The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-05-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
CIXey at the Canit.I.

WASHINGTON, May l. The common
veal armf Was astir eariy to-day upon
Brlehtwood Heigh's wi:h preparations
i"r "a Procession to tac c,pltol. There
Was an early "reaS ast ri eggs, bread
ahd Gollee. Tents WIRE packed ,nlo The
wagons and tie srmy Was iu line ociore
y o'c:ock. All the n,cI carried saves
On ~bich haIitred White 1lags sItn the
iEotto. Peace On earth. good Sill to
mru; hI; death tU inteies ON bonds"
Inc men passed II cod might, must OF
them sleeping on the ground. Before
the Start Carl Browne formed the men
into hollow square and put tnem
through most remarkable drill. The
slaves were handled like guns. and when
Browne shouted Glory and Peace" they
cheeied three umes and waved the sticks
in the air. The PniadelphIa commune,
6O men s'IoDg, stond ON one side writing
to tail in. OKlaaoDa Sam galloDed up
and down the line on sta Hon A bass
drum doomed dIsnaly and the bagplpos
emitted shrill scIeams. After a march
twice around the grounds, the men were
drawn up in line aud more cheers and
drilling followed. Biowne harangued
the men 10 the customary street faAlr
strain, telling them they had received
p rnissinn 10 march to The capitol
grounds. where they must disbsnd and
enter as individual citizens He said:
"Whrther ut not We will be permitted
10 speak csDuot say, but you must be
careful 10 kerp the peace; then we will
re- form ani march to new camp near
bF. TINS demonstration will be more
powerful t;;sn force, than guns or
bombs"
The rsgsed army :! ";rcd si'dly.
Browne went TN: The prople said
We would cot match up Peunsylvania
avenue when we reached here, vet the
police department informed Bro'i,er
Coyey that we could march. Mr. Crisp
refused yesterday 10 allow Us 10 speak na
the cap tol Steps. We did not see the
wee president. We will go into the capi
tol grounds as individuas They can
not prevent US doing that"
AT 1915 the industrial army was ready
anu out OF Brightwood Driving Park 1t
started for the city. As The carav4p
worked Its Way q 'wn the three-mie
stretch of woods 10 the city, it WAS a
most fantastic array.
THEY WERE MOTLEY CREW.
Nine mcunted puiCe road ahead, and
then came Car, Browne 10 buckskin
suit, mounted on big gray Percheron
stallion and waving small flag. Next
was cieamy-whlte prancing circus
steed bearing Miss Mamie CoXey in the
role of the Goddess at Peace. She is q
slender, handsome girl of II, with long
golden hair. She wore pure white rld-
ing habit. Her head was covered by a
little rimless blue cap aud she shaded her
face with tiny parasol. Altogether she
was picture of such unusual beauty
that spontaneous cheer greeted her un-
expected appearance, all along the line.
Oklahoma Sam followed on another stal
lion. Next came marshals, bugler. flag
bearer and band OF six pieces, playing
"Marching Through Georgia" A BAN
ner with the portrait of Carl Browne,
and the legend, Death to interest on
Bonds" was borne after light ouggy
decorated with flags, drawn by two black
horses, In which Sat General Coxey him..
self. beside Mrs. Coxey, a handsome
young woman N colored taiior-made
gown, shading with parasol the whi.e
robed lnfatt. Legal Tender" C0xey,
aged Q years Thep marching two by
two came the carriage communes. Be
fore the communes was a committee
wagon drawn by two PsrchNrons The
wagon canvas WAS covered with a weird
sllegorica illustration of "he curse of
the national osnKs." Small flags hut-
tered in the hands of the marsnals aud
days symbolic o. hlanciai banners were
si'rinkeled along at Intervals