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10 CENTS A WEEK. NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1894.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH.
RDUSINGCHEERS.
Ex-President Harrison Greeted
With Wildest Applause,
Upon Appearing: in the Indiana
Convention Today.
BUNTING IS FLYING.
The Whole Town Alive With
Hepublican Enthusiasm.
Six. Thousand People Confident
of Victory Attend.
Indianapolis, April 25. The Repub
lican state convention opened with the
weather clear and crisp, and although
most of th delegates were up all night
working for their favorite candidates,
they were sustained by enthusiasm and
showed no signs of fatigue.
It is the largest convention ever held
in Iudiana and 1,715 delegates filled the
lower floor of Tomlinson halL The al
"tenates were partitioned off by a high
board fence iu the rear of the great
hall.
The gallery on the right was reserved
for the ladies and there were hundreds
of them present. The left galleries were
occupied by the general public, and
when the convention was called to order
there were 6,U00 people present.
State Chairman Gowdy was at the head
quarters in the Denison house early and
whs besieged by ticket-seekers. The
chairman was unable to furnish any how
ever, as the last ticket was given out last
night. The hall was elaborately decora
ted. A picture of ex-president Harrison, ten
by six feet, was suspended immediately
above the chairman's desk. Pictures of
Blaine, the late governor Morton, Gov.
JMcKinley, Garfield, Lincoln and Grant
also adorned the walls. Great bands of
tri-colored bunting crossed and recrossed
the hall and. the general effect was
most pleasing.
Opening of the Doors.
At 0 o'clock the doors were opened,
and the arduous labors of the corps of
sergeants-at-arms began. The delegates
were seated by districts, and it was near
ly 10 o'clock before the3' were properly
arranged. The stage was decorated with
red, white and blue streamers, and on the
front of the- presiding officer's chair was
a huge gilded eagle.
At i):30 a band located in the left gal
lery j ust over the stage, struck up a series
of popular and national airs, and there
after outbursts of applause were frequent
until the convention was formally called
to order by State Chairman Gowdy at 10
o'clock. - t
When the venerable presiding officer, .
ex-Secretary of Navy Richard W.
Thompson, of Terre Haute, came on to
the stage from the rear iu company with
Charles W. Fairbanks, the convention
cheered him lustily. lie was escorted
to a seat next to Chairman Gowdy.
Chairman Gowdy asked the conven
tion to rise and Rev. Dr. Coultas of this
city offered a prayer. Before the echo
of Dr. Coultas' prayer had subsided, a
lusty lunged delegate cried: "Hurrah for
Harrison."
The report oa credentials and perma
nent organization was then adopted.
The report as adopted provided that
"The rules of the Fifty-first congress as
adopted and applied by Thomas B. Reed
and lately endorsed by the present con
gress should govern."
HxrrUon Given an Ovation.
Pandemonium followed the appear
ance of ex-President Harrison, who fol
lowed the presiding officer. Hats and
handkerchiefs were waved and the audi
ence arose to its feet amid cheers.
Ex-President Harrison spoke as fol
lows: -Mr. President. My Venerable and Honored
Friend:
"I congratulate you; I congratulate the
Republicans of Indiana that you are per
mitted on this hopeful day to preside
over a gathering of the Republicans of
this great state. I Applause. You have
battled for the principles of the party
for many years; you have been the able,
dountless champion of these great prin
ciples, which ctiled the party into ex
istence and which have won for it so
often and through erie3 of such bril
liant years of administration the confi
dence of the people. Applause.
As youxhave been faithful to the
party in . the hours of weakness and
darkness we lire glad that you are
here this morning when the country
is awakened to the fact that a restoration
of Republican principles in administra
tion is essential to the prosperity and
happiness of the people. Great applause.
To you my friends I would come this
morning with an acknowledgement of my
grateful obligations for those undeserved
and accumulated favors which you have
heaped upon me.
