The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-02
Parade Of Stations, Goddesses
and Men to the Capitol.
VIEWED BY AN IMMENSE THRoNc
Coxey and Carl Browne jump Into
the Capitol Flower Beds.
Polfes Sstss Them and Arye.< Ca,
Browne. VINO 10 Released On Bouds
Army Itself Behaves. and Is Per-
misted 60 March 60 Permanent Camr.

WASHINGTON Crrv. May The march
OK Coxey's Commonweai Army. which
started from Massision. o., on Easter Sun-
day, ended today By the interruption of
the police. Fortunately there we're no
casualties. and tonight Gen. Coxey is ad-
dressing his buriesque army in camp.
while Marshal Carl Browne sleeps in a
police station cell and Christopher Co
inmbus Jones, the leader of tha Philadel-
phia commune and the comedian, endeav-
ors to appreciate . share of the martyr
dom in an adjoining cell.
The performance enacted within the
shadow Of the capitol today is wishou.
counterpart in the memory of Washing
sonians. The broad, smooth plaza of .ev-
eral acres facing the east front OF the capt.
toi was packed by . crowd of men aud
women numbering 10000 The capitol
steps and the porticos under the Grecian
pillars were packed with people of both
sexes. well dressed, and most of
the members of congress were in the
throng. An early adjournment had
been taken oy the senate on account of
the death OF Senator Ssockbridge. but the
house. not wishing to seem to be terror
the semblance of . session with handfu
OF members. More than 30 city police re-
inforced the capitol officers. and detectives
from several cities we're sprinkied through
the crowd. tor the concentration of law
less local characters gave just grounds for
approximations of trouble. apart from the
presence Of the Coxeyites.
IL Was shortly after III o'clock when the
army halted in the pubiic street south of
the capitol grounds. Its five-miis march
down from Brightwood through the prin-
cipal streets Of the city had been wit
messed by Thousands. There we're 500 men
in line; Mrs. Annie Digss, the Populist
agitator of Kansas. In q barouche:
Coxeys 17.year-old daughter in white
on . cream-coiored steed, represent
ing the Goddess of Peace; Carl Browne
on great gray stallion: Gen.
Jacob Coxey. his wife and the infant,
Legal Tender" Coxey. together in an
other carriage; virginis La valietse. said
to be an actress. on horseback. drapsd in
an American dag. ~ the Philadelphia
commune's Goddess Of Peace; the unsm-
ploysd carrying white fags Of peace ON
slaves. and nopdescript bauners setting
forth the doctrines Of good roads and
enmity 20 plutocrats sprinkisd through
the caravan.
Marshal Browne halted the procession
there in the street and walked back to
Coxey's carriage. The general kissed his
wife, aud the two moving spirits q the a.
fair forced their way over the plaza to the
capitol steps. their men, acting under
orders. standing in their tracks. After
Coxey and Browne had passed . yelling
crowd of several hundred men followed
Browne, conspicuous because of his
unique costume. Trampling and tearing
its way through the costly shrubbery the
mob went, while the squad Of mounted
police which had headed the parade was
daxed for Q moment by the unexpected
move, then charged reckIsssly into their
midst
Coxey was confronted by the police a
he took of mis- hat TO speak on the capitol
steps. His constitutional right being re-
fused, he thrust upon them . printed pro-
test, which proved to be . well-w worded
epitoms Of Populist doctrines. Mean
while Carl Browne was being dragged by
the collar Of his coat through the crowd
TO the nearest station after he had made
fight to retain his banner. Two police
captains. . lieutenant and sergeant
thrust the mild-mannered Coxey with.
out violence across several feet of
humanity to his carriage. The mounted
police were forcing their horses among the
people. several of them crashing their
clubs over the heads of the nearest per-
sons, who were shrieking In terror. Men
were yelling fiercsly, some being knocked
down and trampied upon. For FIVE min
utes there was riot in that section of the
mob in front of the east steps, which oc-
cupied about an acre Of asphalt. Then,
the two agitating spirits having been re-
moved and half . dozen particularly
belligerent men tsken in by the police,
the disturbance Was quelied without seri-
Gus injuries TO single person.
Somehow the army started OF toward
its new camping ground between doubls
lines of police. followed by . mob Of thou
sands cheering like demons for Coxey and
Browne. Within an hour the capitol
grounds had almost regained their normal
oniet With oriy . few hundred people
ktroliing around.
Gen. Coxey accepted the situation phil.
osophicaliy. His army was put to work
clearing up the new ground for occupancy,
while Coxey drove over TO the Offices OF
the district commissioners with an eye TO
business He made application 10 them
for the necessary license to charge admis.
sion to his camp. The commissioners do
sired to consider the proposition. %. act
ing upon their suggestion. Mr.. CoXsy
went to the clerk, and by paying Is
secured . license for one day only.
II have no complaint" said Coxey, TO
make - far as the police arc concerned.
They treated me with great consideration.
for they had 90 carry out the lag, even IL
1t wAs an unjust one. Ny speeehmaking.
however, ~ the capitol 10 over. and shall
not again attempt 1t. IL would be Of no
use. The American eagle did good deal
OF fquealing today, bat that was 20 be ex.
pected. The authorities pinched him
rather hard. He will have his say sooner
or Later"
The most serious chapter OF the affair for
Washington City, the problem OF what 10
TO be done with the army. remains IN
solved Coxey has no intention OF leading
his men away, and ssill declares that the
movement has just begun. and that they
wili stay here until congress provides for
them by passing bis bills.
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rHE MARCH TO The CAPITOL.
Attract Great Thseag.