Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-02
COXEY DIDN'T SPEAK.
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POLICE SHOWED ADMIRABLE TEMPER

CORtRued from tTst rage.
POLICE SHOWED ADMIRABLE TEMPER
They Kept Their TsmpsrI, But Had to
Resort TO Active Measures 10 Keep Back
the Crowd
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-The
police in and about the Capitol grounds
showed admirable temper and self-cOn-
troll for the most part throughout the
day. The critical period was when
CoXey made his way up TO the Capitol
steps. He would have been roughly
handled aAd jostled from the eager
curiosity Of the crowd had it not been
for the care OF the police. A mounted
policeman was on each side OF him as
be came up to the steps, and made q
way for him through the surging
crowd, which had recognized him, his
gray suit, bronzsd features and large
Eyeglasses making him conspicuous.
During his colloquy with Lieutenant
Kelley and Captain Garden, the police
had to resort to pretty active measures
to keep the crowd back.
Coxey offered not the slightest physi-
cal resistance 70 the officers, as he was
escorted of the Capitol grounds, and
apparently was not pertur5ed In the
slightest degree.
As COxey came back to the waiting
army and got into his buggy the excited
crowd closed around the white stallion
on which his daughter rode and thrust
up their hands for her TO shake. She
smiliugly accepted the ciYility with no
apparent fear OF harm from the mob
that surg0d about her without hin
drSncs. There were probably ten thou
sand people in the crowd that was
Wedged about the army, and when the
procession started again it scattered
the crowd with 3. wild rush, and in
half hoar or so after the army had
marched away, the crowd had melted
away.
RANDALL on THE MARCH.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Randalrs coatin-
geRcy OF the CommOnweal army began
It's march to-day. There were ten com
panles all organized in Chicago and
making altogether about 400 men.
A brass band was expected but IL did
not report and the advance began with
out music. A large banner was carried
in a wagon az the head OF the column.
The march had headquarters in coop
er shop in RawsOn's in the northern
part Of the city and led through the
business district
Mrs. Dr. Greer and two children
dressed ia white rode at the head Of the
column in al open carriage. Gen.
Randall followed on his bay charger.
A SQUAD Of police under the command OF
Capt.. Cox cleared the way and led the
army through the streets
TO GUARD RAILROAD PROPERTY.
SPOKANE, WAsHN., May when
DolBhines' regiment Of ConmonWealers
passed from their barracks this morn
ing they were surprised to see 200
United States soldiers. They had come
in before sunrise from Fort Sherman,
30 miles distant. At 1920 a. IN. they re-
ceived telegraphic orders from Gen.
Otis at Vancouver, and at s o'clock they
were in Spokane. They brought 20
days rations and have gone iAto camp
IN the outskirts of town. The plan is
20 have them here in a position to be
either east or west TO pro-
tect trains against seizure.
swEErLAND's CONTINGENT AT NEW
HAVEN.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, May Geo. A.
Sweetland'S contingent Of the Coxey
army spent last night in Central Labor
Hall, having marched hither from Bris-
tol. They were received by a local
and public meeting in the
Commonweal interest was held. All Of
army are married men, and
in the ranks most OF the trades are rep
They will remain here until
Wednesday enliSting recruits. Sweet
land is the man who last year started
the agitation for reform in the Connec-
ticut State prison and succeeded in OBJ
tanning q legislative Investigation that
cost the State several thousand dollars
and resulted in the dismissal OF Warden
SWeetland is q profess
sional nurse and at one time was en-
plOyed in the prison ward. He is 81
years old.
col. GRAYSON AT JULEsBURG.
JULEsBURG, Colo, May Col.
Grayson and his hundred COmmOnweai-
ers are camped IN an empty store build
ing here. They were fed by the citi-
zens. The evening was spent in max
ing speeches Grsyson insists he is go
ing TO Washington.