Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS. pt Peayinaia Avenue, Cor, Lith Street, by ae Evening Star Newspaper Compan: 8. KAUFFMAN Prest. ‘ fen en New York Office, 88 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, om their own account, at 10 cents Feceta cas ape mentn. Coplea at the evuntes ere in the United vents yer THE RECEPTION HERE The Authorities Prepared to Handle the Coxeyites. CITIZEN REDSTONE NOT $0 JUBILANT Some of the Stragglers Already in the Workhouse. AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW “Tt am not talking today,” said Citizen Redstone this morning. Then he proceed- ed to expatiate with his usual volubility upon the great results that were sure to follow the intellectual uprising of the peo- ple, which ts being fllustrated by the Coxey fmovement—according to his way of think- ing. Strive as he may, however, the citi- ven cannot hide the fact that his erstwhile pee fervor is rapidly petering out, so speak. The glad glint is gone from his expressive eye; there is a crack in the once Fesonant voice as he reiterates the little Speeches that have become so familiar to those who know him. A shave and a hair cut could mot change his physical appear- @nce more than the events of the last three or four days have transformed his spiritual Bspect. Where his nature once bubbled all is now flat and uninspiring. A week he spoke of the hundreds o Gueseean a American freemen who would gather in front of the Capitol, May 1, and repeat the shriek that freedom gave when Kos- ciusko fell, or words to that effect. His figures have dwindled at the rate of about & cipher a day cut from the right of the line. At any rate when he went out to order the printing of some commonweal badges this morning he didn’t instruct the Printer to strike off the 250,000 he formerly anticipated, 1,500 would be nearer the mark, and he would not have wagered a doughnut against the loaf of Arkansas bread now in the custody of the White House that he would find men enough to wear them. Reported Contributions. ‘There were the usual number of loungers at headquarters this morning, and the non- Bppearance of Secretary Mayer caused Bome of them to imagine that that gentie- fan had deserted the cause or in the ex- pressive language of one of them, had “flew the coop.” The energetic secretary, however, put a stop to such aspersions upon his loyalty by coming in shortly before xoon. He said he had been ovt collecting subscriptions in aia of the commonweal. He remarked that all the members of the public comfort commit- tee were doing the same thing, and that a wagon load of provisions had been secured and would be sent to the headquarters of the committee at 688 D street. Mr. Mayer said that he had personally collected about $50 im cash and orders, and believed the others were being equally as well treated. At noon Capt. Primrose of recent fame as ® martyr to the law, along with forty other unemployed men, was in charge of the D street room. In a blank book before him he was practicing the formation of fancy Capital letters. He said many subscrip- tions had been given and promised, but couldn’t tell the names of the donors of any of them. A trip back to Rechabites’ Hall dis- covered that some one of the numerous mysterious committees, which seem to come and go from the hall, in an astral state, be- cause nobody sees them, had gone to the Capitol to request Representatives Kern, Davis and Coffeen to speak tonight from the tally-ho coach, In order to test the law Pegarding such meetings. Secretary Mayer Said he didn’t know whether the speaking would take place on street corners or at the base ball grounds. No Word From Coxey. No word had been received from either Coxey or Browne at the headquarters here today as to what their program would be, and it was not known what the general and his chief marshal intended to do. In a word, the condition of affairs at this end of the commonweal is in the same general mixed-up state, without head, tall, end or beginning, that has characterized it for the last ten days. Secretary Mayer was asked this after- Moon if the Commissioners had been ap- — to for a permit to allow Coxey and is commot weal to exhibit themselves at Brightwood Park. Mr. Mayer knew no more about this than he really does about anything else connected with the arrange- ments here, and said so in a few words. The Location of the Camp. ‘The commonwealers are without a camp nd the Commissioners of the District have been asked to assist the local committee to find a place for the army to pitch its amp. This morning Mr. A. M. Cooke, who {was selected by Chairman Mahcney at the geass meeting last Saturday night as the Pfficial head of the local committee on en- fampment, called upoa the Commissioners. Whe latter were engaged in a special board ssion, and sent word that he would be ceived this afternoon at 3 o'clock. In reply to a question, Mr. Cooke said &t is not correct that the army would camp Brightwood Park. There had been a jcod deal of newspaper talk about it, but je had not made any arrangements, in ct, could not find Mr. Frank Conger,who, it will be recalled, is represented to have iven the army permission to camp at the rightwood Driving Park. Mr. Cooke said was not a Coxeyite, and did not believe the movement. But as a representative echanic, and a citizen of Washington, ith the best interests of the people at eart. he thought the army should be kept gether. “As soon as I can secure a place for an neampment,” he said, “it is my purpose o notify Maj. Moore, and he can send his letectives among them and root out the riminals. It is true that provisions are be- ig collected for the support of the army hen it arrives, but as yet no material mount has been recefved. There is one ‘hing I am particularly anxious about, and ‘hich I shall ask the Commissioners this fternoon when I appear before them, and that is, if they propose to allow the army fto enter the District. If they decide not to (grant this, a great many of our plans will have to be changed. After they have trans- g@cted their business, I am going to help Faise funds to get them back to their fhomes.” It might be stated in this connec- ‘tion that the fund set aside by the Com- fmissioners for the transportation of pau- \ is depleted, and nothing can be done this line until after June 30, when the Bew appropriation bill goes into effect. ) Must