Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-02
Washington Excited.


Coxey's army broke camp at lO.l5
and started for the city. From Mount
Pleasant to the Capitol grounds the
men marched between rows Of people
three deep. About 100 'Wealers
were in line. The procession was
escorted by nine mounted police. In
the city the crowd interfered with
the passing of the army and the po-
lice were kept busy. 49,.
There vas little interest in the
walk up Pennsylvania avenue to the
Capitol grounds. Mounted police
men were stretched from curb to curb
and made ingress toward the Capitol
impossible, and the squad OF police in
front OF the army went straight
ahead. 1t was ruse TO carry the
procession past the Capitol. Half q
block up B street Browne halted the
column and dismountad. He turned
over his horse to an attendant, then
be went to Coxey's carriage and spoke
to the General. g.
Coxey kissed his wife, sprang from
the carriage and made way toward
the entrance to the Capitol Browne
followed, bearing banner. The
rank and file of the army stood in the
street and the officers spurred through
the crowd after Coxey aud Browne.
B street was impossible. Coxey
sprang to the stone paving on the cas- t
front OF the Capitol grounds and with
. bound WAS inside the fence amid q
tangle Of shrubbery. Browne fol-
| lowed.
The first officer tied his horse to
the fence, cleared the fence at q
bound and dartsd into the shrubbery.
Other officers followed. Small trees,
bushes and flower beds. went down
before the sweep of tie horsemen and
the yelling crowd which followed.
Coxey and Browne lodged through
the bushes TO the open area At the
east front. There was q crash, then
the fuGitives, officers aud mob from
the street net the wall of officers and
people in the open. The people
shouted. Coxey and Browne were
lost for O moment. The police
stemmed the rush after q minute,
one Of the officers using his baton
freely. Coxey slipped unobserved
through the struggling mass and
bounded up TO the east entrance to
the Capitol. He WIS up to the tenth
step before he was recognized, then
the officers closed in about him. The
great crowd recognized him and a
shout went up from every corner.
Coxey turned to the crowd and raised
his hat. He was pale. Captain
Garden Of the Capitol police stepped
10 one side OF him and Lieutenant
Kelly, Of the city police held his other
arm. The officers formed solidly
above him. The crowd below was
kept back by the menacing clubs.
"What do you want TO do here ?"
asked Captain Garden.
II wish TO make an address," re-
piled Coxey, and his voice showed in =.
tense emotion. ..
"But you cannot do that" said
Captain Garden.
"Then can read a protest." asked
Coxey, aHd he drew from his pocket
a typewriter manuscript and began
to unfold IT,. Captain Garden took
Coxey Ivy the LETT arm and Lieu tenant
Kelly by the right; they moved down
the steps between solid ranks Of
officers, following Mt the first step.
Ibe great crowd greeted Coxey and
the officers with shouts. Again the
mounted police charged and it looked
as # there would be trouble, but the
little knot Of officers passed forward
with Coxey in the center, fiauked by
mounted officers. Az Corey made