The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-01
HUNGER IN COXEY'S CAMP
The Army Left Without Breakfast and
Forced to Beg.

The Marshal Explains That He
rbought Breakfast Had Been Pro-
vided-The Army to March on the
Conitol To-day-The Marshal Makes
q IuRubrious Explanation of His
Failure to Have 100000 Men in
Line.
Washington, April 30.-There was al
most mutiny in the commonweal army
at Brghtwood today. Coxey and Browne
registered at the National hotel, where
thew spent the night comfortably. But
the rank and file slept on the ground in
the omen air. or in such shelter as they
could End in the sheds and wagons in the
driving park, and this morning they were
stiff with cold, as well as hungry. Moth
ing had been provided for breakfast, and
thew had nothing to eat until 1880 o'clock.
There was great deal of growing,
and some threats, and some of the men
then started out foraging on their OVID
hook. Men were begging from door to
door at private dwellings in Washington
this afternoon, representing themselves
N he members Of Coxey's command.
Early in the afternoon some provisions
arrived from the city, and after the men
had been fed, Marshal Browne arrived
with additional supplies.
BROWNE EXPLAINS THE DELAY.
He explained that the delay was due
IN the fact that he and Coxey
had trusted to the local common
wealers to feed the men" We were
busy all day attending to other matters"
he said, trying to get place in town
for YOU boys, so that you can go about the
city and in the capitol and wherever you
please We think you will behave your
selves As Shakespeare says: ALPS
well that ends we'll, and so as this has
ended well l hope there won't be any
more trouble. Pass the word around
among the boys and tell them that they'll
get their meals regular hereafter"
There was not a murmur of dissent,
and so the proposed mutiny was dissi-
pated Marshal Browne gave audience
to the newspaper men in his tent after
ward, and told them that the army would
remain at Brightwood park tonight, and
form the line for the march TO the capitol
there tomorrow morning. 1--WE don't
know where we'll stay tomorrow night"
he said perhaps Wen camp in the CAPT
tol grounds We're going to carry this
thing through to the end. Have we not
done everything l said we would"
"All except having 100, 900 men to form
the parade, ~ some one said.
BROWNE HEDGES.
81 did not say we'd have 100000 men in
line answered Marshal Browne. II
said there would be 100000 people with
US in Washington. And so there will be,
but they won't be in line. l know the
people They sympathize with US but
how on fDfV . L
capitol. But we'll have 100000 along the
route. Trains are bringing in thousands
Of people and there'n be over 100000
strangers in Washington tomorrow to
see US"
Marshal Browne said that the band
and baggage wagons, and all the camping
paraphenalia, would appear in the dem
onstratiOn tomorrow. He was asked
what he proposed to do if the district au-
thorities decided that the parade was in
VOCATION Of the law, and he answered
mat the army had as much right to
march to the capitol as any one else had,
ana they proposed to do it with the band
playing and flags flying.
Nearly all the foragers returned to
camp III time for supper.
CHANGE IN THE ROUTE.
The route from the camp to the city
mas been changed. The parade will come
III Oy the Fourteenth street road to Mt
Tleasant, suburb of the city, thence via
fourteenth street proper to Pennsylvania
avenue to the capitol grounds At
!nS point the body will turn
Iuo FIRST street, up B to Della
ware avenue, northeast, which will
pace them on the northeast border of the
grounds Here it is proposed to djsband
ana enter as individuals, unless permits
Slon Is subsequently, granted them to go
~ DIS oody Marshal Browne and Gen.
GGoAey spent large part of the day seek
.lg location within the city for
Hier camp. An inclosed square
vacant lots southeast of the
G;SappltoI has been offered them, and
~ tley can obtain permission from the
WY authorities they will doubtless oc-
Cupy II, although it affords no shelter ex-
ST N.Y. luat from the winds by the fence.
a 1nc sanitary conditions are unfavorable
also' The purpose of this is obvious, con-
rGI.ence to The prospective throngs of
'ioi'orS and to the base of supplies.
TOOK IN 500.
10 eVade The city ordinance which i'm
b ibita: Incense fee of 50 per day upon ex-
niolJlohs charging admission fees. no
y yiiatcu charge was made to the crowd that
IiSlyeu Brlghtwood yesterday, but a lusty
t,IIuEeu commonwealth stood at table at
M ouCe ana announced vociferOus
, onuV contributions were solicited. In this
hoy S'uV We're realized, and knowledge of
tL i.S Iact intensified the dissatisfaction at
p Go camp this morning against Marshal
Gjto"Ie desertion to the Injuries of the
N'J "ulle the men hungered.
ooXEY's PLANS.
10 ven. CoXeys plan as outlined TONIGHT
abo|. lake every step possible to bring
oG Yo Guy us object, not with an expectation
hi. 'uocess, but for the purpose of putting
i i,'o TaSe clearly before the courts in the
co sS' Jest which he expects. He will pro-
o Tfu .oo-lhorrow until he is stopped by the
dem Tors o! OF the law. His plan is then to
a r,.a1u that he be arrested and he will
II 1V Sal 10 the courts OF law
mil ia" eI Ghlef OF police to-day issued a per-
Veal 1,IaloWlng the army of the common
veal TO parade.
c 'ALVIN's COMPANY STARTS EAST.
ipS'leml bus, o., April 3O.-Col Galyin's
cars S9 IRA army left the city In passenger
to5igyer the Baltimore and Ohio road
iec,ag5I sufficient money having been col
Va 0G IN mere to carry them to Benwood. w.
rear,i me army received about thirty-iive
ANUS 1tuIVS mere and carried with it a large
NNOuht Of provisions.
MINERS JOIN THE ARMY.
fra rraauGSsIyllle, o., April 3O.-A special
t,,'" oI. ClariSVilla Tupction n 60 nc.