"I will not undertake it this morning;
it would be inappropriate. I will not
stand between you and the important
wprk which you have assembled to do,
and which you are eager to be about.
At some time during the campaign which
bo auspiciously ojrevra today if it be the
pleasure of my fellow citizens I shall
bold myself at their service for a toiler
discussion. Great cheering.
"I cannot allow, as I have said before,
that an ex-president has lost his citizen
ship. Laughter and applause.
The P.opla Hava Turnerl.
"Nor can I admit that a calm and tem
perate discussion of great public ques
tions is undignified in any man. Ap
plause. We have had, beginning with
those years when a senate champion of
"Whig principles turning Jo Col. Thomp
son spoke to us fellow citizens of In
diaua down to the last national campaign
a continuous debate upon the question of
the tariff. The people have now accept
ed one view of. the question and now
turning, have adopted the other. Ap
plause. The debates seemed to have worn it
self out. Even your silvery eloquence, sir,
har&Ijr equ.il to stirring great interest
in the question. Our people became so
prosperous, so rich; labor was so univer
sally employed at good wages that men
ceased to appreciate the danger and dis
aster that was involved in an abandon
ment of the protection principles." Ap
t- "rio orator was equal to tne task of
ma.'.)taitiiD? their interest. But events
hi stirred that interest to the pro
foundes1. depth . of our society." Ap
plause. "What the orator and the pamphleteer
could not do, a bitter experience that has
intruded itself into every home and into
many brought starvation, has done and
ia doing today. Our friends may en
deavor to persuade the American people
that this period of depression is only one
of those periodic panics that they say at
intervals more or less cetain, necessarily
fall upon U3.
"Some may endeavor to persuade you
that the influences that have brought It
about were climatic or seismatic, but I
believe I do not state it too strongly
when I say that the common mind the
close observance of those who are edu
cated and instructed by facts rather than
given to refined theories has settled up
on the cause of this present disastrous
depression.
Times Fall of iipprchsnilan.
"They find that cause in the attempt
to wifieout protective legislation, and to
substitute for it the doctrines of a rev
enue tariff. They find it in that uncer
tainty which has intruded itself into
every man's business enterprise, which
has paralyzed his energies and which
has compelled the wheels to stop while
this great issue was being concluded.
"The American workman is realizing
today that it is not possible for him to
separate himself in interest from the
manufacturer who employs him; that he
cannot listen to the wild and vicious ap
peals which have been made to him,
strike at the men who give employment
to labor, without bringing the blow back
in recoil upon himself and upon his
family. Applause.
"The times are full of unrest, disaster
and apprehension. I believe today that
all the tumult of this wild sea would be
stilled as by the voice of omnipotence if
the grand industrial and commercial
classes of this country couid know today
that there would be no attempt to strike
down protection in American legisla
tion. Applause.
"The Republican party ie friendly to
the restitution of silver to a place of
honor among the money metals of the
world. (Applause). Some of my friends
in the west thought I was uttering new
doctrines when I declared that I be
lieved the free use of Bilver upon
an international agreement that would
assure its continued equality
with gold, would do more than any
thing that I knew of save the establish
ment of the protection principle, to bring
again prosperity into our commerce.
(Applause)
"The trouble upon this question has been
that some of our western friends would
not receive any man as the friend of sil
ver who believed that we could not coin
it freely and maintain its parity with
gold except by coming into u agreement
with other great commercial nations of
the world.
"They should have been more liberal.
I believe today that we can see in Eng
land, the nation that has stood most
strongly against the larger use of silver,
and in Germany, a nation that has fol
lowed England, the clear indications
of the growth of a sentiment for an
international agreement upon this
question. It is increasing in power and
I believe if rightly and wisely encour
aged and directed from America it will
finally bring other nations, by the -compulsion
of their own necessities into ac
cord with us upon this subject." Ap
plause. Mr. Harrison then closed with a warn
ing to the Republicans against over-confidence,
in which he said there was grave
danger to the success of the party.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following platform, which was
adopted and is as follows:
The Platform.
