New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-10
A TAME COXEY PARADE.

| ONLY a FEW BOYS WATCH THE ARMY" HERE
| PRAISE Fly JOHN swINToN-swEET-
LANDS CASE ADJOURNED.
The "Coxey contingent" OF sixty men led by
Captain Sweetland from Connecticut to this
city reposed in comfort in the rooms Of the People,
party. at No. so East feminist. yesterday The
| men played cards lounged about the rooms
waiting orders from Sweetland. who had been ar
| rested for leading the march within the city lin
, It's without permit. Sweetland spent part OF
Tuesday night in cell in the fremont Police Sta
tion' but he was bailed out about midnight and
taken to the home of David Rousseau. the eectri-
| clan. In Mott-ave. Yesterday morning Sweetland
was at the Morrsania Police Court with his
bondsman. and his examination set down for
this morning He was permitted to go at large
on bail meanwhile.
In the afternoon Sweetand was at the head
quarters In feminist. for short time. and was
interested in getting a permit for parade of his
contingent In the evening The permit OBJ
tanned at Police Headquarters. One member of the
army was missing. He disappeared the way
down from Harlem Tuesday evening lie Is a
young Pole. named John Patrick, who joined
Sweetland at Meriden. The police have been asked
to hunt for him. although Swee:land thinks II is
possible that he has been persuaded to desert by
some OF his countrymen.
The fact that two deserters from the Coxey army
In Philadelphia have been stricken with smallpox
caused Dr. Doty. OF the Division Of Contagious Dis
eases. to consider whether 1t would be advisable to
NdCClnate the men or SWeetandS army. Or. DOty
was informed. however. that they were ali able
bodied workingmen, clean and healthy, and not OF
the tramp order. He therefore decided not TO vac
climate them.
The banner OF the company is Of white silk with
yellow border and a yellow sun In the middle
On the top band OF the border is the word "Olom-
bia' In blue letters. and the face Of the
in the middle OF the banner is the word Peace"
also in blue. The said that the word on the
top Of the banner meant the United States OF the
World. They expected TO resume their march TO
Washington this morning
The march of Sweetland and his sixty men to the
m cot a Hall last faila 1 to
attract much attention. In the Bowery few boys
laughed at the double file OF walking along
with three peace banners. but as rule people
hardly turned TO look at the army In the hall
seau the organizer OF the meeting, could find some
speakers. Fifty sixty members of the Peoples
party were In the hall with half dozen police
men. w J. Client was induced TO preside at the
meeting and he introduced Sweetland. who talked
tamely about the doctrines OF General CoXey.
He followed by John Swinton. who stirred up
the small crowd to enthusiasm by declaring that
the contingent from Connecticut had more brains
than could be found in all OF the newspaper offices
In the city more religion than could be found in
all Of the churches and more knowledge OF law than
possessed by the Judges and lawyers OF the
I'VE welcome you Captain sweetand to this
city," MIR. Swnton shouted You have already
been welcomed-by policeman. The policeman
for carrying the American flag You Will be tried
o-morrow morning by an emlgrant Judge lie may
not understand our Connecticut 1argon. II YOU
get TO Washington and are locked up there your
Coxeys army and he has got more soldiers secreted
In Washington now than can be found in the ranks
OF all OF The armies that are marching 10 Wash
nRton.'.
SweetIand ana his men got back TO their head
quarters in feminist.