Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1894, Page 2

if “4 Filbert neatly oth i i g é rf ; [ i ib z He tae morning owing to the fact that FE utr 4 a 33 Browne, and fairly tried by the stand on my right to be ? i i i i : i FER: Hy 8 Atterney Hayman for Cozey and Browne. witnesses. Mr. Mullowney finally agreed end the case was set for trial Friday morn- img. Judge Miller fixed the bail in each case at $00. Mr. Hyman requested that Mr. Coxey be permitted in out on his Personal recognizance until the case was called, but Judge Miller refused. He asked each one of the defendants if he was a Tesident of the District and received a neg- = ° ho said Mr. Ht ss, judge, your honor,” ir. Hy- man, “we are all morally certain that these tlemen will stay here till doomsday, necessary, until this case is called.” “Moral certainty is all right in its way,” said Judge Miller, “but it has nothing to do with this particular case.” “This is a very unusual case, you know,” said the lawyer. “Not at all. There is nothing unusual about it, and the same rule applies here as would apply in the case of any other man.” It then appeared that there were a num- ber of people in the court room: who were willing to go on their bond, but none of them could satisfy the property qualifica- | tions necessary for a bondsman. Mrs. Ma- Filla M. Ricker, the female lawyer, volun- teered to go as their surety, but she was glso “shy” in the matter of District real estate. A request was mate that Coxey De allowed to leave the court room to se- eure a bondsman, but Judge Miller sald that this could only be done if he went in company with a marshal. This decision did Rot please the defendants at all. They of- to put up cash collateral, but the Judge decided that this was not the proper Procedure in a case of this sort. Gen. Coxey offered to put up $500 'n cash for his ce, but this, too, was refused. ly Released. “Gen.” Coxey and Christopher Columbus Jones were permitted to sit within the bar of the court, while their counsel and friends sought bondsmen. They had not long to remain there. for about 11 o’clock Mr. Frank Hume appeared and stated that he ‘was prepared to give ball for both men. Mr. Mullowney, the prosecuting attorney, @ecepted the offer, and Mr. Hume at once signed bonds in the amount of $500 each for the appearance in court, when needed, of both men, and they were immediately re- After being congratulated by their friends, the men left the court room with Representative Pence and several other admirers. Attorney Hyman stated that quite a number of citizens had offered to bail for the men, among them being Henry King and Mr. Ammon Behrend. Mrs. Brigg’s Attitude. Mrs. Briggs, who became Browne, was indignant today because she thought the publications concerning the part she had taken had misrepresented her attitude toward Browne and the case. ‘What she had done, she said, she had done out of compassion, and not because she ‘was on the side of lawbreakers. “I did Bot,” she said to a Star reporter, “invite Carl Browne to my house; he did not par- take of a dinner there, nor did any ovation of any kind take place. I told Lieut. Mc- Cathran and Officer Mulhall that I would Bot sign Who would do it. I asked these officers if they thought it would displease the citizens of the District. They both replied that the ‘people had only kindly feelings for the unfortunate men.’ My act was one of pure com) and mercy. I saw such men as Lafe Pence and other en were without power for the want of property qualification in the District, I felt it was about time to throw Maple Square into the breach and save the country. When Carl Browne was a free man he came to the door as a gentleman should to thank me for the privilege, as he| gaid, of ‘breathing fresh air once more.’ He looked very pale and broken. I set be- fore him a cold collation, of whicH he ate sparingly and hastily departed.” Those persons who have asserted with considerable vigor that the men who are camped with the army of the commonweal down on the unhealthy South Washington Jot would not work under any circum- stances would have had their ideas con- => Christopher Co! bus Jones in the Police Court. #derably shattered had they visited the camp this morning. Today the men were working, and working under a scorching atmosphere, surrounded by horrible smells, ‘with little water and no protection from the scorching rays of the sun. Alon, geuth line of the rickety fence surround- ing the camp canvas had been stretched im the form of an awning, and beneath this the men had placed straw, evidently with the intention of using it for sleeping quar- ters. Some forty or fifty men worked steadily for about an hour in throwing the bricks, which were littered over the center of the lot, into one big pile, which was later leveled off at the top and will be used as 2 platform from which the speeches will be mace. Here and there over the in@losure were of decomposing manure, while over by east front there was a slimy stream of offersive matter, which came in under the fence from a sewer trap. Some one had ted the commenweal with another t, and this was erected near the center ef the grounds. Arctund the commissary wagon the atmosphere was especially of- fensive. Fish and meat lay exposed to the burning rays of the sun, surrounded by swarms of files, while the cooks endeavored to bring some order out of the chaos. Near the center of the lot stood an old brick Wagor, and on this had been raised the Pittsburg banner, and a forlorn enough headquarters for the Pittsburg men it made. In front of the headquarters tent at the Borth end of the grounds a new flag floated. It was @ present to the commonweal from some southern lady. It consisted of red surety for | ig the} his arrest today, Mr. Coxey said that he had no idea what