Have a License. Bt has been stated that should the com- jonwealers get Brightwood Park they ould charge an admission fee of 25 cents those curious enough to want to see As Brightwood Park is within the ict a license would first have to be ob- before the army could go into the how business. A license would cost % a y. The Commissioners have the discre- on of giving a permit for an entertainment r religious or charitable purposes, but it dbas been decided that the commonwealers \go not come under either of these heads. ssessor Trimble stated this afternoon that e would issue a permit upon the payment the fee without questioning the Commis- joners. Yo Close the Saloons. fre ‘Woman's Christian Temperance Union ts the saloons closed during the stay of commonwealers. The following letter pn this subject was received by the Commis- loners this afternoon from Lydia H. Tilton, {national iegislative secretary W.C.T.U.: “In name of the Non-partisan Woman's stian Temperance Union of the United {States. I appeal to you to close the saloons ¢ Washington during the stay of the army f the unemployed in our city. rains already nalf-crazed by business jlexities and disappointments may yet be ed if no fires of alcohol are thrown pon them; but neither Mr. Comey nor any Che Evening Star. Vor 84. No. 20,871. WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1894-TWENTY PAGES one else can foresee and prevent evils fos- tered and fomented in the saloon. Just now every man needs a clear brain and a tient heart. Even if every man in Coxey’s army can be relied upon, we know that irre- ——~ persons will crowd here with em, and that no harm may come to them or to our capital city we pray you to close the saloons.” The Force of Specials. Maj. Mcore and Capt. Austin called upon the Commissioners this morning to discuss the situation. The employment of the two hundred additional privates, who will be paid from the emergency fund, was dis- cussed. It is understood that the Commis- sioners have cbtained permission from the controller to make this expenditure, as he rules the exigencies of the case require it. Some time ago it was deemed expedient to ask Congress for an appropriation to deal with the Coxey problem, but there was a disposition at the Capitol to han- die the subject with kid gloves, and nothing was done. There is little doubt, however, that the next appropriation for the emer- gency fund will be sufficient to cover the expenditures made by the Commissioners in handling the army of the commonweal. It is stated that two hundred additional privates will be distributed, twenty at each of the nine station houses and twenty at police headquarters. It is believed that Maj. Moore has given instructions to his detective force to circulate with the army when it arrives and pick out any criminals or suspicious characters and lock them up. Detectives’ Opinion of the Army. Detectives Horne and Boyd, who have been tramping as members of the Coxey army since Gen. Coxey and his followers left Cumberland, came home yesterday afternoon, and the officers at police head- quarters were scarcely able to recognize the “unknowns.” They called upon Maj. Moore in their tramp clothes, and made a verbal report of the condition of the men in the Coxey crowd. They are of the opinion that many of Coxey’s followers are what the officers know as “bums,” who will stick as long as the food holds out. About three dozen of the men have cards from various labor unions, but even they do not appear to be men who are anxious to werk any longer at a time than is necessary to earn money enough to get something to eat and whisky enough for several days. This is their opinion of the men. The detectives shed their old clothes, bought new suits and returned to the army today. They went to Rockville, where they will surprise their old companions in their new clothes. Recruits for the Army. ‘The police on duty in the county have as yet observed no Coxeyites making their way towards this city, although they have seen a number of recruits on their way to Rockville. The two dozen who went yes- terday tramped out the railroad tracks and the officers saw them safely to the District lint 2. Night before last twenty-five men stopped at the Municipal Lodging House and yea- terday they started for the Rockville camp to join the army. Before this crowd left several others had stated their intention of Joining the commonwealers. Sergt. Dunn of the night lodging house told a Star reporter this morning that the Coxey recruits that had stopped at his place were mostly men between the ages of twenty-five and thirty years. Most of them belong north of here, but had been south. Some of them appeared to be working men out of employment, while others he thought were of an entirely different class. ‘Will A iy the Sanitary Laws. Mr. Thomas Blagden, whose handsome home is on the property known as “Ar- syle,” on the 14th street road, near the | Brightwood racing park, does not want the Coxeyites as his neighbors, and there are many other residents of the same locality who feel the same as he does respecting the commonwealers. Yesterday Mr. Biladgen called at the health office to see about the matter, and held a consultation with Health Officer Hammett regarding the Coxey camp. He told Dr. Hammett something of the surroundings and said he thought the water supply at the park is entirely insuf- ficient for so large a number of persons. Dr. Hammett listened attentively to Mr. Bladgen’s statement, but there is nothing that he can do until after the arrival of the crowd. In conversation with a Star repor- ter this morning, Dr. Hammett said that he would visit the camp Monday, together with several inspectors. He said that a number of physicians, had volunteered their ser- vices in connection with making inspections of the camp, to see that the sanitary rul are not violated. The army, he thought, would have to resort to the regular army style of digging trenches for use in place of outhouses. In event of any contagious disease ap- pearing in camp, Dr. Hammett says it will be necessary to quarantine the entire crowd and isolate the person or perscns afflicted with the disease. The Ridge Road Residents. At the home of Mr. Walter Brown, on the Ridge road opposite Battery Paret, the cit- izens of the vicinity last night congregated to talk over the Coxey situation and devise means for the better