Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-27

that Is to better the poor mans condition
was made proportionately richer by these
dimes and cents taken from farm labor
ers
Arrival of the sheriff.
The army is now in Montgomery county.
and, after passing through three states, has
only one county to traverse before reaching
the District line There were, as was stated
yesterday, no deputies to welcome the COM
monweal into Montgomery. After the army
mad been here some time Sheriff Seth Null
mean put In an appearance He said he did
not intend to call any deputies unless II was
found necessary. He would himself move
along down with the commonweal, but he
looked for no trouble whatever.
The ten Frederick deputies who had ac-
companied the army from Frederick drew
up alongside of the road at Urbana and
babe farewell to the commonweal Mr..
Coxey gave Sheriff Zimmerman an honor
airy badge, as he said. for good behavior.
There were still five miles of the sacred soil
OF Frederick to pass over entirely unpro-
tected by the presence OF deputies. II is
rather difficult question to answer why
thirty deputies should have ridden over ten
miles Of country. ten over five miles and the
remaining five left to be managed by the
commonweal horde.
Crooks In the Army's Train.
Today the presence in the train of the
army Of several "skin-game'' workers and
crooks was noted. A shell game was set
".
kins lost SIS through its operations At
least two of the Washington detective
Force, as well as several secret service
men, are along with the army. and IL Is
presumed that the presence Of these men.
VINO are not members of the commonweal
u present, has been noted and that they
siIl be stopped at the District line at any
ate.
oklahoma Sam and n Bicycle.
Today Oklahoma Sam took a lesson
Oklahoma Sam is a big. muscular young
fellow, with a good-natured face and a
genius with horses. He has been a COW
puncher, and manages a horse like an ex-
pert. Sam worked for Coxey before the
expedition started. and he came along be-
cause, as he expresses Ii. his father was
an original greenbacker." Sam knows all
about horses. but the bicycle is an unknown
animal to him. Today he attempted to
solve the problem, and finds that a bicy-
Gle can buck more and throw a man hard
er than any broncho ever constructed.
The bicycle Sam experimented with was
Washington machine. as at Frederick
he army was met by several local wheel
nen, who had ridden up to take a look
II the outfit
Browne and Law and Order.
In his order issued this evening Marshal
Browne alludes to Mayor Fleming of Fred
erick as that ''would-be Carter Harrison"
ana says the reception anu partlng gwen
the commonwealers must have been gall
ard wormwood to him." He also charges
that the deputies were sent out at the in
stance Of the court house ring. An import
ant part OF his order refers to the trouble
In the west and reads: I'VE can only win
through obedience to laws however unjust.
by putting in their place just laws like
Brother Coxey's bills. for which We are
marching to Washington-only this and
nothing more"
Tonights camp is on the banks of Bennett
creek, and the men have been busy washing
up themselves and their goods. Across the
creek runs a curious arrangement of a sus-
pension bridgea and as the army passed over
In single file the affair jumped around like
q rocking horse Some few of the army
have been sailors during their variesated
past, and these were the only ones able to
walk that bridge with anything like ease or
grace At supper time there was a scram-
bic over a new assortment of tin plates that
were sent sailing over the heads of the
crowd. Later in the evening supper was
served and Coxey and Browne made speech
es to the crowd. Earlier in the afternoon
Mr.. Coxey had backed up against a tele-
graph pole on the main street and made an
impromptu speech to a little crowd of farm
ers. who listened attentively to his remarks.
T. c. n.