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OMAHA DAILY BEE JSTABLISIIED JUNE 19 , 1871 OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 2 , 1801. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COXEV BEATE8 BACK Not Allowed to Speak on the Oapitol Grounds. POLICEMENN MET AT EVERY TURN Firmly , but Without Violence , Ooxey and Browne Were Hustled Out. BROWNE AND JONES WERE ARRESTED Coxey Marches Off at the Head of His Command , WHAT WILL THEY DO NEXT ? Coxry Says Iheylll vVnlt for Kclnfoito- 1111 iiU anil htny In Wuitlilnglon All hummer If Ni cujn.iry to Ac- complUli 'Ihclr Knds. WASHINGTON , May 1. The Common weal army was astir early today upon Ilrlghtwood heights with preparations for tlio great procession to the capltol. There VTUS un early breakfast of eggs , bread and coffee. Tents wore struck and packed Into wagons and the whole nrmy was aligned before 0 o'clock. All Ihe men carried staves on which fluttered whlto flags with the motto , "Pence on Earth , Good Will to Men , but Death to Interest on Bonds. " Before the start , Carl Browne formed the men Into a hollow squire and put them through a most ; remarkable drill. The staves were handled like guns , and when Urowne shouted "Glory nnd Peace , " they cheered three times shrilly and waved their stocks In the air. These evolutions were performed by the main body of the army. The Philadelphia commune , sixty men strong , with a long rope attached to their commissary wagon , stood at one sldo wait ing to full In. Oklahoma Sam galloped up und down the line on his stallion. The bass drum boomed dismally and the bag pipes emitted a shrill scream. After marching twice around the grounds , the men were drawn up In line and more cheers and drilling followed. Some of the military evolutions which Browne called on his men to perform must have been conceived In n nightmare. Browne har angued the men In his cuslomaty street fakir strain , telling them that they had re ceived permission to mvch to the eapltol grounds , where they must disband and enter ns Individual citizens. "Whether or not wo will bo permitted to speak , I can not say , " he added , "but you must bo careful to preserve the peace. Then we will re form and march to our new camp , near by which has been provided. This demonstra tion will be more powerful than force , than guns , or bombs , " nnd the ragged army at this cheeicd wildly. HOW THEY LINED UP. At 10 20 o'clock the nrmy vvns ready nnd out of Bilghtwooel driving park nnd It started for the city. As the caravan wound Its way down thrco-mllc stretch of woods to the city it wns thu most fantastic over con ceived In a dream. Nine mounted police ro'le on ahead , clearing the way. Then came Carl Browne In his buchsKIn suit , mounted on his gray Perchcron stallion , nnd waving a small Hag. Next was a cre'amy-whlto prancing circus steed bearing the feature of the whole parade , Jtlss Mamie Coxoy , in the role of the Goddess of Peace. She Is n slender , really handsome girl of 17 years , with long , golden hair drift ing down her back. She wore u pure whlto riding habit which streamed after her as the tall horse on which she had been perched pranced to the music of the band. Her bend v/ns coveied by a llttlo rimless blue cap , nnd she Blinded her face with n tiny parasol Altogether she was a picture of such unusual beauty that u spontnneous cheer greeted the unexpected nppenrnnco nil nlong the line. The Godess of Peace vvas Jollowed by Okln- hoiia Sam on another big stallion. Then came Roy Kirk and three other marshals Thatcher , the bugler , rode next , emitting frequent blasts from his cornet , and followed by a big flapping American dig carried by u stalwart wealer. Next the Commonweal army band of six pieces , mostly bass drum and cymbals pounded determinedly nn nt- , tempt at "Mnrchlng Through Georgia " The banner with u portrait of Carl Ilrowno as Christ , with the legend , "Ho Is Risen , but Death to Interest on Bonds , " wns borne nftei a light buggy elccoi'nted with flags , drawn bj two black horses. In which sat General Coxoy himself besldo Mrs. Coxoy , n rnthcr hnnel- some young woman In n tan colored tailor made gown , shading with a parasol the white-robed Infant , "Legal Tendei" Coxey , aged 2 years. Then , marching two by two , came the regular communes of the army. Before each commune wns a commlssnry wngon drawn by Percherons. the wngon daubed on Us white canvas cover with wierd nllcgorlcal Illustrations of the "curso of national banks. " Small flags fluttered In the hands ot the marshals , who galloped alongside ; the me-i bore th"lr whllo pence flags , and symbolic financial banners , fearfully nnd wonderfully made , vvcro sprinkled nlong nt Intervals. PHILADELPHIA'S SIXTY Finally n long , weird shriek of the bag pipes heralded the commune From the City of Brotherly Love came ulso a Goddess of Peace , Her Identity was hidden She wns nnothei "unknown" A heavy brown wagon horse selected for his docility car ried her. She was a good looking , plump , rod-cheeked maiden ofxlS , draped In the Etnrs nnd stripes with not inartistic effect , a gilt star Hashing from her blue turban , und dnrk hair streaming down her hick. Her cscoit vvns the leader of the Phlln- ilolphla contingent. Christopher Columbus Jones , u small , drled-up , old man , with long , gray beard , a shabby Jacket , a milled , ancient beaver hnt. Jones vvns perchcel high on the back of n cavorting , coal-black Btalllon , to which ho clung desperately , , _ Yltli terror Imaged In his face Behind r Tilni was his secretary , Clinton , nlso on a ! ' " black horse , a tall , slim man , with another dilapidated hat , nn American flag , and a bearing which Indicated that the destinies ot nations rested on his shoulders , After him was dragged u disreputable looking white bull-dog , wearing u maroon blanket labeled "Coxoy " The sixty Phlla- delphlans , dragging their cart , brought up the roar. Most of the men carried tin l cups or canteens strapped over their uhould- \\crs. \ \ \ Along the roadside through the woods \Vvoro groups of uniformed veterans from the \oldlcrs homo n miledistant. . Handsome rrlagcsilned the road , and ono of them S WruoiiBressman Slblcy of Penniyl- vunla , himself a grccnbacker Ilka Coxey. With his family. The Increase ot the crowd ns the nrmy marched down Fourteenth street nnd Into the business part of the city Interfered to eoino extent with the progress of the nrmy and the police vvcro kept busy. General Coxoy doffed his hat several times In re sponse to cheers. The first delegation to Join the procession was the J. H. Coxcy club , organized this morning. It consisted ot 125 men , mostly bricklayers , who met the urmy at Boundary street , the old limits of jthe city. ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. At Thomas Circle , Marshal Ilrowno or- tlercd a slight halt , for a rest , whllo the men Kavo three cheers for "Peace " The police Gashed up , and under their command the hrmy promptly moved on. The army turned Into Pennsylvania avenue about 12 1C , und hero a telegram was handed to Coxoy from * ue populist convention at Harrlsburg , and reael as follows1 "Tho populist convention now In session hero sends a greeting and ex it hope that you will receive a fair hearing for the principles which you have BO nobly advocated " Pennsylvania avenue , as the dusty pro cession wheeled Into It , looked moro ns If a circus was In town than anything -v\ae. \ There were a number of excursionists on the street , mostly country people In their best clothci. There vvas little of actual Interest In the walk up Pennsylvania nvonuc to the cipltol grounds. Here the proces-lpn wns deflected nnd moved up 11 street to the top of the hill , where a blond expanse of avenue swept toward the past front of the capltol. This was Coxey's goal and there vvas every prep aration to turn into the avenue , but as the opening was reached a solid front of pillcc- tncn was seen They stretched from curb to curb , making lngre > s toward the capltol Im possible. There vvas nothing to do but mow etown the officers or go ahead The squad cf police ahead of Coxey's carriage went straight ahead It was a ruse to cnrry the nrmy past the capltol Coxey and his people showed their chagrin , but followed 011 of n street Hurrlcel signals were pas eel from Coxey to Urowne It was clear they would not be thus willingly led away Half n block up II street Ilrowno halted his column and dismounted. He turned over Ins horse to an attendant. Then he went to Coxey's carriage and spoke to the general Coxey turned to get out , but his wife tried to re strain him. Ho paused and kl'Kcd her. OUTFLANKED THE POLICE Then he sprang from his carriage and made his way back toward the entrance to the capltol A howling mob was at his heels as the flank movement was appre ciated Urowne followed bearing his banner The rank and flic of the army stood In the street The squad of police suddenly discovered that Coxey hael turned back Quickly the oinrTs spurred through the crowd after Coxey anil Ilrowno They too hael found H street Im passable. Coxey sprang to the heavy stone paling which sin rounded tnc foliage of the east front of the capltol grounds and with a bound was Inside the fence und lost amidst the tangled shrubbery Hrowne followed. The mob shouted ut their disappearance The police vverc not to be daunted by this escape to the shrubbery. The first ofllcar , mounted on n fine bay , reined his horse to the stone fence nnd then horse nnel rider clenred the fence nnd dashed Into the shrubbery. The other mounted officers fol lowed Small trees , bushes and flower beds went down before the sweep of horsemen nnd the yelling crowd which followed. Coxcy and Browne dodged through the bushes to the open area at the east front. Hero n blue-coated mass walled the oncomers. There was u crash as the fugitives , ofllccrs and mob from the street met the wall of oHlcTs and people In the open. The onslaught vvas so sudden that the officers broke for n moment. Pco pie surged and shouted. Coxey and Brow no were lost for the moment. The policemen stemmed the rush after a moment , during which one officer used his baton freely. In the Intense excitement of the rush Co\ry hid slipped unobserved through the stiuggllng mass and before any one knew It was bounding up the cast front entrance to the capltol. Ho wns up to the tenth step be fore he was recognized. Then the officers closed In above him nnd his further passage was barred The great crowd now recog nized him and a shout went up from every corner of the vast assemblage Coxey turned to the crowd and raised his hat. Ho was deathly pile. Captain Garden of the capltol police stepped to one sldo of him and Lieutenant Kelly of the city police was at his other arm The ofllceis formed solidly about him. The crowd below was kept back by menacing clubs. "What do you want to do here ! " asked Captain Garden. "I wish to mnUe an address , " responded General Coxcy , his voice showing Intense emotion. "But you can not do that , " said Captain Garden quietly but flimly. "Then can I read a protest ? " asked Coxey. HID NOT AHUEST HIM. .There was a moment's hesitation. He drew from his pocket a typewritten manu script and begun to untolel It. Thcio was a movement among the officers. Captain Garden quietly took Coxcy by the left arm and Lieutenant Kelly took him by the right. They moved down the steps , thesolid , tank of officers following. Coxoy wns thus Impelled downward and forward. Ho vvas not pulled or put under arrest , but firmly pushed nway. At the foot of the stnlrs the grcnt crowd greeted Coxey and the ofllccrs with u storm ot shMits. Again the mounted police churged , the crowd surged , and for n time It looked ns though theic would bo trouble. Hut the llttlo knot of officers pressed for ward with Coxey In the center. They were flanked by the mounted officers. Curl Browne was a shining mark for the policemen on account of his conspicuous cos tume , and from the same reason the most aggressive nntl tumultuous , portion of the crowd followed him. As he broke through the foliage of the lawn half n dozen mounted police chnrged nfter him across the grounds escaping by n miracle from tramp ling down any ot the people who scattered right nnd left before them. When Browne reached the foot of the capltol steps there wns n hurried and p\cltlng dialogue between him and the police , which could not bo heard through the uproai. Then two policemen threw themselves upon Browne , grabbed his flag of peace and smashed the staff , seUed Brow no by the shoulders nnd thrust him through the crowd several hundred feet to the sldewnlk. Clubs were seen descending upon men's shoulders In the group , but whether Ilrowno wns hit could not be seen. As the two olllrers lushed him through the crowd ho wns soon trying to shelter his head , ns though ho expected blows nnd could bo heard shouting , "I am nn Amrilcan citi zen ; I stand on my constitutional rights " Despite his constitutional rights the dramatic marshal vvas dragged to the pollco station. When the pollco escorted Coxcy to his car riage , hunylng him by the shoulders , but not holding him , ho clambered Into the ve hicle uheie his wife sat with Legal lender" In her lap , and ns ho stood there n louel cheer wns sent up from the surrounding crowd Then the policemen seemed