The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-02
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-Tho Common.
veal army was astir early to-day upon
Brightwood heights with preparations
Tor the great procession'to tho capitol.
There was an early breakfast Of eggs.
cotioe aud bread, tents were struck and
packed into wagons and tho whole
army was alighted before 8 o'clock. All
tho men carried slaves, on which hut-
tered white flags with tho motto "Peace
on earth, good will toward men, but
death to interest on bonds"
There was much marching and coun.
termarching on tho grounds, praucing
OF stations and hauling OF the commits
aary wagons into line.
The men had passed q cold night,
most OF them sleeping on the ground.
Before tho start Carl Browne formed
the mon into hollow square and put
them through q most remarkable drill.
The stayes wero handled like guns, and
whom Browne shouted "Gloria and
peace" they cheered three times
shrilly and waved their sticks in the
air. These evolutions were performed
by the main body OF the army.
The Philadelphia commune, sixty
mon strong, with long rope attached
to tho commissary wagon, stood at one
side waiting to fall in. Oklahoma Sam
galloped up and down the line on his
stallion. Browne harangued the men
in his customary street fakir strain. tell
ing them that they had received per
mission TO the capitol grounds where
they must disbaud and enter as individ-
ual citizens. "Whether or not We will
be permitted to speak, 1 cannot say,"
he added, "but you must be careful to
preserve the peace. Then we will re-
form and march to our now camp near
by which has been provided. This
demonstration will be more powerful
than force, than guns, or than bombs" ,"
and tho ragged army at this cheered
wildly.
Then Browne went on: "People
said that wc would not march up Penn
sylvania avenue when We reached
hero. Yet the police department yos-
terday Informed Brother Co1ey that wo
could march. We are here on time
and will go the grounds on time. All
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Meanwhile down In the city there
was nothing 10 indicate that the city of
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p'.oA' was oAs' ,Ao
queerest parade that mao ever trampled
the asphals OF fennsyiVania avenue. II
taxes Drass buttons anu panas, ana
many, OF them, to sur washington
croWd, ana CoSeys oissonaht pipers
ana drummefs could not cause oven the
Vagrant negro populatlon 70 Reb Gown
town beforehand. :,
AT LUIS o'clock the army was ready
anu out oil the brightwooo UriVing
Park 1t started for town.
AS the caravan wound Its waydown
through the mile stretch 1t was the
most tantastic array ever conceived in
4 dream, Nine mounted policemen
rode on ahead, clearing the way. Then
came Carl Browne, mounted on his
gray fercheron stallion. Next was q
creamy white pranclng circus stead
bearing tho feature OF tho whole parade,
Miss Manic CoSey, IN the role OF tho
goddess OF peace.
she was slender, really handsome
girl OF seventeen years, with long golden
hair drifting down her back: She wore
pure, white riding habit which
streamed alter her as the tall morse on
which she had been perched pranGed to
the music OF the band. her head was
covered by little. rltnleas niue cap
naraooI AIto1o,bor ehe wo. =, n;c,ur.
OF such unusual beauty that apontan.
eous cheer greeted tho unexpected ap.
pea. "uSo u'i a'ons VIZ ou, me t nu pi', S1u'
boma Sam. the cowboy. on another bic
stallion Then ca,ne Rov Kirk and
three other mnrshnls. The bupler rode
next. emitting frequent blasts from his
cornes md followed by n bic flappinr
Ameriran aog carricd bv n stalwars
man Next came tho Commouweai
army hand of siy pieces. mostly boss
drums md cvmhals no,ndino dotar.
mincJlv in nm attempt at MARCHING
THROUGH Georgia"
Tho banner with portrait OF Carl
Browne nc Christ. with the legend. ."He
is risen Int death to interest on bonds y
wns horne aiter n lirht buggy decorated
with flars drawn by two black horses
in which sal General Coxey himself.
bcs;do Mrs Coxey. n rather handsome
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