protection of their property, which they believe will be en- dangered by the influx of strangers. The rain had some effect on the attendance, but there were present, among others, Mr. J. J. Lightfoot, Mr. W. H. Babcock, Mr. Kidwell, Mr. T. B. Hedgman, Mr. Padgett, Mr. Brown and Mr. Frank Fauth. Mr. Babcock was the principal instigator of the movement and took the most prominent part in the evening's proceedings. He suggested, and begged that his BUg- gestion be acted upon, that the citizens for- |mally present themselves to the Commis- |sioners and ask for the authority of spe- | clal officers that they might take turns to patrol the country both night and day. The citizens were willing enough <o ask for police protection, but they did not want to make policemen out of themselves. They wanted to sleep while others watched. To all suggestions affecting their rest there was a general demur. One of the speakers said the section was not properly pr tected by the government. It did not have its pro rata of officers. It was finally agreed to call upon the Commissioners and request that they order the section more thorough- ly patrolled by regularly appointed men cr by specials. Under the present condition of things a crowd of lawless men could devastate the section, they say, before the town officials could be notified. During the day the males of the section in question are almost all in Washington on business. Two More Coxeyites Sent Down. Two Coxeyites came to grief in short order in Judge Kimball's court this morn- ing, and there were no local sympathizers present to defend them. One of them gave his name as Leonard Vanharken and the other registered as Tom Murphy. Van- harken was bugler in the Coxey army, but the army either got tired of him or he got tired of the army. Tom Murphy was as well known in the ranks as was any other man, but he proved himself a bad soldier, so it is said, and he, too, left the ranks and took to the road. Thus the men were once more private citizens and they concluded to stick together and come to the national capital. They were in the advance guard at Rockville, where camp was established by a number of deserters and others, some of whom went there to await the arrival of Coxey and his band of commonwealers, wearing the little cotton badge of the army. | The men were begging on F street, so it Was charged, Policeman Hinkel's attention having been drawn to them by a citizen, | whom they stopped and asked for assist- |ance. When the men appeared in court ' | and had visited a wash basin and used a comb to make themselves _ presentable. Clerk Potts read to them a charge of va- grancy, worded in the usual way, and | which ‘concluded, “Found begging on F | street northwest.” They said they were not gullty. ss | Officer Hinkel then explained to the court how his attention had been drawn to the |men near Yth and F streets. He then watched them and saw them stop two men | and ask for something. “There was a fakir selling a preparation to take grease out of clothes near there,” | said the officer, “and these men stopped there. Vanharken told him he had slept in the grass all night, and had a big grease ton his coat. If he could remove that Vanharken told him it would be a good ad- Vertisement for him.” | this morning they were comfortably dressed | NO NEED TO SHOOT Troops Ordered Out Against Train Stealers, pS 2a GALVIN'S BOLD BAND AT MT. STERLING It Was Dispersed on the Arrival ot the National Guard. INTENSE EXCITEMENT EXISTS SS SESE he ae COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28.—Gov. Mc- Kinley has ordered battery H of this city, Capt. Frank T. Stewart, to report at its armory preparatory to going to Mt. Ster- ling, if necessary, to clear the Baltinore and Ohio freight train of Galvin’s contin- gent of Coxey men, who overpowered train men at Coal Creek and seized @ train, which, however, was sidetracked at Mt. Sterling. At the request of Superintendent Peabody of the Midland railway Gov. McKinley last night issued a special commission to John Mahghey, chief of detectives of Columbus, to organize a posse to go to Mount Sterling to rescue the train, The governor ordered companies A, B, C and F of the fourteenth O. N. G., Col. Colt, of this city, to report also, ready to Proceed at 9:30 a.m., if necessary, to Mt. Sterling. These men are all Columbus com- panies and with the battery will number about 150 men, some of the members being out of town and so scattered as not to be available today. Col. Coit himself was at Chillicothe, but has gone home. The governor’s action is based on that fact that Mr. Peabody, general agent, and Superintendent Graham of the B. and oO. railroad said they had not been able to get @ freight train through Mt. Sterling for two days, and that the sheriff of Madison county, with one company of the four- teenth regiment right in Mt. Sterling and at his disposal under the law, had refused, or was afraid to act. This Mt. Sterling company has about thirty men. The men in possession of the train number about 200. The battery will take its Gatling gun. * Solin Mahoney, as a representative of the state, a very determined man, is at the taain with some deputies, and it is supposed the show of military is being made so as to enable Mahoney to induce the men to leave the train without the use of force. If this dces not work the military will go to the scene. Adjutant Howe ts there in citi- zen’s clothes. uniform has been sent to him. A company of the fourteenth at Delaware has been notified to hold itself in readiness. The opinion prevails here that if the sheriff of Madison county had shown a little nerve there would not have been any occasion to use troops from other places. Jeered at Mahoney. A report to the State Journal from Mt. Sterling says: On the arrival of the special train from Columbus at 2:15 a.m. Detective Mahoney ordered the Galvin men to sur- render the captured irain. The men jeered him and refused to leave. The detective did Bot attempt to use any force, but at once telegraphed the governor for help. Awaiting the Troops. Gelvin’s men are quiet, but-ere’stil! fiold- ing the train. A special to the Dispatch. Says the excitement-is intense, but solemn. Every nerve is strung to a high tension waiting the arrival of the Ohio National Guard. Attorney General Richardson is there with Adjt. Gen, Howe, John Mahoney offered to make the attempt to