The morning call., 1894-04-15
MAJOR MOORE KEEPS QUIET
While Everybody Asks What the
Police Will Do.
CANNOT JAIL THE COMMoNWEAL
At Least Not Without Some Sub
stantial Addition to the De-
tention Buildings.


police 90 when Coxey and his army reach
here ?" is the question agitating the minds
of the Coxeyites and their sympathlZers.
but upon this question the police are mute.
They will do their duty, so they say. but
lust what will be considered their duty
they are net saying.
Almost every mail brings epistles oil all
SORTS to Major Moore, Chief of Police.
Yesterday Moore received letters from
Howard, Wis, the writer signing his name
John Plutlen and writing: II ask in the
name Of nv heavenly Father. who directs
me, will Coxey be arrested in Washington ?
Let US hope not"
The Knights of Labor have taken action
upon the recent arrest of Captain Prim-
rose and his forty companions. AT the last
meeting of the local assembly resolutions
were adopted which, after reciting that
the police had allowed their zeal TO lead
them beyond the boundaries of propriety
ana that the judge had permitted his
anxiety for the public welfare to overrule
the fact that the Coxey commOnweal was
not before him for trial wheD he announced
his intention of sending it TO the work
house as soon as it came, declared that the
assembly should ask instructions from
competent authorities whether or not the
police are liable to Indictment for con-
spracy to commit vagrancy by forclbly
bringing within the limits of the District
of Columbia men who. it is alleged, have
no visible means of support and are likely
to become burden on the community.
1t was also resolved 10 inquire of the
Builders Exchange whether filling the
jail with the Coxey contingent and erect
Ing new prisons to accommodate the un-
employed would not be proper step
toward the revival Of building, so earnestly
desired.
AS the army of the commonweal ap-
proaches Washington the Congressional
calendars begin to show signs of the money
madness that has seized certain classes of
people. Senator PETER to-day introduced
another bill of that peculiar aud unique
class known as .'crank legislation" He
distinctly dsavowed IFS parentage and
stated that ii was introduced at the re-
quest of a workingmen's organization of
this city. 1t is entitled ian act to enable
the public authorities to establish systems
of public cooperation" and it provides
literally that the Secretary of the Treasury
"is authorized to prepare suficiency
of declaratory not promissory. full.
not partial legal : tender money, Of
aluminium or silk-threaded paper, as the
people may prefer. ard to cover the same
into the treasury to enable the Treasurer to
pay drafts on the treasurer from each pub
lie authority, such as municipalities, coun-
ties. States Qncluding Territories and dis
tricts of this republc), 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
said public authorities may not only pay
their debts forthwith, but Immediately
seize, condemn, appraise and purchase. or
construct as we'll as operate the Vast
amour of what is now known as private
property for public uses. free Of rent. in
terest aud profit"
Not 10 be outdone by the other profes-
sions and trades, The telegraph fraternity
of Washington has sent a delegation to
Cum mberand. Md, to join Coxey's oncom-
ing army. The party left this morning
and will take up the line of march to-
morrow.
EVANSVILLE, Nd. April 14.-Coxey's
band, which camped last night In an aban-
doned disillery. were aroused at day
break by BUgler Thayer, and after par
taking of light breakfast proceeded on
their way. About sixty of the soldiers
started ahead for Frostburg last night,
where they will join the main column.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 14.-Vice-P.esi
dent Peabody of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern Railroad, sent the following
telegram to Governor Matthew's: About
fifty men captured one OF our freight
trains and are on their way East. We
have advices that about 200 more men are
camped near St. Louis and will probably
undertake to repeat the operation"
Boston, April 14.-In an interview to-
day Grand Master Workman Sovereign
said the CoXey movement was the fore
boding of an insurrection. Thousands of
tolers were watching it. ready to resent
any abuse the army may receive from
mupicipal. State or national officials. The
army was to the workipgmen to-day what
John Browns party was to the slaves be-
fore the war