The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
A SORRY COMMONWEAL.
tOXEY TURNING HIS ARMY INTO n
M0SrY-MAKfSG JOB.
The Lenders Faring Well, but the Misera-
BILE, DR. y Followers suffering-rhe
Arrival in Washington To-Day.

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from the District line, numbers about
four hundred men. including the Pfila-
delphia contingent, which was awaiting
the arrival of Coxey's men at the ROCK
Vile Fair Grounds. Another parry a'so
occupied the fair grounds wnen CcAey
reached the place, but they were cnieiy
cast-of from the Coxey band, who had
exercised their rights as American clu-
| zens and determined 20 come 10 " t-'h-
| ington in spite Of CoXey and bioNhe'
| The army is scheduled TO reach Bright
wood Driving Park. just inside the me
| Of the District Of Columbia, but hve
miles from the outskirts Of the city at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The park includes half-mle race
track is fenced, and Is admirably adapted
i'm this respect for Coxey's purpose OF
| charging an admission fee and putting
! his party on exhibition. The people who
own the park also own the street rail-
road lire from the city to Brigntwood.
A heavy influx OF travel over the road
! will set In Tomorrow, and that accouhiS
for the readiness Of the owners 10 turn
the park over to Coxey as camping
! ground.
BAD REPORTS ABOUT coxEx.
The two Washington detectives who
! Joined the Coxey army at Cumberland
have made their report TO the chief OF
police. They say the army Is mostly COM
posed Of a disreputabe crowd Of buns
and "hoboes." numbering Z5. The detec-
tives say about forty Of The men have
labor union cards but the rest would not
work if they could get it, and those be-
! longing TO labor unions were of KIND
who never stick TO a job longer than
! two weeks.
one of the officers said: "The army Is
i'm a badly 6lsorganiZed state. All along
the ,inc they have been kicking. hrst AT
the food and then al their leaders coAey
and Browne ride fine horses, eat sOon
food. and have comfortable oeis. wnile
| tho moor CommOnwealers must content
themselves with walking, eating hard-iacN
and coffee and sleeping where best trey
can The men are so dirty. some OF them'
thev are afraid OF their own renecu)ns
I'm a glass. Many Of them are co|fred
with vermin. and. take them all III AL
thew are the most foriorn set o. men
that ever walked through the MdrSi'hu
hills. At every stopping place nose un-
fortunates have been exhibited Dy Br'"he
and coxey. and the money derived mas
been a considerable amount. ihe icau-
ers have kept this money, AMI nave ho'
evnenaod a cent for the comfort OF iheir
miserable followers
Arranging IoE THE REcTprIoN.
os,,,ond one OF Coxeys lieutenanis. or
,ived in town to-day to arrange with
pedstone. the local Common~ n~eal agent
for route 10 the Capitol and for me
meeting on the Capitol steps. lie ana
Redstone saw several Populist congress-
men. ..rbo
Residents OF what is known as Inc
County" tha; part of Washington OUT
side the city limits, are holding meet
ings 10 devise means for protection "hile
the Coxey army is in the vicinity oil 'he"
homes. and IL was decided II ask t"-
commissioners Of police for aid IN so doihE'
Thomas Blagden. VINO resides near
Brightwood Park, where Coxey proposes
10 camp, has had an interview win pr'
Hammett. the health officer, OF the Dis
trict. in which he represented that the
water supply at the park was insufficient
for so large a crowd Of men, and that
the conditions there were such that sick
ness is likely 10 rise. DR.. Hammett said
to-day that he would visit the camp
Monday with "A number Of regular inspec-
tors and private physicians, who have
volunteered for service, 10 decide whether
the sanitary laws have been violated
"In the event that any contagious dis
ease appears In camp" said DR.. Ham
NETT. ut will be necessary to quarantine
the entire crowd and to isolate any .'er-
son or persons afflicted with disease.
MORE coMMoSwEALERs GO TO JAIL.
Leonard Van Harken, alias windy
the Commonweal buger. and Tom Muir
ply. whom Coxey dismissed from the
army, were arraigned in the Police Court
to-day for begging on the streets. and sent
to the workbouse for thirty days This
makes four of the Coxcyites landed in
the workhouse thus far
A sergeant of police was placed on
duty at the White House to-day, making
the total number Of police there now num-
Der twenty-five.
The local Coxeyites established new
headquarters to-day In a large srorehouse,
G3S u street a central locality. where
stores for the support OF the army Will
be received. Several barrels Of provs
ions have been contributed.
Citizen Redstone says he has secured |
a tent that will hold 1900 people, and will |
send it to Brightwood Park to be used |
for Coxey meetings. lie says that Cox |
ey's circus tent, OF which 50 much has |
been heard, will hold 1000 people.
The number Of men that will appear in |
the Good Roads demonstration on Tues |
day. If il is allowed 10 take place. is |
purely problematical. Undoubtedly the |
Coxeyites will be joined by unemployed |
men. But whether this reinforcement |
will be great or small cannot be stated. |
The efforts Of local Coxeyites TO organize |
a body of marchers have apparently |
been unsuccessful. Those who have seen |
the Coxeyites are firm in the belief that
one look at them will be enough, and |
that no decent laboring man will be will
ing to march with them.
Competition Between the Armies.
GA1THERSBURG. ND. April 2S.-The |
great question agitating the armies OF |
the Commonweal Is which shall SET TO |
Washington first. There are three with
In striking distance Of the Capital, ard |
the first one set up its camp BEGAN 10
talk Of gate receipts. Rush was made this
morning for the possession Of the Fair |
Grounds at Rockville. coxey and Browne
started ahead OF the army to Rockville
10 see II IL is possible TO oust Smiths
army from its big. grassy enclosure or
get an equally good place outside. After
a good breakfast the army started for
Rockville, which will be reached at noon.
Pennoyer Refused 70 Preserve the Peace.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 2s.-The
Coxey labor disturbance out West Is
assuming a serious aspect, according 10
telegrams received here this morning
from an official source A freight train
was seized this morning by 800 Coxeyites
AT Troutyille. ore. Strikers are massing
at Devils Lake, n. d., along the line Of
the Great Northern railroad Governor
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