charges could be brought against him. The only thing in the nature of a banner he had carried to the Capitol grourds was the com- monweal badge which he wore. So far as trampling any grass cerned, there were ample witnesses, he said, to the fact that he had never left the asphalt sidewalks. Mr. Coxey said that he deprecated — fact that there was ny trouble with Marshal Browne. He said that he did not believe that Browne had intentionally violated the law, and if un- intentionally he had run across the grass, it had been done in the heat of excitement, and was not a very terrible crime. “Our plans for the future,” said Mr. Coxey, “are to simply sit down here and wait. We will be joined, I have no doubt, by thousands upon thousands of other un- employed people. For myself, I propose to lay aside every other occupation and re- main in Washington until some action is taken by Congress. If that body should ad- journ without affording any relief to the unemployed, we will simply demand that the President call an extra session. The presence here of three or four hundred thousand men, and by that time there will or shrubbery was con- be that many here, will simply force the President to this step. These men have to be fed some way, and Congress will have to be called together. . He Talks of the Future. “I cannot say whether we will make any further efforts in the direction of demon- strations or attempts to speak on the Capi-! tol grounds. For the present, that matter will remain in abeyance. I have heard that some few of the army have been arrested by the police. If any of the commonweal- ers commit any act which subjects them to arrest, they should be taken in charge and given the full penalty of the law. We are not here to commit any wrongs or to break any laws; we are here simply to show Con- gress the result of the legislation of the past twenty-five years and to demand that our wrongs be red: Washington is a charming city, and if the laboring men of this country must starve, they might just as well starve here, surrounded by the beau- tiful parks, green trees and smooth-graded streets.” Coxey will remain in the city for several weeks at least, while Mr. Coxey’s daughter, who rode at the head of the pro- cession, will return to Massillon tonight. It | Was reported today at the camp that some | thirty or forty of the commonwealers had obtained employment in the city. Browne Still Wants to Speak. Marshal Browne today said to a Star re- Porter in regard to the plans of the com- monweal: “We are going to stay right here and fol- low up our first great victory that we won yesterday by still greater ones to come. Our present grounds will soon be altogether too poem when the expected additions to our number arrive, and we have three men out today looking for a new camping place. By Saturday there will be many more in Washington.” | “What are you going to do then?” | ‘We will simply stay here and take in the | other detachments as they come. Our next demonstration will probably be on Decora- | tion day, —— it may be delayed until the Fourth of July. I am confident that by the last of this month we will have 60,000 men here.” “How are you going to feed this multi- tude?” “That will be a simple matter enough. You have no idea of the immense organiza- tion that is at work all through the west securing supplies for the commonweal. Our next demonstration will be on the same lines with that of yesterday. We shall in- sist for the right to free speech in the grounds of the Capitol and on its very steps, and we shall fight this matter until victory perches on our banners and we have Swept this iniquitious statute from t¢ the first thing that we ha’ be fight for now. The rest will follow rn” Criticising the Poliee. A number of protests have been made against acts of policemen in using their clubs. It is represented by some who saw the arrest of Browne that officers used their clubs unnecessarily and that all Browne did was to ward off the blows. It is claim- ed, also, that but few of the Coxey men were in the grounds at the time, and that a number who were struck by officers were citizens of Washington. A complaint was sent to the District Com- missioners today by Fred. L. Harries against the conduct of Police Sergt. Theo- dore Koucher, alleging that Koucher struck him without cause, while he was standing on New Jersey avenue betwetn B and C streets. He sent with his communication the names of several witnesses, Coxey Gets Another Permit. The commonweal leaders today took out another permit to charge admissions to the camp grounds. The permit was only for one day, as the Commissioners still have under advisement Mr. Coxey's application that no license fee be c! on the ground that the money received is for char- {table purposes. The Permit Question. While it not been formally decided, the Commissioners have determined to re- fuse Mr. Coxey a free permit to conduct an exhibition at the camp grounds. For the last two days Mr. Coxey has paid a reg- ular license fee for permission to charge for entrance to the grounds, but as these permits cost $5 each it would be a consider- able drain upon the commonweal to continue the outlay. The Commissioners have the power to issue a permit for any church or charitable entertainment. Mr. Coxey contended that the exhibition of the army was for charitable purposes and he was entitled to the benefit of such regulations governing such entertainment. While it is believed the Commissioners are not thoroughly opposed to granting such a permit, they do not approve of the location of the camp, which they think is dangerous to health, and will withhold the permit until the army finds more suitable camp grounds. A Coxeyite Arrested. Officer Kreuffer of the fifth precinct to- day arrested Fred. Allen, one of Coxey’s army, and