Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-30

before the eyes of the army. At the park.
however, quite detail Of officers turned up,
and one Of them stood by the door to the
saloon at the entrance in order to prevent
any evasion OF the Sunday law. Plenty OF
men entered that mysterious portal They
all had curious little cards. which said that
and were privileged to take q drink when
they pleased. The army Of the common
veal, however. had not even been made
honorary members of this club and conse-
Mr.. Coxey and Carl Browne lectured on
the subject Of reincarnation.
The Collection Of Banners.
Just after getting over the District line
the army made short halt, and all the
banners were gotten out from the wagon
and distributed to the men. There Is prob
ably not In existence such a queer collection
Of works OF art as these banners. They are
all the handiwork of Artist Carl Browne
and his genius in this direction Is eminently
displayed In their construction. The famous
banner Of peace is most prominent, because
II Is always carried at the front Of the pro-
cession. 1t bears on it portrait supposed
to be that of Christ, but which bears a
rather striking resemblance to Marshal
Browne himself. Around the portrait are
the words Peace on earth, good will to
men. but death to interest-oearing bonds. "
On the back are a few other sentiments of
a similar character. Another banner has q
big picture of an eagle, with the words,
Equal rights to all, special privileges to
none. On the rear of this Q uhge spider,
with lace supposed to resemble one Of the
Rothschilds. has reached out its arms untfl
IL has grasped about every country existing
on the map. Still another contains the
words, "Christ's reincarnated soul. In the
whole, explains His second coming on the
lines OF reason" The back Of this affair
says. Christ is our leader" On one con-
struction there is a rather well painted
girls head She Is holding q sheaf OF grain
and Is meant to represent the commonweal.
The rear has a rough drawing of Carl
Browne himself, with the statement that
this Is the cerebelum of the commonweal of
Christ One banner has a picture Of the
suffering working people and the inscrip-
ton, Banks Of issue must be suppressed.
ana the circulating medium restored to the
general government. Banks Of issue are
more dangerous to liberty than standing
armies" picture Of Mr.. Coxey on one
banner is inscribed with the motto OF the
commonweaL
Columbus Jones.
on the march from Rockville the Phila-
delphia contingent were headed by a new
fgure A little short man. with a beard, a
pinched nose. furry beaver hat and a
rusty broadcloth coat. walked at the head
or the contingent. He was no less than
Columbus Jones. Columbus Jones, who
was to have led 10000 men from Philadel-
phia and who turned up at Rockville with
AZ men. Columbus Jones talked to your
correspondent on the march. He said the
movement was a great success and would
result In the passage Of the bills. Mr..
Jones Is more severe on the capitalistic
class than any Of the other leaders. After
TINS movement Is over" he said, IT shall
say my little say. and tell all know with
and crime going on will probably get me
In trouble, but have only one life to lose +"
asked Jones what the army would do X
congress paid no attention to them. well
that matter" he said, will work itself out
on the lines of life and reason"
Then Mr.. Jones beanie personal and said
he was mighty. tired Of walking. Later on
the great Philadelphian was witnessed
looking happy and contented. Jones is a
good deal closer to the genus crank than
any other of the leaders. Last night at
the camp the men practiced the singing Of
hymns and other songs.
Crowds Went Out Yesterday.
If circus had advertised to give q free
performance at the Brightwood driving
track yesterday it would hardly have at
tracted a larger crowd than filed out of this
city from early In the morning until late IN
the evening to see the greatest aggregat icn
OF weary walkers on earth. The various
roads leading out from the city to Bright
"OON "ciC SAOW0cu o. tHcy nave never
been for quarter Of century with people
on foot. or travelling in every conceivable
sort of vehicle. From the boundary of the
city out. on both the 14th and It'll street
roads. there was a double line of convey
ances, going and coming. so close that the
horses OF one fairly touched the wagon or
carriage ahead 1t was for all the world
like q mammoth exodus to q county fair
Among them darted men and women on
bicycles. and on either side of the roads
were steady streams Of pedestrians. The
delightful weather undoubtedly had its eff
feet in bringing out the large crowd. and 1t
would be hard to say for how many thous-
ands of people Brightwood was the Mecca
Yesterday. Around the electric cars that
led from the city to Brightwood swelled the
largest crowds. At the head Of eth street at
one time yesterday there were more than a
thousand people standing around waiting
for a chance to crowd in for a ride to the
Coxey camp, and every time q car started
there were twenty times as many people
struggling to get on as the car could posi-
bly, accommodate.
Inside the Park.
Inside the park the spectacle presented
was unique and one that will not soon be
by those who saw 1t. There was
a constant stream OF people. riding or on
foot. entering the grounds, and at the gate
were stationed two privates Of the army,
one announcing, In loud voice. that con-
tributions were expected and would be
received, and the other sitting at
a little table taking in the money that fell
In a steady shower. Contributions ranged
from few cents up to q dollar, but the av-
erage person probably dropped q dime or a
quarter on the table and passed In to see
the army of peace. The amount received
was not made known, but 1t must have
footed up to a most encouraging total that
convinced che leaders of their wisdom in
coming TO Washington ahead Of their scnel-
uled time in order to reap the benefit Of the
Sunday crowd.
The crowd Of spectators inside the gate
from early until late was 80 large as to
completely swallow up the army, 50 that 1t
monwealers. A man who would look for
all the world like just a plain. ordinary,
everyday tramp would be surrounded by a
curious crowd of men and women, an IL ne
had been the veriest freak or curio. He
would be asked where he had come from,
what his business was, whether his feet
were sore, how he liked tramping, what he
expected to accomplish in Washington,
what sort Of q man Gen. Coxey was,
whether 1t was pleasanter to walk or to
ride on a canal boat, how long he thought
they would stay in Washington, and
thousand and one other such Questions
The alarm that many people had expressed
quickly dissipated when they saw the
character Of the men that composed It,
and no one seemed to stand In the least
awe of the wanderers. Altogether, there
was very little for the crowd to see and
they had to make the best Of what there
the army that came on earlier had set up
q canvas fence some twelve or fifteen feet
high. inclosing about an acre or two of
ground.