The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-10
COXEYINTHECAPITAL
he ARD BROWNE PLACED UNDER
ARREST.
Washing ton Police Prevent the Hnvnsion
OF the Federal Capitol Grounds -Attempt
to Hold u Meeting On the Steps -Given
DrOwsy Reception.
Police Charge the Army.

Gen. Coxey and his commonweal
army arrived in the national capital
Tuesday. The day-the proudest in
the history of Gen. Coxey-was per.
feet in its appointments. Fair weather
and large and gOOd-natured crowd
lined Pc lnsylvania avenue, from. the
Treasury Department to the Capt..
grounds. Around the Peace mOnU-
ment at the base of the Capitol grounds
the special tors forn ed bank of hG.
manity. but not flag futtere in tho
bree.c Z. nor was there u token of wei.
come held out I, the weary army Of
the cmmouweal, as it trGdged along,
EXCEPT the banner at the local COXey
head ,ua-ters.
The Commonweal army was astir
early upon Brightwool heights with
preparation for the great procession
to the capltal. There was an early
breakfast of eggs. coffee and bread.
Tents We're Il uck and pa .ked into
wagons and the whole army was in
line before = clock. All the men car
flags with the motto: Peace on
| Earth, Good Will Toward Men, but
Death to Interest on Bonds.
There was much marching and coun-
termarchlng II the grounds. prancing
of sttedS and hauling of the commits
sary wagons into line. The men had
passed cold night. IN ST of them
sleeping on the ground. Before the
starr Carl Browne formed the men into
| hollow square and pu. them through
most remarkable drill. The slaves
were handled like guns, and when
Browne shouted "glor u and peace"
| they chee,e three times shrilly and
waved their sticks in the air. These
evolutions We're performed by the main
body of the army.
The army entered the city and at
tempted to carr, out the program and
Extra police Were on hand, however,
and the officers charged upon and dis
persed the industrials. Coxcy and
| Brown were arrested.
| The fficer who captu ed the leader
of the army" failed to ,ecoS nize his
prisoner, and after escorting him out.
side the grounds, let him go. Browne,
| however, was taken to the police head
, quarters and thence directly to court,
! which had been kept open to await his
coming. COXey got into the carriage
with his wife and led his mon to tho
new camp south of the Capitol grounds.
| When the army reached the Capitol
grounds. Coxey and Brown dismo mt
ed and started up the steps, followed
by u crow OF their followers and curi-
Gus idlers. There was great confusion
and the mounted police charged into
the throny, which scattered immedi-
ate!y.
| Tn" Critical Moment.
It can therefore be said, says a
| Washington dispatch. that Coxey's
famous march has passed into history
without the shedding OF blood. But
though bloc dless, thi, last days march
Of the Coxeyites was very interesting.
Coke, was to have led his followers 20
and up the Capitol steps, but all his fol-
lowers, save Browne, Were checked at tho
entrance to the grounds. This was tho
critical moment of the march. NOtime
since the army left Massillon was SO
fraught with possible danger to the pub
lie. n week ago a clash was expected.
Some hothead, not Coxey. would, it
was feared. appear from the ranks,
and with few words inflame his fel.
lows and lead them against those who
opposed the army's advance. 1t was
feared, too, that this time would be
seized upon by some reckless bomb
thrower to hurl his deadly missile, and
spread death. destruction, and terror
throughout the capital.