The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-24
COXEYS MOB TET A MYTH.
Two Weary TrampS the Only Men at
MaSSilIOn Yet.

Coxey Certain, However, That at
Least 5000 Men win Be on Hand
by Tomorrow Noon-Coxey Receiv-
ing Numerous Checks and Little
Cash-A Law Prohibits Coxey From
Speaking From the Capitol Steps.
Nassillon, O., March 23.-At dusk this
evening two weary travellers with bun
dies swung across their shoulders arrived
here overland from Twinsburg, O., and
took up their quarters in an abandoned
freight car on the outskirts of the town
They constitute the advance guard of
CoXey's great common veal army and
are as yet all there is to IL. Gen. Coxey
and Chief Marshal Browne have been fly
ing about all day, making speeches from
the tops Of nail kegs, submitting to inter
views and indulgiug in calculations for
the march that is to begin Sunday. Coxey
received nearly bushel of letters to-day
from all parts of the country, several of
them containing money in amounts rang
ing from 2-cent postage stamp up to
dollar bill
TWO PRETENTIOUs CHECKS.
q A-NAN f'NA = wv GLiNN no lOL 81, ,bOO CdCll,
ana several for smaller amounts These
pieces Of paper are closely guarded by
CoXey, but il is the general opinion that
they are not worth any more than the
ink with which they are written. CoXey
has received assurance to-day that over
10000 men will reach Massillon be-
fore noon Sunday, the time set for
beginning the long march Most of the
letters to-day containing these assurances
bear flake" earmarks, but Coxey and
Browne take them in sober earnest, and
are now positive that their march will be
the greatest event since the war Just
now the commOnweal army exists on
paper only.
THE OUTLOOK At WASHINGTON.
Washington, March 23.-There is one
circumstance which may interfere with
the main feature of Gen. Coxey's an
nounced programme at Washington. 1t
has been stated that the object of his
bringing his army here is to assemble it
on the steps Of the capitol on May l, for
the purpose of impressing its views upon
congress. To do this, it will be necessary
to first secure authority from con
gress, as there are specific acts
upon the statute books forbidding
the assent blage of crowds in the capitol,
or on the capitol grounds, or the holding
of any sort Of public meetings except the
sessions of congress, and the assemblages
which are incident to the Inauguration of
a President. These laws go to the extent
of forbidding organized parades through
the capitol grounds. The law is also very
strict in regard to the invasion of the
grounds, and when societies are given
permission to march through them they
are required to keep strictly upon the
walks and drive ways
no PLACE NEARBY AvAILABE.
Only on the occasion of inaugurations
are the people permitted to Overrun the
grounds. There is no place near the CAPT
toi available for Mr.. COXey's purposes,
and if he should be refused permission
for the assemblage of his followers on
the capitol steps (Which permission can
be granted only by special act of
COngreSS) the proceedings would
not probably make so great an
impression upon congress as they are in
tended to do. That the necessary CON
sent for the use Of the capitol grounds
could be obtained for this purpose is CON
sldcrCd extremely doubtful. Congress
has always shown itself very Jealous of
the general use of the capitol building
and grounds, and it is doubtful if a con
cession will be made in CoXey's favor.
PLANS OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
The commissioners Of the District of
Columbia, nave not considered as a board
the impending invasion of CoXeys army
Commissioner Rose was asked what the
plan of reception would be- He is not in
clined to look upon the matter seriously,
and said: 1T is hard to believe that
sensible people will enter into any such
move. If it is a body that threatens the
peace, it is to be supposed that the gov
ernOrs of the states will arrest its
progress. We will probably not take any
action until we hear that the body has
started There does not seem to be any
thing of the organization yet. When we
hear that it has actually started and is
moving on to Washington instructions
will be given to the police to properly
deal with them
1t is said by the chief Of police that the
existing laws are ample for the occasion
FORT WORTH AND THE UNEMPLOYED.
Fort Worth Tex, March 23.-City Re
COrdcr Smith has notified the police force
of the city in regard to the advance of
the army of unemployed" and in
structed them to bring every member be-
fore him without distinction as TO officer
or private. The recorder says he will
fine every ablcbodied man to the extent
allowed by the law, and will set them to
work repairing the city streets. Should
the army reach Fort Worth lively times
are expected.