Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-03
MISUNDERSTANDING
he Wants New Camping Spot for
the Commonweal.
RYlNG TO SECURE IVY CITY
The Men Cheerful and Well Fed
Today.
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NO SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS

Two days of unbroken rest and regular
interviews with the commissary depart
ment have worked great changes In the
ranks OF the commonweal OF Christ, now
encamped at 1st and NJ streets southwest.
There was even something like hustle WIS.,
ible within the inclosure this morning. and
a number OF men were at work cleaning
up the piles of filth and manure and load
ing the wagons which were hauling them
away to ccntaminate, probably. some other
less populated neighborhood. The men had
spent the night under the famous canvas
inclosure. which had been thrown up
around the fence as a sort of an awning.
while many of them had sought the shell
ter of the large pavilion tent that was
erected yesterday afternoon. The break
fast consisted OF bread. bologna sausage
and coffee. while a few fortunate ones
added fish to their bill Of fare. Marshal
Browne arrived at the camp grounds early.
The Star reporter found him seated. a la
Turk, on straw that thinly covered the
ground floor in the headquarters tent, por-
ing over a lot of populistic literature. He
said the men were feeling extremely well.
when their bitter experiences of the past
hve weeks were taken into consideration,
and that they felt assured that their visit
to Washington, with the attendant suffer
ing. would have a great effect on the for
warding to accomplishment of the reforms
Iney QeID3nQeu- W 0en dSkcQ WQdI he eX-
pected would be the outcome of his trial
tomorrow. ne looked UP with surprised
air.
"AcquittaI." he answered, confidently.
The result can't be otherwise. l have
lots OF witnesses for my side of the case.
well many who saw the clubbing
done by the police. Lawyer Hyman has
charge Of the case. He was employed and
is being paid by MIR. shepherd Mr.. An
drew Lipscomb was brought into the case
by the representatives OF the peoples party
here in Washington. and Senator Allen has
proffered his services In my behalf. We
are very old friends and have been asso-
ciated with each other, politically, in the
past"
Marshal Browne didn't seem to think
that Washington newspapers had very
high regard for the good name OF their
city In describing the ioathsome condition
of the neighborhoOd where the camp was
pitched. He was asked II the camp would
be removed and responded that 1t would.
Kelly His Friend.
IT am going to move,' he said, "as soon
es 1 can secure a place where 1 can locate
the various branches Of the commonweal in
divisions like a military camp. You See.
there are so many Of the commonwealers
coming soon that this square won't be big
enough to accommodate them. Kelly. Frye,
Galvin-an of whom may be said to be
spokes in the commonweal-" and here Mr..
Brown smiled at his heartrending pun-"are
on their way here, and, OF course, We VIII
all camp together. Frye was an old leuten-
ant of mine out In California, and was with
me in 1891 when / organized a movement
on the state capitol in behalf Of measures
to give work to the idle who wanted It.
Kelly was also with me in the anti-CEinese
agitation 1 see the newspapers havs at
trtbuted TO Kelly some structures CDors
Coxey and myself. Whoever wrote the dis
patch penned deliberate fabrication. (
know Kelly thoroughly well. and know with
equal certainty that he never made any CT
the remarks attributed to him
To BE His Fort.
when we move from this spot we will
not desert 1t altogether" he continued
This will be our fort from which we will
fire our guns at the enemy in the White
House, and train them on the British flag
that floats over the Capitol until those who
keep 1t aloft will find that pulling 1t down
Is the best thing they can do. We will hold
our meetings here in the future as we have
in the past. AS for the final success of our
movement. haven't even the shadow Of a
doubt"
Stale Sewerage.
Leaving the headquarters tent, a walk
around the encampment showed many dis
ease-breeding spots that have not yet re-
ceived attention from the cleaning-up
squad. Within twenty yards of the COM
missary wagon. and half that distance from
the fire where the coffee is made, and occu-
pying considerable space on either side Of
the inclosure fence, was a green mass Of
stale sewerage that a six-foot stick did not
reach the bottom of. Here and there were
decompoSing masses OF garbage and ma
nure, but the energy with which the men
were working bespoke their disappearance
Ii very few hours.
The effects Of the rest that had been en-
3oyed by the men were shown in the greater
interest they displayed In their surround
ngs, and an awakening OF a desire to
hmuse themselves and be amused. The
band assembled early in the shade of Carl
brownies panorama wagon and perpetrated
fSLne OF the most absolutely appalling music
shat even a composer with delirium tremens
ever dreamed of. They tried tune after tune
al IN the same time and measure, and every
Rne or them displayed a remarkably dis
Sordant similarity to the other.
Taking Exercise.
Some OF the men have regained enough
etrength to pitch quoits. while others were
putting the stone. and indulging in various
ether athletic exercises, which required the
Expenditure OF quite an amount of muscular
rxerton- Under the awnings and in the
cents the majority Of the commouwealers
were sewing their torn garments, watching
the TN cans that held their boiling clothes
hnu reading newspapers, while several were
Writing letters, apparently 10 their home
folks. The men were looking cleaner and
less disconSolate than they have for days
past. and their confidence in their leaders
HfRCo-cN " nave DecI completely renewed.
something more than five hundred men
answered the breakfast call this morning
and Carl Browne said that he could have
had hve times that number IL those who
applied for membership had been enlisted
at o'clock this afternoon they were put
Through drill, which has been the despair
Of every military critic who has viewed IL
since Carl Browne brought IL into being
fmong the Allegheny peaks, and Browne
eiu reveal his panorama to the multitude
sonight and take occasion 10 deliver his
customary speech. The gate keeper at the
Enclosure today was w. II. White, the ex-
eonfederate soldier, who, in company with
z Union veteran, also named White came
pown as the advance guard for the Coxey
frIny last week and put pin in the toy
pauoon or Unknown Smiths aspirations
6e said that while the receipts to yester-
1ay We're not as large as the day before
shey amounted to S6U and he hoped that
knose today would be equally as large.
Contributions continue to come I'm and
food Is abundant. A. NJ. Moore OF Moore's
7th street shoe store has sent the army
sixty pairs of shoes.
Entirely Unsuitable.
As stated In yesterdays Star. the Com
Hissfoners today refused to grant Gen.
Coxey a free permit to give an exhibition
OF the army of the commonweal The chief
OF the commonwealers appeared at the
District building this morning armed with
copy OF The Sta- Of yesterday. which
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