to lose their hcndi , nnd falling upon the Iticklcts colored women nearest them they clubbed the negroes lustily. For a moment the army , which while all this wus going on had been waiting on B street , not knowing what to do , teemed leaderless nnd In confusion , although the men had not broke rank , in all Urn tumult. The honor fell to the humble bucx drummer of rescuing It from the confusion , for he itnrtcd a rytlimlc nnd regular "Boom" upon ( Jio Instrument anil the Commonweaters fell Into ste-p und with Coxey hawing to the right nnd left amid wild cheers the procession turned down Second street to the south nnel started to march to the new camp In the malarlo u region In the extreme southern part of the city. Jesse Coxcy led the urmy to camp , his whlto clad sister , the Goddess of Peace , re taining her courage admirably. A squad of twenty-eight police , under Lieutenant Amiss , meantime had marched over to the nrmy and lined up to preserve order as It departed A gray-haired man , with n Grand Army of the Republic button on his coat , climbed up the steps of un adjacent house and began to harangue upon the rights ot American citi zens , which drew a fraction of the crowd about htm , Ihe army , as It marched down Second street , vvas followed by hundreds of poorly dressed men and women , who cheered It all the way without Intermission ami shouted loudly for cheers for Coxoy and Browne. General Coxcy talked to an Associated press leporter when ho reached the new camp. "I was careful to walk on the sidewalk and trespass upon no , local regulations when I wont up to the steps , " he said. "This Is the beginning of the movement , that U all. Thd people nro with us , the common people. Look at the thousands who cheered for our cause today. Wo will remain right here. Other bands ot unemployed will join us. Congress will see the will of the people and will pass our bills. " GIVEN ADJOINING CELLS. Browne , and Jones , w ho vvas arrested w Ith him , were marched to the police station and locked up In adjacent cells. The entries In their icspectlvo cases vvero ; Carl Browne , agoU ; occupation , artist find Journalist , single , chargud with disorderly conduct ; ( Continued on BoconJ Pagt. ) MAYOR I1IILIS IS WORRIED Ho Would Like to Get Hid of Kelly , but Knows Not How to Do So , SERVED A FORMAL NOTICE TO GET OUT Killy Ile.pomln tlmt lie Will Move When lie ( ! ctH Itrndy Authorities 1'ccl tlmt ho Long ns the Army Iletmvca Arrant * Will Not Win. DE8 MOINES.'May 1 ( Special Telegram to Tlio Doc ) General Kelly and IIH ! army nro still ultli DCS Molnes , comfortably located at the stove factory camp , and ap parently unconcerned about when they will move on. Kelly lectured to a largo audience nt the Grand opera house this afternoon During the meeting a notice was received from Major Hlllls , addressed to Kelly , and ordering him to mo\e on at once. Kelly stated that ho was making arrangements to go and would mo\o as soon as ho could get ready. He did not say what his arrange ments were , nor what time ho was likely to go. He lectured to another large meeting at the same opera house this evening. It Is announced that tomorrow afternoon Kelly and his base ball team will play the DCS Molnes Stars a gimo at Athletic patk 7. The situation Is n serious one To feed the homeless and penniless army will re quire thousands of dollars' worth of food , and to forcibly compel them to move cannot bo done so long ns they remain quiet and violate no lows. With the vlenv of taking some action on the promises , Mayor IlllllH called upon Assistant City Solicitor Mershon for a legal opinion with reference to com pelling Killy and his army to leave the city Mr. Marshon Informed the mayor that per haps he might order the entire outfit under iincst , but to arrest them certainly cm led with the act the feeding of the men and n place to keep them. That would cost about $800 a day Kelly himself could be arrested , but he would probably apply for a writ of habeas corpus' and secure his release. TO CUT OFF SUPPLIHS. The mayor has directed that the city shall provide no further supplies for Kelly , and himself and men , will , If they Insist upon tarrying In DCS Moines , find it Incumbent to draw their food supply from private sources. The citizens' committee had men out In town all day .soliciting supplies and money , the latter , presumably to assist In getting transportation , The responses of citizens In the way of money were not very encouraging , though the solicitors for pro visions met with better success. The army Is said to have enough food to keep It until breakfast tomorrow morning. Sheriff McGartaugh , when asked If he had any Intention of employing force to compel the army to leave town , replied that he did not ; that he did not believe that he had any right to employ force so long us the men observed the law "Then , again , what would I do If they re fused to go' If I should arrest the army I would bo compelled to feed every man In It three meals a day. Then where could I put them If I had them. Just what to do with Kelly and his men Is a problem that stumps me. I have a guard of deputies out at the stove works , and In conjunction with the po- Icle I can prevent the men from straggling Into town. I hope something will be done to get them away from DCS Molnos. " The Hock Island company was reported to havp Imported 100 1'lnkcrton dotcctlv.es to guard Us pioperty. Superintendent Still- well said he had also heard the same report , but that there was not a word of truth In It. The company has about 100 men here , but they are Its own employes , off the Illinois and Kansas divisions. They are conductors , brakemen , fiiemen and machinists , and should Kelly continue to follow the Hock Island road these men will follow and pro tect the company's property. There are four or five detectives from the Chicago city force In the city , sizing up the army and spotting all who may be leotarded as crim inals or dangerous , and getting In readiness to round them up v.hen they arrive in Chicago. MEN IN GOOD SPIRITS. Last night's violent storm did not pene trate the good shelter of camp , and the men were well rested and In moie cheerful mood today. The weather today was still threat ening , but thousands of visitors continued to pour out to the camp to gao on the aggiega- tlon. It was stated this evening that the cltuens committee had succeeded In raising $1,500 with which to transport Kelly's army out of the state. General Weaver confirmed the statement , but would not say what negotia tions were going OIL nor what was the pioba- blllty of success. Iris presumed the c mmlt- tea Is figuring with tlio Chicago