We, the Republicans of Indiana in del
egate convention assembled reaffirm our
faith in the progressive principles of the
Republican party. We believe in poli
cies past and present, best calculated to
promote the happiness and prosperity of
the people.
The administration of President Har
rison and the congressional legislation of
that party were wise, pure and patriotic
and we point to the marked contrast be
tween the home and foreign policies of
that administration and the present trav
esty on government inflicted on the whole
people. We believe in the republic doc
trine of protection and reciprocity, which
furnishes a home market for the pro-
auctnns oi our. lactones ana our
farms and protects the American la
borer against the . competition of the
pauper labor of Europe. We denounce
the unwise and unpatriotic action of the
Democratic party in attempting to elim
inate the reciprocity principle from our
tariff system, thereby closing a large
foreign market to products of American
farmers and depressing agricultural in
terests. We denounce the present attempt of a
Democratic congress to overthrow and
destroy the American industrial system,
a course that with the general fear of a
violent readjustment of the country's
business to a free trade basis has in
creased the national debt and has plunged
the country into the most disastrous
business depression of its history; has
closed numerous banks and factories
throughout the country, has thrown
countless numbers of American citizens
out of employment, has compelled able
bodied and industrious men to humiliate
themselves by asking for charity and
has filled our broad land with free soup
houses and food markets.
ittional Currency I'aTored.
We believe in currency composed of
gold, silver and paper, readily converti
ble at a taxed standard of value and en
tirely under national control; and we
favor the imposition of increased tariff
duties upon the imports from all coun
tries which oppose the coinage of silver
upon a basis determined by an interna
tional congress for such purposes. We
denounce the. avowed purpose of the
Democratic Darty to restore the era of
"wild cat" mdney. We believe in a lib
eral construction of our pension laws,
and we condemn the unjust policy of the
present administration of depriving ex-
soldiers of their pensions without a
hearing; a policy intended to cast odium
upon loyalty and patriotism.
We believe it to be the duty of the
state as well as the nation to make suita-t
ble provision for the care and mainten
ance of all indigent soldiers, their wivea
and widows.
We therefore favor the establishment
by the state of a suitable soldiers' home
for the reception of such soldiers, their
wives and widows as may be overtaken
by adversity.
We demand a rigid enforcement of all
immigration laws by the national .govt
ernment, and demand such further.legis
lation as will protect our people and "in
stitutions against the influx of the crim
inal and. vicious classes.
We denounce the unpatriotic action of
the Cleveland administration in hauling
down the American flag at Hawaii and
condemn the arrogant assumption -of
power displayed in the effort to restore a
tyrannical queen over a free people who
had thrown oil the yoke of despotism.
Distribution of "Pis" Condemned".
We condemn the outrageous bargain
j and sale of federal patronage by the
Cleveland administration in. its unblush
ing efforts to usurp the prerogatives of
the legislative branch of the government
to enforce a favorate measure through
congress and compel the confirmation of
presidential appointments by the senate.
We condemn the reckless and extrav
agant administration of the financial af
fairs of this state whereby the people
are subjected to unjust and unnecessary
burdens of taxation, by an increased as
sessment of property and increased rate
of taxation and. by a multiplication of
offices to be supported by the taxpayers
of the state. We "believe that the benev
olent, educational and correctional in
stitutions of the state should be placed
under non-partisan control.
We believe in such legislation, state
and national, as will protect the lives and
limbs of employes of railways, mines
and factories.
We condemn the policies steadily pur
sued by the Democratic legislature of
Indiana in so gerrymandering the state
as to deny the DeoDle a fair renresenta-
tion of their views in the state legislature
and national congress, thus imperilling
the foundation of our institutions.
The first ballot was for secretary of
state. There was no nominating speeches.
There were five candidates as follows:
Aaron Jones of South Bend, A. D.
