New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
CAMP TYRANNY EVACUATED.
COXEY'S DWINDLING ARMY" LEAVES
WASHINGTON.

BuRG-MARYLAND PEOPLE PROTEST. BUT
GOVERNOR BROWN WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Washington, May 12-The start Of Coxey's
army" from Camp Tyranny for Bladensourg
was made this morning promptly at 9 o'clock
The army with it's recent accessions. numbered
525 men. according to Carl Brownies figures, but
II contained less that a hundred Of those who
crossed the mountains. The day was hot, but
tempered with a pleasant breeze and the tramps
seemed to regard the change from their un-
healthy quarters as a picnic. particularly as the
commissary wagons well supplied for sew
eral days at least As a dime-drawng attraction
the army had ceased to pay In the city, and
yesterday In order 10 get up anything like a
crowd one of the wagons was driven through the
streets displaying a big piacard announcing "ad-
mission free to Coxey camp to-day" The new
camp Is pleasant driving distance Of about six
miles northeast Of the city.
Carl Browne woke the army up at daybreak
and as soon as they could get breakfast, all hands
were Sc; to work breaking camp and packing the
tents and cooking outfit into the wagons, which
started for Bladensburg with an advance guard
Of twenty-five men at o'clock. For the next
two hours the entire force busiy engaged in
cleaning mp the old SITE burning the straw bed
ding and leaving the spot in much better condi-
ton than they found 1t. Brownies assertion that
525 men took breakfast and that the enlistment
roll showed $50 members not borne out by
actual count for when the procession moved only
PCS men were in line. and fifty Of these were ne
groes who had just Joined the Commonweal. at.
tracted by the summer resort features Of the new
camp The Philadelphia contingent had dwindled
to forty-one men. 1t not intended to leave
the camp until 10 o'clock. but Browne was OPP
posed to the police escort thar was expected at
that hour. and he got his men under march be-
fore the police arrived.
JESSE COXEY IN COMMAND.
Just before starting Browne harangued his fol-
lowers and told them that he had to report az
court 70 receive sentence. and that young Jesse
Coxey would be In command until he returned.
lie could not say when that would be. as he
might be sent 20 lai. but he begged them to
obey Jesse implicitly and threatened them that
dismissal in disgrace would Immediately follow
any insubordinatlon against Jesses commands.
lie said he did this because he and Jesse had a
row some time ago. and he wanted TO show the
men that all was now harmonious When near
the Capitol. less than mile from camp halt Of
five minutes made and the men strung out
along the curbstones FOR two blocks in the shade
Of the trees. and listened 10 some negro banjo
reached the District line and passed over into
Maryland at quarter past 10 o'clock. Browne
mad told Jesse Coxey to halt the men at this
point and give n cheer for the hosp,abe people
Of Washington. but Jesse evidently forgot the In
junction. and the departure from the District
was without incident
The men carried their banner and their peace"
5annercis a. they did on their march to the Cap
ltol. and were considerably improved In their ap-
pcarance by their rest. They marched two and
two. and tried 10 keep step Win their band
which. after long silence has again broken out
with several attempts with new tunes. Browne
accompanied the men as far as the Capitol
grounds. which they We're careful To skirt and
1ot 20 Cross Browne then l.ft them 10 go down
% court and look after hts motion for rohearing.
coNey and Jones had already preceded him 10
court, Jesse Coxey. Jacobs son. assumed COM
mand ~ the cohorts They marched from the
Capitol down Maryand-ave. g. Fiftecnth-st..
East. 10 the city limits. attracting a small crowd
u Idle onlJokers ana accompanied by newspaper
men hicy cles. From the city boundary -
their new camping place there is an excellent
macadamizcd road. dusty. but otherwise In good
marching condition
Exactly ten DAYS ago Coxey's army" marched
down Pcnnsylyania-ave. 500 strong In the ten
DAYS seventeen Of the men have been sentenced
so terms I'm the wOrkhOusc for yagrancy. one has
been drowned. and six were taken to hospitals
suffering from various complaints. Nearly 100
new recruits. mostly negroes. have been gathered
in. and as less than 2OC marched out to-day.
about 900 OF the enlisted men are unaccountcd
for No practical results have been achieved.
and now. so far the District authorities are
concerned. the city ~ Washington is perma-
nently rid u the Commonwealers. 1t has been
determined that they will never be permitted to
return 10 the city.
NOT DESIRABLE as NEIGHBORs.
The people in the pretty little Maryland sub
urbs Of Washington adjoining the proposed new
camp Of the Coxeyltes. have appealed to the
Governor OF Maryland to prevent what they term
an outrage on their property rights With the
unanimity which seems TO prevail in other COM
munities. they showed a willingness to aid the
Coxey mobs to descend upon the National Capt
tai but decline to have them I'm their own neigh
borhood. In the little town Of Hyattsville. cele-
brated for its adoption Of the Henry George sim
gle-taX system subsequently OVerthrOWn by the
cOurts) the citizens rang the fire bell last night.
when the news reached them. to call an indiS
nation meeting 10 protest against having the
COXcy camp I'm their ncighbOrhood Two hun
dred strong. they marched In a body 10 the resi-
dence I'm Bladensburg of j. II. Rodgers. who had
rendered the new camping ground TO the COXey-
ties. They received scant satisfaction from
either the elder Rodgers or his son. }. Harry
Rodgers These will be remembered
coming into National prominence some six or
seven years ago I'm connection with the Pan
Electric telephone investigation by Congress.
Both OF them announced themselves as CoXey
sympathizers without approving his methods.
Then the citizens went away I'm indignant
frame Of mind. and later Colonel Wright Rives'
a retired officer Of the United States Army. who
lives near by tecgraphcd to Governor Brown.
Of Maryland fol- .ws:
Il have written you. Coxcy Will arrive At
Bladensburg tomorrow. Don't allow his horde
10 put our property and lives I'm peril"
The Governors reply is anxOusly looked for
by the citizens.
Lawyer Lipscomb accompanied by COxey,
Browne and Jones. al the police court this
morning and after brief conference with Judge
Miller and the Assistant District-Attorrcy, II
was decided to call up the motion for a new trial
in the cases OF COxey ct al. Tuesday next.
The Government desired To go with the
matter vhis afternoon. but Mr. Lipscomb said
that Representatives. Pence and Hudson, Of
counsel for the defendants. out Of town
attending the funeral of Mr. Brattan. and would
be unable to participate in the argument for
new trial until Tuesday. After the continuance
his