Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-01


me that no matter what happens and de-
spite any and all circumstances the even
tual success Of our movement is assured"
He Drilled His Men.
He Immediately took command and
forming the men into hollow square.
put them through a drill that would give
a National Guardsman a fit.
The slaves were handled like guns, and
when Browne shouted gloria and peace"
they cheered three times shrilly and waved
their sticks in the air. These evolutions
were performed by the main body of the
army. The Philadelphia commune stood at
one side waiting to fall in. Oklahoma Sam
galoped up and down the line on his
stallion. The bass drum doomed dismally
and the bagpipes emitted a shrill scream.
After marching twice around the grounds
the men were again drawn up in line and
more cheers and drilling followed.
Some of the military evolutions which
Browne called on his men to perform must
have been conceived In a nightmare.
Browne harangued the men in his custo-
mary strain, telling them that they had re-
Ceived permission to march to the Capitol
grounds. where they must disband and en-
ter as individual citizens.
Whether Or not we will be permitted to
speak. 1 cannot say" he added, but you
must be careful to preserve the peace.
Then we will reform and march TO our new
camp near by. which has been provided.
This demonstration viii be more powerful
than force. than guns, or than bombs"
and the ragged army at this cheered wildly.
Then Browne went on: People said that
we wouldn't march up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. when we reached here. Yet the police
department yesterday Informed Brother
| Coxey that we could march. We are here
on time and will go to the grounds on time.
All are certainly on deck. Yesterday 1t
looked as IL we wouldn't have many. but
now we will so in with spirits as bright as
the May day on which we march. Mr..
Crisp refused yesterday to let us speak on
the Capitol steps. We didn't see the Vice
President. That is the latest can tell you.
We will go into the Capitol grounds as in
dustrials. They can't prevent us from do
ing that
The Leader Appears.
Just before 10 O'Clock Gen. Coxey drove
out to the Enclosure in an open carriage,
holding the lines over his pair of blooded
blacks. Mrs. Coxey sat by his side and in
her lap was the wee mite of humanity al
ready known to fame as Legal Tender
Coxey. The appearance OF the party was
greeted with a wild Jalvo of applause. to
which Gen. Coxey responded with frequent
| bows. There was inquiry for Miss Mamie
Coxey. and IL was learned that she was AT
| the hotel attiring herself In the white robes
of peace In which she would appear to lead
the procession. At 10 o'clock the common
| veal moved out of the field and across the
race track and halted until everything was
iound TO be in readiness for the march upon
the Capitol
Fifteen minutes later Miss Mamie Coxev
rode a prancing white steed to the heal Of
the column just inside of the gateway lead
ing TO the 14th street road. She is quite a
pretty girl. and it was evident that she did
not at all relish the part she was to take
In the ceremony. But she bravely attemDt-
ed TO hide her discontinue and sat erect
upon her animal, with her eyes fixed upon
the red white and blue rosette which nod
ded from between his ears. Miss Coxey
was clad in a white riding habit the OMEN
Jacket of which showed a white shirt waist
The red silk necktie was tied I'm a bowknot
az me eollar and wealth of blonde hair
That the suns rays lighted into gold flowed
loosely from beneath jaunty blue cap from
the front of which beamed a single gold
star; She wore white kid gloves. As she
Quoted her nervous animal Carl Browne
mounted on big white Percheron horse
\ e01csnit place behind her
Intention commonweal," he shouted
Forward marchr"
=. The most motley procession that could
| ever be conceived of outside of a carnival
masquerade moved forward Sergts. SlaI-
terry, henney and Jordan and nine mount
ca poncemen took their position at the head
ana at intervals along the line of the col
umn. WI
The March Begun.
Then the march to the Capitol was begun.
and, with flags flying. the white banners Of
peace futtering from the oaken sticks of
the marchers and the band playing some
thing that seemed TO be intended for tune.
the Commonweal OF Christ filed out of the
gate ana turned into the dusty l4th street
road Following the band came a color
bearer. holding aloft q United States flag
and behind him limped q foot-sore man. car,
rying a caricature OF Coxey which bore an
inscription to the effect that the image was
that or the reincarnation of the Common
veal or Christ. whatever that means The
subject of the appalling sketch drove along
| In his pony phaeton. Immediately behind
The transparency. Mrs. Coxey was by his
side. She took no notice OF the crowd of the
curious which lined the gateway and the
road. but devoted herself with maternal at
| tention TO the latest addition to the family
whom she held in her arms
The various comnunes followed I'm their
alphabetical order. ard We're separated bv
the wagons belonging to the army and the
rear OF the procession was brought up by
he Philadelphia contingent. At the head
Of these hardy sons OF freedom rode a Miss
Lavalette. She was mounted on a big bay
horse and personified the Goddess of liberty
| Her head was covered with q tlrban made
of small United States nag. and a short
blue flannel walking skirt which she util-
! lied as riding habit did not have it's
! soanty length added to a particle by the
| patriotic bunting with which II was cover
ed Miss Lavalette showed the independ-
ent kind OF girl she was when she reach
| ed the gateway. She stopped her prancing
| palfrey and directed Juvenile colored in
dividual to give her a drink of water.
| W men Orauknt nau passed ner lips she
| ran her hand into her pocket and reward
| ed the servitor with cleaning dime that
/ n ade the eyes OF the commonw callers i'm
mediately following her fairly dance with
| envy.
| MIR. Jones I'm a Hanson.
| Miss Lavalette appeared TO enjoy the dis
tinctior conferred upon he:. but her salts
| faction was nothing to that of Mr.. Chris
| TOPPER Columbus Jones' who followed in
her rear. riding in state In hanson cab.
The Philadelphia philosopher had an
nounced before the march was taken up
that II he did not have horse to ride he
would go fishing" but he compromised on
a cab. and no Roman emperor coming home
| from his victories ever felt the thrill of
pleasure that NJ. Jones apparently did
when two deep-voiced spectators yelled out
in unison. "Rah for Jonesr' The Phila-
delphia contingent came after their leader
two by two. holding long rope. which was
attached to the small fiag-covered wagon
that has accompanied the party on its
travels. BY actual count at the gate there
Wee 329 human beings in the parade. in
GLIDING three sick men. TO- whom commits
sary wagon No. / has been fixed up as an
| ambulance.
| As the procession started. so IL wendell
its way down the dusty surface of the l4th
street road. First the band would wheeze
i out n pitiful parody On a national air and
then the bagplpe would shrek until the
policemen's horses would almost have
| spasms.
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