Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-05-04

Jones, who went to his assistance,
were both landed in the lock up.
Brown with damaged head from a
ipolice clubbing aud without his-be
feathered hat.
The parade moved without Incl
dent until the head of it reached Sec
ond and b streete, southeast, the end
of the capitol grounds. Coxey had
dropped out of line at the New Jer
sey avenue (soutb) entrance to the
capitol grounds, where he loft his
buggy and proceeded on foot to the
main steps of the capitol. Half a
dozen steps had been mounted when
he was confronted by the captain of
police and two lieutenants Coxey
removed his hat, shook hands with
the officers and started to the head
of the stairs. Before he had tune to
turn round to face the crowd, and in
fact before lie could reach the top of
the steps, Captain Kelly. The police
officer, informed him he could make
no speech there.
Coxey replied: Then wish to en-
ter a protest"
"You cannot do that either" snid
the police officer.
Then Coxey said: II wish to read
u program"
ut cannot be read here" said the
officer.
Coxey showed no inclination to
yield and he was unceremo niously
hustled off the steps out Into the mid
die of the bi Dad plaza in front of the
Capitol. He made no physical re.
sistance, but protested all tho while
aud the crowd gathered around him
aud INSTRUCTED the way somewhat
but it WIS not hustle of resistance
but seemed more like curiosity. The
whole affair did not last over ten
minutes. He was taken by the pc
lice to the edge of the crowd without
any difficulty and entered his car
riage.
Captain Kelly said: "yhero do you
go now, MIR. Coxey?'
ITO our new grounds in South
west Washington" was his (Coxey's)
reply.
He then gave the army the order
to march, and the disappointed
'Wealers again started ON q hot
tramp Tor new resting place.
When CoXey, under police escort,
passed out of the Capitol grounds to
rejoin his army, the party was fol
lowed by ut least ten thousand peo
pie, and the officers found the pass.
ago n difficult one. Finally the pc
lice and their charge reached the
head of the procession Oh B street,
directly in front of the residence OF
Congressman Springer, of Illinois.
Somebody set up cheer, and thou
sands joined in as the head of The
Commonweal pushed his way to his
carriage. The mob became SO dense
and noisy that the police had hard
work to keep them from running
over the Com:nonweaIers.
a rush was made by the mass OF
people and many ran pell nell to the
plaza over the lawns, trampling down
shrubbery and vines. The white
palfrey. on which Miss Coxey was
mounted, became frightened and at
tempted to run away, but was held
back by young man who chung to
tine horses oridle. Coxey finally
managed to get iuto the carriage
with his wife and the crowd cheered
him again and again. You'll have
to start this procession" cried out q
policeman. "Hush, hush,' came
from hundreds of throats, aud rising
ill his phaeton Coxey started t.
speak. But his voice could o heard
by few only, SO he waved his hand
for the procession to 60 ahead. The
Communicates. who had tramped
more than five miles TO the Capitol tt
find their plans frustrated, meekl,
followed their leaders and were con
Quoted quietly to their new camp OF
NJ street, between First and Second
Southwest. The camp is situated
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