The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-23
Commissioners of The Dis
triCt of Columbia Pre-
pairing for Coxey.
TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS
The General in New York His
Opinion of the Boston Riot
and of Kelly.

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this action will be taken at the suggestion OF
President Cleveland. Fears that the arrival
| of Coxey will mark the concentration in
Washington of elements bent on disturbing
law and order have been impressed on the
commissioners by many prominent men and
the President has also been told by some of
| his advisers that it would be well to
take measures to show intending evil
! doers that the authorities will brook
no interference with the maintenance
| of peace and order in the district. The
President was loath to take action in the
matter in the name of the Federal Govern
ment, but believing that some positive step
was necessary, he suggested that the District
Commissioners, as the representatives of
| local authority, issue some sort of a state
ment to offset rumored intentions of extrem-
lists to make the arrival of Coxey the oppor-
| tunity for demonstration that might de-
| velop into serious riot.
TROOPS NOT INTERFERING.
| The rumor that troop of United States
| cavalry had started for Hagerstown,
| Nd, to intercept the Coxeyites was
brought to the attention of the War De
partment officials this morning and re-
ceived prompt and complete explanation.
\ Assistant Secretary Doe, speaking for
Secretary Lamont said tie facts were that
| a Captain of the Eighth Cavalry had asked
permission to take his company out for a
couple of days field exercise, preparatory to
| the usual summer trip, and this permission
had been granted.
| The department officers had not troubled
| themselves to inquire as to the route
the company would take. The COM
mandant at Fort Meyer says none of his
troops have left the immediate vicinity of
| the post One company went out on the
Falls Church, Va, pike this morning to
| exercise the horses and give the men some
| field experience, which the have
lacked since last autumn. They will not go
over five miles from the post, and will re-
l turn tomorrow morning after breaking
camp. One of the officers at the post said
| the camp would be established at Carlin
| Springs, which is only about three
miles from the fort One of the other COM
panies at the post will go out on similar
duty in day or two and the men in
all four of the companions will take up the
same routine before the end of the week.
ary and of common occurrence throughout
the spring and summer. In case of the cav
airy at Fort Meyer should be needed for em-
ergencies the entire command could assem-
BILE and reach any point within twenty miles
of Washington in ten hours notice.
This is the only ca airy post east of the
Mississippi, and the discipline maintained
there is perfect. The companies stationed at
Fort Meyer have famous campaign records,
and they were ordered to this post three
years ago in order that Congress might have
a chance to see what efficiency was main
tanned in the army and what sort of real
troops the United States possessed.
They are splendidly mounted all the
horses having gone through trying service
| in Indian campaigns.
The rumor that Company A of the Eighth
Cavalry had been sent to Hagerstown pro-
badly had its rise in the fact that Troop A
| of the District of Columbia National Guard
took a little spin into the country for drill
and exercise yesterday.
General Coxey Interviewed.
NEW YORK, April 23, 1894 General"
Coxey was interviewed at the Sturtevant
House, this morning.
s'What do you think of the Boston riots,
Yesterday, GeneralW was asked.
IA likely thing to happen he replied,
'sbut still believe that the facts are incor-
rectly reported Enthusiasm and desire
to hear the speakers caused it ALL By no
means do look upon it as a demonstration
against the movement.
"How, General, do you view C,eveland's
proposed proclamation concerning your
army visit to the CapitolG'
s'We shall march on to Washington re-
gardiess of Mr.. Clevelands proclamation
We shall abide by the law as we have done
in the past. 1t would be in violation OF the
Constitution for him to prohibit our
right of free speech in the Capitol
He may rake up some old laws that would
hinder us, but, if such laws exist, they are in
violation of the Constitution. Somebody
must make test case of them, and we will.
"Do you place any credence in General
Kelly's statement, made at Council Bluffs
yesterday, that blood may be shedp
81 can readily see what he might have
meant If anybody attempts illegally to re-
strain or Cypress his army a feud might
arise which would end fatally. So far we
have made every effort to restrain
our men under the greatest provocation.
Take, for instance, our being penned up in
the Exposition grounds at Pittsburg. 1t
was Illegal but / ordered the men to sub
great nrovocation trouble is liable to
arise, but he will keep within the pale
of the law. In regard to the Secret Service
detectives who, it is said are following me, /
don't bother my head. am peaceable
man, harming no one, keeping the laws
and | don't see what they should watch me
for"
The General then went to see Commission
er Farmer of the Associated Trunk Lines,
about giving cheap TRANSPORTATION to Wash
ington over the railroads to all who desire
to go in sympathy with his movement. On
leaving Gne commissioners office he Sald:-
Mr.. Farmer treated me cordially, and
was as favorable to my scheme as could ex-
peet. He will lay it before meeting of the
Executive Committee on Wednesday, and
telegraph the result to me. was unable to
give him an exact estimate as to how many
tickets we will WANT
The General then went up town to witness
the sale of his eight horses at the Madison
Square Garden. He will return to the army
this evening. He denies that he even enter
tains any idea of accepting an offer of 5000
a week for a lecture tour.
The New England Contingent.
DEDHAM Mass, April %, 94.-The mists
hanging over the Charles River meadows
had not dissipated by the ruddy beams of
Old Sol when the New England delegation
of the unemployed awoke this morning from
their slumbers on the hard floors and board
counters in the vacant store in Memorial
Hall, Dedham Centre. Many of them sought
the watering trough in Memorial Square
and went through the form Of making their
morning ablutions. They returned to
their camp greatly refreshed and with an
appetite Meantime General Fitz Gerald
had been looking for ratiops for his men. At
bakery on Washington street he found
baker, who is a Socialist, and in a short
time boiler full of hot coffee. with
rolls of rye bread and bologna
sausages we're brought into the camp In the
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