Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-02


AS the army marched down Fourteenth
street and into the business part OF
town interfered TO some extent with
the progress OF the army and the POI
lice were kept busy. Cen. coxey doncd
his hat several times IN response TO
cheers. The drst delegation TO Join the
procession was the !. s. Coxey club.
organized this morning. 1t consisted
OF l2S men, mostly hricklnyers, who
met the army at boundary street. the
old limits of the city.
Good Cheer by Wire.
At Thomas circle Marshal Browne
ordered q slight halt for a rest while
the men gave three cheers for Peace"
The police dashed up. nnd on their
command the army promptly moved
on. The commonweal turned into
Pennsylvania avenue about l2u5
O'Clock and there telegram was
handed to CoNey from the Populist con-
vcntion at Harrisburg and read as fol-
lows;
THE Populist convention now IN ses-
sion here send greeting and express
n hope that You will receive fnlr
hearing Of the principles YOU advo-
cate"
! Pennsylvania avenue ma the dusty
! procession wheeled into It, looked more
like circus was IN town than any
thing else, There were q number OF
excurslonists on the streets, mostly
country people In their best clothes,
! The peanut stands dld a thriving bus
iness and circus lemonade was in de-
mnnd. The nurse girl with % poram-
bulator and the toy balloon man were
also features. The character Of the
crowd was wholly that OF curious
slght-seers and showed no npprehcn-
sion OF any disorder or riot on the
corner ot Fourteenth street. was knot
OF mon with commonwenl army badges
on, But they were not men who
marched with Coxcy. one OF them ac-
costed passing policeman as a ia
miliar acquaintance,
Turned From Their Goal.
Apparently both were bound 10 sec
the fun and one had enlisted as spc-
cial policeman. and one in the army
as having about equal chances OF be-
rr,s ~ 80 p.,''','''' w ~"
up Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol
grounds, Here tho procession was de-
nectcd and moved up Il. street to the
top of the hill whore a broad expanso
Of avenue sweeps toward the east
front Of the capitol This was Coxoy'a
goal and there was every preparation
10 turn into the avenue nut as the
oneninr WINS reached solid front OF
norn,ed nol,,amcn vas secn. ,rhcv
stretched from curb IN eurb making
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then ne wont 70 'oA'y o'' '"sp ~
spoke to the General NoNey turheu ~
get out hut MS "'io tfleu 70 r's,.u'''
HIN he paused Hhu N'Ss'u ho'' i".'
he FpranE rom ms carrlHse ana mace
his way back toward INC entrance u
the capitol
) Taking 10 the nrush.
A bowling mob was on his heels Ms
the flank movement was appreciated
Browne followed. bearing his banner
The rank and file Of the army stood
, in the street. squad Of police sud
deplv discovered that Coxey had turn.
Cd bnot Quickly the officers spurrcd
through the crowd after coxey and
browne. The crowd found this street
, impnssible. Coxey sprang to the heavy
stone paling which surrounds the foil.
age Of the east front OF the caplto
grounds. and with a bound was inside
the fence md loat amid the tangled
shrubbery. Brown followed The mol
shouted at their disappearance. Th'
police were not to be dauntcd at thii