The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25

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} flannel shirt Rs II u were too small for
him He wears big white sombrero too.
ana the bntfuns OF his huckskin coat are
silver ha.filolars which bear all Kinds
% inscriptions.
Lieutenant Browne was born In Spring
4 he,d, III, on the 9Th or July, 1880 HIS
father was a veteran Of the Mexican war
ant captain a The union army After
the war his parents moved to Iowa, In
the meantime he had learned the printing
trade, In 1855 he learned painting, ana IN
1859 went 10 California Be tried NE on
cattle rihch IN GA Sonora tor awhile,
aNa then. having painted couple or
pan0ramas, travelled with them lie went
70 san Francisco, married and secnrti
work on several newspapers as a car
toonist In 1877 be took a promineni part
In the anu-Chipcse agitation. Mr.. Browne
started a worRhsmau's daily paper ops
posed to Chinese Immigration ana advo-
eating the demands OF the PENNSYLVANIA
miners who were then on a strike
Later he became private secretary for
Dents kearuey and planned The latterS
eas5ern trip Mr. Eeaney was billed 20
speak on the Chinese question from the
capitol Steps and the police OF Washing
ton had been notified 70 prevent him.
When kearuuc- and Browne arrived to-
getheF Ak the capitol grounds they ms
took Browne for keGrney and ordered
him not TO attempt q speech. While
Browne and the police were arguing the
matter, Kearney slipped around to the
other side Of the capitol ana began his
address. when The police discovered their
mistake V was too late 70 stop the meet
Ing except at the risk pf serious trouble,
In this manner a precedent for the COM
monweals' proposed demonstration was
created. Mr.. Brown also took part in
framing Ca,iforuia's new constitution.
which excludes the Chinese Then he be-
came farmer In Napa county, Cahfor-
MIA and Joined the alliance. In 1850 he ran
Sreenback daily IN san Francisco Ia
the Interest of Weaver for president. He
was a delegate to the Omaha convention
of 1899 and conducted the campaign IN
Nebraska and Colorado
There Is still another officer of the
strange crusade. He is a son Of the COM
mander. He Is young man with good
strong clean shaver face, who sowed his
wild oats as fast as he could and who Is
now annoyinsly sedste and reserved. At
n meeting OF Commander CoSey and Lieu
tenant Browne the young man was ap-
pointed standard bearer OF the army lie
WEI wear the grey trousers OF the South
ana the blue coat and fatigue cap of
the North. Sectional lines are not drawn
IN this campaign, said Commander Coxey.
and that Is why the boy will wear the
two coiors.
Young CoSey has Just returned from
voyage TO South Africa. He shipped on
hrlgantine of New York ana for the
love OF adventure sailed to the care, TO
Ceylon and to Spain and the West indies.
When he reached New York after an
eight months cruise he spent his wages
In registering and took passage to Mas
sl@on on the harsh bumpers of a peach
train.
The banner which he will carry on the
long and stormy march To Washington
was painted by Lieutenant Browne who
Is called seer and prophet. The stand
ard bears a picture Of Christ, which is
surrounded ny these words: Peace on
earth, good viii toward men, but death 20
Interest on bonds"
Stin another character in the army is
sam Primer. who Is called Oklahoma
sam or o. X. Sam. He is a cowboy, with
] hat bigger than that worn BY Lieu
lenant Browne and fellow who eats pie
With a knife, His hair Is long, and when
&c stoops to pick mp a curry-comb or a
lrGah the back OF his trousers looks like
tck, hut stmply goea along 90 make a
'oise on the stone steps on the Nations
'apilol
Commander CoSey's long ramp 60
Min be followed by a demon-
uation on the steps OF the capitol and
he Introduction m congress Of two bills |
9hich he firmly believes ans FOR the well I
MISUNDERSTANDING loans /
.tate9 territories counties townships, mu- /
lcipaHties anl incorporated towns or vii |
ages and the other for the building Of /
Dads by the government. The first bin /
lrovides that aHyi sof the corporations I
mentioned MAY borrow for the purpose of /
aaking public improvements sum or
uins not exceedlns one-half the value Of (
he real estate. Tire money IS 70 be is-
ued in the form OF 81, 81 S. so and SEQ (
reasury notes which shall be full legal /
ender for an debts, public and private
'he government Is 10 retain / per cent /
or the expense of engraving and printing |
ne loan is to he repaid in twenty-five
nnual installments of per cen, each.
Mr. CaSey submits the following "a an |
Instance OF the workings of his bond is /
ue measure: II Mayor Hopkins had
isned the bond issue for 100000 Chicago |
you'd have had 70 pay $4,000 a year
urng the same period put aside IN tine |
mixing fund 100000 year making the
otal cost az the S6.0000l0 issue Sl3 100000 /
81 Mr. CaSeY's method Chicago would \
eceive from the government $4,000. for /
which Il would pay S6,000.000 In twenty-five 4
nnual lnsta'lmenis Of $4,000 each The /
Inference ia cost would be STIR larger
iai standing % Chicago, who would have
o pay higher rate OF interest.
The road bill provides Cor The creation /
Z country road fund OF S50100o.O00 to |
'e Issued at the rate Of s9o,oO00)o a month 1
The bill also provides that all work shall !
'e done by the day, which shall consist OF |
light hours and that the lowest rate to |
'e paid shall be $50 per day.
Mr., Coxey lives on a farm which is |
cary eigh, miles from town. In an In |
erylew he talked quite freely and en-
about the coming march |
When asked why he used the figure az 1
'hrist Is on his banner he said; MY last /
ulletn VII tell you why The Nazarene I
vas sinp,y great rotnrmer, he went I
bout like Browne here, doing al the good I
g could and preached against those VINO 1
I've upon interest and per cent. As they |
ontrolled the masses as they do now |
hey encomphssed his death on the cross" 1
1t was al this point that Lieutenant |
irowne, roformer, organizer and possible I
ypnotiaer OF Commander Coxey Joined In ,
he conversation,
DO you see anything singular In the |
oming together Of Brother Coxey and /
nyse!f2" said he. II believe that a part |
{ the soul OF Christ happened to come |
alto my being by relnclrnation. believe I
lso that another part OF chrlsss soul I
in Brother Coxey by the same Drocesg 1