The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-26
CoxEY COHORTS.
Brown aaraugues the Crowd on the
News from the Billings Conflict.


FREDERICK. Nd, April aa-Tbers has
been u lively time in the camp Of the Com
monwealers tonight. Two kilograms were
received by Brown and read 10 the men.
throwing the army into wild excitement.
Brown mounted one of toe wagons and
read a telegram saying that collision be-
tween KelIy's men and the militia had oe-
Cured aud that the iaoorers had beea fired
on, six OF tEem being killed. The news
was received with u shout of anger from
the men that was followed by q general
buzz OF discussion as the mea sought out
their companions To talk over the news
There was a general feeling of incre-
dulity, but there was no feeling of regret
expressed except for the loss OF men by
the iDdustrials.
Later in the evening Browne and Coxey
were shown another dispatch saying that
trials at Billings, Mont, had occurred
with the loss of a man on eaca side
Neither Browne nor Coxcy seemed much
surprised at the news aud neither expressed
himself at all troubled over the neral
effect the affair would have on the indus
trial movement Coxey said: "Of course,
l deprecate violence of any sort in this
movement. but it Is hard to draw the line
in saying how far man may so in the
pursuit Of his own rights. But what ever
trouble there is in this affair. the monopo-
lies have brought IL on themselves. They
are only fastening their own doom by The
stand they are taking in this matter.
They will be absorbed by the government
Brown showed plainlyr hat the likelihood
of violence aud bloodshed had presented
itself TO him long ago, and he had taken his
own precautions In keeping clear Of it him
self. Said be: Yes, It comes; bur IL won
make any difference TO the movement. ex-
cept 10 arouse aud iuhame the people all
over the country o the support of tie work
ingmen. OF course, w;len n man goes to
breaking the laws he has got to look out
for himself; that IS the reason l would not
issue them western fellows any badges
when they were organizing. They were
lot under our command or our discipline
and we could not be responsible for them.
The latest move of Garlic Brown has
been to furnish all the Commonwealers
with formidable clubs. These are ostensi-
big fagstsffs and were suggested by the
appearance Of the Frederick county depu-
ties, Brown saying he was going To furnish
eacn of his men with a flag of truce TO
show the peaceabie intention OF the army.
The flags arrived today. They were half
the size of small pocket hand
kerchier, but the sticks were OF
oak, four feet long and weigh
ing about pound each. They are
as formidable rs policeman's night stick,
but Brown announced that he intended 10
have iron sockets put on the ends to hold
small bouquets that would be furnished by
the youth and beauty OF Maryland who
would greet them ON the march. The
bouquets will not impair the usefulness OF
the stick as 3 weapon and the addition OF
the iron socket will make them little short
OF deadly weapons.
Late In the evening there was another
telegram received at the camp aud read Ia
the crowd. IL was from Henry VinceLt,
editor of The Chicago Express, say ing ]. e0u
of the striking iron moulders would start
for Washington, joining the Coxey army
at Rockville on Sunday. This news was
received with applause.