drive the men from the train with hig thirty special officers, but was advised ‘the attorney general not to use force or shoot. The attorney general said the milit: alone should do the shooting if such shooting 1s necessary. Departure of the Troops. The tram of soldiers at 11:25 a.m. pulled out for Mount Sterling. Two Gatling guns were on the rear car. Six cars contained soldiers. The other was a baggage car. It was @ surprise, says a special to the Dispatch, to the Galvin army at 1:80 this morning when Detective John Mahoney and his men asked them to vacate the train. When he presented his commission, showing that he represented the governor, who had given him special power in ac- cordance with law, .he Coxeyites laughed at him. They refused to hear the commis- sion read. They met all demands in the name of the state with hoots and jeers. Mahoney wired these facts to the governor and said that unless instructed otherwise, he would proceed to put the men off the train by force at daybreak. He was told to do nothing, and at 5 a.m. Adjutant Gen- eral Howe and Attorney General Richards arrived at the train. After conte ce with them, Scott Cheno- wits, sh Madison county, ordered the men off the train. The order was kind- ly made. Galvin said he had no control over the men and was a ah to do anythin; The sheriff and the State officers th walked along each car and ordered the men on each to leave the train. This hay- ing been done, Attorney General Richards addressed the men, saying that Chenowits was sheriff of the county and the power of the state was behind him. * “If you refuse to obey his commaad to get off this train the state of Ohio will compel you to do so.” ‘When he had concluded, Galvin spoke to | the men, saying: “Men, I have no ¢ontrol over you, you must act on your own judg- ment in this matter. Each man must act for himself individually, but I would advise you to obey the order of the sheriff.” Not a word came from the men. The sheriff then made a request upon the state for the assistance of the military. Galvin said to a reporter, “I don’t see the necessity of all this trouble. All the men want is to ride on that train. They do not expect to do anybody or anything any injury.” Dispersed by the Troops. Later._The troops arrived at Mount Sterling at 12:10 p.m. Adjutant General Howe immediately took command. At 1 o'clock troops mounted the cars. The Galvins scrambled off and the train moved away. No shots were fired. pORUSLY WB NO DRINKING WATER, The Appropriation for Ice in the Treasury Department Exhausted. There is a drought in the Treasury De- partment and the 3,000 employes of that de- partment are suffering from lack of drink- ing water. he appropriation for ice is en- | tirely exhausted and Congress has so far failed to supply the deficiency. The river water is too warm for drinking purposes, | so the filling of the coolers and pitchers has been discontinued. The only place in the Treasury Department today where ice wt ter could be obtained was in the appoint- | ment office, the clerks of which had laid in |@ private supply of ice. Unless Congress | comes to the relief there will be no ice wa- ter in the department before July 1 next. oe —____ Representative Caldwell Resigns. Representative Caldwell of Ohio, who was recently elected mayor of Cincinnati, today forwarded his resignation as a mem- ber of the House from the second Ohio district to Gov. McKiniey, the resignation | to take effect May 4, the day on which he will be inducted into the office of mayor. Mr. Caldwell also sent a letter to Speaker a officially notifying him of his resig- nat TWO CENTS. SMOOTHING THE STREETS Provisions of the Senate Bill for Paving Between Railroad Tracks. General Sentiment Expressed Against the Use of Cobble Stones by Street Railways in Washington. Senator McMillan today endeavored to se- cure action by the Senate on the resolution introduced by him several days ago regu- lating the matter of pavements between tracks of the street railway companies of this city. At its meeting yesterday the Dis- trict committee approved the substance of the resolution, but decided that it would be better to have it in thé form of a bill and accordingly the bill was drawn in the fol- lowing shape: “After the passage of this act no street railway company shall pave or repave with cobble stones the space be- tween or for two feet outside of the tracks of such companies. In every case where a street railway com- pany is required by law to pave and keep in repair the space between the tracks and two feet outside thereof, such paving shall be done with asphalt,’ vitrified brick or &ranite blocks, and in every case whére pavements are laid with cobble stones are repaired by street railway companies, such repairs shall be made with asphalt, vitri- fled brick or granite blocks, as the Commis- stoners of the Distriét of Columbia shall di- | Immediately after the reading of this bill Senator Hale said that he could not catch the purport,owing to the noise in the cham- ber, and he asked Mr. McMillan to explain the bill. Mr. McMillan said that the ject of the measure is to prevent the repairing of tracks with cobble stones. Col Stones in Place of Asphalt. The District committee had been in- formed, and its members believed it to be rue, that in some cases companies are now taking up asphalt pavements and re- placing them by cobblestones. The case in point, he explained, is the extension of the Eckington road. The committee thought that all these repairs should be made by Belgian, vitrified brick or asphalt, accord- ing to the judgment of the Commissioners. “The idea, then,” interjected Mr. Hale, “4s gradually to cause the cobblestones between the railroad tracks to disappear from the face of the city.” Mr. McMillan assented to this, and Mr. Hale asked him if railroads are now violat- ing this principle. “How can they do this without authority?” he asked. “Does the Senator believe that the District Commis- sioners have in any case authorized the laying of cobblestones?” “It seems to have been done,” was Mr. MeMillan's response. Mr. Hale then pointed out that if this were the case, it would be a farce and absurdity for the Senate to pass any meas- ure regulating the matter, while the Com- missioners might nuilify all the good in- tention of the law by their discretionary power. Mr. Harris explained that the Commis- sioners are only to