Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-05-06
Washington Excited.

There vas n good deal OF excite
ment at Washington yesterday.
Coxey's army broke camp ut lO.l5
and started for the city. From Mount
Pleasant TO the Capitol grounds the
men marched between rows Of people
three deep. About 100 'Wealers
were in line. The procession was
escorted by nine mounted police. In
the city the crowd interfersd with
the passing Of the army and the po-
lice were kept busy.
There was little interest in the
walk up Pennsylvania avenu TO the
Capito! grounds. Mounted police
men were stretched from curb 10 curb
and made ingress toward the Capitol
impossible, and the squud of uolics in
front OF the nrmy went straight
ahead. 1t was n use to carry the
procession past the Capitol. Half IL
block up b street Browne halted tho
column and ~disnounted. He turned
over his horee 10 an attendant, then
he went to Cozey's carriage and spoke
10 the General.
Corey kissed his wife, sprang from
the carriage and made way toward
tho entrance to the Capitol Browne
followed, bearing q banner. The
rank and flo OF the army stood in the
street aud the officers spurred through
the crowd after Coxey and Browne.
b street Was impassabie. Coxey
sprans t. tho stone paving on the ems /
font OF the Capitol grounds and with
& bound WIS inside tne fence amid q
tnngle OK shrubbery. Browne fol-
lowed.
The first officer tied his horse 10
tho fence, cleared the fence ut q
bound and darted into the shrubbery.
Other officers followed. Small trees,
bushes and flower beds went down
before the sweep OF tie horscmen md
the yelling crowd which followed.
COxey and Browne lodged through
tho bushes TO tho open area Mt the
east front. There was a crash, then
the fugitiyes, officers aud mob from
the street met tho wall OF o~tlicers and
people in the open. Tho people
shouted. Coxcy and Browne wero
lost for q moment. Tho police
stcmmGd the rush after n minute,
n Of tho officers using his baton
freely. Coxcy slipped unobserved
through tho struggling mass and
bounded up TO tho Gust entrance To
the Capitol. He was up TO tho tenth
step before no vas recognized, then
tho officers closed 10 about him. Tho
grea. crowd recognized him and o
shout went up from every corner.
Coxoy turned 10 the crowd and faiscd
his hat. lilo was pale. Captain
Garden OF tho Capitol police stopped
10 ono side OF him and Lieutenant
HOLLY, Of the city police hold his other
arm. Tho officers formed solidly
above him. Tho crowd below was
kept back by tho mohncing clubs.
"What do you wait to dc bore ?"
asked Captain Garden.
III wish TO mnke IN address," ro-
piled Coxey, and his voice showed in
tepee emotion.
"But you cannot do that" said
Captain Garden.
"Tlen cnn I read n protest." asked
Coxey, und no drew from his pocket
II type written manuscript and began
to unfold IT, Captain Garden took
Coxey by tho left arm and Lieutenant
Kelly by tho right; they moved down
tho stops betwcon solid ranks OF
olllccrs, following at tho first step.
Tho gtcat crowd greeted Coxey aud
tho officers with shouts. Again tho
mounted police charged and IL looked
ne Il there would DO trouble, but tho
littlo knot Of officers pissed forward
with COxcy in tho confer, ilanked by
mounted oriccfa, As CoIey made
his exit tom tho Capitol entrance, no
tossed u typc-writtcn protest TO n
group Of newspaper men saying:
"rhat 10 Tor the prcss." There was
no formal arrest. Coxoy turned to-
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