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


has passed of 80 peacefully. II Mr.. Browne
was arrested for a breach Of the peace 1t
was quite justihable. and think he should
have been so dealt with. / think that there
Is cause for congra tulation that the episode
did not terminate In a serious trouble
Redstone Looked Sad.
Col. Redstone. the Washington agent of
the commonweal. was at the Capitol this
afternoon and strolled over to the Senate
wing. He first encountered Senator Teller.
who later introduced him to Senator Jones
of Nevada, who went with him and found
Mr.. Stewart. Mr.. Jones colleague The
colonel had a very sad countenance. and
plainly showed the effect Of his disappoint-
ment He had an earnest conference with
Mr.. Stewart in the marble room and then
departed from the scene of his greatest
hopes.
AT THE NEW CAMP.
Coxey and His Army Greeted by a Big
CrOwd-Satisfcd With His Treatment.
A bowling mob fully 1900 strong was
waiting for the army of the commonweal
at its new camp on NJ street between LIST
and I'd streets southwest. when it arrived
this afternoon from the Capitol. All along
the road the people cheered the common
wealers to the echo. and Mr.. Coxey was
kept busy dofing his hat. 1t was a long,
dusty march to the grounds. The army
found upon its arrival that no preparation
had been made for fits reception, and the
piles Of debris had not been removed. Two
old cows ran themselves out of breath try
Ing to elude the army. and Oklahoma Sam
fingered his lasso nervously as though he
would like an opportunity to swing 1t.
When the chief of the commonwealers en-
tered the Enclosure he was greeted by a
cheer from fully 4e0Q Threats. He took in
the situation at a glance. and with that
business foresight that has distinguished
him on the march, he concluded to apply
Tor a permit and charge an admission to
the curious. Taking an officer with him In
his carriage he drove to the police station.
The people thought he was arrested and the
army rushed to his assistance. He told
them in few quiet words where he was
going, and they dispersed after giving him
another cheer. Mr.. Coxey said to re-
porter of The Star that as soon as he OBJ
tanned permit he would return to the
grounds and address the people.
How did you like your treatment, Mr..
Coxey. p
II have no complaint to make as far as
the police are concerned. They treated me
carry out the law, even liz 1t was an unjust
one. My speechmaking, however, at the
Capitol Is over and I shall not again at
tempt 1t. 1t would be no use. The Ameri-
can eagle did a good deal Of squealing To-
day but that was to be expected. The au-
thorities pinched him rather hard. He'll
have his say, however. sooner or later"
did you hear, general, that Marshal
Browne had been arrested and clubbedg'
Il understand that he had been arrested
but certainly hope the report of his being
dubbed has no foundation; I deprecate
the incident very much. Browne had no
right to rush across the grass as he did,"
Enthusiasm of the Army Gone.
BY l:3O the entire army. with its now ia
nous leader. Gen. Coxey, was at its new
grounds, at the corner Of LIST and l. streets
southwest. 1t was a sorry looking crowd
that marched away from the Capitol. Their
much-vaunted enthusiasm had all gone. 1t
is doubtful il any number of them had ary
idea OF the exciting scenes that occurred
in the grounds of the Capitol. They start
ed all the trouble but they were not there
when II took place. The crowd that filled
the grounds was essentially a local crowd.
people who had gone there to see the fun.
and If any Of them were hurt 1t was their
own fault. They might have stayed away
And such spectacle as was presented in
front of the Capitol today not a soul who
saw 1t will ever forget. Men and women
were struggling, first to get Into the crowd
and then TO get out of 1t. In front of a Star
reporter, who was breaking for the steps of
the capitol, were many little children, women
ana OLD men. Then came mob They were
there from curiosity, and not for evil pur-
poses, 1t is true, but for some time there
was not single feature of riot wanting
NO shots were fired. Again and again the
clubs to force back the press. Only occa-
stonally, however, did they strike When
they did. SO far as could be noted there was
every reason for them to do precisely what
While all this was going on under the
very shadow of the great dome the long
line OF Coxeyites stood in something Ike
order waiting for something to turn Up.
When Brown and Coxey left the ranks
and started for their great expedition to
the steps the marshal dlsmount ted from his
big white stallion, and, turning to the
crowd, ordered them to remain where they
were and told them that in his absence
Jesse Coxey would be IN command Of the
forces.
Coxey's Farewell to His Wife.
When Coxey got out of his carriage at
the southwest corner of the grounds he
turned to his wife and kissed her a fond
farewell, much as though he were going to
mortal combat. And the crowd cheered
madly, for this little demonstration Of af-
lection took place In the presence Of hun
dreds, II not thousands Of people. Little
Legal Tender Coxey was lifted from the
carriage when the line reached the Ma
tional Hotel and put away safely in his
cot there out Of the reach Of all possible
harm.
From the line of march to the steps the
progress Of Coxey and Browne was one
maddening crush. The people leaped the
little hedges around the grounds and dashed
fast enough were knocked over, and IL few
were hurt 1t was because the sod was soft
and those behind were not mad, only
frightened and running from something be-
hind, they knew not what, quite as much
as they were struggling to get to some
point of vantage, whence they could get
good view OF whatever might take place
A Gigantic Fixzle.
Shortly after the departure Of their two
leaders, and as soon as it was seen that the
whole business was simply one gigantic
fzzle, the line of weary walkers took up
their march towards their new camping
grounds. They were escorted by a large
detachment of mounted police and a good
proportion Of the crowd that had been
watching the proceedings. They went by
the shortest route to the inclosure which
Is now their headquarters. The two young
women In gorgeous raiment who had been
with the procession were still with them
1t was dusty march, and they were a
tired, discouraged lot of men, albeit there
was an occasional cheer. Many Of the men
were very sore over what had happened
and religiously refused to discuss matters
at all with newspaper men. Occasionally
the remark was made that a few weeks
more and no such repulse would be likely
Some said that this was but the first Of
larger and more important movements upon
the Capitol, and it would not be long be-
fore the authorities would realize that the
people had some rights that the govern