The morning news., 1894-05-14
COXEY'S MEN IN ANEW CAMP
The General Himself Taking Life Easy
in a Hotel.

ReVelationY- Afternoon Spent
in Bathing, Gard Playing and Listen
ing to the Negro Banjo Players-The
Commonwealers Still Seizing Trains
in the West.
Washington, May l3.-It was a dull
| Sunday in the Coxey camp over the
Maryland line, near Bladensburg, Camp
! Liberty as Marshal Browne has dubbed
! IT, in contradistinction to Camp
Tyranny" in this city, from which the
1 Coxey forces were elected as public
nuisances. Gen. Coxey himself, who
retains his own comfortable parlors in
one of the Washington hotels and shares
none of the hardships of his followers,
went out with his wife and baby and paid
the men a brief visit. Marshal Browne,
tricked out in new ostrich feather to
replace the one the police dubbed off his
mountebank sombrero, preached a sermon
little more blasphemous than usual on
Revelations.
BATH IN THE POTOMAC.
The rest of the day was occupied by
the Coxeyites in bathing in the adjacent
eastern branch of the Potomac, playing
cards and listening to the negro banjo
players, their latest acquisition. Visitors
to the camp were comparatively few in
number and unremunerative. The grove
is enclosed with canvas like circus, and
some small admission fee is attempted to
be charged. Most of the men last night
slept on the bare ground.
DRUMMoND STUCK AT CLIPPER GAP.
Auburn, Cal, May 13.-Gen. Drum
mond and his industrials left yesterday
| morning on a freight train for Truckee
AT Clipper Gap, seven miles out, the rail
road refused to carry them further. The
railroad officials have telegraphed the
sheriff for protection.
A FREIGHT TRAIN SEIZED.
Lovelock, New, May 18.-Fifty indus
trials are in possession of a freight train
here. War was waged all day yesterday
between the railroad officials and the
men. The sheriff is endeavoring to force
the men Off
TACOMA OoxEYITEs EXCITED,
Tacoma, Wash, May 13.-Sympa-
thizers with the Coxey movement are
much excited over the news of battle in
Eastern Washington. 2. G.. Edgebert, q
we'll known populist, is said to have
stated that he has 1000 men ready to re-
lease the commonwealers who are being
brought from Yakima under arrest. The
sympathizers gathered in groups about
town and talked in threatening manner.
TRAIN STOLEN IN IDAHO.
Montpelier, Idaho, May 13-A small
band of so-called industrials under com
mand of Tom Callahan, that arrived here
yesterday stole an engine and six cars on
the Union Pacific road and started east
at :45.
AN ILLINOIS COMPANY DIsBANDs.
Lawrenceville, ILL.,, May accompany
F, of Morrisons division of the Coxey
army, disbanded here to-day, Harris,
their leader, having deserted them, taking
all their funds with him.
KELEEY's MEN FLOAT THIRTY-FIvE MILES.
Eddyville, Ia, May 13.-Gen. Kelley's
army 1oated thirty-five miles down the
Des Moines river last night and reached
this point at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The army Immediately went into camp,
and will start for Ottumwa in the morn
ing. They found plenty of provisions at
Oskaloosa bridge, which was reached last
night, and this afternoon, the men
were given two full meals. It was
the first time the hunger of many of the
men had been appeased for thirty hours.
The Oskaloosa local committee provided
800 loaVes of bread / 200 pounds of meat
and other provisions. A committee of
army officers to-day Investigated the CON
duct of the men Who have been going
ahead pillagng the country, but con-
cluded to allow them to retain their boat
upon their promise to remain in line.
FIGHT LOOKED FOR.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 13.-A posse of
United States deputy marshals left here
on a special train to-day to intercept an
army of industrials now coming east on
stolen Union Pacific train. Orders have
been issued to recover the train and
arrest the leaders. A fight is looked for
at Green river.
NOT IN SEARCH OF WORK.
Hastings, Neb., May 13.-An industrial
army of seventy men arrived from the
west in command of Gen. Bennett, Fri
day night. They were provided with
supper and breakfast by the city author
ing Fitzpatrick Brothers & Collins.
who are building the Bur
lington and Missouri railroad extension
from Sheridan, Wy, to Billings, Mont,
offered them free transportation and en-
ployment at 81. 40 per day, and not one
would accept The army is bound to st.
Louis, but has not decided when it will
learning that the army refused to work,
ordered the gang to move instanter.
THE UNION PACIFIC AROUSED.
Laramie, WyO., may l3.-Ine Union
Pacific management is taking decisive
steps to put quietus on industrial army
movements over its lines Yesterday FIVE
companies Of 22l commonwealers, under
command of Gen S. l.. Shelter, seized
Union Pacific train on the
Oregon Short Line and started
eastward for Washington. The rail
road authorities attempted to check
Gen. Shelters advance at Montpelier by
running all engines and cars out of the
yards, emptying the water tanks and
locking switches. Proceedings were also
commenced in the United States courts
at Cheyenne in anticipation Of the army
reaching Wyoming. Writs were issued
to United States Marshal Rankin
directing him to arrest Shelter
and not more than fourteen others,
and detain them in custody to
appear before the next sitting of the court
The precautions taken at Montpelier
failed to check Shelters advance, and
this morning Supt. Bancroft telegraphed
the officials at Cheyenne: About $50
industrials have stolen an engine and six
box cars at Montpelier and left here at
$50 a. m, running regardless Of every
thing. Arrange TO keep them from run
ming into anything, as they seem to be
reckless.
DEPUTIES TO HEAD THEM OFF.
uNheu This information was received