Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-01

umn wheeled into pennsylvania avenue
with a mounted detachment OF police In the
lead. followed by a carriage containing Mrs
vivian Diggs and a party. while behind
came Miss Coxey, followed by Marshal
Browne. the band. Gen. Coxey and the rest
OF the commonweal. Before the army
reached Pennsylvania avenue Secretary
Mayer of the local committee met them and
decorated the horses with large red white
ana blue pompons.
Tn" Copy Of His Protest.
Another of the local committee also came
out and handed Mr. Coxey some enyelona.
which contained, among other things, a pro-
test which he proposed to deliver at the
tdpitoi IN case he was stopped from
speaking. As the procession passed along
the avenue the crowds pushed closer and
closer on to the marching men unttl it vs.
marc 10 distinguish which were comraon
"ealers and which spectators
asn aao,u Browne and Mr.. Coxey's buggy
especially the jam was thickest Here ana
mere cheer came from the crowd ana an
fenhsylN ania avenue and I4th street Browne
oalsd Tor three cheers for the national
the army. Wy
The kilograms Received
AL 'th street there was an especially Wig
ofous-lunged crowd awaiting. As Mr. Coxey
PASSED up the avenue he received several
kilograms. brought him by messenger boya
These kilograms were as follows:
CHICAGO. Ill, May 1.
I'll 9 SoAey, Army OF the Commonweal:
nearly congratulations on successful ter.
mIhauon OF march. The American Wheel
mems Good Road Army, 5000 strong MN
} p you In Washington May IL. Peaney
$40 bicycles for use of recruits Have 80,
any instructions? John I FL non '01
General headquarters American WbeeI,n.n
1000 1000 hoads Army, Grand Pacific Hotel,
DULUTH. Mimi, May 1.
d .. Coxey, Commander of Commonyeal
l am ready to start by 10th OF Nav. thou-
SAND strong. Would like advice.
Col. HELLMANN
PORTLAND. Ore. May 1.
The Portland division Of the Industrial
army, under command Of Citizen T. G
/ nreiney, which was arrested by the United
/ states army, had trial in United States
court today and were released. Ter thou
sand people assembled today in mass meet
ing IN sympathy with the Industrial mon
ster parade tonight.
CITIZENS OF PORTLAND.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May /.
]. S. Coxey:
The populists' convention of Pennsyl-
yania now in session here. send a greet
ing and express the hope that you will re-
/ ceive a fair hearing for the principles You
have so nobly advocated.
JOHN II. STEVENSON,
VICTOR A. LETTER.
These kilograms gratihed Gen Coxey ex-
ceedingly. and as he rode along he told The
star reporter that he felt sure the move
nent had already spread to such an ex-
tent as TO render almost certain Its final
success
The Procession Arrives.
The Coxey cavalcade arrived at the Peace
monument at the foot Of the Capitol
grounds at ESQ. A crowd OF several thou
sand people lined the sidewalks and street
at this point. The police IN advance OF
the army moved slowly ahead. having
difficulty in clearing a passage way. The
arrival Of Coxey was the signal for loud
cheering from the people and everybody
congregated at this point Immediately start
! ed for the opposite side of the Capitol.
Many of them trooped along the street In
4 the wake of the procession. but greater
number took a short cut across the lawn
4 of the Capitol grounds. In few moments
the Immense crowd was on the move and
] swept over the lawn In thousands, swarm
! ing up the steps OF the west front
! The police made no effort to stop the
crowd, and. in fact. any such effort would
have been impossible. They moved with
the irresistible force of a tidal wave. men
and women mixed indiscriminately. and all
shouting and cheering The procession
turned up street; following that thor
After them. ahead Of them and on each
side troope6 the people. yelling at every
/ foot. some in derision and some in encour-
agement.
When the procession reached New Jer-
sey avenue at the crest OF the hill another
crowd awaited them. Several thousand
people lined the terraces. the plaza and
every available foot of space on the grass
plot. The fronts of neighboring buildings
were crowded with people, and the hotel at
the corner presented windows full and
doors full of slghtseers.
There was another crowd at this point
/ also Ii was small one. but very inn
/ portant one. line of mounted metropoli-
I tan police. drawn across the New Jersey
avenue entrance of the Capitol grounds. pre-
scented a solid front OF resistance 20 entrance
/ by that route. Ii was soon made manifest
that the Coxey procession as a procession
could not enter there. The parade came to
| a halt for q few moments. while the crowd
/ stopped cheering TO listen. They could hear
nothing. however. and in a few moments the
procession moved eastward out Il street.
while the onlookers yelled and cheered some
more.
/ Coxey Escorted by the Police.
Lieut. Kelly of the sixth precinct was the
first officer TO take hold Of the leader OF the
commonweal army. and it was with consid-
cradle difficulty that the leader was led
/ from the steps to his carriage. which was
! in waiting on B street southeast
Mrs. Coxey remained in the carriage and
was there to welcome her husband when
he was released. Lieut.. Kelly and Sergt.
J
party OF officers were Capt Gardner and
Lieut.. Watkins of the Capitol police force.
! Capt. Rodgers OF the New York force. Capt
Austin. Detectives Lacy and others.
! Coxey was cheered by the crowd as he
| passed through on his way TO the carriage.
and when he stepped into the vehicle he
| stood upon the seat and waved his hat In
I acknowledgment of the warm reception
! given him by the crowd.
Thank you, captain" he said 10 Lieut.
| Kelly. He said he grateful for the Kind
/ treatment he had received.
! Lead me in the direction OF the camp"
was the request OF Gen. Coxey.
What camp asked Capt. Austin;
| "Brightwocd?"
No." he replied: "the other one. but I
don't know where IL is or how 20 go there"
! Gen. Coxey announced 10 the crowd that
he would speak at the camp this afternoon
and then told his men TO get ready for the
march.
The Dash of the Leaders.
When the army had pushed through the
almost impenetrable crowd at the Peace
monument and had marched up b street
Until the head OF the procession was al
most to the Congressional Library the or
der for halt was given. Previous to this.
as the ermy passed the first entrance to
| the. Capitol grounds on street. some
twenty mounted policemen had spurred for
ward through the crowd OF spectators a. II