exercise discretion as ——— asphalt, Belgian block and vitrified brick. “It is only fair for me to say,” Mr. Mc- Millan continued, “that these cobble stones are being laid on a road now operated by horses, on a branch of the road where the Commissioners have allowed the substitu- tion of horses for electricity.” Mr. Hale’s Amendment Accepted. Mr. Hale insisted upon an amendment to be added to the end of the bill in these words: “But in no case shall the repairs be made by the use of cobble stones.” This amendment was accepted by Mr. McMillan. Senator Gorman asked Mr. McMillan not to press this Dill, as there ts now in the Dis- trict appropriation bill a somewhat similar provision. The members of the commit- tee on appropriations, he added, are very much interested in this matter, and he asked Mr. McMillan to allow the bill to be laid aside for the present, so that it could be compared with the District appropria- tion bill in order that there should be no conflict between the two. “I have no objection to this proposition,” assented Mr. McMillan, “but as they are laying these cobble stones now, the Senator will see that it is necessary to act very promptly in the te: Accordingly, the bill was laid aside tem- porarily. | + _- A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. ‘The Board of T: le Bill Approved by the Commissioners. ‘The Commissioners this motning cent to Congress their unarimous approval of the bill to establish a free public and depart- mental library and reading room in the District of Columbia, which was referred to them for their recommendation. They wet forth their approval of the bill in the following letter: “Hon John T. Heard, ‘Chairman Committee on D. C., H. R.: “Dear Sir: The Commissioners desire to emphasize their approval, communicated to you yesterday, of H. R. bill 6642: ‘To es- tablish a free public and departmental brary and reading room in the District of Columbia.’ While the national capital con- tains a number of libraries of an official and semi-official character, it is discredit- ably deficient in library facilities for the general public. The value of public Mbraries in stimulating and improving the intellectual life of a community is uni- versally recognized. Their influence in de- veloping and fostering the qualities of good citizenship is correspondingly pronounced. “The library of Congress and the depart- mental libraries, which contain nearly 300,000 volumes, are only accessible to com- paratively few, even for the purpose of procuring reading matter, and practically without any reading room facilities during the hours when school children and the mass of people engaged in private employ- ments could resort to them. The great need of the District in this respect is a free lending library, with a reading room open at night, for the benefit of the general public. “The needs of the community in this re- spect, and the remedy for thé condition so exposed, are elaborately set forth in the report of the committee on pe library of the Washington board of trade, sub- mitted and unanimously adopted by that bedy or the 27th ultimo, a copy of which the Commissioners take the liberty to in- close, and commend to the careful reading of your committee. “Very respectfully, “JOHN W. Ri —“—_- e+. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. To Commence Mt. Vernon Avenue. Representative Meredith of Virginia has introduced a bill in the House appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of commencing the construction of Mt. Vernon avenue in ac- cordance with the plans prepared by Col. Hains of the army engineer corps by vir- tue of a previous act of Congress. To Preserve the Aqueduct Bridge. Speaker Crisp today received an urgent communication from the District Commis- sioners asking an immediate appropriation of $50,070 to preserve the Aqueduct bridge from destruction and prevent the possible loss of life thereby. The Commissioners to- day say that the six piers of the bridge have been undermined and that pier No. 4 is now cracked in two places. Accompany- ing the letter isa photograph showing pler No. 4 with one great crack down the mid-| dle of it, another one half way down and a diagram showing how the pier is under- mined. The letter was referred to the ap- propriation committee. —__—__-s Treasury Change James F. Rourke has been appointed su- perintendent of the public building at New London, Conn., vice James M. Balph, re- | compromise between the conflicting parties. | and i moved. ITHE TARIFF BILL. Mr. Harris Compelled to Make a Statement of His Position. URGED 70 THIS BY SENATOR HALE It Will Be the Result of Compro- mise and Concessions. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. pear ree SBP ES The opening of the Senate proceedings today was a repetition of that of yesterday. | Before the reading of yesterday's journal, | Mr. Frye remarked, sarcastically, that such | an important document should not be read in the absence of the Senator from Ten- | roll was called and at seven minutes after | of the journal was completed. The Senate passed House bill for the re- Nef of George W. Barnes. House joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to make partial | payments on vessels constructed and re paired under the control of the Treasury Department to the extent of 75 per cent | of the value of the work done was reported by Mr. Gorman and Mr. Allen’s Request Refused. A request by Mr. Allen for unanimous consent for the consideration of a private bill was refused by Mr. Hale on the ground that the rules provided that the morning hour should run for two hours and that af- ter the routine morning business the cal- endar could be taken up if a majority would <‘few minutes afterward the Vice Presl- dent announced that the routine morning business was concluded, and Mr. Harris, at — o'clock, moved to take up the tariff bill. Mr. Allen asked permission to consider the calendar, but Mr. Harris, stated that the tariff bill was more important than all the bills on the calendar put together, and he ee felt impelled to insist on his mo- n. ‘The yeas and nays were demanded, and the motion was agreed to, 31—19. efore the actual consideration of the ‘bill began, Mr. Stewart gave notice that next Monday he would address the Senate on_the pending bill. ‘The fact that many amendments were to be proposed to the tariff bill, making a compromise bill, was