Great West ern for a train , It being the only road so far that has not shown hostility to the plan. KIHiLY MUST Kllli : . Othrrnltio i\ciy : Itulhoacl In Iowa Will lie 'llcil Up. DCS MOINES , May 1. Grand Master Workman Sovereign arrived In ltd , Molnes today with the avowed Intention of throwing the Influence of the Knights of L-ibor In an effort to secure a train for Kelly's army. In an Interview with the Associated Press rep resentative Mr. Sovereign said Khat his action was determined upon at a meeting of his executive board held In Chicago yester day , and ho asset ted that his organization would HCC to It that the Industrials seemed a train , even though every load In louu should be tied up "I came to DCS Molnes with the purpose of showing my hand In this mattei , " ho said "Kelly shall not walk out of the cloy and tlui question must be decided within a very Hhmt time I shall attempt to secure tiansportatlon without trouble , but If a train cannot be seemed for money , we have mote drastic measures at hand " ' What will you do if you are refused a train' " "I can only repeat , " ho replied , "that Kelly shall not walk out. The army shall ride though every road In Iowa be tied up , I do not say the Knights of Labor could take cuch action of Itself , but witli the aid of the American Hallway union such a move would be successful. That organization and our own nre very close together. When I Haw Mr Debs In St. Paul his last woids vver th.it anything wo ordered his people would stand by , and I made a similar propo- HltlOll. " "This thing Is simply an Issue between the united rallroado and organized labor and If we cannot win hero we might as well stop fighting The Issua Is a square one and wo will meet It WP ore sympathy with the Coxey and Kelly movements as It attracts public attention and Invites discussions of the Interests wo represent , I am reliably In formed that the majority of Kelly's men nro members of labor unions , and wo will neither let them starve nor walk out of Des Molnes. " The grand master workman said he ex pected to call a labor meeting tomorrow to consider the question and the action of the assembly Is looked forward to with anxiety Meetings were held In the Grand opera house this afternoon and tonight , at which General Kelly , General Weaver , Colonel Speed and others spoko. An admission fco was charged which Increased the army's bank account by about WOO. Sovereign addressed the army at the camp this evenlne and caused much enthusiasm among the men by hla expressions of sympathy. A committee , con sisting of Sovereign , General Weaver , ex- Btnto Master Workman Vandermeulcn of the Knights of Labor , Secretary liarnett of the American Hallway union and two labor union leaders , was appointed to see that transporta tion for Kelly Is Immediately secured. Sovereign sent a cipher message to President Debs tonight which ho refused to translate , Portland1 ! * Army It I'ciuenulr. PAHTLAND , Ore. , May 1. The Industrial army are encamped near the Northern Pa cific mill and are conducting themselves In an orderly manner , Late this afternoon they and a number of sympathizers paraded through the principal streets. There were about 1,000 men In line , headed by 100 women , following two largo American flags. rmv KIAI > \ TOGO. Start SJjiele ! ut ItrciirUlni ; nil Onutlm In dustrial Army | . : i t Mglit. In order to strike the pace set bv other localities , Omaha has become possessed of an Industrial army , and the watch cry Is , "On to Washington. " The army was or- ganbcd at a mass meeting held at Jefferson square last night , at which time and place fifty men signed the constitution , which reads as follows : "Wo , the undersigned , hereby pledge our selves to be governed by the following rules and regulations , adopted by the Omaha In dustrial army , and In subscribing our names , solemnly promise that we will remain loyal to the constitution of the United States mid to the Industrial army ; that wo will obey all orders and commands emanating from the proper authority ; that wo will cheerfully support and assist the ofliccra and members of the army , that we will regard the lawj of the United States , or the laws of any state In which we may be , and discourage any riotous conduct , that we will respect the right of property and law and ordei , that we will abstain from the use of Intoxicating liquor In any form while members of the army All of which we solemnly pledge " This pledge was p-iiscel through the crowd by the recruiting officer , George W Harvcl , after which It was announced that recruitIng - Ing stations would bo opened today at 1209 South Thlitocnth street and at 110 South Fourteenth street , v < hero persons desirous of making the trip to Washington might en roll their names. "Who will bo the general' " was the burn ing question that floated about , In , over and through the crowd. "Wlmts the matter With T. C Kelsey ? " cried a dozen enthusiastic suppoiteis of the movement. "He's all right , " responded an other dozen , but Kclsry wus modest and In formed the gathering that the election of a commander was a thing that would bo con sidered at some future time and after the army was ready for marching orders. The announcement satisfied everybody and then the oratory of the evening was uncorked and allowed to mix With the ah of the cool May evening. I II. Taylor was elected chairman of the meeting and after extending thanks for the honors conferred , he Introduced T. C Kelsey , who detailed the objects of the movement , saying that it proposed to go to Washington as n petition wearing boots. U Clem Deaver said that he felt as though he had religion lie hoped the onward march to Washington would result In good , but he had some doubts , as the trouble would be In getting nt the men who were responsible for the ptcscnt financial depression. Louis J. Him dwelt at home length upon the financial condition of the country and declared that there was something ladlcally wrong In the economical system. The reading of a telegram from Com mander Duff of the Lincoln contingent brought out a cheer , for the messige stated that the commander had 200 men who were In matching order , ready to fall In line and join the Omaha division of the Kellyites. Another meeting Is slated for Jefferson square tonight , when the reel lilting olllcers will report progress and more speeches will be delivered. IllVimn ) lUri-S IM1USTKIAI.S. Sixteen ut the I.liuoln Soldiers Desert to Co to V'orli. LINCOLN , May 1 ( Special to The Bee ) Sixteen soldiers of ConTtnondcr Duff's Com monweal army , located fa this city , dcseited today to go to work. The army numbered seventy-nine