charged him with disorderly conduct. The man was locked up. Told in the Police Court. Michael McDowell, a member of one of Coxey’s communes and a wearer of one of the badges, was out of camp last night with a companion, and they visited sa- loons where the largest “stovepipes” were to be had for a nickel. Mike soon got filled with beer. and his idea of his constftutional rights failed to make htm a peaceable citi- zen when mixed with the beer. They eame out of a bar room on 2d street and started in the direction of their camp, | but could not go along as quiet and orderly citizens. Policeman Knuffer, who happen- ed to come along at the time, warned the | men that they had better go along quietly. McDonald thought he owned the town, and refused to go. In addition to refusing | to go, he indu! in some profanity, and then he got arrested. “I'm an American citizen,” he shouted to the crowd that gathered about him, “and, in the name of the Constitution, I call upon you to protect me. | Fully 300 persons gathered about the pa- | trol box at Ist and H streets, and waited to see him taken away in the patrol wagon. | This morning he was wearing his badge | when he appeared in Judge Kimball's court | on a charge of disorderly conduct. | “I had a little drop of drink in me,” he | said to Judge Kimball, “and was on my way to camp when I got arrested.” | ‘That's the trouble,” said Judge Kimball; | “a lttle drop of drink.” | He was fined $5 or fifteen days on the | farm, and it is needless to say that he did | not have the money. Promised to Leave Town, | “I'm gullty of vagrancy, but not of being | drunk,” responded a youthful Coxeyite who | gave his name as George King. | “What was this prisoner doing?’ Judge | Kimball asked Policeman Garraway. | “He was on Pennsylvania avenue ‘hold- | ing up’ everybody.” | “Begging?” “Yes, sir.” “Where are you from? the court asked the prisoner. “California,” was his response. been working down south, and I came through here some time ago. I went up “T've the road and joined the army, and then came back here.” “But you can’t beg on our streets,” ex- plained.the court. “Judge, your honor, I was sick and hun- Sty and wanted something to eat.” “Are your its living?” “Yes, sir; “Why don’t you return there?” “That’s what I want to do. It your honor ‘Will jet me go I'll leave for hom: days on the farm,” said the sedge, and when you get out you had bet- —_———_ LITTLE LITRREST WW CONGRESS. But Few Coxeyites Put in an Appear- ance at the Capitol. The Coxeyites showed very little interest in Congress today. It was expected that when the House and Senate met the gal- leries would be occupied to a considerable extent by members of this fraternity. It turned out, however, that when the Louses met and up to two hours afterward not more than a dozen, all told, had appeared. The authorities do-not expect any further demonstration, believing the incident of yesterday ended the matter as far as Con- gress Is concerned, but there appears to be no opportunity for Mr. Coxey or others of his army to slip in unobserved by the police and get off their speeches from the steps of the building. The Capitol police are mak- ing no show of more than ordinary watch- fulness, but as they are always on hand there is not much chance of their being over-reached. As far as Congress proper is concerned there is no recognition of the existence of such a thing ‘as Coxey’s army. Whatever is done concerning them must be purely a municipal matter. The situation is not looked upon as serious or as coming within the range of things demanding the atten- tion of Congress. Individually the general feeling among Congressmen is that the leaders should be held by the local author- ities to a strict accountability for their course, and that action should be taken to prevent sickness and suffering among the deluded followers in the Movement, as far as it can be done. To Provide for the Coxeyites. Representative Bell (Neb.) today intro- duced a joint resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint congressional com- mittee “to devise means for the employ- ment of the idle men of the country, re- strict tion, start up our mines, in- crease the currency and prohibit the is- suing of interest-bearing: bonds without thority of Congress and for other purposes. Scie di WHITE HOUSE VISITORS. Twe Commonwealers Called, but Were Not Received. Representatives of the Coxey army made their first appearance at the White House today. Their visit was devoid of all ex- eitement and was apparently unnoticed by many people in the immediate vicinity. ‘There were two of them, and their general appearance established their identity be- yond all question. Roughly dressed and travel stained, the two mén wore their Coxey badges conspicuously displayed. One also wore a miniature American flag on his coat lapel and the other had a red, white and blue rosette pinned over his cotton badge. The two weary pilgrims sauntered leisurely up the west drive from the avenue about 11 o’clock and gazed admiringly on their beautiful surroundings. As they neared the mansion they saw three men in citizen's dress standing just off the walk a few feet east of the portico. They were making themselves perfectly at home, and the Coxey soldiers innocently supposed that they were in charge of the mansion and grounds. Approaching the group the commonwealers inquired if they could go into the house. “What did they want to go in for?’ “Oh, just to look around.” One said he had seen the east room some years ago and merely wanted to show it to his companion, who was from the far west and had never been in Washington before, Although they did not know it, the three men who were interrogating them were se- cret service officers specially assigned to look after suspicious characters. They told the Coxeyiters that it was not at all prob- able that they could enter the house today, and persuaded them not to make the at = ee we —_— — wide open and people were freely ing in and out at the ti pa ‘Without attempting to argue the question the two “men of peace” accepted the situ- ation gracefully and resumed their walk around the semi-circular drive into the ave- nue again. Later in the day about half-a-dozen more of the commonweal walked through the srcunds in front of the White House. They made no attempt to enter the mansi however, and did not even ask any qu tions of the policemen they passed. T President held his usual reception in th east room this afternoon, and shook han with about 200 persons, mostly of the fair sex. There were no Coxeyites in the line. ———_—_ UNSANITARY LOCATION, The Health Officer Thinks Ivy City a Better Place. As heretofore printed in The Star, Health Officer Hammett was asked to report upon the present location of the Coxey camp from a sanitary standpoint, and yesterday he sent to the Commissioners his report, which reads as follows; “Having known this place personally for years as a pond of stagnant water, and through the combined efforts of the health department succeeded in having it filled up, which makes it at present made groun also its close proximity to James Creek ca. nal, which is well known to me dis- ease-breeding place, I cannot, from a sani- tary standpoint, advise that human beings should be congregated upon such soil. It occurs to me that with so large a body of men assembled within such an_inclosure, with probability of increased aggrega- tion, a possible fear may be entertained of an outbreak of typhus fever. Such a con- dition of affairs is one that medical history recognizes and narrates as the result of in- discriminate massing of people, without |g habitation and sanitary ‘surround- ings. “Another reason that suggests itself, which is rot made with the intention of creating alarm, but as a safeguard, is the Persibility of some contagious or infectious disease being developed from the exposure and hardships endured by the men on their long marches to this city. I will further say that the location and its unsanitary surroundings would make it a probability, and should a disease of contagious char- acter arise there would be no means of isolation, nor a preventive of contagion spreading. There is every reason to believe that the people to be encamped upon such grounds will be lable to attacks of malaria and catarrhal diseases, followed by enteric derangements, superinduced by the many surrounding causes and to which the con- dition of these men renders them liable. Recommends Another Camp. “Besides, there would be a lack of proper hospital facilities for treatment and shelter, and coming from all parts of the country they are to be considered ready subjects for sudden ailments until they shall have been properly accliinated. “For humanity's sake, which prompts me to speak promptly, I would, for the reasons mentioned, consider that some other piace, provided with proper buildings for shelter and hospital purposes to meet emergencies, be selected, and I do not know of any site more acceptable than the Ivy City race course for a camping ground. It is by far the most appropriate to meet the sudden re- quirements and comforts of a large body of men, and with little expense could be put in proper sanitary condition, to care for these people in a humane manner, should disease of any character arise, and to pre- vent dissemination of contagion.” In conversation with a Star reporter this morning, Dr. Hammett said his report on the subject fully explained what he thought of the place. “But,” he said, “these people will be treated the same as all citizens. ‘The law must be obeyed, and I shall insist on the place being kept in a good sanitary condition. There are sewers in that part of the city, and if the camp Is to be continued | there for any length of time there must be proper sewer connections and privy accom- modations,”* Sanitary Inspector Hoover will visit the} camp every day and report the result of his inspection. —————— ENOUGH OP THE ARMY. Coxeyites Who Told Their Experience at the Municipal Lodging House. Four persons, who claimed to have come | here in the Coxey following, found their way to the Municipal Lodging House last | night. One of them said his name was R. | J. O'Brien. “I was marshal of commune B,” he told | Superintendent Dunn, His age was given as twenty-seven years, and he said he came from Pittsburg. While waiting in the office he sald he went from Pittsburg to Massil- lon and joined the army. He was out of work at the time, and he said he thought! | Parker, he would join the army and have s good 6. “And,” he said, “I had it.” He told Superintendent Dunn that he berland, he was so under the influence of liquor that he ‘was afraid he would be expelled. , Ate you going to return to the army?” he was “T should say not,” was his response,“I've = enough, and now I am going to New ork.” He sawed wood, surprised himself in the bath tub and was elated at the sight of a bed, the first one he had an op- portunity to occupy since leaving John Sullivan was the name given by an- other member of the commonweal army who applied for lodging. He was suffering from @ severe cold and appeared to be a sick man. His age was given as twenty- three years, and he, too, said he was from Pittsburg. Sullivan said he was fifer in the army and had his instrument with him. He Seemed as much pleased with the bed as did his companion, and both men enjoyed the hot supper set before them. — ONE OF THE “WEALERS.” Some of the men with the Coxey army have interesting histories, and can talk most entertainingly, when they forget that they have newspaper people about. One of the men who made the trip from