Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-30
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Coxey's Army.

Jacob 5. Coxey's three hundred weary
wealers spent bad night At camp in
Briehtwood Driving PARK. where the
army will remain, to quote Coxey, 'un-
til the stencil of their bodies fills the
nostrils OF the national legislat
ors." The pilgrims had no shelter.
They were soaked with deW and cilill-
Ell, and many of them did not close
their eyes until the sun of this morning
brought comfort to their tired bodies.
The commonwealers have looked on
the national capital as the promised
land, but they found it very little diff
ferent from the desert out of which
CoXey and Browne had led them.
There was much dissatisfaction with
this state of affairs, and many of the
commonwealers made no attempt to
keep down their growls. Browne as
we'll as Coxey slept at hotel
last night and Browns action caused
comment. ''If there wasn't no Coxey
in it, but just Browne and Unknown,
there wouldn't be no Browne" said
one of the men.
Fifteen of Unknown Smiths men
bivouaced on the Shoemaker farm near
Tokolna, just inside the District line
and residents of the neighborhood be,
came frightened and sent for the police
on duty at the driving park with the
result that the unknown's contingent
was driven across the District line into
Maryland. a lovely morning followed
the night of chill and dampness. Peo-
pie began to enter the park at nine
O'Clock and they found that few of the
army were astir. The first recruit for
to-mowow's demonstration arrived at
nine o'clock. He was "Old Man
Hatchins, q populist orator from Los
Angeles. Eight more recruits, all re-
groes, led by very black man riding
a lean horse, marched into camp short
~ after and waited around until Mar
shal Browne came to inspect them.
Thayer. the bugler of the army, pre-
sized at the gate AID dimes and nickel=
dropped plcntfullg INTO his hand in re-
Spouse to his cry OF Contributions
kindly asked
No breakfast was forthcoming for the
hungry 'wcaiers," and at one o'clock
signs of open mutiny were observable.
The commissary wagon was sent into
the city to obtain supplies at 5 q. n.
but at one o'clock had not returned
Coxcy was reported to be at the D.s;rici
Commissioner office trying TO o5.ain
permission to bring his forces into the
city to vacant square near the navy
yard along toe line of the cd james
creek canal. Browne also was known
to he in the city somewhere, cornforta-
bly, fed. Consequently the discomfort
of the hungry rank and file was great.
Coxey told the Commissioners tina: h;s
army at present numbered only 80
men, but said tina: it would eventually
increase into multitude.
The commissary wagon arrived at
the camp at1:3o o'clock and ne bungry
commonwealer= made q rush for it. II
was empty. however Shortly before
, p. IN, the reserve stores were drawn
on and the men were served with black
coffee and bread. The Philadelphia
coutiugen: talked strongly ofUithdraw
Ing
shortly before noon DR.. Hammett,
the health officer of the District, and
three sanitary inspectors Visited Bright
wood park and made an inspection o:
the camp. 81 will put this camp under
surveillance" said the health officer,
although I find no disease here
Oklahoma Sam told DR.. Hammett
that he thought the army would not
remain in the camp after tonight.
'The men won't stand it," he said.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. April $o.-The
San Francisco and Oakland industrial
armies, numbering about nine hundred
men, arrived here at six o'clock last
night. The citizens will not feed them
more than day or two at most and
military officials are now on the alert
fer any disturbance.
TACOMA, Wash, April SO.-The
speeches made yesterday to the COM
monweal armies, numbering over 900,
hattered the soldiers into believing
they were justified in taking possession
of Northern Pacific trains, because that
road is in the hands of the United
States, which is "the people" A spec
ial train is ready to rush United States
troops here from Vancouver Barracks,
in case of trouble.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 3o.-Up to the
present time only fifty men have en-
listed in Gen. J. K Morrson's brigade
of Coxey's army and but s. has been
subscribed. It is believed the move
ment will prove a fizzle.
CHICAGO, April 30-General Randall
and his branch of the commonwealers,
will start for Washington tomorrow
night. The last roll-call shows 800