members this morning , when General Superintendent Calvert of the D . M. succeeded In capturing sixteen of them. The railway superintendent addressed a letter to Mayoi Weir , of which the following Is a copy Deal Sir : This company Is In need of luboieis to do work on Its extension. In Montana and If theic nro any unemployed laboring men In the city of Lincoln who icully need work I would be glail to send them out and give them employment vA c do not want any eludes , orators or com missioned olllcers , but It theie aio any un employed liborlng men who are willing or able to work , mid tbov will call on Elder Howe , he will nnange for shipment Re spectfully , V E CAI'VEHT , Geneial Superintendent , Mayor Weir turned 'the communication over to Commander Duff , who read It to his army. Then the soldiers of the Common weal talked It over , and as a result the general and'twenty of his men marched to the I ) . & M. depot for a conference with the general superintendent. The chief clerk -In the general superintendent's office offered $1 40 per day and transportation to the scene of operations In Montana , but de clined to give any assurance that the men would bo furnished steady employment. Ho 'said ho would engage them upon the same terms that were offered to everybody else. As a result of the conference , sixteen of the men accoptcd the proposition. They boarded the noon train today and are now well on their way to honest employment. Commander Duff soys this afternoon that ho will hive his army out of Lincoln cither tonight or early tomorrow morning. Ho now expects to go first to Omaha and form n junction with the Commonweal army rais ing In that city. It Is believed that the Lin coln compiny can setturo enough funds to pay its faro to Omaha. Tlio men are In good spirits and aio much better than the average class of citizens who Join the Com monweal movement simply for the purpose of excitement. IIOMi : KUA1IDS AUK INDIGNANT. Denver Koscrvcs Me < t mid Denounce tlio An cat of Ilrownit. DENVER , May 1. There vvaa an indignant gatheilng of members nf Coxey's homo reserve - servo ut Lincoln park thin afternoon. The meeting had been called to Increase the strength of the organization , but on learning of the arrest of Browne and Jones In Wash- Ing'on , an Informal Indignation meeting was Immediately held mid those who hid caused the nirc'st were denounced The following opinions were expressed by sympathisers In the Coxey movement : Governor Wnlte They have an elephant on their hands. No body knows , of couie , whit will bo the result. It may arouse some feeling of In dignation , und probably will , but I hardly think It will lead to u revolution. There Is no question but what cjtl.ons have a right to go to Washington In person , and It the government manifests reasonable sense In the matter they ought to get along The government ought not ( o be scared by COO or 1,000 men going In the national capital with petitions. I have faith In the Intelli gence und virtue of ( he people and bellovo they will accomplish-their wishes by the ballot J Commander-ln-Chlcf ? Iltfgwcr of the Coxey Home reserve Starving people are hard to repulse , and when an army of men will stand before a streajn of water with 100 pounds pressure to the square Inch and take It without flinching. Jlko. the army did In California , I think thuy mean business. Secretary of State McClees I think It Is nn outrage to arrest ntowno. I look for the parties at Washington to bo compelled to respect a gathering off peaceful men , such as Coxey and his army are. Arrests und bullets and all that sort oftiling ) are bad policy when directed against peaceful cltl.ens. I think It will lead tq 'a ' tremendous uprising and the more they persecute these , men the more tlio army will grow. Must lliuo Money or Illnod , PERRY , Okl.i May 1. A company of Coxoyltes organized hero now numbers 300 , and Is being augmented every day by SCOTCH. A leader of the band suld In a speech that poor people were going to have money or have blood. Populist leaders head the move ment , CHICAGO , May t. Randall barely reached Grand Crossing at 4 o'clock and U quartered for the night In an ely World'- fair hotel. Randall expects to reach Hammond , In. , , tomorrow night. TO FORCE OUT PANA MINERS Springfield Men Crossing tbo Country to Spreiul tbo Trouble , ILLINOIS STRIKERS ON THE WAR PATH Tnl i Ilullli'it In Their DrTortH to Capture n Tuilif Mm nt WorK > } 'lln-y V.UU > nt Onlt Umliir AiiyClr * . ctiniMamofi. PANA , 111 , May L Great excitement has been caused here by a report that n largo body ot coal miners from Springfield were coming hero to take out the miners nnd stop work at this place. The strikers reached Taylorvtlle , sixteen miles northwest , last night and took po ° seslon of a freight train and refused to got off or pay fare. The train master ordered the train to a siding and In a short time the strikers abandoned the tinln and started for a dis tant water tank , Intending to board a pas senger train. The passenger train , under orders , did not stop for water and 'the strikers were baffled a second time. Mayor Ilayward has ordered all the saloons closed and n large force of deputy policemen have been sworn In and nrmcd. The miners hero have only had nbout half time during the past winter , and now that they have a clmnco to got even with the world , they say they propose to work If they have to spill blood to do so ST. LOUIS , May 1 The steamboat man agers nro considerably exercised over the prospec' of a coal famine. The supply Is low and hard to replenish because of the strlko among coal miners Several steamers are making arrangements to burn wood until the crisis is over , it Is said CENTIIALIA , 111 , Mny L The 100 or more miners employed In the two mines here have been Induced to Join In the great strike. The wages paid hete me 5GH cents , and the mines contract to supply the Illinois Central railway. Ono of these mines takes out about -100 tons for this purpose dally and the contract does not expire until June. The Centralln miners admit that they arc satis fied with the work and pay. At Sandoval , six miles north or here , the men voted against a stilke by three to one. The San doval mine employs Its miners by the day. ST LOUIS , May 1 About COO minors have gone out nt mines located In Breeze , Lebanon nnd OTallon and nbout " 00 men nt the Lin coln Coal company's shaft ami the Citizens shaft near Lincoln. A special from Pana , III. , says that 3 > 0 miners from Springfield niui Tavlorvlllp are on the way to that city to force the miners out. KNOXVILLE , Tenn , May 1 All the free Coal Creek coil miners have gone out , leav ing the convicts