Massillon, Qhio, is Mr. John Park of Marion, Pa. Mr. Park is a pale, quiet-looking man, with nothing of the tramp in his make-up, though he walked every foot of the way, except the trip on the canal, which was extremely pleasant. He is a gentleman who uses good language, and wears well-fitting clothes. He is a paperhanger by profes- sion, and also a sign painter; he had heen out of work for many months, and believ- ing that the Coxey idea was a good one, [oer the ranks to make the descent on ‘ashington. He thinks now that if he had known how indifferent Congress would be to the army he would not have made one of it, though he does not regret the trip, which he regards as a rare experience that one would like to remember. He speaks kindly of the people whom they met along the line of march, and says that the reason that so few of the “commonweal” entered Washington is because there were several hundred who got tired and took part of the trip that was hardest on the railroad, and that did not suit the originators of the scheme, as the idea was to walk all the way. So those who wanted the glory with- out the trials were fired out. He says that the closer they got to Washington the harder treatment they met with; he is of the opinion that there were many in the ranks who will never recover from the effects of that most perilous trip over the mountains in the rain and snow. He Speaks most kindly of the treatment. the army has received at the hands of The Star’s special correspondent. Indeed, he says that the newspapers have generally been fair with them. Mr. Park has as a memento of the trip a wonderfully carved cane. cut a birch sapling in Indiana county, before he went to Ohio, and when he started out with the army he made the stick a kind of diary of the trip. The end of the stick, with a crook on it, is carved into a bird's head. Then along the side is cut his name—John Park—and on the opposite side “Coxey army.” Then on the bark is cut the name “Ohio,” and on the opposite side is a notch for every town that they stopped in in that state, and a small notch where they sto; Then come Pennsylvania, District of Columbia. On the opposite side the stick is notched for each stop made in a town. and where the state was entered there is a ring clear around the ick. There are thirty-four of these notches, and four rings. It is a regular Robinson Crusoe affair and well worth the preserving. Just after reaching the city Mr. Park was approached by a citizen, who happened to mention to him the name of Major Moore. Mr, Park remarked that a man whom he had known and regarded very highly in Pennsylvania was named E. W. Moore. The gentleman to whom he was talking said: “Why, 1 know him very well; he is in Department.” Mr. Park, while on iness in the neighborhood of the address given him, called, and found his friend, Mr. E. W. Moore, at home, and greatiy pleased to see him. The cane he had made on the trip he presented to Mr. Moore, by whom it will be highly prized. Mr. Park has had a rather eventful life. He was in the regular army, and was sent to Montana to help fill the gap made in the famous sev- enth cavalry when Custer and his brave men were killed. He served in the western department long enough to have several tumultuous interviews with old Sitting Bull and his braves, but a tumble from a horse in one of these caved in his breastbone and broke up his anatomy in a way to destroy | his usefulness as a soldier. Mr. Park's great grandfather was the first settler in Indiana county, Pa., and lived in a log house built for him by the Indians. —$__——— ANOTHER ARMY COMING. Said to Be a Rougher Lot Than the Coxey Men. The police are now somewhat anxious concerning the movements of “Col.” Thos. Galvin’s industrial army. Dispatches locate this army at Wheeling, W. Va., today, and give the number of men as 215. The offi- clals of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, however, report that there are 285 men in the party. Chief Grannon of the Baltimore and Ohio detectives is in the city today, and he had several conferences with Maj. Moore's men at headquarters, The men who comprise this army are by no means similar to those in the Coxey camp. “They are not tramps,” raid Chief Gran- non to a Star reporter today. “They ere reported as miners from California, and are a sullen and rough lot of men.” He thinks they are calculated to create trouble. They were sent from Columbus to Benwood by the citizens, who subscribed money to pay their railroad fare, and now b> are to be sent to Pittsburg. vin told one of the railroad detectives a few days ago that it was his purpose to reach this city by the 10th of May if pos- sible, as he is due here at that time. He hardly expects to reach here on time, but says he will be here not later than the 15th. Chief Grannon is certain that Galvin's forces will join the Coxey crowd when they reach here, and he thinks the men will be more troublesome to the public than the Coxeyites, Money From the Citizens. This afternoon Chief Grannon received from Wheeling, W. Va., the following spe- cial dispatch: “Galvin's army is camped on Wheeling Island and men.are behaving fine. The city and trades unions are raising money to pay their way over our line to Pittsburg. They are getting along first rate in raising the money and the army may be ready to leave here at 6 o'clock this even- ing, but cannot say yét. If not, will wait till morning. From here they are not going on freight trains, they say, but are going to Pay fare on passenger trains.” This dispatch was turned over to the offl- cers at police headquarters, Detective Quin- lan is paying particular attention to the movements of the army, and the railroad company’s officials are rendering all possi- ble assistance. ee ee PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, Some