The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
.COXEY MOVES AWAY
His Army Marches Out Of
Washington With Flags
Flying.
THEIR NEW CAMPING GROUNDS
Residents in the Neighborhood Pro-
test Against 1t to Governor
Brown.
THEIR NEW CAMPING GROUNDS

WASHINGTON, May 12, 1894. The people
in the pretty little Maryland suburb of
Washington, adjoining the proposed new
camp of the Coxeyites, have appealed to the
Governor of Maryland to prevent what they
consider an outrage on their property rights.
With the unanimity which seems to prevail
in other communities they showed willing
ness to aid the Coxey mobs to descend
upon the National Capital, but decline to
have them in their own neighborhood In the
little town of Hyattsville, celebrated
for its adoption of the Henry George single
tax system subsequently oyerthrown by the
| courts the citizens rang the fire bell last
night when the news reached them. to call
an indignation meeting to protest against
having the Coxey camp in their neighbor-
hood. Two hundred strong, they marched
in a body to the residence in Bladensburg of
Mr. j. r. Rodgers, who had rendered the
Coxeyites the new camping grounds.
They received scant satisfaction from
either the elder Rodgers or bis
son, Mr.. ]. Harry Rodgers These gen
national prominence somo six sor seven
years ago in connection with the pan-elec-
trio telephone investigation by Congress.
Both OF them announced themselves as
Coxey sympathizers without approving MS
methods. hen the citizens left in an in
dignant frame of mind, and later Sol
Wright Kives, retired officer of the
United States army, who lives near by, tele-
graped to Gov. Brown OF Maryland as fol-
lows
II have written you Coxey viii arrive
at Bladensburg tomorrow Don't allow his
horde to put our property and lives in peril y
The Governors reply is anxiously looked
for by the citizens.
THE ARMY LEAVES WASHINGTON.
The start from Camp Tyranny for Bla-
densburg was made this morning promptly
at nine A. NJ The army, with its recent ac-
cessioils, numbered 525 men, according to
Carl Brownies figures. but it numbered less
then hundred of those who crossed the
mountains. There was d hot sun shining,
but tempered with pleasant breeze and
the tramps seemed to appreciate the change
from their unhealthy quarters as 8
picnic particularly as tho conlmissary wag-
ons were well supplied for several days at
least. As dime drawing attra ction the
''armyn has ceased TO pay IN the city, and
yesterday, in order to get up anything like
crowd, one of the wagons was driven through
the streets displayinga big placard, '.Admis-
sion free to Coxey camp today The new
camp is situated pleasant driving distance
OF about six miles northeast of the city.
The men carried their banners and their
peace Dan0eT6GIeS as JNcy ull Ou bDEir
march to the Capitol, and were consider
ably improved in appearance by their rest
They marched two and two, and tried to
keep step with their band, which, after q
long silence, has again broken cut with sew
eral attempts at new tunes.
Brown accompanied the men as far as the
Capitol Grounds which they were careful to
skirt and not to cross.
Brown then left them to go down to
court and look after his motion for re-
hearing Coxey and Jones had already pre-
ceded him to court. Jesse Coxey, Ja-
cobs son, assumed command of the cohorts
They marched from the Capitol down Mary
land avenue to Fifteenth street east the city
limits, attracting small crowd of idle on
lockers and accompanied by newspaper men
on bicycles.
From the city boundary to their new
camping, place there is an excellent macad-
anized road, dusty, but otherwise in good
marching condition.
Lawyer Lpscomb accompanied by Coxey.
Browne and Jones, were at the police court
this morning, and, after a brief conference
with Judge Miller and the Assistant District
Attorney, it was decided to call up the mo-
tion for new trial In the cases of Coxey ct
al on Tuesday next The Government want
ed to go on with the matter this afternoon
but Mr. Lipscomb said that Representatives
Pence and Hudson, of counsel for the de-
fendants, were out of town attending the
funeral Of Mr.. Brattan and would be unable
to participate in the argument for a new
trial until Tuesday
After the continuance of the cases was
secured, Coxey and his associates left for the
new camp.