The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-10

One of His Right Hand Mon Got His
Head Clubbed by the Polioe-stlrrlng
soenes at tho Oapitol-The Police are
Firm.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Yesterday
was a perfect day with brightly shin
ing sun, which citizen Coxey took as a
propitious omen, was the portion of
the army Of the commonweal for it's
demonstration In favor of the Coxey
o'clock Marshal Browne formed the
men In hollow square, and standing
In the centre called for three cheers for
peace. The cheers we're given and the
Commonwealers waved their little cot
ton flags Of peace, with which they had
been armed.
'NOw," cried Browne, "we1l march
around the grounds and try it over
again." and the band started up slow
step to which eight cOmmunes walked
In q circle to a point about 100 yards
from the former camp. Here Browne
formed them In long line and put the
men through little drill with their
peace slaves. Then he harangued them
counselling. peace. Their banners of
peace. he said, would be more forcible
world.
The men cheered and Browne waved
his hat. Garry peace" cried Browne,
"Shoulder peace" and with their little
flags pointed upward at an angle be-
hind the head the commonwealers
started off to show congress what 1t
should do. The bugle sounded, the
band played and the Scotch bagpiper
brought forth doleful sound from his
instrument. Just then the leader of
the .commonweal arrived in his pony
and In her arms she carried little Gle
gal Tender Coxey," her bape Of a few
weeks. Citizen Coxey held tho reins
AT 10 Is Marshal Browne called out
"att 'ntion" again, and with shoulder
peace and forward march" the COM
menWeal ermy started for Washington,
led by Browne and Coxey and pla-
toon OF mounted police.
Metropolitan police surround the
capitol and patrol its corridors. Blue
coats can be seen everywhere, and visi
tors are requested by them TO "move
on" and not to block the passages and
doorways. The main body of the guar
dams Of the peace we're stationed AT
the. east front, where General Coxt y
was expected to attempt TO speak. e,
IL o'clock, an hour before the common
veal army was due at the capitol,
thousands Of curious men, women and
children, had gathered around the
building to gain places of vantage to
witness the much talkt d Of and long
expected appeal to Congress by Coxey
and his followers.
The route of the procession was down
Fourteenth street road to Mount Pleas
ant, thence along Fourteenth street
proper to Pennsylvania avenue to the
peace monument and around tho CAPT.
tOl grounds. Fourteenth street road
was very dusty and the marches were
plentifully besprinkled as they march.
ed along.
The commonweal moved at funeral
pace and 1t was three quarters Of an
hour in reaching Mount Pleasant, su-
burb Of the city. At the head of the
dusty soldiers Of peace were three
mounted policemen. Then came Mrs.
Annie l.. Diggs, a Populist orator, of
husband and her two daughters. And
then appeared Miss Mamie Coxey ,typi.
flying peace mounted on a white pal
frey. She Is blonde girl Of 49, She
wore a suit of cream colored cloth re-
lieved by big red bow at the throat,
and wore little blue liberty Cap. She
seemed perfectly at home on the pal =
frey, but appeared somewhat embar-
rassed and created a good deal Of ex-
element.
She nodded smilingly at the people
who saluted her. Two old soldiers, one
q Confederate and the other Federal
formed her guard Of honor, marching
on foot. Carl Browne followed on a
large white stallion. Then, seven foot.
sore musicians, Coxey, Mrs. G0xey and
little illegal Tender" Coxey came next
in pheaton. Jesse Coxey followed on
spirited horse, and the rank and file
followed him. When the army reached
the peace monument 1t found crowd
Of 5000 awaiting it. The procession
then wended its way toward the east
front of the capitol.
The sensation was soon over; the i'm
mense crowd on the eastern front Of
the capitol saw Coxey, bareheaded, pro.
ceeded to the steps of the east p0rtico
and mount to the first platform about
five steps. Here were stationed Captain
Kelly and other officers of the police
force. They met the general before he
had time to tu1n his face to the gath.
ered multitude and he was politely in.
formed that he could make no sUnech
at that place.
Coxey said firmly: 81 wish to enter
protest"
mo, Cir" firmly said the cantain
"you can take no action here or anv
kind. The police were courteous bnt
very firm, and Coxey then, barehe
as he was, said:
"Well, then, wish to read tho pro.
gram"
1T cannot be read here" said the
officer.
Coxey showed no inclination to Weld
and he was unceremoniously hustled
down the steps and out to the middle
of the broad plaza in front OF the capI
tol. He made no physical resistance,
but protested all tho while,and u crowd
gathered around him and obstructed
the way somewhat; but 1t was not a
hustle of resistance, but seemed more
like curiosity. The police did not use
their clubs, no one was struck and the
immense crowd was handled in the
kindest yet In the frmest and most ef-
fectlve manner. All who came expect
ing some serious trouble, and they
were not few, were disappointed.
Coxey was not formally put under
arrest. He was simply put hfr of the