Owen of Logansport; J. E. Watson
Rushfille; M. II. bulzer, Madison; Jas
per Packard, New Albany. Of Marion
count's 130 votes, 35 went to Watson,
the Ingest any . one candidate has re
ceived. Ex-Secretary Thompson in his speech
said tUat his work was nearly done; that
he is no longer a boy. lie urged the
str.te' Republicans to work zealously for
success in November; advocated a pro
tective tariff and deplored the present
condition of affairs and charged it to the
misgovernment of the party now in.
power. - t
Nominations.
3 p. m. W. D. Owens was nominated
for secretary of state on the fourth ballot.
HOLLCRAFT IN THE LEAD.
for the Electrical Knildlne st Law-
rence Are Opened.
The state board of public works, at 2
o'clock this afternoon opened the bids for
tho construction of the physics and elec
trical building at the state university.
The bids are as follows:
C. II. HoUcraft, Topeka. $ 36,933; C. J.
Rosen, Topeka, $45,754; Cuthbert & Sar-ge-at,
Topeka, $40,830; J. S. Morse, To
peka, 1 4S.300; J. B. Betts, Topeka, $44,
390; Ulrich Bros., Manhattan, $47,660;
M. Hadderson, Topeka, $43,000; Henry
Bennett, Osawatomie, $39,H8S; J. J. Cox,
Lawrence, $42,216; J. W. Goodlander;
Ft. Scott, $43,990.
The legislature appropriated $50,000
for the construction and equipment of the
building.
VIRGINIA CITY AFIRE.
The Whole City is Said to bo Burning Up.
Reno, Nev., April 25. Word has been
received here that a great fire is raging
in "Virginia City.
No details are obtainable as tele
graphic communication is interrupted.
It is said the whole town is ablaze.
Every effort is being made to learn the
exact facts.
BACKING DOWN.
A. Compromise tariff Bill to Be Intro
duced, Says Senator Brice.
Washington, April 25. Senator Brice
is authority for the statement that a
compromise tariff bill has been agreed
upon which is certain to be adopted by
congress early in June. It will take the
form of senate committee amendments
to the pending bilL Senator Brice would
not indicate any of the changes the
amendments will effect, further than it
was its aim to secure a reduction of
about 30 per cent more than the McKin
ley law.
Iiarree Court Martial Ends.
Washington, April , 25. Secretary
Herbert today disposed of the case of
Commander Heyerman and Lieutenant
Lyman, found guilty by court martial of
causing the wreck of the Kearsarge on
Roncador reef. The court sentenced
Commander Heyerman to two years sus
pension from duty on waiting orders
pay and to remain stationary in his
grade.
Free Silver to he Considered.
Washington, April 25. The house coin
age committee by an overwhelming vote
decided today to side-track the Meyer
silver seigniorage bill and small bonds
bill and instead to consider the Bland
free silver coinage bill.
The dentists are in session today at the
Throop hotel. The morning was occu
pied with papers by Dr. W. H. Shulze of
Atchison, on "Prosthetic Dentistry," and
J. P. Root of Kansas, on "Dental Educa
tion." This afternoon is taken up largely
w.th clinics Dr. C. B. Reed of . Topeka,
is the supervisor.
Stopped the Industrials.
Portland, Ore., April 2a. An attempt
was" made late last night by 300 indus
trials to capture a Northern Pacific
freight train, but Chief of Police Hunt
was on hand with thirty officers and pre
vented it.
DAGGER AHEAD.
President Cleveland Orders Out
the Resrulars
To Stop the Butte (Mont.) In
dustrial Army,
On Its Way Eastward With a
Stolen Train.
DEPUTIES POWERLESS.
They Catch Up With the Butte
Commonweal,
But the Fierce Aspect of the
Miners Deters Them
FRG3J
INTERFERING.
Soldiers Expected to Stop the
Train at Miles City.
Progress of Other Branches of
the Commonweal.