Customs Offices Filled and a Number of Postmasters Selected. The President sent the following nomina- tions to the Senate today: Treasury—James W. Ball of Oregon, to be collector of customs for the district of Yaquina, Ore.; Thos, L. Shippen of Vir- ginia, to be collector of customs for the district of Petersburg, Va. Justice—Tracy R. Bangs of North Da- Kota, to be attorney of the United States for the district of New Hampshire; Joseph D. Bethune of Arizona, to be associate justice of the supreme court for the terri- tory of Arizona. War—Second Lieut. Odus G. Horney, sev- enth infantry, to be first Heutenant ord- nance department. Postmasters—Dantel EF. ‘Fitzpatrick, Waterbury, Conn.; Walter Richards, | Brookville, Pa.; Thos. Larner, Saint Al-| bans, Vt.; H. W. Brown, Red Bluff, Cal.; Andrew T. Culbertson, Placerville, Cal.; Wm. L. Hedrick, Fresno, Cal.; Harry E. Saco, Me.; Geo. Handy, Canton, a W. Johnston, Monroe City, ; Thos. B. Harber, Trenton, Mo.; Wm. K. Fox, Plattsmouth, Neb. Sam P. Willson, Rusk, Texas; M. W. Ryan, Medford, Wis.; Anna Kingman, Brodhead, Wis.; Emmet Horan, Eau Claire, Wis. Henry C. Hunt, Reedsburg, Wis.; Louis J. Bachand, Bay Field, Wii Tomlinson, Cedartown, Ga. E. P. Coltman, Idaho Falls. Idaho; H. C. Jones, Colchester, | H. | Il; Jno. Goodale, Marion, Stokes, Lincoln, Ill; Ti; mW Ill.; Thos. Louis M. Kerr, Elpaso, James S. Van Patten, Saint ‘Charles, . H. Davidson, Farmer City, Ill.; Robt. illiams, Henry, Ill.; Wm. B) McI!wain, Sparta, Ill; Charles W. Brady, Independ- ence, Mo.; Jno. J. Molter, Sandusky, Ohio; J.V.Conklin, Canton, 8. D.; Allen B. Brown, Ipswich, S. D.; Albert R. ‘Garretsoi S. D.; Wm. Tobin, Mad Parliman, Webster, S. D els, Woonsocket, S. D.; Burdge H. Hurd, S. D.; Geo. W.’ Mathews, Armour, O. D. Ayer, Montesano, Wash. 8s. D.; Augustus A./ LATE NEWS BY WIRE, More Rioting by the Mob at Cleve- land. THOUSANDS ENGAGED IN DESTRUCTION Men Forced From Their Work by the Idle. —_-+—__— ALL POLICE ORDERED OUT CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2.—A mob num- bering 6,000 or 7,000 men again assembled in the public square this morning and marched out on a mission of destruction. On Scranton avenue every window was broken at the Variety Iron Works, and the entire force of men were driven out. At the Upson Nut and Bolt Works win- dows were broken, machinery smashed and the men forced away. Twenty-five men were driven from the Church Furniture Works. At this point the police charged the mob and drove it up the hill on Jennings avenue. Police are being hurried to the scene from all available sources. All the reserve force of police, including the mounted men, have been ordered out. Many arrests have been made. Intense excitement prevails in the south- ern part of the city. Dispersed by the Police. Later.—The mob, after moving up Jen- nings avenue, reformed, and were again and again recharged by the police. The rioters had meantime raided a scrap iron yard and armed themselves with pieces of fron, They were in a frenzy of excitement, and were constantly urged on by their lead- ers to resist the officers. Police arrived on the scene, and another charge was made on the mob, with drawn clubs. The crowd showed fight only for a moment, and then their ranks were broken and scattered in all directions. The police meantime had used their clubs to such effect that many of the rioters were laid low. The patrol wagons were loaded with prisoners and were hastily sent to nearest station. Many of the men stones and other missiles at the from the Abbey street bridge. forced away, however, and ran making occasional stands to power of the law. While a part of the mob were fighting police at Faulhabers, others made an unsuc- cessful attempt to-hold up a mail train on the Nickel Plate road, as it was passing that point. The train slackened speed, in order to not run down any of the fellows, but sped on its way unharmed. — SOVEREIGN’S THREAT. Kelley Must Ride or Every Road in Iowa Will Be Tied Up. organization is thoroughly in sympathy with Coxey and Kelley, and that the latter shall be furnished with a train to leave Des Moines, or every road in the state will be tied up. “I came to Des Moines with the purpose | of showing our hand in this matter,” he said. “Kelley shall not walk out of city, and the question must be within a very short time. I shall to secure transportation without troul but if a train cannot be secured for money, we have more drastic measures at hand.” i the aid of the A. R. U. such a move would be successful. That organization and our own are vi close together, When I left President Debs in St. Paul hig last words were that anything we people would stand by. This thing is simply an issue between united railroads and organ- ized labor, and if we cannot win here we might as well stop fighting. “The issue @ equare he con- tinued, “and will meet it. We are in sympathy with this and Kelley movement, as it attracts public attention and agitates the industrial questions in |which we are interested. As to their methods, we will not speak, but they have the sympathy of organized labor, I am re- liably informed that the majority of Kel- | ley’s men are members of labor unions, and we will neither let them starve nor walk out of Des Moines.” Sovereign addressed the army at the Presne Beowge evening and — much en- jusiasm among the men by his expression of sympathy, The Rock Island railroad has sworn in about 200 trainmen as deputy sheriffs, and will patrol its tracks in case the army marches parallel to the road. _=—_—— MIGHT HAVE HIS TONGUE BORED. The Punishment Provided by an Old Maryland Blue Law for Blasphemy. If the old laws inherited by the District from Maryland could be enforced Cari Browne, “the reincarnation of Christ,” as he styles himself, and leader of the army of the