS well that ends we'll
and so as this has ended we'll hope there won't
be any more trouble. Pass the word around
among the boys and tell them that they will
get their meals regularly hereafter"
There was not murnur of dissent. and so
the proposed mutiny was dissipatcd browne
gave an audience to the newspaper men in his
tent afterward and told them that the army"
would remain at the Brightwood Park Tonight
he limo for fb. n IN, fba .if.,l
there tomorrow morning.
We don't know where We'll stay tomorrow
night he said; Perhaps We will camp in the
Capitol grounds We're going. to carry this
thing through 10 the end Haven't we done
everything said wOuld?"
"All except having hundred thousand to form
the parade someone said
BROWNIES VICTORIOUS CRAWL"
Il didn't say we'd have hundred thousand
men in line" answered Browne. Il said there
would be hundred thousand people with
in Washington And SO there will be- but they
won't be in lire. | know the people. They
syInpathzc with us but they won't join in th4
procession to the Capitol Blu; weH have a
hundred thousand people along the route. Trains
are bringing in thousands of people from other
places and therell be a hundred thousand
strangers in Washington tomorrow t. see us.
Browne said that the band. and baggage
wagons and all the camping paraphernalia would
appear in the demonstration tomorrow. He vas
authorities decided that the parade was in viD-
laton of the law, and he answered that the
army had as much night L. march 10 the
Capitol as anybody els had. and they proposed
To do it with the band playing and flags dying
"Of course we Will" chimed In Roy kitk.
Brownies private secretary, whose correct name
Is Robert j. McMahan. young man i"rm cum
berland Md.
More than half Of the Commonwcalcrs walked
into town this afternoon in search ~ some ,n!ng
to eat and drink. and :he camp looked deserted
for several hours. Nearly all returned IN time
for supper.
changed. The parade VIII come al 10y snc
Fourteenth-st. road 10 Nj. Pleasant, suburb
Of the city thence via Fourtcenth-st proper %
Capitol grounds. At this point the body Will
turn out Of First-st, up TO Delaware-aNe,
northeast. which will place them on the north-
east border Of the grounds Here II is proposed
to dsband and enter as iniivduals unless per
mission is subsequently granted them to g u as
a body.
COXEY AT TIE CAPITOL.
Coxey was at the Capitol this afternoon. and
went to the room Of the Sergeant-at-Arms to
have a conference with that official Colonel
Bright the Sergeant-at-Arms. was not in his
Office and while awaiting his return Mr. CoXey
was surrounded by number Of persons drawn
. there from curiosity, among them several Seh-
ators. Senate pages. always on the outlook Tor
some thing novel. Immediately hesicgcd the Gen
eraI' for his autograph and for fifteen minutes
he was kept busy writing his name on cards ana
United Press Mr. COxey talked freely about his
programme ... ..,,
Mr. COxey, "and will come upon the capitol
grounds not, | will say. as a parade. but a.
private citizens. ! have learned thdt there IS a
statute preventing parades Of any kind on these
grounds, and have kept the law up - th.5
,imc and do not purpose 10 break II n)" W"
viii march 10 the grounds II being our pro
gramme 10 reach them at noon when We vii!
disband. and after ! make speech We viii as
senblc al the Peace Monument ana march bacK
10 our camp"
and told that your arrest VIII follow II you at
tempt It, was asked .
Il viii make the speech anyhow" said M
CoXcy, with emphasis in his tones we
will test the cOnst!tutionaliiy of the iaW
subsequently Mr.. CoXey saw the Sergeants-
alarms Of the Senate and of the Houar Ine
conference was In private. Mr.. CoXey Indde ms
request. and the only reply Of the oiiciaIs was
to point to the law which forbids the acts Mr.
Coxey cOntemplates.
any questions to what he would do tomorrow
when the Coxeyites reached the Capitol
Two hundred special policemen were sworn
in to-day. making 600 in all about the Guy ana
District. The line Of march OF the common,
wealers tomorrow Will be well poIlced' ana
mounted police will head the procession. while
others will ride at the sides To prevent inter
ference by citizens
The President. Secretary Lamont and Attor-
ney-General Olney were in consultation AT the
White House this morning on the labor trouble
situation in the Northwest. Telegrams received
from United States Marshal Grady OF oregon.
Yesterday stated that the 300 CoXcyltes VINO had
seized freight train at Trousdale, ore. were
sin I'm the custody Of the military. but would
be handed over to the civil authorities wheh
auet was restored The lawbreakefs VIII theh
be arragned for contempt of court IN seizing
train of railroed in the hands Of receivers
Marshal Grady stated that practically no dam
age has been done to private property. Inc
troons from Fort Walia Walla. which arrested
tbe train stealers at TIOusdale are still with
them at Portland. according 10 the War Depart
mcnt dispatches. and will remain there, as most
~ tho troubles seem to centre at Portland, ana
II has been deemed advisable not 10 depend en-
tirelv on the garrison at Vancouver Barracks
The 4th Cavalry is still held In readiness AT
the support Of the forces at Portland, II neces-
cary and TO intercept any train that may at