Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-14

law. and spoke of his bills for non-interest
bonds and for good roads, which would re-
suit in giving work to idle men. Coxcy
went to Washington on the 1925 train that
night, and Browne and the commonwealers,
who amounted to about fifty in number. re-
turned to their camp. I'VE won't hurt
you," some of them said, as they went off.
All night long the deputies patrolled the
two towns. Some of the citizens were in
nervous state of excitement, and did not
sleep. No arrests were made. except four
men in Bladensburg, who were afterward
released.
Sheriff Dove has been in town ever since
Saturday. The deputies have patrolled the
streets ever since Saturday. They manage
to relieve each other from duty. Mr.. c. w.
Barr has charge of the Hyattsville force
and ex-Sheriff Darnall of the one in Bla-
densburg.
Citizens Denounced.
Neither Browne nor Coxey was at the
camp until the afternoon yesterday Serv-
ices were held there in the evening, and
Marshal Browne. in a speech, arraigned
the citizens of Hyattsville as towards.
Large numbers of people visited the camp
yesterday, and there were more carriages
In Bladensburg and Hyattsvile than there
have ever been at any Sunday since the two
towns were founded. Quiet seemed to pre-
vail here yesterday, in spite of the large
number of visitors. The Coxey question
was alluded to in some of the churches yes
ttrudy. lne army expects 10 be largely
reinforced this week. The town commits
sioners will hold meeting tonight and pass
an ordinance relating to speaking on the
streets. committee of lawyers left for
Baltimore this morning to confer with At
torney General Poe. The citizens of the
community are determined to devise some
means of Kidding the place of the Coxey
nuisance. A number of Coxey's men, it is
said, have deserted him.
A petition is being circulated to form a
military company in Hyattsville, and it has
already over thirty signers.
Laying. Ont n Camp.
A Star reporter visited the new encamp-
mtn mt this afternoon, and the first man of
Importance he met was the redoubtable
Carl Browne. The marshal was apparently
as happy IS boy with padded glove and
catcher's mask.
What do you think of my coop detat?"
he inquired, with a disregard of parlez
cnrelessness of harmony. I've got those
Hyattsville fellows right on the hip" he
contir ued. gleefully. They are like Ma
hornets coff1n-suspended between heaven
and earth-ard they don't know what in
the world to do. They sent their committee
ever to Baltimore to see the attorney gen.
eral this morning. and the messengers will
only nave their trouble for their pains
This is the permanent headquarters of the
cCmmonweal. and right here we are going
TO stay, and don't you forget 1t. / have made
perfectly SATISFACTORY arrangements WIN
the man who owns the lease OF this land
to occupy 1t as long as want it. and there
Is no legal way by which we can be driven
out of IT.
Il have laid out the first properly arranged
camp we have yet had. Here is the dia-
gram, so you can see for yourself" Browne
lalu dc wn a big piece of white cotton he was
holding in his arms. and which might have
been II tended for flag of truce in case the
irate Prince Georgians came swooping down
on mischief bent, and drew out the dia-
gram, which was a very good drawing of
the plan of the camp. which, by the way, he
has designated as Camp George Washington.
At the front of the encampment is Peace
Square. grassy plot, shaded by a large
apple tree. within which Brownies tent and
the hospital and commissary tents are
erected. The abiding places of the various
communes are arranged on three sides of
quadrangle surrounding Peace Square.
Each line of tents is distinguished by an
INDUSTRIOUS name. Communes A, b and c
are on Martha Washington avenue. The
quartelmaster's tent and communes ID and
Z occupy Lafayette avenue. while George
Washington avenue is honored by COM
munes and G. the Philadelphia contin-
gent, with Christopher Columbus Jones and
the bulldog Coxey and the advance guard
OF the California contingent.
The camping place is incloSed by q fence
on three sides and its rear is washed by
the Eastern branch. The waters of this
stream will have a good deal of excellent
work ID perform II an olfactory view of
cation. The men have been working and
sleeping in heavy winter clothes for many
days, and in certain senses could hold their
own with any band of Russian pilgrims
that ever crossed the steppes, while an
emigrant train when it reaches Dakota
would be as the perfumes of Araby when
compared to the CoXey crowd. Along the
bank OF the branch is a thick growth of
large trees, which affords ambrosial shade
and the ground is carpeted with a thick sod
that is most inviting. Browne said the large
wagon yard adjoining the hotel and sepa-
| rating the encampment from the street
would be devoted to public meetings and
his panorama wagon was already in place
and loaded to the muzzle with a big carl
| cature in readiness for this evenings bonn
bardment.
Art Notes.
He had already been at work decorating
the outside of the fence for the delectation
| of the passers by. At one end was a ter
ribly libellous picture of Coxey, inclosed
| in a medallion, which also contained the
| motto: Good Roads, Good Men. Good
Money" At the other end was a reproduc-
| ton of Mr.. Browne himself which the
proud artist had evidently done his best to
! fiatter 1t was surmounted by dirty BAN
| ner indicating that Browne believed in
Peace on earth and good will toward
men," Midway between these two worthless
was a medallion containing a preparation
of the classical visage of the father of his
| country sufficient to arouse the most peace
| full Son of the Revolution to running amuck
among the Coxeyites. 1t was equipped
with the familiar First in Peace. ETC.
| Browne waded through the deep dust
across the road ard begged the reporter to
| follow. so as to get a proper view of the
| real beauties of his art in portraiture While
| the proper view was being enjoyed yell
| low dog, with unQuestionable signs of the
mango. ran out from beneath passing
| farm wagon. made a spasmodic yelp at c.
| Washington's picture and fell down in a fit.
Browne informed the reporter that he was
| going to continue his decoration of the
| fence If it killed every yellow dog I'm Prince
| Georges county. All along the top of the
| fence are the banners and transparencies
| carried on the march from Massillon. but
their inscriptions are not as striking as that
upon a tree near the entrance to the bar
room of the hotel. A literal reproduction of
| II Is worthy of study. Here 1t is: