The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-14

ers stopped their train between here and
Boone and tore up the track to prevent
pursuit A handcar has been sent ahead
of the posse to prevent accidents.
Attorney Wadron, for the road, Will to-
morrow make application for an injunction
in the United States courts at Denver and
Tins place the road within the JurlSdlc-
ton of the United States.
Fears are entertained that when the posse
reaches Olney there will be bloodshed, as
Sanders has in his army some of the most
determined men in the state, and during
his residence here boosted of that fact.
General Goxey Must a"ve
Washington, May 9-"General' CoXey
today appeared before the house committee
on labor. He presented a petition from the
commonweal army that he and Carl Browne
be permitted to address the committee in
behalf of the Coxey bills for the construc-
ton of good roads, and for the issue OF
non-interest bearing bonds.
Coxey's Petition.
Coxey laid before the committee pc
tition bearing the signatures of the follow
ers the character of their occupations and
their places of residence. 1t was written
on paper bearing the letterhead of the
army of the commonweal. At the top of
the page were printed in bold black letters
the notices, Good roads," good money"
good work" Beneath this appeared a
single line: ''Commonweal of Christ"
The petition is dated at Camp Tyranny,
in the field, Washington, d. c., Ma 8,
1884," and reads as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the
United States of America, now sojOurning
in the District of Columbia, which is not
only the asylum of oppressed by all nations,
but our national home, do hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body to al
low Brother j. S. Coxey, of Massllon. O.,
and Carl Browne, of Calistiga, Cal, to APP
before as
our wishes III regard to the proposed leGiS-
lation for which we made the march to
Washington, namely, the j. S. Coxey good
roads and non-interest bearing bond bills,
and which we believe il passed by con-
gress would not only solve the present
prevalent business depression, give employ
ment to u.s. representing as We do all
branches of industry of many millions
more like US all over the union, but would
effectually, we believe, provide against any
possible recurrence of the extraordinary
condition now existing in the industrial and
business arteries of the nation which, it
seems plain to US, if not remeded, will
bring death to republican institutions or
revolution to maintain them by force of
arms, which all must deplore."
Coxeys petition was read by the clerk.
the members of the committee following the
reading carefully
Coxey Piled with Questions.
Carl browne came III as the clerk llillSHSu
and seated himself beside CoXey. Mr.. Nc
Gam, the chairman of the committee, said
the petition would have to go to the Spe-
cial committee, which they hoped to have
formed to investigate the entire subject
of the industrial depression. CoXey then
took the floor and started to address the
committee. He mad only proceeded a
ment when the members began questioning
him. His replies to these queries were
rambling and satisfactory. The impress
sion made by him upon the committee was
obviously not a fattering one. He was
treated courteously and held the floor for
ten minutes, but he said nothing that was
either original or profound or that added
in any manner to the knowledge desired by
the committee. He began by saying that
billions of improvements ought to be made
Throughout the country and that millions of
people are ready to make Them. The only
thing needed was money.
VIII Report n Resolution.
After hearing CoXey today, the house
committee on labor, by vote of to 2,
decided to report a resolution for a joint
investigation by d special committee OF the
senate and house of the CoXey movement
and the depressed condition of labor in
general.
The decision was received with satisfac-
ton by Coxey and Browne and by a num-
Der of prominent pOpulist and Farmers
Alliance leaders, including the president of
the alliance and the chairman and secretary
of the peoples party.
The vote to report the resolution was:
Yeas-Messrs. Erdman, of Pennsylvania;
Wells, Wisconsin, Ryan, New York; Tai
bert. South Carolina; Pence, Colorado
(populists); Phillips, Pennsylvania; kiefer,
Minnesota republicans.
Nays-AIessrs. Dunn, New Jersey, demo-
crat. and Apsey, Massachusetts, repub-
lican: Mccain and McCleary did not vote.
Coxey Ordered to vacnte.
The district commissioners spent several
hours today considering the report of the
health department which pronounced the
Coxey camp menace to the health of the
city and recommended, in the strongest
language, that it be vacated. DR.. Ham
NETT, health officer, declared that it was
utterly impossible to make the camp hab-
liable. 1t is likely that a warrant will be
sworn out charging CoXey with maintaining
a nuisance. CoXey is getting ready to meet
such a proceeding. He had a number of
men at work improving the ground this
morning, but illness In the army is steadily
increasing. Thirteen men are already in
local hospitals and many in the camp are
suffering from various complaints
Late this afternoon Coxey was served with
a notice to comply with the health regula-
tons in regard to his camp within forty
eight hours, otherwise he will be prosecuted
. under statute which imposes a fine of
from s. to $25 for each offense.
COXey appeared the floor Of the house
today before the hour of business under
the escort of Representative Pence of Colo
RADIO. Some of the representatives who We're
earlier in their seats. crowded about him.
but when their curiosity was satisfied they
dropped away one by one and left him alone
with Pence.
Kelly and His Fleet.
Des MOines, May 9.-Commander Kelly
sailed for Washington shortly after noon.
His fiotilla consists of $50 fiat boats About
1850 men sailed, and ten boats are filled
with provisions
Calvin on the March.
McKeesport, ra., May AT 10 o'clock
this morning Colonel Calvin and his army,
200 strong, was escorted by a, squad of police
to the third Avenue bridge which crosses
the Reynoldstown borough, The army i'm
mediately proceeded on its way tc Eliza beth,
and will follow CoXey's route over the
mountains.
Some Arrests Made.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 9.-Twenty-three of
GalVin'S army were arrested at ElrOd last
night, and brought here and locked up.
They boarded the eastbOund Baltimore and
Ohio freight train, and had practically