again the prominent feature of the early hours of the session, and was brought out by Mr. Hale of Maine. Me. Hale Prods Mr. Harris. He began by speaking briefly of the pend- ing amendment—the change of date for the taking effect of the bill—and said that the Senator from Tennessee, who had charge of this. bill affecting the industries of the whole country, proposed now to decide that mn the 30th of June—only 65 days ahead—it should take effect and that every reduction of duty, every change affecting industries, should then become a law. “Now,” he went on, “I appeal to the Senator from Tennes- see to let this part of the bill—the date when it shall take effect—remain unacted on until we have more daylight, until we can see through and know what is Mkely to be done. Why, Mr. President, I do not be- Heve that the Senator from Tennessee has the slightest conception of what this bill is treme than those of nine-tenths of Senators | on this side of the chamber, but I have never yet been sufficiently arrogant or suffi- ciently confident of my own superior wis- dom on this or any other question as to hold myself aloof from the opinions of other gentlemen equally well informed. Will Accept Any Proposition Reduc- ing Taxation. “I do not know what amendments will be offered to this bill ‘rom this side or the other,” Mr. Harris continued, “but I am | frank to tell the Senator that if there are malcontents here, for my single self, as @ member of the finance committee and a member of the Senate, I shall not hesitate to entertain any proposition, and if it made a reduction from the McKinley law, how- ever objectionable it might be to my own views, I would sieze on it. The crucial ques- ton is, shall we continue the infamy of the McKinley law er adopt a new bill which is not entirely agreeable to me or to other Senators?” THE HOUSE. Some routine business was transacted at the opening of the session of the House to- day. On motion of Mr. McCullough (Ark.) a Senate resolution was passed directing | the Secretary of War to cause an examina- | tion of the Mississippi river above its junc- nessee (Mr. Harris) and a quoram, The | ture with the St. Francis, to be made to de- | termine what steps should be taken to pre- territory. On motion of Mr. Paynter (Ky.) a resolu- tion to pay John M. Rice $1,800 for expenses incurred as contestee in the Forty-first Con- gress was passed. é Mr. Sayers, chairman of the committee on an effort to reconsider, but found, after some discussion, that a motion to recon- sider had been laid on the table. The last parliamentary stage had been passed, and the watchdog of the treasury was helpless. A Pacific B.R. Resoluti: Mr. Lockwood (N.Y.) reported back from the Pacific railroad committée the following resolution of inquiry and it was adopted: “Whereas, the Central Pacific and Wes- tern Pacific railroads were chartered by the State of California and the laws of said state provide that individual stockholders shall be liable for the debts of such cor- porations; therefore, be it “Resolved, That the Attorney General in- form the House whether the stockholders or their successors, heirs, or assigns, are lia- ble in any manner to the government of the United States for r‘imbursement of the United States for bonds issued under the various acts of Congress authorizing the issue of bonds in aid of said roads.” Army Appropriation Bill. On motion of Mr, Outhwaite, chairman of military affairs committee, the House then went into committee of the whole (Mr. O'Neill of Massachusetts in the chair), and took up the army appropriation bill. 355 less than the appropriations for the current fiscal year. Mr. Outhwaite, who was per- appropriatigns, who had been examining the | | Paynter resolution to pay this claim, made | Prinfers Inf& saps: “In import: ance in Washington The Star comes first, and is proBaffp not onfp fhe most conspicuous and prosperous Doubt fhe fest appreciated and fest patronized evening newspaper in the United States. COXEY AT ROCKVILLE |The Maryland Village in the Hands of the Commonweal. ON THE ODTSKIRIS JONES’ MEN MET | | | Impressive Entrance of the Indus- trial Army. FLOWERS AND CHEERS Special Dispatch From a Staff Correspondent. ROCKVILLE, Md., April 28.—Rockville is in the hands of the commonweal of Christ, | and Rockville does not seem to be seared a Uttle bit. ‘The town, however, turned out in force to greet the marching men with grotesque banners and waving flags. On the outskirts of the town the Jones con- 11 @ quorum appeared, and the reading | vent its cutting through the intervening | tingent of commonwealers from Philadel- phia were met, drawn up in line, with their big American flag to the front. Marshal Browne rode forward on the $40,000 stallion, saluted, and the commander from Philadel- phia saluted. Then Browne waved a bou- quet of flowers he feceived from a young lady, and a hearty cheer burst from the commonweal. The Philadelphians also gave & specimen of their lung powers, and then | the procession formed, with the new arrivals in the rear, and the only mobilization which has so far taken place in Montgomery coun- ty, where thousands were to meet, was over. The start from the Gaithersburg camp was made this morning at 8:30 o'clock, and Rockville was reached at 10. ‘The combined forces marched through the streets, the band dealing out music with a lavish hand. The windows of the houses were filled with spectators, while crowds stood along the sidewalks. With its new accessions the army looked more formid- than before. In front moved with sonally in charge of the bill, in the course of a brief explanation of the new features of the bill, stated that the committee pro- stricted appointments to the office of major gené@ral until the number should have been reduced below two, and limiting the number of major generals hereafter to two, the senior officer to hold the brevet rank of lieutenant general. The committee also pro- posed to strike out, he said, a provision serted in the bill requiring educational inst’ tutions to pay officers detailed to such insti- tutions for the purpose of giving military instructions. The latter provision was bitterly opposed on the ground that it might cripple small educational institutions in the south and west, where the expense of a military in- structor might be a hardship. Mr. Outh- waite offered to agree to strike out these likely to be