New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-30

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GENERAL" WILL STORM THE CAPT
TOL TOMORROW
-r,shington. April 29.-JacOb s. Coxey's ragged
,s,ot-sore Army of the Commonweal marched
% the District of Columbia to-day without
"sx,atjon from the authorities. and are en-
D-,sd tonight on Federal territory within
80 miles Of the Capitol. Citizen Coxey sleeps
,,e National Hotel where he joined his wife
., child this afternoon; the rank and file of the
~ lie on the damp ground in BrghtwoOd
Icing Park where thousands of people gath
Y.n-dav 10 inspect the queer contingent
-..ra was no incident in the march from
,..,vt,Ie until the advance guard arrived at
=. junction Of the BrOOkvlle pike. where about
-, h,,vclists. including SpoOner, of Chicago the
.,Aur long-distanCe champion, were drawn up
= r,a The whoemen made a free ad" de-
"a On behalf Of the cyclists for good roads
D-.ooh and Coxcy. from his comfortable car
- complied. \ toll gate was shortly after
ard reached. and after many remonstrances
s,a,,r ths t0ll-keepcr obdurate Coxey went
s.un IN his pocket and brought forth the neces-
cary amour; to secure his passage and that Of
~. n,her mounted followers. which was 6S cents.
nuoun,ebank" smith "the Unknown" with his
..oas-a CONTINGENT Of deserters from the Com
r,o,weal Army. marched his men from Rock
,,,. in advance Of their former comrades and
,Ssv established temporary camp at Silver
srr;ngs A station on the Baltimore and Ohio
pailroad where the track crosses the Rockville
Ike short distance from the District line
ttiInrs also was established squad of
royevtes. under Marshal Grenan. who had
Seen sent on ahead to apprehend any
CSo,mroo1weslers who might attempt to enter
Nashington In advance of the main force. y
s,uad Of q dozen cdvairymen of the regular
sssrvice from Fort Myer who say they were
merely giving their horses an airing. likewise
Mei..o Meioo,,5od ~ silver Springs and waited there
until the army came along
wing banners of the CoXey cohorts in the
Sistance Two hundred people We're gathered
a, he silver Springs station. when the Common
veal Army appeared Browne rode al the
head on Coxey's horse Coxey himself. dressed
IN stvlish grey suit. rode in low phactOn
driven by one of his henchmen
Then came the army marching by toWs.
Zach commune separated from the next by big
wagon. There were 336 men in line by actual
count. including the advance guard and the
Zones contingent from Philadelphia. Chris; -
nher Columbus Jones. the leader Of the Phila-
delphia commune riding CoXey's Hambetonan
"Onvaeer" looked Ike an itlnerant preacher III
his silk hat and black clothes
II was 1920 when the District line was reached.
Only three police officers were in evidence when
-he C0nmonwealerS drew near the driving park
Al / y m At the entrance was sign stating
mai no admission would be charged 10 the park.
hut slght-seers were expected u contribute some
thing to help along the cause. Many cOntnDu-
tions were collected in this way.
Coxey when questioned as TO his next move
rents said:
"%'e shall lose no time at this camp. TUESDAY
morning we shall march down Twenty-hrst-st |.
m the statue Of Washington and along Pennsyl-
vania-ave, past the White House and the Treas
ury reaching the steps Of the Capitol at noon.
There we shall hold a meeting and impress upon
Congress the advisabilitv Of agreeing 70 the
measures Of the Commonweal. the good roads and
the nOn-nterest bearing bond bills
What r they stop you?' was asked
They can't stop US The Constitution does not
permit them Theren be no Interference We
shall not transgress any law that is Consttu-
tionaI There'n be no disorder in our parade or
meeting. We have a perfect right to gather on
the steps Of the Capitol and we'll do So