nt woik. The strikers openly threaten to free the convicts again nnd trouble mny follow. Precautions are being taken to prevent an outbreak. , FLORENCE , Cole , May 1. The Fremont coal miners , the only ones In Coloiado who obeyed the order for a general strike , have decided to remain out until oidered IncK. by the president of the Union Mlno Workers' association. CENTHALIail. . , May 1. The strike In the mines here is complete. About 1,200 Individuals , men women and children , are without means of support. There is no dis turbance. The Illinois Central gets most of Its coal for the buslncs of the road at this place andthrrc Iff now no coal In sight oven for IOCT ! consumption. ASHLAND , Ky. , Mny 1. At noon today the minors nt the Lexington nnd Carter County Mining company's canal coal mines at Music came out to join the national strike. Thr Stlnson miners arc also out und the Indications are that the entire section about hero will Join the strike. More than 1,000 men will be concerned. CENTIIALIA. Ill , May 1 The miners here came out In full force today. The operators do not know what course they will pursue. The men had no grievance , but simply responded to the call ot the union PIITSBURG , May 1. The miners aie all working In this district , nowlthstandlng that notices were posted n couple of days ago to go out May 1 Agitators , however , are quietly at work endeavoring to Induce them to go out. Three couch loads of negro miners , with their families , passed through hero today for Birmingham , Ala. inM > " 5 1,11 OKTS rAiiii : ) . Ho Could Not Ci-t tlio Operators to Agree to Ills 1'roposrd Coinpromlxr. PITTSBUHG , May 1 Colonel Bend has re turned to Chicago without having succeeded In getting the coal operators to agree to n settlement of the strike lie says "Tho strike must be stopped soon to avert serious Injury. In Its crisis It Is Impeiutlvo that concessions bo made on both sides. The miner Is entitled to better pay , but at the same time the operator has been forced to reduce wages through sharp competition and over-production. I have suggested a com promise which will bo to glvn the miners nn advance of IS to .0 per cent on wages paid at the time of suspension and a mil restoration of intes whrn times will Justify " Colonel Bend denies that he Is about to surrender to the minors except on the com- piomlso suggested above. BIDDEFOHD , Me , May 1 Alt of the back boys employed In the spinning rooms of the Pepperell mills nre on u strike , They say they are striking "Just for fun" The mills have many orders on hand nnd If the hoys remain out business will be seri ously Interfered with , A big strlko In these mills a year ago began the samu way , and the mill owners fcnr trouble The spinners , however , declare that they will remain nt work. CLEVELAND , May 1. Nearly 1,000 bilck- Inycrs , embinclng those employed at all the yards In this city , have struck for un ad vance of ubout 30 cents n diy CHICAGO , May 1 Two thousand painters , nearly one-half of the entire force in the city , nro now out. The strlko Is the re sult ot the alleged lockout Instituted by the Central Building league three wi.cks ago It Is aimed nt the bosses who signed the call of the lockout. The tlglit will bu main tained , It Is said , until every demand of the painters union Is conceded. < JIU.VT : MHiTiii.iiN si'imci : SKITM : ! ) . 1'rcnldciit Hill ConridoM Practically All tlio Men Allied. ST. PAUL , May 1 After belnff tied up for eighteen days almost completely from end to end , the Cheat Noithcrn inllronil system will now resume work , the great strike being declared off tonight It Is pine- tlcally a victory for the Amerlinn Hallway union , und Picsldont Debs although the committee for the commciclnl bodies of the two cities vvns largely tcsponslblu for the result. Various conferences were held by the committee with President Hill and with tlio labor leaders Mr Hill was pronounced In favor of arbitration all along , nnd agreed to a system nf aibltrntlon If the men would resume work Finally the committee got thorn to meet this afternoon , und the result Is that the strlko has been declared off and the men will rctuin to work nt once. The conference went over nil the details , and Mr Hill made great concessions to the men , the result being that tha whole diffi culty vvns settled then and theic It was settled really by arbitration , thu citizens' committee belmr tha judges. The employes gained all the demands , whllo the company gained a settlement by arbitration , as Hill desired. Tlio I.VX ) miles of truck will be opened for business by over 0 OX ) employes , nnd the entire northwest will be released from the freight and passenger blockade that has oppressed It for over two weeks. Will Not MuniUiniu tlio Clreiit Northern. HELENA , Mont. , May 1. The Montana supreme court has refused to Issue a writ ot mandamus ordering the Great Northern to operate Its line In this state as It has done before the strike The court held that It was equivalent to aiktnc the court to deter what would be n reasonable scale of wages for the men. , MAY DAY IX MIW YOltlt. ririicn TlmiKitml Worltlnguirn Turn Out for the I'uructe. NEW YORK. May 1 Labor had Us an nual Mny day demonstration tonight. Fif teen thousand workmen , Inclu ling GOO women , assembled In t'nlon square , where speeches were made , nnd general , but orderly , cntliu- slam prevailed. The headquarters of the various Inbor orgnnlzntlons throughout the city wore gnlly drrorntenl with bunting. Soon after 7 o flock three parades started and marched to I'nlon square. The stars and stripes were carried by nearly dclegitlon , while hon > nnd there the red ling was hoisted. Not n single trades union wns un represented and the vast prtc sslon was w t ncssi'd by thousands of spectators. At 7 tri the cottaqe In Union mpiiie , tin common and lendo vous where' the speeches were made was crowded. Several speakers addressed the meeting. There were no noteworthy utterances. 