Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER,
tFroin our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr 30 1894
The President and his cabinet
have scarcely given a thought TO
The gang now camred in the sub
nrbs' of Washington known rs
Coxey's Army before its arrival and
since as "Coxey's fizzle." While
few of these men are what they
represent themselves to be-bcna
fide workingmen out OF employ
ment-they have so far proven
themselves to be peacable and law
abiding, thus diff ring from the So
called 'in4ustrial armies" IN the
northwest, the unlawful acts OF
which hive been the principal SUBJ
i.cts under discussion at several
cabinet meetings. Some Of the
governors Of states would not have
, 1elt flattered if they could have
heard some Of the comments made
at these cabinet meetings upon the
} manner they have dealt with, or
rather, failed to deal with recent
: mob lawlessness in their states.
r. e President and cabinet are unit
in the det rmination to maintain the
constitutional powers of the gov
eminent with Federal troops when
ever it may be necessary.
"Coxey's flzzle," now encamped
as freak show at Bright wood race
track, just outside the city limits,
will unless, the programme OF Cox
ey, the chief fakir, be changed,
march into the city tomorrow. The
gang is not numerous enough to
make any trouble, even if it wee So
disposed If there were ten times
as many Of them as there are there
wouldbe no prehensionof trouble
ain Washington as every precautlo'
has been taken to deal with any IN
fraction Of the law. There are 81
bout 300 men in the camp and tn
kind of men they are may beludsc'
from these remarks of one OF til
thousands who visited the cam
Yesterday" If the authorities wOul
Issue an order stating that ever
man in camp would be given a bat
dressed in clean cloths and put
work tomorrow, / would wager tie
to one that nine tenths Of the
would be gone by morning" l.
SEED them up correctly. At lea
nine-tenths of them are profession
al tramps, here only to be fed.
1t will be no surprise to MAJ
shrevd publishers who nave recei
ed its Col. Seller's-"Millions IN
-" circulars, asking for advert
cing. to learn that the 'Press Cial
Co.," of Washington has got in
court. Mr. w. R. Hearst, son
elate Senator Hearst, and publish
.of the San Francisco Examiner, h
asked the court to GUST John We
derburn, manager of the abe
company and of the "ExamiI
Bureau Of Claims," in which \
Hearst was partner, and to
point a receiver to close up the b
mess. He says that Wedderbr
has injured the reputation OF
San Francisco Examiner by
Encouragement of business lntr
ed to him by coniding subscrit
of that paper, and by advertls
to give prizes For inventions; t
he has without authority create'
large Indebtedness and signed an
for $4,000 with the firms name,
that he has refused to refund IN
ev toieertain clients, subscriber
the St Paul Pioneer Press and
Omaha Bee, IN accordance with
tracts made with them.
Secretary Hoke Smith rejoice
the possession Of a backbone Of
Cleveland brand, as MIR Sper
US. Pension agent for lndl
has discovered,s Mr. Spencer Ia
removed one of.his 0lerks and
pointed his sister Ito 4he' vaca
AS soon as the attention of the
partment was called to the hi
the friends of the discha
clerk made that it dldn t
long-Mr Spencer WAS notified
he must remove the appointing
L., e;Star &c # WAS 2 rule OF Cn