commonweal, might be in danger of having his tongue perforated. One of these old blue laws of Maryland, still standing unrepealed upon the statute books of the District, passed on the 26th of October,1723, by the province of Maryland, is as follows: “Be it enacted by the right honorable the lord proprietor, by and with the advice and consent of his lordship’s governor and the upper and lower houses of assembly, and the authority of the same, that if any per- son shall hereafter within this province,wit- tingly, maliciously and advisedly, by writ- ing or speaking, blaspheme or curse God or deny our Savior Jesus Christ to be the Son of God, or shall deny the Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, or the God- head of any of the three persons, or the unity of the Godhead, or shall utter ahy profane words concerning the Holy Trinity or any of the persons thereof, and shall be thereof convicted by verdict or by confes- sion, shall for the first offense be bored through the tongue and fined twenty pounds sterling, to the lord proprietor to be applied to the use of the county where the offense shall be committed, to be levied on the offender’s body, goods, etc., and in case the said fine cannot be levied the offender to suffer six months’ imprisonment without bail or maintrise; and that for the second offense, the offender being thereof convicted as aforesaid, shall be punished by burn! | in the forehead with the letter B and fin forty pounds sterling to the lord proprietor, and in case the same cannot be levied the offender shall suffer twelve months’ im- prisonment without bail or maintrise; and that for the third offense, being convicted as aforesaid, shall suffer death without the | benefit of the clergy.” This law was referred to by Mr. 8. F. Phillips, acting attorney general of the United ‘States, in a letter written on the sioners in relation to the legality of contracts made after advertising in Sunday papers. This controversy, which refers to the con- dition of the Sunday laws of the District, has been unearthed by Mr. McKenny, clerk of the United States Supreme Court. In this letter Mr. Phillips gave it as his opinion that | the statute of October, 1723, which has it _ been quoted, was then in force in the Dis- trict, and there has been no enactment since the date of his letter to change this condi- | tion. The offense for which Mr. Browne might be tried under this law would be that of blasphemy, in that he has claimed to be the reincarnation of the Savior ever since the commonweal movement was inaugur- ated at Massillon. Of course, Mr. Browne's defense against the enforcement of this law, which, as Mr. Phillips stated, is anti- quated and obsolete in many of its pro- visions, might be based upon the provision | of the Constitution against “cruel and un- usual punishments. —— Naval Movement. The Alert arrived at Port Townsend yes- terday, and the Portsmouth reached New York today. ——_+ e+ —__ A suit for an alieged infringement of their cash carrier store system has been entered by the Meteor Dispatch Company of Bos- ton against A. Lisner, NORTH CAPITOL STREET EXTENSION. The Commissioners to Appraise the Lan@ and Make Their Report. the respective interests of. all persons con- eerned in the land to be taken for the ex- i if : F of T street extended to the north ae pees gee z : i i & i i proper perf viewed the land necessary to en the extension of the strect, wing heard the testimony of wit- behalf of the public and the appraise and value the land be- _s E. Barber and x4 taken, consisting o: $21,078, that being its present fair value, without reference to any damage or benefit to the remain- Property of said owners, and appraise value the land belonging to the Pros- to be vaken, 45724, that acres, en, ; Erte option of the commiasioners, its vblue for cemetery purposes. f Bg z g nt H prising 90 square feet, conveyed to the cemetery by Chas. Schnelder, in fee, which the commissioners value at $40. also three more burial lots, of the same size, valued at $49.50. Benefits Assessed. The commissioners further report upon the alternative instruction of the court, as to any benefits of the adjacent and remain- resolution offered in the House today by Representative Johnson. “Yesterday I was on the Capitol steps, but I saw no clubbing Maj. Moore said he had always given rigid orders concerning the use of the club, and had issued a special order for this oc- casion. Whether or not the orier was obeyed will have to be determined by an in- vestigation. ° “I am not a witness in the affair,” he said, “for the reason, as I have said, that I did not witness any of the clubbing. I have endeavored to prevent the use of the club and have tried to impress upon the minds of the officers, the fact that they have no right to use their clubs except in self-defense or to maintain a lawful ar- rest.’ Capt. Austin Talks. Capt. Austin, who was on duty at the Capitol yesterday, said he witnessed none of the clubbing, although he had heard that some officers did use their batons. He said he thought the only time any clubbing was done was when the officers had trouble with Carl Browne. Then, he said, there ‘was a great rush, and he had been told that @ colored man, who was an active par- ticlpant in the trouble, was clubbed. So far as he knew no complaints had been re- ceived at headquarters today concerning the —_———. CAPITOL TOPICS. Object to the Removal. The House naval committee has heard ar- guments by Prof. Woodward of Columbia College, New York, and Prof. Williams of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in op- position to the bill for the transfer of the work of the coast and geodetic survey from the Treasury Department to the hydro- graphic office of the Navy Department, and to the geological survey of the Interior De- partment. Their