The evening world., 1894-05-04
TO CHARGE The ARMY.
DR.. Doty Will Attack Cozeyites
with Lancet and Virus.
F~itzgerald's Contingent Refuses to
Take Any New Recruits.
Said to BE Composed Of Picked Men
Who Can Give References.

DR.. Doty, of the Bureau Of Contagious
Diseases, determined this morning that
the members OF the New England con-
tingent Of the Army Of the Common
veal, which arrived in town yesterday.
must be v%accinated And any other per-
son found with them at their head
quarters would have to be vaccinated
too. the doctor said.
The sixty members of the army were
aroused from their slumbers at the
headquarters of the Peoples party at so
East Tenth street early this morning to
partake of the breakfast provided for
them by F. w. Miller, who Is in charge
of the place. The breakfast consisted
of hot rolls and butter, coffee, g g and
cheese. 1t was served TO the men as
they were seated at long tables In the
gerald and Morrison l.. Swift. a. graduate
of Heidelberg and Johns Hopkins Uni
yersities, who are the leaders Of the
Salisbury, editor of the Twentieth Cen
fury, who entertained them at his
home. They left the main army in
charge OF the Commissary, Nicholas
Avery, a competent man, who wears
spectacles and has the appearance of
a German student.
When the men had breakfasted they
| I u hllSIoIH tu tith uudIttIb III the
semblance OF a military camp, minus its
uniforms and muskets. Several Of the
men took seats in the wooden chairs
and bent their neeks at right angles to
boots and prepared to make as present.
able appearance as they could when
they should go forth during the day to
II 'Go-ahead" Adams, their advance
agent, lives up to his reputation he will
have a permit from the Police Depart
taEes f its ths afmy 70 from para aSe g sits tot 1t
morrow morning. The men felt hurt
that they could not parade when they
arrived on the steamer G. H, Northam
said he did not blame the police. as Go
ahead" Adams should have come on In
advance of the main army and have had
all that arranged beforehand.
Avery salt the delegation was not n
part OF Coxey's army. Although the
members sympathized with him and his
followers, It was only in a general way.
It would be seen that their petition was
different from n other, and they did
not mean to present 1t to Congress as
he sought to present his, either. Al
cali on. Messrs: Hoar and Lodge, the
Massachusetts, Senator'S. and on the rep
resentatives In Congress from the city
Of Boston, n ask them to make the
including himself. knew the Congress.
men personally, and he did not believe
that their request would be refused.
1t should be understood, however, HI
said. hat this delegation did not wan
recruits. They had decided by unani
nous vote. just before they left New
Haven. not to allow Sweetland's Rhod'
Island men to join them and to go Il
Washington just as they had started
from Boston.
One OF the reasons for this determine
ton. Avery explained, was that tn,
delegation was composed of picked mer
l Every member. he said, had a standinl
In his community as ar Industrious an
skilful laborer at his particular trade
l and nearly every calling from that o
, laborer to thpt OF a high class mechani
When they left 20 Oak street, Bostor
! their starting point, Avery said tina
over 100 men who wanted to come alon
: were rejected because they could nc
:, give satisfactory references, A few 9th
' ers were rejected because of their ag,
Z, One man whose age had been a n obtet
ton. insisted on coming with the res
and was allowed to do so. He Is tired on
now. Avery said, and may have to b
g journey any better. The members kno'
him as Charlie an iron worker. {
Boston.
The men will give an entertainer
e in Germania Hall tonight before tn
speechmaking begins. in which some {
e the Populist and Socialist leaders {
h the city are to take part. A collectio
will be taken. and on its amount will d,
pend whether the men will walk or rid
They hope to raise enough TO take the
a to Baltimore. but they will ride just 6
IS far as the money will carry them an
then stop and try to raise more.