Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-01

umn wheeled into Pennsylvania avenue
with a mounted detachment Of police In the
lead. followed by a carriage containing Mrs.
vivian Diggs and party. while behind
came Miss CoXey, followed by Marshal
Browne. the band. Gen. Coxey and the rest
OF the commonweal Before the army
reached Pennsylvania avenue Secretary
Mayer of the local committee met them and
decorated the horses with large red, white
and blue pompons.
The Copy of His Protest.
Another of the local committee also came
out and handed Mr. Coxey some enyelona.
which contained. among other things a pro-
test which he proposed to deliver at the
Napltol IN case he was stopped frpm
speaking. As the procession passed along
IA ohe aNenue the crowds pushed closer and
Siossr on 70 the marching men, until IL was
hard 10 distinguish which were comraon-
"ealers and which spectators
d Around Browne and Mr.. Coxey's buggy
especially the jam was thickest Here and
Lnere cheer came from the crowd ana an
fenhsylNania avenue and l4th street Browne
called for three cheers for the national
,sp SspiIsL which were given with a Will ey
The kilograms Received.
AT 9TH street there was an especislIv viz
orous-lunged crowd awaiting. As Mr.. Coxev
passed up the avenue he received several
teiesrams brought him by messenger boya
These kilograms were as follows:
CHICAGO. Ill, May 1.
zen Coxey, Army of the Commonweai.
nina,teS congratuiations on successful ter
Inlhauon OF march. The American Wheel
mems Good Road Army. 5000 strong. viii
yoIn you IN washington May IL. Peaney
ssseIe 51S i company. Chicago. have furnished
oOo bicycles for use of recruits Have vou
any instructions? JOHN ]. FLOOD
General headquarters American WbeeI,nen
1000 Roads Army. Grand Pacific Hotel
DULUTH, Mimi, May1
d .. Coxey' Commander of Commonweal
am ready to start by 10th of May. thou-
sand strong. Would like advice.
Col HELLMANN.
| PORTLAND. Ore, May 1.
The Portland division of the Industrial
army. under command of Citizen n @
hrefney. which was arrested by the United
states army, had trial in United States
court today and were released. Ten thou
sand people assembled today in mass meet
/ ing in sympathy with the Industrial mon
CITIZENS OF PORTLAND.
HARRISBURG. Pa. May l.
The populists' convention OF Pennsyl-
vania, now in session here, send a greet
ing and express the hope that you win re-
ceive fair hearing for the principles you
have so nobly advocated
JOHN II. STEVENSON,
VICTOR A. LETTER,
Committee
These kilograms gratified Gen. Coxey ex-
ceedingly. and as he rode along he told The
Star reporter that he felt sure the move
/ nent had already spread TO such
/ tent as TO render almost certain Its final
success.
The Procession Arrives.
The Coxey cavalcade arrived at the Peace
monument at the foot OF the Capitol
grounds at ESQ. A crowd Of several thou
sand people lined the sidewalks and street
at this point. The police IN advance OF
the army moved slowly ahead, having
difficulty in clearing a passage way. The
arrival OF Coxey was the signal for loud
cheering from the people and everybody
congregated at this point Immediately start
! ed for the opposite side OF the Capitol
Many of them trooped along the street IN
the wake Of the procession. but greater
number took a short cut across the lawn
| of the Capitol grounds. In few moments
I the Immense crowd was on the move and
swept over the lawn In thousands, swarm
/ ing up the steps OF the west front
| The police made no effort TO stop the
crowd, and. in fact. any such effort would
have been impossible. They moved with
the irresistible force Of tidal wave. men
and women mixed indiscriminately. and all
shouting and cheering. The procession
turned up b street. following that thor
oughfare up the hill skirting the grounds.
After them. ahead Of them and on each
side troopec the people, yelling at every
| foot, some In derision and some In encour-
agement
Swarming With People.
When the procession reached New Jer-
sey avenue at the crest of the hill another
crowd awaited them. Several thousand
people lined the terraces. the plaza and
every available foot of space on the grass
plot The fronts OF neighboring buildings
were crowded with people. and the hotel at
the corner presented windows full and
doors full of sightseers-
There was another crowd at this point
also. 1t was small one, but a very Inn
Z portant one. A line of mounted metropoli-
D tan police. drawn across the New Jersey
avenue entrance Of the Capitol grounds. pre-
sented a solid front OF resistance 20 entrance
/ by that route. 1t was soon made manifest
/ that the Coxey procession as a procession
could not enter there. The parade came to
| a halt for a few moments. while the crowd
stopped cheering TO listen. They could hear
/ nothing. however. and I'm a few moments the
procession moved eastward out b street.
while the onlookers yelled and cheered some
more.
Coxey Escorted by the Police.
Lieut. Kelly Of the sixth precinct was the
first officer TO take hold Of the leader OF the
commonweal army, and 1t was with consid-
erable difficulty that the leader was led
from the steps to his carriage. which was
/ in waiting on B street southeast
Mrs Coxey remained in the carriage ana
was there to welcome her husband when
/ he was released. Lieut.. Kelly and Serst-
Mulhan walked with the leader. and In the
party OF officers were Capt. Gardner ana
/ Lieut.. Watkins of the Capitol police force.
! Capt Rodgers OF the New York force. Capt
| Austin, Detectives Lacy and others.
Coxey was cheered by the crowd as he
| passed through on his way 10 the carriage.
and when he stepped into the vehicle he
stood upon the seat and waved his hat In
I acknowledgment of the warm reception
given him by the crowd.
! Thank you. captain" he said TO Lieut.
Kelly. He said he was grateful for the Kind
| treatment he had received.
/ Lead me I'm the direction OF the camp"
was the request of Gen. Coxey.
What camp?" asked Capt. Austin:
! 'Brightwocd?"
NO." he replied: "the other one. but I
don't know where IL is or how TO 90 there"
! Gen. Coxey announced TO the crowd that
he would speak at the camp this afternoon
and then told his men TO get ready for the
march.
| The Dash of the Leaders.
! When the army had pushed through the
almost impenetrable crowd at the Peace
monument and had marched up street
Until the head of the procession was al
most TO the Congressional Library the or
der for halt was given. Previous to this.
| as the ermy passed the first entrance TO
| the Capitol grounds on street. some
twenty mounted policemen had spurred for