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

At 4 HOTEL OVER NIGHT AND HAS
BATH. WHICH INCREASES
THE DIscoNTENT-pLANs
FOR TO-DAY.
NY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
,r.s,,neton. April, So.-After one days ex-
With General" CcXey's army Wash
F has settled down TO the comfortable con-
Hs that the Coxey movement has proved a
,.,o and irredeemable fiasCo. The army
e'"r ,s arrival here has been in state OF
s.ou7ation bordering mutiny, and were
fines its present size its capacity for dis
would scarcely give a bad quarter of an
80 n the District police
ne, ""c.,arar' Coxey and Field Marshal" Browne
90 far undeniaby shown a disposition TO
no ,,s "army" for catchpenny purposes, and
~ ~. a,snlav Of frankly mercenary instinct has
. ~ sscapod tho attention and criticism of their
motley following ..o.
49, TWO leaders persevere in their announce
hat they will attempt tomorrow to hold
"',. .o,,ro IN the Capitol grounds. but. though
.,,borlties will Eood-naturedly allow them
.oroda the streets Of the city, they will be
-. away from the approaches 10 the capitol
y. ,s thought that Coxey may endeavor to
,-s,,cs IN mock heroics by getting himself ar
80 and posinC thereafter az a martyr Such
,rore alone would redeem the senseless march
..., Nass.llon from utter inepttude. But al
-. .o,,o lime It would involve the dissolution
-. .hn army here and an abandonment of the
a...,." mart of the enterprise-a choice OF eVls
- rhicb the self-constituted "Generar' may
seriously hesitate.
W.. ON weary "Wealers' spent bad night
cor,, Thaddeus stevens as Browne has
oa tho Brichtwood Driving Park, where the
n.r,,,." Will remain. TO quote Coxey until the
.h - thei, bodies fills the nostrils Of the
,,..,.ro, LEGISLATORS" The pilgrims had no
...,,sr hesides that afforded by the walls Of the
,;o- tsnt which incloses the encampment proper
rsev were soaked with dew and chilled to the
,ona. and many Of them did not close their
a-oon,ng eyes until the warm sun OF this morn
,r broueht comfort to their sore and tired
bodies
rha ~on,n,onwealers have looked on the Ma
nonal CAPITAL as TIE promised land pu' '"eH
,ou,d II little different from the desert out OF
ubich their Moses and their Joshua-CoXey ana
provne-had led them Naturally there was
much dissatisfaction with this state of anaiTs'
and malv of the Commonwealers made no at
ternnt 10 keep down their growls Last hleh,
was worse than the mountains. SAID as
yrun,led Coxeyitc this morning ut was awfu'
co,s and the dew wet our clothes Ike rain
coyey ought 10 do something for us now that
we's marched So far-don't you think so?'
BROWNE TOOK \ BATH.
Browne az well as Coxey slept at hotel last
night Coxey was not blamed, but Browne was
criticised severely. and the men did not Ike IL
BIT because he had INDUCED in the luxury OF
Russian bath Unknown always slept with u.s.
said one az the army" "He never laid down
until We had turned in. One stormy night In
The mountains. when the wind was blowing hard
Unknown didn't go to bed until he had seen
that every man was comforta BILE.
"r- there wasn't TO Coxey in II. but Just
pr,vyna and Unknown there wouldn't be no
Browne" said another man.
There was but one interesting incident during
the night, and this did not take place In camp
Fifteen Of Unknown Smiths men bivouacked on
the Shoemaker farm. near Takoma. just INSIDE
the District line. and residents Of the neighoor-
hood became frightened and sent for the police
on dutv AZ the Driving Park. with the result
that the Tnknown's contingent were driven
across the District line into Maryland
A lovely morning followed the night OF chill
and dampness. and with the rising OF the sun
the bivouac changed its name 10 Camp George
Washington. People began to enter the park al
3 o'clock and they found that few OF the army
were as,r Some Of the visitors were s'ylsnly
dressed women who came in carriages. Inc
Common nwealers slept in their clothes. Han
dozen of them were provided for in a straw
stack. and they considered 1t a luxury
The first recruit for to-mOrrow's demonstra-
ton arrived at 9 o'clock. p was "Old Man
Hotchins. a Populis, orstor from Los Angeles
who reached Washington from California yester-
day. He said he had known Carl Browne In Los
Angeles some years agJ as the editor OF saur-
cal political paper called THE Cactus.
Eight more recruits, all negroes. led by Ferdl-
nand Warner, a black man riding a lean holse'
marched into camp George Washington SHORTY
afterward and waited Ground until Marshal
Browne came in 70 inspect them Morning pap Is
we're seized by the CommOnwealers with aVluiE'
and groups Of them formed around the posses
sors OF these precious sheets listening 10 lhe
lates, ncws about the movements Of Kelly ana
the Western contingents of Coxeyites. Inc Coih-
monweal shoemaker was busy mendlng progahS'
and the barber had his hands full attending TO
the wants Of unshaven soldiers Thayer' the
neatlookng bugle- Of the army, presided al the
gate. and dimes and nickles dropped plehtilui'S
into his hand in response TO his cry OF "Contr'Du-
ions kindly asked
40 BREAKFAST FORTHCOMING
The preparations made about II a. M whlch
seemed to betoken breakfast proved Simply
flse alarm. No breakfast was forthcoming TOT
the hungry "Wealers," and at o'clock signs
q open mutiny were observable.
coxey was at the District Commissioners
'.se trying TO obtain permission to bring his
! 'rces into the city TO vacant square near the
Navy Yard along the line Of the ola James
Creek Canal Browne also was In the city some
Where comfortably fed. Consequently the ois-
eontent Of the hungry rank and file was great
The ground which Coxey seeks TO occupy Is HI
closed by a high fence, and mas Deeh oiieIeu ~
the Commonwealers by the owner. Before taking
Possession Of 1t Coxey wanted to know Officially
The sanitary condition Of the SURROUNDINGS ana
Therefore, raouaeted tho Commission 10 Sefld