The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
COXEY'S MEN BREAKACAMP.
The Army Locates Just Across the
Maryland Line.

Marshal Browne Engineers an E arly
start to Escape the Humiliation of
Police Escort-The Residents Around
the New Camp Raise Vigorous OBJ
iections to the Newcomers-No Dem
oustration Made When the Common
wsaIers Left the Capital.
Washington, May 12.-Carl Browne
woke the Coxey army up at daybreak
this morning, and as soon as they could
get breakfast all hands were set to work
breaking camp and packing the tents and
cooking outfits into the wagons, which
left for Bladensberg with an advance
guard of twenty-five men at O'Clock
For the next two hours, the entire force
was busily engaged in cleaning up the old
site, burning the straw bed
ding and leaving the spot in much
better condition than they found
It Marshal Brownies assertion that 525
men took breakfast and that the enlist
nent roll showed $50 members, was not
borne out by actual count, for when the
procession moved at o'clock only 26S
men were in line, and so of them were
negroes who had just joined the common
veal. attracted by the summer resort
features of the new camp. The Philadel-
phia contingent had dwindled to Al men.
It was not intended to leave the camp
until 10 o'clock, but Marshal Browne was
opposed to the police escort that was ex-
pected at that hour, and he was success
full in getting on the march before they
arrived.
BROWNE DELIVERS A HARRANGUE.
Just before leaving Marshal Browne
harrangued his followers, and told them
he had TO report a. court to receive sen
tence, and that young Jesse Coxey would
be in command until he returned. He
could not say when that would be, as he
might be sent to jail but he begged them
TO obey Jesse implicitly, and threatened
that dismissal in disgrace would imme-
diately follow any insubordination
against Jesse's commands. He said he
did this because he and Jesse had a row
some time ago, and he wanted to
show the men that all was
now harmonious. When near the
capitol, less than a mile from camp, a
halt of FIVE minutes was made and the
men strung out along the curbstone for
two blocks in the shade of the trees and
listened to some negro banjo players who
We're recruited yesterday. They were
careful to skirt the capitol grounds and
not cross them desiring not to create any
new complications. They reached the
district line and passed over into Mary
land at 1915 o'clock. Marshal Browne
had told Jesse Coxey to hold the men at
this point and give a cheer for the hos
pltaoIe people Of Washington, but Jesse
evidently forgot the Injunction, and the
departure from the national reservation
was without incident.
THE CRUSADE A FAILURE.
Exactly ten days ago Coxey's army
marched down Pennsylvania avenue 600
strong. In the ten days seventeen of the
men nave been sentenced to terms in the
Workhouse for vagrancy, one has been
drowned and six were taken to hospitals
suffering from various complaints. Nearly
lUOnew recruits, mostly negroes, have been
gathered in, and as less than 500 marched
out to-day about 800 of the enlisted men
are unaccounted for. No practical re-
suits have been achieved, and now, as far
as the district authorities are concerned,
the city OF Washington is permanently
Id OF the commonwealers 1t has been
determined that they will never be per-
nltted to return to the CITY,
MARYLANDERs KICKING.
The people in the suburbs of Washing
TON adjoining the proposed new camp of
lne CoXeyites, have appealed 10 the gov
erhor OF Maryland to prevent what they
Egila an outrage on their property rights
with the unanimity which seems to pre-
van IN other communities they showed
Willingness TO aid the Coxey mobs to de-
sCehu upon the national capitol, but de-
G4Iue 10 have them in their neigh bor-
u0ou. In the little town of Hyatts-
EEIHe, celebrated for its adoption of the
neuIy George simple tax system (subse-
quently overthrown by the courts), the
Clu]ens rang the fire bell last night when
fA anl n on, fr,Hf
HIdtIon tIGn meeting to protest against having
'n0 CoXey camp IN their neighborhood.
PROTESTED TO THE LAND OWNERS.
Two hundred strong they marched in a
gouy 10 the residence in Bladensburg of
" y; H. Rodgers, who had rendered the
CoHeyltes the camping ground. They re-
ee5yeu scant satisfaction from either the
Tlu5r Rodgers or his son, J. Harry
HougerS. These gentlemen will be re-
nleHloered as coming into national promi-
Heuce some six or seven years ago in con-
ngcVlon with the Pan-Electric tele-
RPnQEe Pa3E investigation by congress
n notn OF them announced themselves
as OoXey sympathizers without approving
nS methods. Then the citizens left in an
WTu!gnant frame of mind, and later, Col
TTLlR1I Rives, retired officer of the
ttIIIleu States army, who lives near by,
Nc ooo'SSgTraphed to Gov. Browne, of Maryland,
Ir;iI o. i1IoIows: Il have written you. Coxey
WI MuI arrive at Bladensburg tomorrow.
Do9 nr,l !, allow his horde to put our property
Suu uyes in peril" The governors reply
10 anGlously looked for by the citizens.
PROTESTS FILED.
baltimore, May 12.-Gov. Browne has
ttecelyed number of protests against the
busasion br. of Maryland by the Coxey army,
SuV says, unless trouble of serious ma
to act. p' -" A''' -"