Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-05-05
COXEY STOPPED.
Washington Police R-.fuse to Lat the
ConMoHWealers Into tie Capitol
Grounds.
Story of the March Up Pennsylvania.
Avenue and Us Vcry Sudden
Termination.
Coxay Not Arrested, Bat lie Was
Marched Back to His Carriage
by the Police.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The common
veal army was astir carly upol Bright
wood heights, wstn preparations for the
great procession to the Capitol. There
was N early breakfast Of eggs. coffee
ard Tread; tents We're struck aid packed
into wagons and the whole army was
aligned before O'CLOCK All the mea
carried slaves on which huttered white
flags with the motto Peace on earth;
goo Will toward men, but death to in
forest Oh lon.ls.''
There VS. much marching AMI
counterlnar, hing on the grounds, p-anr-
ing Of st llioas and hauling of the conn
nlssary wagons into line. The men hae!
pass d cold night, most Of them sleep
ing on the ground. 3 .fore tine start,
Carl Browne for4nel t:le 1nen into b j.
low square, and put them through
lost relnarkai la drill.
The stav-s We're han lie lik guns
and when Browne shouted gloria fn1
PEACE tiey cile=red three times. sl.illy,
and wave their SUCKS in the air. These
eyoiutions weTe performed by tie man
lody Of The army
Browne harangual the men in his
custom ;rp street fs,klr strain, telling
them that they had received permission
to march to the capitol grounds, where
they must di,bani and enter as ind
vidual citizens.
wv he;he or not we will he per-
laitted to speak, l cannot say" he
added, but You must be careful 10 pre-
serve the peace Tnen we will reform
and lnarvh to our new camp lie 'rhy,
wni, h has Esen provided. This dlno;.-
stration Will be more powerful tAan
force, than guns, or than bonn bs,' anu
the ragged army at this cheerei wildly.
Tnen Browne went OF: 'Tne people
said that we would not march up Penn
sylvenia avenue when we reached here.
Yet The police dep sit,nent inforrnai
B, other Coxey that we could march"
N-allw ale down in the city , ero
WIS nothing to Indicate that the city .
professions was eager to view the great
est par"de that had ever tra.aped the
Gspha Of Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
takes brass iutto1s an bands anu many
OF them to stir d Washington crowd.
;nd Coxey's di>sconant f:ers ani drum
!ylers could not cause even the vagrant
negro popul stion to get down town le.
tcre hand. When the army was ready
ansl ont Of Erightwood driving p TX Ii
st rts,.l for town. As the Caravan
wound its way down through the mile
sire, ch OF w DDS to the city it was
Th. Most FAINT site Array
ever conceived in dream Nine
mounted olice rode on ahead, le.ring
the W y. Then c"nle C.rl Browne in
his buci1sk.n SUIT, mouLte,l on his big
gray PercLer; II stallion AMI waving a
small fl sg. Next was creamy white,
pranciEg circus steed, the feature Of the
whole parade, bearing Nj IS Mamie
Cuxey, i'll the role Of the go dess OF
pea e. She W Sl..naer. really h / d
some girl of II years. with long golden
hair drifting down her back. Sac Wore
a pure white riding hair, hicn
sreamel after her as the ii horse en-
which she had leen pershed pranced 10
Tie music Of the and. Her lie d WIS
covered y little rim ess. blue y,
and she shaded her fa' Q ~ tiny LARA
sol. Altogether size w.s lic,ure o.
sach unusual esuty that
"A Spontaneous Cheer
greeted the nnexp ctel anpearant al
;.lons the line. The G,lle5s If Peace
was followed Oilshuma San, tie
cowi oy. on another big stallion, then
came R y Kirk md three 9th I mar
| slials. Thatcher the lugltr rode l., 1t,
emitting trs q1!ent lasts from his CO.
net, ana fcl.vwel by the big 1apping
American f.g. carried ~ a st,,!wart
wesfer. Next the commonweal army
! band of six pieces. mostly as, drul. q
and cymhals, pounding d.tcrln nedly i
an attempt at "Marching Tnr, ugh
4 Georgia"
Mr.. Cuxey and his wife and 2 .ar-
then the army itself.
There was little Of ac,ual interest III
the march up to Pennsylvania a1 enue.
When the he d of the pro, esslon reached
the east front Of the capitol so4id
front OF policemen was encountered.
TLev stretched from curb 10 curb, III k,
ing progress toward the capj ol ill.
possible. The crowd was great and
pressed close.y upon the police. Coxty
Tad slipped uno5serveI through the
struggling mass and before anyone
knew it was founding up the east front
entrance to the capitol. Hs w"s up &c
the tenth step before he Was recognized.
Then the eff .ers closed in above HIM
and his further passage was barred
Ih. great crowd now recogn.z.i him
and d shout went up from every corue.
Of th- v.st Assem- lage. Coxey turned
to ike crowd and raised his hat. HI
was deathly pale. Captain Il .rlen OF
the capitol police stepped to one side o'
him, and Lieuten nt K:lly OF the city
t:cers formed solidly about him. The
crowd below WIS kept back BY menac
ing elu:s.
What do you Want to do her,?'
asked Captain Garden.
II VISA to make an address," re
spoldett General Coxey, his Voice show
ins intense emotion.
..But you cannot do that" said CAP
tain G :rs!en, quietly but firmly.
The fiji ers then moved Coxey dowi
the steps and lack 10 his carri sge
There w.s no formal arres S. Browne
was more aggressive, however. and Wa
l,laced under arrest, as N..s also GeorY
W. sninyton Jones.
Freight Engines Collide.
ST. LOUIS, May about midnigh
two switch engines, drawing Eeay
freight trains, collidei il the yards Q
the ST. Louis. K-okuh and Northwest
ern railroad, in the northern part of tn
city, wrecking tie en:ines, killing on
man and seriously irjuring another.
, Sheboygan, St. Pau! and Central.
nv,