Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03
JONES CREATES A GREAT SENSATION

Perched on a Coal Black Stallion, to
Which He Chung in Desperate Terror
Coxey and His Wife In Carriage, with
His Daughter on Horseback as a 'sCiod-
dess of Pence"---Crowds Assemble to
View the Remarkable Procession.
WAsHINGToN, April 29.--Jacob
| Coxey's ragged and footsore Army of
the Commonweal marched into the Dis
trict Of Columbia to-day without mules-
tation from the authorities, and are en-
| camped tonight on Federal territory
within q few miles OF the capital Citizen
| Coxey sleeps at the National Hotel,
where he Joined his wife and child this
afternoon. The rank and file Of the
"army' lie on the damp ground in
Brightwood Driving Park, where thou
sands of people gathered to-day to in
spect the queer contingent.
There was no incident in the march
from Rockville until the advance guard
arrived at the junction of the Brookville
pike, where about 100 bicyclsts, includ-
ing Spooner of Chicago, the amateur
long-distance champion, were drawn up
in line. The wheelmen made Stree
adj demand on behalf of the cyclists
for good-roads speech, and Coxey,
from his comfortable carriage, complied.
A toll-gate was shortly afterwards
reached, and, after many circumstances
finding the toll.keeper 0bdurate, Coxey
went down in his pocket and brought
forth the necessary amount to secure his
passage and that of his other mounted
followers, which was 50 cents.
Mountebank Smith, the "unknown,n
with his meagre contingent of deserters
from the Commonweal Army, had
marched his men from Rockville in ad-
vance of their former comrades, and
! they established temporary camp at
! Silver Springs, station on the Balti.
more & Ohio railroad where the track
/ crosses the Rockville pike, short dis
: lance from the District line. Here also
was established squad of Coxeyites
i under Marshal Greenan, who had beer
g sent on ahead to apprehend any Com
monwealers who might attempt to cnte
Washington in advance of the mair
force.
Two hundred people were gathered
II at the Silver Springs Station when tn,
Commonweal Army appeared. Brown
If rode at the head on Coxey's horse
Il Coxey himself, dressed in stylish gra
q suit, rode in a low phaeton, driven b
d one of his henchmen.
!. Then came the army, marching b
d twos, each Commune divided fror
+. another by big wagon. There wer
1886 of them by actual count, includin
l. the advance guard and the Jones cor
4. tingent from Philadelphia. Christophe
IL Columbus Jones, the leader of the Phils
ID dclphia Commune, riding Coxey's Ham
E. bletonian, "Onvaleer," looked like a
" itinerant preacher in his silk hat an
10 black clothes.
ri 1t was 1920 when the District lin
nj was reached. Only three police office
Al were in evidence when the Common
Id wealers drew near the Driving Park
Ia p. m. At the entrance was sig
"a. stating that no admission would
es charged to the park, but sightseers WEI
expected to contribute something
I'M help along the cause. Many contrib
he tions were collected in this way.
m CAMP GEORGE WASHINGTON, BRIau
lat WOOD PARK, ID. G., April 30-Althous
Mt, they had pitched their tents in d
ers promised land" the Commonwealth
I'M have not found it land flowing wi
,ar milk and honey.
he The mornings sunlight thawed on,
to stiff and cold and hungry lot of tour!
M after the first night passed in the d
les trict Of Columbia. Ten o'clock cal
before the camp fires wore lighted I
lge breakfast Neither Coxey nor Brow
ted had arrived no one was here wi
ted authority to enlistthe Washington Co
on mune and the outlook was dreary.
the Many priyates, free to go width
the they listed had drifted down the count
tie, roads towards the city, bent upon sig
the seeing. Townspeople were pouring
ind on foot, on Bicycles, In carriages and
ov- horseback and laying down their volt
|. to tary toll TO Bugler Thatcher, who p
sided at the park gate,
The JONES' CONTINGENT ARRIVES.
by WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Comm
the well army was astir early this morn
sen on Brightwood Heights, with prcpa
writ tons for the procession TO the Capt.
,lrt. There was an carly breakfast of eg
was coffee and bread, tents were struck !
ties packed into wagons, and the VIII
YER army was aligned before o'clock.
,ers the men carried slaves on which 4
SUI ~, tered white flags with the motto, "Pe
n y on earth, good will toward men,
ssh. death to interest on bonds"
At 1915 o'clock the army was rea
re- and out of the BHghtwood Driving, T.