The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-02
G]IEY At THE CAPITOL
Police Prevent Him From
Speaking,
BROWNE BADLY BEATEN.
Ho Tries to OutWit the BlueCOatS
and ReSiStS Arrest.

Christopher Columbus Jones Goes to
the MarshaI's Rescue and is Also
Taken Into Custody - A Woman
Goes Brownies Bond and He is Re-
leased-A Big Crowd Out to See the
Commonweal March Into the City
Coxey Rides in His Phaeton With
His Wife and Child-His Daughter
In the Saddle as a Sort of Joan of
Archie Army Marches to a New
Camping Ground After It's Repulse
at the oapitol.-Coxey Takes Out a
License to Exhibit it.
Washington, May Jacob S. Coxey's
much advertised demonstration on behalf
of the "Commonweal of Christ, in favor
of GOOD roads and the reputation of
national obligations to pay interest on
bonds, ended to-day in a ridiculous fizzle.
All told about 500 men out of the origi-
nally promised hundreds of thousands,
marched up the capitol hill and marched
down again. In this 600 were
included all the unemployed of
the capital who could be drummed into
support of the movement, The local con-
tingent dispersed after the capitol fasco
was over and only the original 300
marched down into the newly-selected
camp ground, near an open sewer canal,
condemned, as an unhealthy resting place
by the health officers, where they have
been placed on exhibition by their leader,
who has taken out a license to charge
gate money for admission to the camp and
the privilege of hearing him lecture.
Gen. COXey himself, who studiously
courted martyrdom, but was careful
to shield himself from personal
harm, was contemptuously turned
loose after he had supposed he
had secured his purpose of being arrested.
His 6urly lieutenant, Marshal Browne,
who deliberately attempted a movement
10 force access through the capitol
grounds to the steps of the capitol to sus-
tam Gen, COXey in his efforts to speak,
ana the leader of the Philadelphia con-
tlngent, Christopher Colum Dus Jones,
VINO went to his assistance, both landed
IN the lookup, Browne with a damaged
head from police clubbing, and without
his tcathered hat.
BREAKING CAMP.
A perfect day with brightly
shining sun, which Citizen Coxey took
as propitiOus omen, was the por-
lIon OF the army Of the common
veal Tor its demonstration in favor of
OoXey good-road bill The spirits of the
commonwealers had cheered up con-
slderably. In this particular something
was que OF course to eggs and bread and
coffee which the men had for Breakfast,
aDemonlCO meal as compared with the
C0ne and water on which the men were
0Duged to subsist until 2 o'clock yester-
Jay afternoon. The commonwealers
spent another cherries night. The air
was cold and damp. Those who were
NiJhout covering, and there were few
VINO hdu any shelter whatever, suffered
Much. But breakfast, which was
oiLt eu early, braced them up after their
uisuV OF misery and they fell to work
;"ILn a VIM to break camp George Wash
itzVon aa when Marshal Browne gave the or
ueI' By clock not a vestige Of the
s.laW and general litter which told of
cue presence of the men and horses.
99uofllE before 10 O'Clock Marshal
'io"ue formed the men in a hollow
99luare and standing in the center, called
WI 'Htee cheers for peace. The cheers
we're given and the commonwealers
ma{ed lnelr little cotton flag of peace,
o, maOa which they had been armed. "Now,"
o,Nu MARSHAL Browne, well march
al.oG. a,otuu the grounds and try it over
s@H' and the band started up a slow
yr9lht ht 10 which the eight communes
dtu'Hcu IN circle to a point about a hun
Ged GIed Yards from the former camp. Here
NV, r,rt' 81 SHaI Browne formed them in line and
stor.m p.v mem through a drill with their peace
een;Seo' men he haraugued them. coun-
b''"b peace. Their banners of peace
~ S"id, would be more forcible
r'',i u,aI al the guns and cannons in the
BU, BUlIu, ihe men cheered and Marshal
crioGG He waved his hat Garry peace -
anS Jo I,..!j t.'!arshal Browne; shoulder peace"
af an lI iyn Iheir little flags pointed upward
wsaI,o an ouRle behind the head the common
il teh(l99 started on to show congress what
nl'oG'u GO. The bugle sounded, the band
foyl0o Juu a Scotch bagpipest brought
Jr.." J." doIetUl sound from his Instruments.
sy wo"I. vnen the leader of the common
Wir'ti2 arrived in his pony phaton
srl9s wryn him was Mrs. Coxey and in her
Co%Sv C%S Sne 81 e carried little Legal Tender
CoyoS' her babe of few wesks. Citizen
Nars 4Gid the reins. At 1915 O'Clock
and 5lti 9lai browne called attention again,
mar w 'tn u shoulder peace" and forward
far W. me commonweal army started
Gen ,SSsulugton, led by Marshal Browne,
Mounted police ''''N' " p" ''0D -
A DUSTY MARCH.
the a"f route route Of the procession was down
Ple,s.oo1at oo1atrte2enth street read to Mount
prG1e." thence along Fourteenth street
PagpDI-' TO Pennsylvania avenue, to the
groInan n'on 1nent, and around the capitol
Was w,IS, "a,, The Fourteenth street road
ri1ntE:Ssry dusty, and the marchers were
a5o,atiiuly besprinlIled as tbev ma msrcbe9 ned
neral me Inc commonweal moved at a fu-
an I 5ir"a r"ce' and it was three-quarters Of
sgb5r5 IN reaching Mount Pleasant, a
dussr Oh the city. At the head of the
nom soldiers Of peace were three
policemen. Then came Mrs