The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-13

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Carl Browne,
OF the CoxeJites, decided to break camp
this morning, and, as soon as they
could get breakfast, all hands were set
70 work breaking camp and packing the
tents and cooking outfit into the wagons,
which left for Bladensburg, with an
advance guard of twenty-five men, at
O'Clock. For the next two hours the
entire force was busily engaged in
cleaning up the old site. burning che
straw bedding, and leaving the spot in
much better condition than they found
Brownies assertion that 525 men took
breakfast and that the enlistment roll
showed $50 members was not borne out
by actual count, for when the procession
moved at O'Clock only eos men were
In line and fifty OF them were negroes
who had just Joined, attracted BY the
summer resort features OF the new
camp Inc Philadelphia contingent
had dwindled to forty-one men.
1t was not intended to leave the Damp
until 10 O'Clock, but Browne was or
posed to the police escort that was ex-
pected at that hour, and no was sue
cessful in getting under march before
they arrived. Just before leaving
Browne harraugued his followers and
told them he had to appear at court 10
receive sentence and that young Jesse
Coxey would be in command until he
returned.
They were careful to clear the Capitol
grounds and not to cross them, desiring
not to create any new Complications
They reached the District line and
passed over into Maryland at 1918
o'clock. Browne had told Jesse Coxey
to hold the men at this point and give a
oheer for the hospitable people of WASH
lngton, but Jesse evidently forgot the
injunction, and the departure from the
national reservation was without Incl
dent.
Exactly ten days ago Cexey's army
marched down Pennsylvania avenue 600
strong, In The ten days seventeen of
the men have teen sentenced "a the
workhouse for vagrancy, one has been
drowned and six were taken to hospitals
suffering from various complaints.
Nearly 100 recruits, mostly negroes,
have been gathered in, and as less than
SUI marched out to day about 500 OF the
enlisted men are unaccounted for. No
practical results have boon ACCOMPLISHED
and now, as far as the District authori.
tics are concerned, the city OF Washing.
ton is permanently rid OF the common
wealers. 1t has been determined that
they will never be permitted to return
to the city.
The people In the suburbs OF Wash.
inglon adjoining the proposed new camp
OF the CoXeyites have Appealed to the
governor of Marylynd to prevent what
they term an outrage on their property
rights. With the unanimity which
seems to prevail in other com munlties.
they showed willingness to aid the
Coxey mobs to descend upon the Ma
tional Capitol, but decline to have them
in their own neighborhood.
In the little town Of Hyattsville, cele.
brated for it's adoption OF the Henry
George single tax system (subseouently
oVerthrown by the courts), the citizens
rang the fire bell, when the news
reached them, to call an indignation
meeting to protest against having the
CoXey camp In their neigh borhood
Two hundred strong they marched Ia
body to the residence of j. III. Rodgers
In Bladensburg, who has rendered the
new camping ground. They received
scant satisfaction from either the elder
Rodgers or his son, Mr. j. Harry
Rodgers Both OF them announced
themselves as Coxey sympathizsrs with
out approving his methods Then the
citizens left in an indignant frame OF
mind, and later Colonel Wrightriver, a
retired officer OF the United States army,
who lives nearby, telegrsphed to Gov
ernor Brown. Of Maryland, as follows:
II have written you. Coxey will ar
rive at Bladensburg tomorrow. Don't
allow his horde to put our property and
lives in peril"
The governors reply is anxiously
looked for by the citizens.