The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-05-05
ON FEDERAL GROUND.


Enter the District of CoIumbia-Report
of District Deteetlves-To BE Inspected
by Health Onicers and Possibly Quar-
sntined and Isolated-To Assemble ON
the Steps of the Capitol IL Permitted
wAsHISGroN, April 29.-CoSey.s $
ragged and footsore army marched
into the District of Columbia to-day,
ard are encamped tonight on Federal
territorr within few miles of the
capital Coxey sleeps at a hotel, where
he Joined his wife and child this after
noon. The rank and file of the army"
lie on the damp ground in Brightwood
Driving park. where thousands in
spected them to-day.
There was no incident in the march
from Rockville until the advance
giiard arrived at the junction of the
Brookvillc pike. where about 15s BIZ
cyclists, including Spooner, of Chi
| cago, the amateur long-distance cham
pion, were drawn up in line. They
ASKED for n speech, and Coxey COM
piled.
A toll gate was shortly afterward
reached, and, after rcmOnstrauces. the
general paid IS cents and passed
through with his mounted men.
| Mountebapk Smith, 1.-THE unknown,
with his meager contingent of desert
ers, had marched his men from Rock
Vile in advance of their former COM
rades, and they established tempo
rary camp at Silver Springs near the
\ district line.
A squad of n dozen cavairymen OF
the regular service from Fort Myer,
who were giving their horses an air
| ing, likewise bivouacked at Silver
Springs and waited there until the
army came along, which they did
early in the afternoon, marching by
twos. each commune divided from an
other by big wagon. There were $50
of them by actual count, including
| the advance guard and the Jones con-
tingent from Philadelphia.
At the entrance of the driving park
was sign stating that no admission
wOuld he charged to the park, but
sightseers we're expected to contribute
something to help along the cause
Many contributions were collected in
this way.
Commonwealers.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Iester-
day afternoon Chief of Police Moore
issued a general order concerning the
conduct of his men during the Coxey
invasion. 1t is as follows:
Your number will be increased temporarily.
md II is expected that members OF the thus
augmented force will conduct themselves
tritb hat q al
the expectations of the community and reflect
credit uDon the department
Remember that you are serving the people.
and should conduct yourselves as gentlemen.
Pay especial attention to the protection OF
persons and property within the confines OF
your beat.
Extend to strangers In the city every cour-
tesy.
Suspicious and idle persons caugh, Iounrini>
about public places institutions, begging
upon the public streets, or from door to door,
should be dispersed or apprehended
Do not use force in making an arrest unless
absolutely necessary. and never make per
sOnal matter of an arrest
Keep your heads clear and eyes open. and
make no distinction In persons In maintaining
the law.
The frst principle to lie remembered is the
prevention of disorder and crime.
The two Washington detectives who
have made their report to the chief OF
police. They say the army is mostly
composed of disreputable crowds OF
"bums" and ''hoboes,' numbering 275;
about forty have labor union cards,
but the rest would not work. if they
could get it, and those belonging to la
Dor unions were of the kind that never
stick to a job longer than two weeks.
One of the officers says: The army
is in Il badly disorganized state. The
men are dirty, and some of them are
covered with vermin. Take them all
in all, they are the most forlorn set of
men that ever walked through the
Maryland hills"
Osman, one of the Coxey lieutenants,
arrived in town yesterday to arrange
with Col. RedstOne, the local Common
veal agent, for route to the capitol
and for the meeting on the capitol
steps. He and Redstone saw several
populist congressman.
Residents of that part of Washington
outside the city limits are trying to
devise means for their protection
while the army is ia the vicinity Of
their homes, ard it was decided to ask
the commissioners for police aid in So
doing.
DIR. Hammett, the health officer, said
yesterday that he would visit the camp
Monday with number of inspectors
and physicians TO decide whether the
sanitary laws have been violated.
"ln the event that any contagious dis
ease appears in camp" said DIR. Ham
NETT, lit will be necessary to quaran-
tine the entire crowd and isolate any
person or persons afflicted with the dis
ease.
Leonard van lIarken, the Common
veal bugler. and Tom Murphy, whom
COxey dismissed from the army, were
arraigned in the police court yesterday
Tor begging on the streets and sent to
the workhOuse for thirty days
A sergeant of police was placed on
duty at the White House Yesterday,
making the total force of the police
there now twenty-five. Fifteen police
men will be on duty in and about the
White House every night and seven in
the day, in addition to the ushers and
messengers, who are authorized to act
as police officers
Col Redstone says he has secured n
tent that will hold 1.5OO people, and
he will send it to Brightwood park to
be used for Coxey's meetings. lie says
Coxey's circus tent, of which so much
has BEEN heard, viii hold 1000 people.
iheres NO Vacancy Contemplated In tho
InsPector-GeneraIshIp.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is under.
stood that lnspector-General' James A.
Dumont of the steamboat inspection
service will not be disturbed from his
position, Notwithstanding the efforts
OF numerous candidates, among whom
Mr.. Dewitt c. Cregier, of Chicago. was
prominent The president has in.
timated that as there is no vacancy