Washington, April 25. The strong
hand of the national government has at
last' been extended to check in their
mad career the lawless mob of Coxey
ites who seized upon a train on the
Northern Pacific at Butte, Montana,
and started eastward.
The government no longer will await
upon the tardy movement of the state
officials and today Col. Swayne, who is in
command of the department of Dakota,
in the absence in Europe of Gen. Merritt
was instructed by telegraph to use the
United States troops to intercept the
mob and restore the railroad's property.
This action follows close upon Attor
ney General Oluey's telegram of instruc
tion to United States Marshal Bede, at
St. Paul. There is no legal difficulty in
the way of governmental action at this
stage, as the railroad property is now in
the hands of the United States courts
acting through a receiver, and the presi
dent may move at Once upon the repre
sentations of the United States judicial
officers.
There are sufficient forces of United
States at St. Paul and Bismarck on the
eastward of the train seizures and it is
expected they will be stopped at one of
these points. It can no longer be de
nied that the peculiar movement now in
progress t hroughout the west has aroused
the apprehension of the national author
ities. No Interference While Law Abiding:.
As long as the numerous "armies" and
other organizations conducted them
selves in a peaceful and law
abiding fashion, there would be
no disposition to interfere with
them, but as the character of the agita
tors is revealed by such acts as the
seizure of trains and other lawless do
ings, it is made evident to the officers of
the government that they can no longer
stop at a policy of non-interference.
Further trespass upon vested rights
and good order of the community proba
bly will be - severely suppressed when
ever by a violation of United States laws
the national government finds itself justi
fied in acting.
Location of tlie Butte Army.
St. Paul, Minn., April 25. Hogan'a
army of Coxeyites from Butte, Mont., at
7:30 last night reached Columbus, fifty
miles this side of Livingstone, and went
into camp, spending the night there.
The. United States marshal, with a
large force of deputies, started after the
runaways yesterday, and when the Ho
ganites were at Livingston the officers
wer only one hour and twenty minutes
behind them. The special train bearing
the officers made fast time and overtook
the stolen train at Columbus.
When tho seventy-five deputies reached
Columbus and discovered the 500 Coxey
ites, who are mostly hardy miners, reck
less of consequences, and determined to
proceed, they found their authority was
as little regarded as their force was in
sufficient 'lhe Northern Pacific officials were ad
vised of the situation and they ordered
that no attempt be made to stop the train
at Columbus. During the early morning
General Manager Kendrick of the North
ern Pacific has been in conference with
CoL Swayne, commanding this depart
ment of the United States army and it
was decided to attempt to stop them and
seize the men before reaching Miles
City. Fort Keogh is near the city and
troops have been ordered to seiz8 the
train on its arrival there.
To Beach Fort Keojh at 6.
St. Paul, April 25. The orders to the
troops at Fort Keogh say nothing about
firing on the train and it is not thought
such action will be necessary.
A special train has been ordered to be
held in readiness at Fort Keogh, and un
less . the Coxey train is run straight
through, notwithstanding possible ob
structions, the special with a force of
troops, will follow and arrest the Hogan
army at the first opportunity.
Running at 25 miles an hour, as they
were when last reported,. the Hogan train
will not reach Fort Keogh until 6 o'clock
tonight, but if they increase their speed
as they did coming over the mountains,
they may reach there sooner. They re
placed their former engine at Livingston
with the best one to be had in the round
house. Orders to Hold Them.
Miles City, Mont., April 25. CoL
Page, of the 22nd infantry, commanding
at Fort Keogh, two miles from here, has
received orders to stop and hold Coxey's
Montana army and the garrison is under
arms. The Coxeyites are expected at
Keogh between 4 and 5 o'clock this
afternoon. "
Will Be Escorted Back to Bntte.
St. Paul, Minn., April 25. A Ailes
City to the Dispatch says: The ' Montana
contingent of Coxey's army will not go
further east than .Fort Keogh,
owing to orders to the ' military at
the fort. The army is now at Bil
lings, and a dispatch just received
here says that they have captured seventy-five
United States deputy marshals
who had followed them from Butte.