when it passes, if it ever does EA net tare, The mamator Sm, essee knows what is ‘on in cor- ners and holes in the wall to up a bill which will be acceptable to the majority. There is some plan, some scheme afloat to secure the votes of a majority of democrats, Six .weeks ago the Senator ym Ohio (Mr. Brice) threw some light on what was go- ing on.” The Interview With Mr. Brice. Mr. Hale had read the interview with Mr. Brice to which he had referred, and in which Mr. Brice was reported to have said that a compromise measure had been agreed upon, and would be presented to the Senate as amendments to the pending bill, and that the income tax, with certain modifications, would be retained. Most of the Senators, he said, who were reported to be at work on the substitute bill had gone to the con- fessional, but there was one Senatur who had not been to the confessional (Senator Brice), and the shrewd, clever Sena’ m Qhio knew the ground on which he stood. No man who was engaged in making up this new proposition had geen fit to deny it, and as the Senator from Rhode Island had said yesterday, no matter how many. de- nials were made thirty days, perhaps less time than that, would disclose to the coun- try the secret proceedings which were going on. ary one doubt, he asked, that the sugar schedule would be fixed up to suit the refiners, and that the sugar producers of Louisiana and Nebraska would be ground between the upper and nether millstones? Did not the Senator from Tennessee know that the stock of the sugar trust had risen from 85 to 103 as a result of the proposed compromise. Did the Senator doubht that the whole metal schedule was to be torn and dismembered and distorted until he, with his clear eyes, would never recognize it as the child of his paternity? He could say, in spite of whatever denials had been made, that the whole bill was to be reconstructed, and that Senators who had not been in a friendly mood toward it, and who had, early and late; made known their an- tipathy to it, were to be propitiated in or- der to gain their votes. This meant that Senators like the Senator from Tennessee, who were honest in their convictions, were to be oversiaughed and made to vote against their firm beliefs, in order to get votes to pass some kind of a tariff bill. He would like to see Jackson or Jefferson or even Jefferson Davis attempting to make up a tariff bill in holes and corners of the Capitol. “And the newspapers say,” con- tinued Mr. Hale, “that under these condi- tions the leaders appear to be more cheerful, cheerful, Mr. President, cheerful when bar- ining and selling is going on instead of honest tariff legislation. Cheerful when jugglery and skullduggery take the place of open discussion, cheerful when it is the cheerfulness of a dying man, when decom- position has already set in and numbed his faculties. As to Mr. Mills’ “Kicking.” He referred to another newspaper article which had just come to his notice, which stated that owing to recent developments lls was kicking like a steer.” “Well,” said he, “I don’t wonder that the Senator from Texas, who has given so much time and thought to the subject, and who in the other house drew up a tariff bill—I don’t wonder that he is kicking like a steer. I don’t wonder that he is kicking, when three or four men, who have never been in sympathy with his views (for he was a straightforward and honest man), were al lowed to frame a bill which was not in sympathy with his views. I doubt whether the kicking will avail him anything. When they report this bill, when the party lash is applied, then we will behold the spectacle of men who have heid one view all their lives voting for a bill which will mur- der and slaughter all their beliefs.” Mr. Harris’ Reply. Mr. Harris, replying to the remarks of Mr. Hale, which were mainly directed at him, said: “The Senator from Maine has compli- mented me in a manner which shows no dis- | position on his part toe spare my modest blushes, but I think it may be necessary that I should very briefly define my post- tion in regard to the pending bill, and I promise to be as brief as I usually am. To | begin with, I undertake to assert, with ab- solute confidence, that there never was in the history of this government a tariff bill framed by either party, there never will be | tariff bill framed by either party, which | has not been and will not be the result of a My oj are, perhaps, a little more ex- two provisions if proposition te two hours and a half. Railroad Pooling. The bill permitting railroads to enter into agreements to pool their passenger and freight traffic was further considered by the House committee on interstate ard foreign commerce today. J. K. Cowan of the B. and O. road, who was heard upon a similar bill before the Senate committee, was present and gave his views. No conclusion was reached upon the bill today. Confirmed by the Se ie. The Senate has confirmed the following nominations Pear uel Truesdell, pension agent at New ‘ork. Clifford Smith of New York, consul at ena, Colombia. John A. Wilson, collector of customs at Burlington, N. J. E, P. Chancellor of West Virginia, su- pervising inspector of steam vessels for the seventh district. Pay Director Bdward Stewart, to be chief of the bureau of supplies and ac- counts and paymaster general in the navy, with the rank of commodore. Also a number of postmasters. To Retire Revenue Officers, A favorable report has been made from | the commerce committee of the Senate on the bill providing for the retirement of certain officers of the revenue cutter service. The committee says that for more quarter of a century there has been line of legislation looking to the promotion of the efficiency of the revenue cutter service nor for any other purpore in its behalf save the annual appropria- tions for its maintenance. To retire the thirty officers who would be eligible for retirement would require $45,000 additional to the amount now appropriated. fi ———___-+ e+ COL, AINSWORTH’S CASE. His Counsel Files a Demurrer to the Indictment Teday. Mr. J. N. Morrison, representing Col. Fred C. Ainsworth, this morning withdrew the plea of not guilty to the indictment charg- ing Col. Ainsworth with being responsible for the death of Frederick B. Loftus, one of the victims of the Ford’s Theater disaster, and filed a demurrer to the indictment. In support of the contention that the in- dictment