1 11 ir.i : .tMt Mfccr .ii/.v r/.i.s// . WyomingItiiiiTrt Not I urgn Enough for lloth lull n IH EVANSTON , W > o , Mny 1-Special ( to The Hoe ) There are a large nunibei of wool growers from I'tnh ami the vvcstein part of this county In the city to ntteml a meeting called foi thepmpo e of settling the inngc question. The present agitation , accoidlng to the hoepmen , Is caused by tbu clKiiKicement with thecattlemen. . The latter have contiol , e-Itbei by puiclmse or leaseof a large tiai-t of lallioul land In the district wlie'rc the dllllcillty has oc- cinroil , and bcoau e of this fact they claim the exclusive light to pisluro the govern ment land adjoining The sheepmen think they liavo as mm b light to the public do main as the cattlemen , and they Insist upon bilngliiK the It i-heip on the range whenever they fool so Inellncd In consequence the two InteleMs me biought Into conflict Although the boundailcs of the sections arc Kfm'ially ; lecognl/ed , some-times a shcephcnU'r ge-ts his lUxk on land owned bv the cattlemen , nnd tlten thorp Is tioublp. This vvas the case In tinleeint ( lllllenilty on Muddy cicck lioth pai ties appaiently de- Hire to have the matter amleublv settled without iccouise to tincouils , although theic Is considerable1 foellnir on dthor side The sheopmen assert that thn mttle barons want to claim anil u u the tango of the whole country , le-gaidless of tin- public domain , while the cattlemen complain that the sheep kings held theli flocks on private and public land liuliscilmlnate'ly , despoil ing the whole countiy foi a cattle lango. round Hip S i < > t \ \ cirtlili SB. LANDER , \\yo , May I-Special ( to The Ucc ) Cesarlo Huitado Y Gomez , better known as "Mexican Joe , " a man who has n hlstorv of thrilling Intelest , died at Foil Washnkle n few days ago lie was a relative of the noted Jinnee and fought with him dining theilNnsttuiis w u waged by Maximilian agaln-H the MoMean ic- publlc After thp vvni llurtado drifted Into theI'nltpd States , and finally came to this section , Intent upon loiiinliiK fioin the1 Indians the location of the lieh gold mines in Moxlco , which they aic supposed to have vvoiKod ypars ago Hut few mombois of the Arap.ilioe tilbo aie In possession ot the sc-citt Huitado Inboieil with Chief Illiukcoil for many yeais , Impoi tuning bun to contldo In him. but the old chief deputed to the hippy hunting wound without com ply ing with the lequest. "Mexican Joe- " then attempted another plan Ho mauled the Mu ivv of Juan Tiohojo , with the definite pmposc of KettliiK the neciet fioin hoi , and n MIDI t time ago ho Infoimcd one Of his fi lends that ho had boon successful It was Ills intention to Htnit lei the rich mines In Juno , but bo died bcfoio ho could accompllHh the vvoilc for which he had planned KO many years. Cunppt's'l u lilomv > lc Hull. CASPnil , AVjo. , May 1-Special ( Tele gram to The Hep ) The foiinul-White ball given hoio last evening umlei the auspices of the Columbus club was the most fashion able uftalr ovei given In this pint of the stnto. Visitors fioin all pails of the state weie piosont. The new hotel , Cirnnd Ccn- tinl. gave the banquet. H wan the opening night tit the hotel , and every loom wns engaged. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Violating V.V.\oinlii < ; 'K < iiiino T.niiR. CHEYENNE , Wyo , May 1-Special ( to The Uee ) Ahoncly mimeious complaints arc hcaid of violations of the game laws of the state , especially In lospoet to Illegal fishing by use of the sclno and dynamite. Oiganlzatlons have been poifccted in Jobn- bon and Albany counties for the pmpose of apprehending and punishing olfendcis. United Slutos Coin I at Chejoiino. CHEYENNE , Wyo , May 1. ( Special to The Bee ) The United States court will coin one here May II There Is but one cilmlnal ca ° e for tilal Hobert Footo of Buffalo , charged with making false 10- turns on Kraln sold to the goveminent at Foil McKlnnev The Jmy disagreed on the first ttinl at the lust loiin of eouit. die ill lllllf , ' Cemntoi roll Money. CHEYENNE , Wyo , May 1-Special ( to The Bee ) -MeichnntH In ( 'heynine and other towns In the ntnto complain that time is a lingo number of spmlous qutitcis In circulation A few countcifclt ? 10 und | JO pieces have also been picked up. Kit toi'MUsriiiKit VA LoulH Martin Under Arrest nt I.ciul ( ItJ , S. I ) . LEAD CITY , S D , May -Special ( Tele gram to The llee ) Lemls JIai tin of Iu- mont vvns arrested todnv on the chnrgo of manufnctuilng and passing counterfeit money. Mnitln came to Load City about two weeks ago ami passed a luuiiliei or dolluis of Bpmlous metal Fulled StnlCH MuiHlml Ilray 1ms been walking on the case > , and today Hoauhod the house of the licensed finding' two moulds for elollai ami half dollai plc'ces Mm tin was bound over to the grand jury In the sum of J.1,000. Dlplillimla Itiiglug In South Dakota. SIOUN FALLS , S IX , May -IHpeel.il 1 to The lice ) Theie Is an nlrutiling epidemic of dlphthcMla In the vutitcin pint eif this county Twelve ea en have be on u ported fiom the town of Hiutfoiil alone Hlnie Apiil 10 Sovoial ele'atlis have ? ou lined. At tbo t PI in of elioult I'ouit Just con cluded In I'nlon eoimly A J Ames e\- president of HIP defunet II ink eif llPiesfoiel , vvas ellscluugcd from eusloily on ae c omit of an enor In the pinpanellng of the giand Jmy Ho was Inniu dlutely again bound ovei to await the action ol the next KUind Jmy Ho Is chained with Illegal bunking. I.Hcnppel ConvlilN Caplineel. n.VPIIl CITY. S I ) . May i-Special ( Tole-Kt ml to The lleo ) Aftoi neaily n vvcok'x libel ty Itoboit and Jay IllcKx , the inmdoroiH'of MyeiH , the hfimlt HtoUdimn , are a Kill n In e ustody 'I lioy note HIII- roundeel and piipturoil yoHtonlay by a paity of lanehmen on Hear Unite ciook , twenty inllca east of Stuigls , whcie they luoko mil Conklln , tbo Jallei , who was badly beaten elm Ing the escape , IH now able to bo about A voiy Htiolig e aso will bo made against the Hicks , IIH Walkei , an aceom- pllcc , has made a confession. jiujti'.tr citor itiroiti : : Tempi.itnrei lAbetvti the Nouiml and Alum limit Idilii lle-l | > H Crop * . WASHINGTON , Mny 1 - The vvealhe-i bureau In Its report of weather uop condi tions for the week cndeel April 30th , says. The week ending April SO has been warmer than usual , and the most favorable week of the season for farm woik In all districts cast of the Hock mountains. It VIH un usually warm In the sprint ; wheat region. It was n cool week In all illsttletH west of the Hocky mountains. Fiost occurred , causing some dninngu to veiretublcH anil fruits In New Mexico and poitlons of Cali fornia , The lalnfnll vvns grcatc'i than usual from Texan noithwanl to Minne apolis nnd the Dakotas , the heaviest tuln- fall occurring In the Interior of eastern Texas , wherei the excess langcd fiom ono to three Inches Thu Pucltlo const stutes were ) favoied by general showers from Washington xouthvvaid to eentiul Cali fornia , which vvcro generally bencilclal , but Hoin crops In Cnllf rnlu have been per manently Injured by to diouth. The rc- IxjrlH of about 10.WG correspondent ! ) show that the week wan most favorable ) und all crops huvo been greatly Improved Faun work Is In advaneei of the uveta e Hc-uxon HceelliiK Is Kc'iierully over In thu grentc'i part of the -print ; wheat region und corn planting Is well under way. RIOT IN CLEVELAND Motormau Roughly