Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-26
POLICE PREPARED
To Maintain Order and to Protect
Life and Property.
PROPOSED RECEPTION TO THE COIEYIHES
The Regular Force Will Be In
creased by Specials.
G U ING THE CIT Y

The news of bloodshed in Montana, grow
ing out of the train stealing by the Coxey
contingent in that state, as described in a
dispatch to The Star yesterday. had its eff
feet upon the local authorities and may
cause change of some kind in the plans
Of Maj. Moore and staff. Maj. Moore thinks
that the Montana trouble is only the be-
ginning of what is to follow in the same
line, and, judging from newspaper reports
this morning, he thinks the crowd of Cox
eyites to come here will be very large In
deed.
The major reads all the Coxey news care
fully end is advised up to date of the num-
Der of men on the road in bodies and has
an idea of the number of stragglers who
will join the different bodies. Indeed, the
major remarked this morning if the pub
lished reports true he will not be sur
prised to learn that from $1,000 to 100,OO
are on the road before the close of the
week. In less than week Coxey and his
army will be here according to their pres
ent arrangements, and as the time draws
near the police grow more apprehensive of
trouble. The depots were more faithfully
guarded this morning than they have been
for some time. At the Baltimore and Ohio
depot Lieut.. Kelly had a number of uni
formed men on guard, enough to take
charge of any number of men that might
arrive on a train, and do so without trouble.
While the police are taking these precau-
tons the officers of the railroad company
are lending their assistance, and should
CoXeyites in large numbers get any
of the trains the company will telegraph
ahead in order to give the police a definite
idea of what they are to expect.
Here the Quiet.
The police are certain that there are a
number of Coxeyites in the city now. and
it is thought they are being fed by the
Coxey sympathizers here. 1t is certain
that if they are here and are begging they
are doing 1t in a quiet way and withou,
exciting attention, for the arrests for beg
ging during the past few days have been
very few compared with those IF recent
months. The police have been instructed
to prevent street beggars from annoying
citizens, and the officers are therefore
naturally on the alert for such persons
This order makes 1t hard for the regular
tramps known as ''bums," for they viii
have to go elsewhere and seek food OIL
shelter. In addition to other arrangements
for receiving the army, the police of the
Inherent precincts are drilling each after.
noon. in order to be able to make a good
showing in event of it's becoming neces-
sary to move in a body against the Coxey.
ties. These drills are conducted during the
summer months, but, anticipating possible
trouble, they were started earlier this
instead of weekly.
While the plans of the police had not
been made public this morning, 1t was
stated that Maj. Moore would soon let the
public know what he intends doing. in
order to quiet the people and convince
them that there need be no fear growing
out of the approach of the army. Until
this morning the police had been given
to understand that the Coxeyites those
with Coxey, were not armed. but the state.
mpnt that the oak kS
such as were carried by those on pick e,
duty last night, puts an entirely differen,
phase on the matter, and Maj. Moore real
ICES the necessity of taking some action
whereby they are to be relieved of theiI
dangerous oak weapons.
Probable Force of Specials,
At the police stations the lieutenants are
| enrolling the names of persons who are
willing to serve as special officers should
their services be deemed necessary. While
| 1t is stated at headquarters that ii has no,
been definitely decided to make use of the
specials it is thought certain that two hun
dred of them will go on the streets Monday
wearing the badge of authority and carry.
ing the regulation baton of the department
With this extra force Major Moore will
have an opportunity to make a strong de-
tail for the Coxey camp, the exact location
of which is not yet known. The policing OF
the camp Will require a large detail and
| then the mounted men will have extra duty
| to perform. 1t is probable that most of the
| mounted men will be put on duty north OF
the city the section through which the
CoXeyites are sure to pass. Beside this
| several additional specials, paid by private
citizens. have been sworn in for duty. Two
men have qualified for duty at the terra
! Gotta works of Mr.. Thomas Someryille
! near Terra Gotta.
Upon the location of the camp will de
pend the strain upon the police, and the lat
| ter hope that 1t will be established in a
place easy of access, in order that no extra
/ time will be lost going to and coming from
| the camp. The health department as print
/ ed in The Star several days ago, is also in
terested in the place selected. Should tn,
| camp be established in a location remot,
| from a sewer or stream and a nuisance /:
created Health Officer Hammett will talk,
a hand in the matter and cause some ar
rests. In this work he will need the as
| sistance of the police. 1t is the intention
| of DIR. Hammett to make personal inspec
| tion of the camp in company with severa
| of the inspectors connected with the office
| and upon his decision will rest the question
of whether or not arrests should be made.
| The Health Regulations.
In conversation with Star reporter CT
this subject DIR. Hammett said he had made
up his mind that these people must obey tn,
| health ordinances if they come here as h,
does not intend to allow them to jeopartlz,
the lives of the residents here. when tn,
| tiiHe 10 81 near at mana. VIII
every commune, division or branch of tn,
army the police think there will be at leas
two or three men bent on street corner
speechmaking, and, excited as some Of
| them bound to be, their speeches will
not be of the character to insure peace anC
| good order From this source the officer
anticipate a great deal of trouble Some OF
| these men, it is expected may cause trou
| bic in resisting the efforts of the off GERS I,
suppress them and dispense their hearers.
| The question of how the visitors are to b,
| fed is another problem the police NAV hay,