opposition to the transfer as far as the hydrographic office is con- cerned was that the terms of naval officers during any one detail was too short to ac- complish any great amount of usefulness in positions which required long years of ex- perience and study. The Agricultural Appropriation Bill. The agricultural appropriation bill re- ported to the House by Chairman Hatch of the committee on agriculture appropriates $3,180,648 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, Compared with the appropriation for the department for the present fiscal = this is a decrease of $142,856. “V: a4 hange,” an accompanying repo! says, Shas been ‘made in the salary list. Slight incresse has been made in a few offices where the increased duties and re- sponsibilities have seemed to warrant such el yoy reduction fh = aggregate been accomp! arrangement of the service and by consoli- dation of the offices wherever practicable. Authority is given to continue investiga- tions, with a view to extending the de- mands of foreign markets for the agricul- tural products of the United States, and to continue inquiries as to the best system of road making the same appropriation as last year being provided. A reduction in the appropriation for the weather bureau has been made, amounting to $74,277. The decrease is mainly in salaries, though con- tingent and general expenses have been considerably reduced, without, it is hoped, in the least impairing the usefulness and efMiciency of this valuable service.” Land Surveys in Indian Territory. Senator Berry today gave notice of an amendment to the sundry civil appropria- tion bill, appropriating $100,000 for the sur- vey of the lands of the five civilized tribes of Indians im Indian territory. Introduced in the House. ‘The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company desires to extend the Georgetown end of its cable line. A bill was introduced in the House this afternoon by Mr. Hurd, by request, authorizing the company to ex- tend its present line along M street to 34th A_ passenger jecomodation of the public is to be erected at the end of the line. The bill also provides for a passenger station between the tracks in front of the Peace monument at the foot of the Capitol grounds. Baltimore Markets. easier—spot, S Suiy, Gityai'y: A 30th of June, 1877, to the District Commis- | 80, $14.500$15.00. Grain lower, “weak—! tion, "15a16; do, store ‘Cheese Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Bilsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers: ox! ‘CHICAGO, ‘a A) sod High. . Close. Boe toy fo” Bok sy 6h i ST 87% BT BT: 39% 85% iy i By Ea 20) 205, Bs BM tr] By 12. 12: 12. 12.20 TAT 6 T17 2 Ti 6.37 % 6.40 30 6.35 on. HI low. 08, 7.02 7. 710 711 ToS TOT TH 71 To 712 719 721 715 718 725 72 Tae 1 2 ~ THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. FINANCE AND TRADE ~-| Various Rumors About Reading De- press Its Price. LATE NEWS AS T0 TARIFF CHANGES Friends of Sugar Trust Somewhat Uneasy. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a Special Dispatch to The Bvening Btar. NEW YORK, May 2—Dullness and ness was not renewed and prices sold consequence. London was dull and ‘Traders were disposed to attribute the de- / cline to the efforts of insiders to force a funding of interest on the general mort-. gage bonds for five years, in order to factli- tate the process of reorganization. The Grangers sold off fractionally, a de- cline of % per cent in St. Paul represen’ the greatest loss. The termination of the Great Northern strike encourages the be- lief in @ brighter outlook for western The bears have lost all of their former aggressiveness, and in the Gecided pressure hesitate to increase their —_ ee —— as the natu- consequence of higher prices, are prac- tically their only hope for profitable trading in_this market. Further complications in the tariff situa- tion are refiected in the action stocks whose products are on list. That the friends of hopeful is evident by the ted i H £ ib F8bs E g 3F iy 4 : F ag Z i i ent figures. nothing, but indications loss of gold as the result t ings of bills. None of the foreign } so far as known, have takenany © shipment, but admit the probabilits doing. ‘The net amount of these consirm variously estimated to be between and $5,000,000. The feature of the Suctases sree Canes <tr Stock Exchange. Bales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—American Se curity and Trust, 5 at 182; 10 at 131%; United States Electric pent Ronds.—United States 4s, registered, 114% asked. United States 4s, 3 iter, ate bas ates asked. United Siaies Ss, 118 bid. vi aS ea Ricchasice’. 190 vids “Second, igs, bid, Ciriwens’s 128 bid. 190 asked. Columbia, 190 Wid. Capital, 110 bid. West End, 108 bid, 100 asked. ‘Traders, 100 bid, Lincoln, #2 bid, 96 asked. Olilo, 80 bid, Dp nd Trust 0: Jen. National Pete aS eT aa eae it 125 t Stocks. — Washington, Gan, 47 asked. town Gas, ; Sheed” United ‘States Electric Light, 123 bid, 40-7 43% asked. cks.—Piremen's, 42 bid, Seis Sk ame tains Ss o Potomac, 7! . S bi aan at 100 bid. National Did. German American, bi Xo bia, 18% bid, 14 asked. “a 13 bid. Columbia, 1844, id. shieated x. | bid, 7 asked. ed. Commercial, 5 0 | Sitio teoerance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 113 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Tithe, T bid, 7% ‘Title, 5 bi “re iephose Stocks.—Pennsyivania, 35 bid. Chesa- and Potomn 82 asked. American 50. bi “% phone, 4. b -25 bid, vege shad Miscellaneous s.—Washington Market, 13 bid, 18 asked. Great Falls Ice, 135 Nid, 150 asked. Bull Run Panorame, 15 bid.’ Norfolk and Washing- ton Steamboat, 95 bid. Lincoln Hall, 80 bid. Inter Ocean Building, 100 asked. *Ex. Dividend. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau todayt -m., 86; maximum, $7; minb