is a defective one, twelve grounds are alleged. First, that it fails to show that Col. Ainsworth had the power to do_ any of the thing® which it charges he omit- ted to do; second, that it shows he had not the power to do any thing he omitted; third, that it fails to show that he had power to prevent the doing of any which he is charged with suffering and permit- ting to be done; fourth, that it shows that he had not such power; fifth, that it fails to show that it was his legal duty to do any of the things charged to have been omitted by him; sixth, that it fails to show that it was his legal duty to prevent the doing of charged, suffered and permitted things; seventh, that it fails to charge a definite duty and gives him no legal notice of the particular malignant act or omission charged; eighth, that it at- tempts to allege that the performance of certain specific acts was devolved upon him, but it fails to charge their omission; ninth, that it makes necessary a certain contract to determine his relation to the work, yet fails to set it forth in whole; tenth, that it shows that all of the provi- sions of the contract are not set out: elev- enth, that it alleges that certain things were the official duties of him, that he omitted to perform them, but does not show what office he held or what office those duties pertained to and were duties of, and twelfth, that it fails to show that any act or omission of his was the direct and immediate cause of the death of Loftus. | Mr. Morrison explained that owing to the | absence of Maj. Ben Butterworth, also of counsel for Col. Ainsworth, the demurrer had been drawn up without Maj. Butter- worth being able to see it, and it might transpire that his associate might desire to add to it. Judge Cole stated that would be per- mitted, provided it was matter of sub- stance. District Attorrey Birney assented, lained that he would shortly be to answer the demurrer. to strike out the provision which re- | A Corn Stalk Mattress. | stately tread the proud bearer of the Amert- can flag, followed closely by a man carry- ing the famous banner of peace, with the picture of Christ. Then came Marshsl Browne in all the glory of a flag of peace, his buckskin coat, a big bouquet, and a happy smile. Some of his aids and mar- shals followed on horseback, and then the band trudged and blew and trudged and blew again. Mr. Coxey, from his low phae- ton buggy, smiled and took off his hat to the crowds with the good-natured smile that is one of his characteristics. Following the buggy came the six communes of the Chi- cago community, each commune ted by a wagon, and with banners bearing strange devices, scattered here an@ there in ranks. The new arrivals came last with an American flag of their own" and dragging a little cart by a long rope, The cart was covered with flags and Chinese lanterns, and presented a gay appearance. | There were sixty-eight in the Philadelphia line 2nd about 300 in the original army. | p Pitched on the Fair Grounds. | At the fair grounds the entrance was dec- crated with flags, and each commune as it entered cheered lustily. Camp was pitched |in a jiffy, and the two tents were speedily | up, and the men had scattered in all direc- tions over the grounds. A guard from the |commonweal was put at the gate, and no one was allowed to go out without passes. There were still about thirty men waiting at | the grounds to be enlisted, and Browne says | he will look them over this afternoon. | Smith and his twenty-five followers were | not inside the fair ground, but were outside |along the road, and as victorious Marshal Browne rode proudly past they hissed with vigor, the only visible effect being a look of scorn from Browne. The Jones contingent has along with | them, besides the little wagon to carry their provisions, which was presented to them in Baltimore, a small tent, in which as many as possible of the men sleep. The redoubtable Columbus Jones himself is not with the command. He left his fol- lowers at Perryville, Md., and returned to Philadelphia to stir up enthusiasm for the |cause. He is expected to turn up at any | moment. In the meantime Henry G. Clin- ton, the secretary and treasurer, is in com- mand. He ts a young fellow, with « clever face and good address. He wears a stove- pipe hat, which has been much toyed with by the winds of Maryland and Pennsylva- nia. & wooden In his buttonhole he badge with the words “Coxey’s Army” on it and @ rosette of red, white and blue ribbon. This Philadelphia contingent started out two weeks ago with thirty-five men and entered Rockville last night with forty- eight. They then recruited twenty men who were waiting here for the army. The con- 2 claims not to have a man along | Sick Members. who fs not a mechanic, and they are a fair looking lot of men, considering their long tramp. Clinton, the leader, says he is a curpenter. He predicts that very large numbers of men will be in Washington on May 1 from Philadelphia and Baltimore. He says he knows personally of 1,000 men from Philadeiphia who are going, feels posi- tive there will be 6,000 and looks for 10,000, He is enthusiastic about the movement and thinks it will be successful and settle the labor question forever. “I believe,” he said to me, “that Congress will take favorable action ‘on Mr. Coxey’s bills. There will be 200,000 men in Wash- ington to petition to that effect. I cannot say and do not know what action will be taken if Congress should take adverse ac- tion. We are now members of the common- weal and under Mr. Coxey instructions. Personally, 1 should say ( ess had two things to do—either to say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ In the latter case, I presume we should march back to our homes to starve at leisure. “No, I don’t know anything about the ad- mission to be charged at Brightwood presume Mr. Coxey knows what he is do- ing. The men have got to be fed, and if it is for that purpose it is all right. For Jour contingent, we are not out on this thing to make money. All we want is | enough to eat to keep us from begging. I don’t believe the government will dare to prevent our meeting in front of the Cap- itol.”* | At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Philadel- | phia contingent were drawn up in front of headquarters tent. and with speec' ly | Mr. Coxey and Marshal Browne were fom | maily organised into commune “A” of tue