Untullcd nud a Street Oar Entirely Demolished , UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN BECOME UNRULY Seven Thousand of Them Parade and Trouble Occurs During the March. BULLETS AND STONES PLAY A PART Some of the Street Oars Attacked nntl Wrecked by thu Mob. PANIC ON THE CROWDED TIIOROUGFARES ho 1'nr IM lii'poitcd No I.hei VVore > le > st Although 'Hiirotiio Vliiny Nar row INuipct fioin sorloni Injury. CLEVELAND , May 1. Seven thousand unemployed men paiaded the streets today after listening to speeches In Monumental Square. In the line were ninny unruly spirits. While on the Central viaduct a motorman refused to stop hla train whllo the procession passed , and the mob attacked and wrecked n car. Later nearly 100 shots were fired over another car , which was com pelled to stop. Several persons were knocked down during the march and others were Injured by missiles thrown by the mob. mob.On On Pearl street another riotous scene oc curred. A sticet car was totally wrecked by the mob and the motorman assaulted and perhaps fatally Injured. A policeman who was on boaid drew his revolver , but before It could be used the mob closed In on him and ho lecelved very rough handling Pistols were fired In every direction. Many platu glass windows were smashed and a panlo ensued In the crowded thoroughfares. Theio were many nirrow escapes , but fortunately no ono was killed outright. The police who were cirly In the day massed In thch various stations have been called out. out.At At the corner of Pearl and Detroit streets iv motorman refused to stop lib car and was promptly knocked down by a brick. Further along a groreiy wagon was overhauled and looted of Its contents by the mob. On Su perior street the leaders seemed to lose nil conttol of the mob , and fet a time a riot seemed Imminent Iho crowd now num bered 7,000 to 8,000 , and the police seemed powerless to cope with them , and offered little or no resistance. A teamster was struck in the face with n heavy Iron bolt and badly injured because he could not gA his team out o ! thu wiiy. In Monumental park the marchers peice- ftilly disbanded. Several thousand murcht ) . east an St Clalr street It was supp&sed that they Intended marching to the Doackcs Wire Nail works , where a strike Is on , but the paiado passed there without any out break. i v.i Mrvivii'.ti. jr.icuTio.\t * . lippiihlltaiis Miilto. Omit Ciiins In Many Dpiiioiiiillu StioiifcliotilK. LOUISVILLE , May 1. Municipal elections were held today both In New- Albany and Jeffeisonvllle , I ml. The republicans made n clean sweep In New Albany. In Jeffcrson- vllle the republicans elected their full ticket , with the exception of treasurer and ono councilman. CHICAGO , May 1 Lafayette reports an oveiwhelming republican victory. At Decatur the republican ! ) elected their entire ticket. Tlpton , Plymouth , Columbus , Elwood , HuntIngton - Ington and South Demi , all democratic last time , went republican today. The demo crats elected their mayor In North Demi , heretofore a stron republican town. Wash ington , Covington , Lebanon , Auroia , Martlns- vllle , Peru.V Delphi , Crafordsvllle , Connora- vllle. Shelby \lllc , Winchester , Valparaiso , Ilcdford , Illoomtngton , Attica , all went re publican with moie or less gain. Democratic Tort Wayne elects a republican mayor , coun cil nine democrats to six republicans. OHK'AOO , May 1 Municipal elections woio held In u number of c'ltlcs In Indiana , today. llctuins iccclved up to midnight indicate lepubllcnn victories In a. majority of caws. In Tone Haute , the republican ! * fleeted theli ( unelldates liy the latgpst majoilty known In ycais , and neciired nlno out of eleven cuiinellnieii. Goshen icporta n clean lepiibllcnn sweep Kimikfort and ( 'i.iwfoidsvllle tell the Hamo Btory. La Porte , IiciPtofore a ilemucrutlc tUronnholel. i eportH the i lection of ev ury republican candidate with the exception of mnulml nnd one councilman. Tbo rlty la wild with ic'publlonn enthusiasm tonltfht. Boutli Itenil Hays thu lopulilleuiw have olecti'd all the li nomineeAt * ( 'ulmnluiH , vvhlc'ii 1ml for years been democratic1 , the i 'public-ami elected evciy ono ot tlieli candidates. At Kokomo , the lepublkuiiH cleiuied iii | all but one aldcMimm , At Columbia City , thu demounts olett tlmli entire cltv tlcknt , but the lopubllcuns gullied a councilman. n / / . / ( OA ry ; A vausr xitfrn. rirtli CoiiRretxloiml District Convention Aiiiuigoil ii tlmt 'llmu. IIOLDRKGi : , Nrb. , May 1. ( Special Tele gram to The IKo ) Chairman J. L. Mc- Phcoley called the republican congrenslotml central cummlU o meeting to order hero tonight. All olllcors were present , nvery county In the district being represented. lion J. E. Allen und W. E. Andrews were present. The convention was called to meet at thlH place August ' . ) ' 1 ho counties In tlio district wrro allowed the folowlng represen tation. AduniH , scvi.itccn. Chase , live , Clay , fcevi-ntecn ; liundv , five , frontier , u'Klit ' , Kur- miH , ten ; ( invptr , Iho , Hall , sixteen , Harlan , seven , Hays , ( out , Hitchcock , nit , Kearney , Ino , Nuckolls , oluvcn ; Philpx , nlno , Pciklns , four : Rod Willow , nine and Wnbstur , eleven. lion W E AnilruwH IH the only camlltlinto for congress that has announced himself jcl , uml he will piobably be thu nominee. Thoru weiu over 100 In attendance ul thu meeting , und much rnthuslusm wan ex pressed , and everthlng Indicates that thU will be a npubllian year for this district by a goud mujerlly. Mmrilll Mix of SciiKolni ; V'CHSI IH , May 1. At Han riamlscoAnUed , 30thCosta iUcu , ( iutluier , Humatia , Walla Wnlla , MoiitHeiint. rieuitd Mlnolu , foi C'omox ; f P Haiien ; ( , for Natilamo ; Uon Cnirn ] , foiancouvfi , Hcliounci Noima , for I'KiiHlmk , tulionncM Hob Itlk , for I'otroiiol- Hki Dcpaitt'd Willamette , for 1'imlnnku ; City of Penetti' , foi Tahiti ; John Worater , foi I'nalaNka At TulonHii Paused Canada , from Tacoina for Han rmnolucn At Nt-w Yoik Arrived Werkendam , from UoUeidum , licrlln , frnn Southampton. At Jlri'inen Arilvcd Alter , from New York At Otnvcsend Arrlvc-d Watidrnlin , from Dnltlmoro , At Helta"A ! i rived Loiil Londonderry f 1 0111 lialtlmoie. ( Itnornlly I'alr In Xrlmmlm 1V < > ilnrs < lny , ivllh Varlulilo Wind * . WASHINGTON , May J.--Tho Indication ! for Wednesday ure : Kor Nebraska and KansaK Generally fall ; warmer In caittern and cooler In the western portion ; varlublo vvlnds. Kor townKalr , follovve-d by showerIn the west em portion , wanner , wind * nhlft- Inir to thn tutu Tor Haiitli Uuknta Showers ; cooler , with variable winds. Kor Missouri- Generally fair , v , urmer ; went , ulilUlntf to noutbeiiat vvliiUa.