The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-28
C0XEY'S ARMY MOVING.
THE "VETRRANs" JOIN FRYE on
VIRGINIA SOIL.
Governor O'FerrsII Can Drive the Tranps
Out of the State-A Speedy Agree
mont on the Tariff Predicted
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLBY BUILDING. !
WAsHISGroS, July "a, 1894.

WAsHISGroS, July u, 1894.
The Coxey army IS to-day passing
| through Washington to join the General
| Frye encampment upon the musquito-
| filed fats of the Potomac on the Gov
eminent reservation in Fairfax county,
Va. Old man Coxey has accomplished his
purpose of advertising himself, has been
nominated for Congress. and has delivered
| his farewell address to the army and is
in Ohio for the balance Of his life, it is
10 be hoped. I'm the meanwhile, however
his discarded veterans have abandoned
Camp Lost Liberty, ana are gone TO aug
ment the forces OF Frye on Virginia SOIL
And now is the time FOR Governor O'Fer-
ran 10 act.
These lazy summer days seem happily
to have no effect on the energetic Gov
ernOT, and his reCt mt letter 10 the HOF-
ernor OF Alabama has been the matte,
OF great pride here To the Nlrgillahs anu
the subject of general JOlltticauOn ON the
part of the Alabama contingent. MS anu
sion ~ the wolf In sheep clothing sus
tains his reputation Tor metaphor anu
now the time has come for dlpioinatlc
or military expose, for Whlcn ne IS alSO
famous. / paid personal VISIT TO tue
ROssyln camp yesterday. IheIe Il 10
doubt that the Governor can secure tne
removal Of these people, Tor they 40 uVC
by any means contine their movements
t. the reservation, but intest the sur
rounding country. Ihey are dDSOiu.riy
hungry. and even with fully satisfied
stOmacns are hardly Of class OF lolhs
who would hesitate at petty lnIrlhseHISqhe
OF the law and just now they are Up
for more serious offences. IL - IclaDi3
stated that they appear at the homes Oh
the country people In quartetts OF lalsIt
numbers. ana In the absence Ot tne mar
members OF the household they mum,
the women. and have In seVeral cases az
soiutey waited until bread could be maue
and other food prepared for them
rHh pKEsIpsNr CAN INTERFERE.
1t is fortunate that as these people are
on the Government reservation we nave
Governor 9 FerraM 70 deal with them;
He does not Of necessity have 10 seni
Mr.. Alex. TOmlinsOn, or even call out the
militia OF Alexandria, under command OF
Captain Mushback for he stlll mas the
ear Of the President. ana a sldtemen
from him of the serious situation Wouid
stop the boss Of the White House, even
in the reading Of Senator Hlll speech, 10
listen to the words OF him who IN glowing
words proclaimed them the 'lion ana the
fox
The Washington people are tired OF
feeding his tramp Outut. ana rauohs are
getting mighty scarce with then. Dut,
with the ingenuity which necessity Sub-
gests they are still working the old rack
cts, the only work they ever do: 4 story
is going the rounds when well illustrates
"A few days ago one OF the half-starved
COXeyites hit upon a new scheme TO Sc
cure sympathy and thereby dinner. lie
approached beautifui house, whose close
ly cropped lawn and general appearance
indicated luxury. The COXeyite opened
the gate and fell upon his knees ana began
nibblng at the short grass, keeping an
the while his eyes closely IiNed upon tne
old lady who was rocking comfortably In
her chair OF the porch. Finally she arose
having sized up her man. and called out
Poor man, are you 50 hungry as thatY
THE GRASS lArrR's KfrIY.
The tramp smiled with his head hid in
the close. cool grass but he was WHY
old tramp, and as he lifted las race IL
bore an expression as sad as a man Just
sentenced Tor lire, and his voice was sub
dued, as If the accumulated woes of the
world were his.
so hungry that even this grass Is de-
licious."
"Wel. poor man, pity YOU" said the
posted lady, "and you can 80 IN the bdch
yard. the grass is much longer out theIe.
Inis Is getting the situation down tne'
and now Is the time for the Governor 10
act. for there is surely gong 70 De uou-
bIes0me hereafter for these virginia peo~
pie living near this reckless anu his
guided gathering.
plauded the utterances OF the Freaident
In his letter to Chairman NnsOn, ana
who. carried away by the excitement OF
the moment clamOrcd for the defeat OF
the Senate tariff bill, were the most in
terested spectators OF ue scenes In the
Senate this morning. \ great change mas
come over them IN the last Few days,
and when the bill was In It's greatest
peril their anxiety 70 get 1t once more
ia the hands Of the conferees was appa-
rent 10 every one.
At one time this morning, when it was
reported that Senator Stewart. of Nevada,
had left the city impaired the friends
OF the bill were In a state or DOUBT ana
.f..t. IL k.ly ri an fr
Without him they could not command a
sufficient number Of votes 70 send the bill
back 70 the conference. When this fact
became known sort OF panic seemed 10
have seized some OF the members Of
the House. and many Of them went over
- the Senate 20 see just how matters
stood When the silver-hared silver
apostle made his appearance he was greet
"a By an ovation from a number Of the
Ho lse members. leaded by Mr.. Springer.
which made him stare with amaZement
and wonder This anxiety on the part OF
the members Of the House bodies no I'll
10 the bin when II Is next considered In
conference.
A SPEEDY AGRERMENT
A speedy agre ement Is now predicted by
men who last week loudly clamOred for
the House bill or nothing ComprOmise
rs in the air, and compromise very nearly
on the lines of the Senate bill Is looked
for
The rumor that the Senate conferees
will yield the reciprocity clause % the
coal schedule. il very general, but can
not be traced 10 any responsible source.
Ii Il Is true the senators com Virginia.
Alabama and West Virginia know nothing
OF IT. and ii is very probable that when
the cOnferees again resume consideration
Of the bill, they will be armed with no
more authority discretion or Instruction.
than was given them when they were
selected.
Mr.. HUNToS's AMENDMENT
Senator Funton offered this morning
the following amendment 10 the sun
dry civil Appropriation bill: And the
Secretary Of War Is hereby authorized
10 employ, AT such compensation as he
shall deem reasonable from among those
veterans who served IN the battle Of
Gettysburg, a person who IS recognized
as well informed in it, history as
representative OF the Army of Northern
Virginia to assist in such way as the
Secretary Of War may direct I'm pre-
pairing the historical tablets Of that army
for the Gettysburg battlefield.
And the Secretary of War Is hereby
authorized to accept on behalf Of the
United States donations OF land for roads
or other purposes.
THE FITzHUGH CLAIM.
The bill for carrying out the findings
of the Court OF Claims and for the
relief OF Samuel Fftzhugh, administrator
OF the late Heury Fitzhugh, OF Stafford
county. Va. which was passed by the
Senate yesterday at the request of Sena-
tor Daniel will hardly become a law