Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-01
ALMOST A MUTINY.
Co1sy and Browne Spend the Night at
q Hotel.
THE COMMONwEAL INDIGNANT
Its Members unprovided VIII" "''
Shelter or Food-To' Days March 10
the Federal Capital.

WASHINGTON, April 3o.-There was
almost a mutiny In the Commoh"eai
camp at Brightwood to-day. Coxey ana
Browne registered at the National HOTEL
where they spent the night comfortably.
but the rank and file slept In the open
air or under such shelter as they
could find in the sheds and wagons IN
the park, and this morning they were
stiff with cold, as well as hungry. Noth-
ing had been provided for breakfast,
and they had nothing TO eat untii hail
past one. There was great zeal vi
growing and some threats, and some Oh
the men started out foraging on the'r
own hook. Men were begging from
door to door at private dwellings IT
Washington this afternoon, representing
themselves to be members OF Coxsy's s
command.
Early In the afternoon some proVis-
ions arrived from the city. and aiter
the men had been fed Browne arriVed
with additional supplies. He explained that
the delay was due to the fact that lie
and Coxey had trusted to @he iCca'
Commonwealers to feed the men. w
were busy all day attending To othr'
matters" he said, trying to get a place
in town for you boys, SO that you car
go about the city and in the Capitol
and wherever you please. we thlhh you
will behave yourselves. AS Shakespeare
saws: .Alrs well that ends WELL and So
as this has ended well. / hope there wont
be any more trouble. Pass the word
around TO the boys. and tell them they
will get their meals regularly here
after
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
There was not a murmur OF dissen,
and the proposed mutiny was disslpatcd
Browne gave audience to the newspaper
men i'm his tent afterwards. and told them
that the army would remain at Bright
wood Park tonight. and form the lin,
of march to the Capitol there tomorrow
morning.
.sWe don't know where well stay TO-
morrow night" he said. perhaps Wei
camp In the Capitol grounds We ar'
going to carry this thins through to tbs
end"
The route from the camp To the city
has been changed. The parade will come
In by the Fourteenth-Street road TO MI.
Pleasant. n suburb OF the city. thence VIA
Fourteenth street proper to pennsylvania
avenue. and to the Capitol grounds. Al
this point the body Will turn into FIRST
street and then go up street TO Dela-
ware avenue, northeast, which VIII place
them on the northeast border or the
grounds. Here IL Is proposed to disband
and enter as individuals. unless perm,s-
sion Is subsequently granted the army to
go In as a body.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
To evade city ordinance, which Inn
poses a license-fee OF s. per day upon
| exhibitions charging admission fees, nc
stated charge was made to the crowd that
| visited Brightwood yesterday. but lusty'
/ lunged Commonwealth stood at a table
| at the entrance and announced vocife'
rously that contributions were solicited
| In this way 500 was realized, and a
knowledge OF this fact intensified the dis
s ,sfaction at camp this morning against
| Brownies desertion TO the luxuries of the
city Will" the men hungered.
| Tht officials at the Capitol have beer
! notified that Coxey proposes making i
| speech from the east front OF the build
| ing tomorrow, and the latter has beer
| told that no speech-making will be al
| lowed by himself or any Of his followers
| either in or out Of the Capitol building
or within the grounds. and If he attempts
| to speak he will be arrested.
| GALVINIANS IN LUCK.
| COLUMBUS. O.. April 30.-Colonel Cal
| WINS Industrial army left the city In pas
| senger-cars over the Baltimore and ON
| tonight. sufficient money having beeI
collected here TO carry them to Benwood
| W. Va. The army received about thirty
| nj urri.f with II lnrp
amount of provisions.