St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-02

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regulating the use Of the capitol
grounds. Probably Jones will be
charged with disorderly conduct. WASH
ington citizens wish most fervently
that this trial might mark the passing
of Coxeyism.
EARLIER REPORTS.
| WASHINGTON, May 1.-The common
veal army was astir early today upon
Brightwood heights, with preparations
for the great procession to the capitol.
There was an early breakfast of eggs.
packed into wagons and the whole army
was aligned before o'clock All the
men carried slaves on which fiuttered
white flags with the motto, peace on
Earth; good will toward men. but death
to interes. Oh bonds"
| There was much marching and coun-
ter marching on the grounds, prancing
OF stations and hauling Of the commits
sary wagons into line. The men had
passed cold night. most of them Sleep
ing on the ground. Before the start
| Carl Browne formed the men into a hol-
low square and put them through a
most remarkable drill.
The slaves were handled like guns,
and when Browne shouted '.gloria and
| peace" they cheeTed three times shriliy,
and waved their sticks in the air. These
evolutions were performed by the main
body OF the army.
The philadelphia commune, sixty
strong, with long rope attached to
their commissary wagon. stood at one
side waiting to fall in. Oklahoma Sam
galloped up and down the line on his
| stallion. The bass drum doomed dis
mally. and the bagpipes emitted shrll
| scream. After marching twice around
! the grounds the men were drawn up in
line, and more cheers and drilling fol-
| lowed.
BROWNE 8 JARGON.
Some of the military evulutions which
| Browne called on his men to perform
must have been conceived in night
mare. Browne harangued the men in
his customary street fakir strain, telling
| them they had received permission TO
march to the capitol grounds, where
| they must disband and enter as indi-
| vidual citizens.
Whether or not we will be permitted
| to speak. l cannot say" he added, ''but
you must be careful 10 preserve the
peace. Then we Will reform and march
| TO our new camp near by, which has
been provided. This demonstration
will be more powerful than force. than
| guns or than bombs" and the ragged
army at this cheered wildly. Then
Browne went OH: 1.-THE people said
| that we would not march up Penusyl-
vania avenue when we reached here.
Yet the police department yesterday
informed Brother Coxey that we could
| march. We are here on time, and will
go to the grounds on time. All are
certainly on deck. Yesterday it looked
as if We would not have many, but now
we will go in with spirits as bright as
| the May day on which we march. Mr..
Crisp refused yesterday to let US speak
ON the capitol steps. We did not see
the vice president. That is the latest
can tell you. We Will go into the
grounds as individuals. They cannot
prevent US from doing this"
Meanwhile down in the city there
was nothing to indicate that the city OF
professions was eager to view the queer
est parade that had ever tranped the
asphalt Ut Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
takes brass buttons and bands ana
many of them to stir a Washington
crowd, and Coxey's disonant pipers and
drummers could not cause even the
vagrant negro population to get down
town beforehand.
When the army was ready and out of
Brightwood driving park it started for
town. AS the caravan wound its way
cow through the mile stretch OF
Noods to the city it was the most fan
tastic array ever conceived in dream.
Nine mounted police rode on ahead,
clearing the way. Then came, Carl
Browne in his buckskin suit. mounted
on his big gray Percheron stallion, and
waving small flag. Next was creamy
white. praucing circus steed, the feature
of the whole parade, bearing
MISS MAMIE CoXEY,
in the role of the Goddess of Peace"
She was slender, really handsome girl
of seventeen years, with long golden
hair drifting down her back. She wore
a pure white riding habit. which
streaned after her as the tall horse on
which she had been perched pranced to
the music of the band. Her head was
| covered by little rimless blue cap, and
she shaded her face with tiny parasol.
Altogether she was picture of such
unusual beauty that a spontaneous
cheer greeted the unexpected appear
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of Peace was followed by Oklahoma
Sam, the cowboy. on another big
stallion: then came Roy Kirk aud three
other uarshals. Thatcher. the bugler.
rode next. emitting frequent blasts from
his cornet, and followed by big, flap
ping American flag, carried by a stalwart
wealer. Next the Commonweal Army
| band of six pieces, mostly brass drums
| and cymbals, pounding determinedly in
an attempt at marching Through
! Georgia. Then the banner with a
portrait of Carl Browne as Christ with
the legend. He is risen. but death to
interest on bonds" borne after a light
baggy decorated with flags, drawn by
two black horses, in which sat Gen.
| Coxey himself beside Mrs. Coxey. a
rather handsome young woman in a
tan-coiored tabernacle gown, shading
with a parasol
THE wHITE-KoBED INFANT,
Legal Tender CoXey, aged two years.
| Then, marching two by two, came the
regular communes of the army. Before
each commune was commissary wagon
| drawn by two Percherons. the white
canvas covers of the wagons being
| daubed with weird allegoricai iliustra-
| tons of the Course of National Banks. %
Small flags fultered in the hands of
!! the marshals who ga!loped alongside /;
the men bore their white peace flags,
and symbolic financial banners, fear
fully and wonderfully made, were
| sprinkied along at Intervals. Finally a