Superintendent Finn of ' the Montana
division is here and will attend to the
stopping of the train at Keogh. Hogan,
in command of the Coxeyites, had wired
Finn that he would want hia private car
to go east from Myes City and Finn will
be on hand to explain the interruption
in the program.
The garrison at Fort Keogh consists of
500 men, with a gatling battery and Col.
Page will execute his orders. The
probability is that the army will be re
turned to Butte under military escort.
Private advices in this city state that
in the fight between the deputies and
the Coxeyites " no one was killed, but
three or four were injured.
Olnry Iasni Further Orders.
Washington, April 25. Attorney
General Olney, anticipating the ar
rival at Bismarck of the train
captured at Butte. Montana, last
night by a continent of Coxey's army, to
day telegraphed United States Marshal
Cronin giving him orders similar to those
wired last night to Marshal Bede at St.
PauL
He is ordered to execute any process
issued by the United States court for the
protection of property and ask for mili
tary assistance if any resistance which
cannot be overcome by the marshal and
his deputies is offered.
KKLLY'S AK51V AT ATLANTIC.
He Comments on the Report That the
Commonweal Is to Be suppressed.
Atlantic, Iowa, April 25. Gen. Kelly
was shown this afternoon the Associated
Press dispatches from Washington stat
ing that the government had practically
decided to interfere with the common
weal movement, and had ordered the
Montana train load of men stopped. The
general refused to believe that the gov
ernment had really decided upon such
action.
"I don't see how they could reach such
a decision," he said, "but if they have,
we will make a test case of it and carry
the matter' to the courts. We will not
resort tojshysical force. We are peace
ful, unarmed men and will never at
tempt to cope with government forces.
Our battle must be fought in the courts."
Col. fc'pead took the same position as
that of his late chief.'
"This action is a usurpation of power
by the government," Spead declared.
"We will go to the courts if we are in
terfered with. They will decide in our
favor."
"And if they declare against you, what
then?" was asked.
"They never will," was the emphatic
reply, "They" cannot, but -oven if they
do, the people are greater than the
courts."
Temporary peace reigned at the fair
grounds today where the contending
factions of Kelly's industrial army were
camped. The revolution of yesterday
which separated tho San Francisco and
Sacramento divisions and elevated CoL
Spead to the generalship of the latter,
was the one topic of conversation in the
camp and the bitter feeling among the
men was as apparent as it was yesterday.
An attempt to patch up peace was
made, but Kelly absolutely refused to
recognize the recalcitrant officer. The
latter again asserted that he would march
to Washington with Kelly's column, but
would hold no communication with the
general. The Sacramentos, while in the
minority, were determined and
seemingly anxious for a test of
strength. and power with the
Kellyites. Both leaders were kept
busy today preventing personal conflicts
between the men of the divisions, and
Kelly expressed his fears to an Asso
ciated Press reporter that the men would
get beyond bis control and precipitate a
general fight
The march to Des Moines will . begin
tomorrow morning. Kelly addressed the
townspeople and aroused enthusiasm.
AN ARMY OF 20,000 BIKJi.
Iron Moulders Preparing to
Mots to
Washington En Alasse.
Chicago, April 25. The biggest army
of them all to start for Washington will
be the iron moulders. The iron moulders'
association will not join the Coxey army
from here but will go on their own hook.
They claim that 20,000 men will be in
their ranks when they leave Chicago
May 1. The International Iron Moulders'
Union has 30,000 members. The object
of the delegation is to petition congress
for legislation that shall put the idle
iron moulders to work. The committee
which has charge of the organization of
the Chicago delegation is composed of
George liotob, William Barrett, John
Campion, John Devenisch, Thomas Carr
and Patrick Enright They have a list
of delegations of iron moulders that are
to join them as follows:
Marengo, I1L, 75 men; John Weider
man, leader.
Aurora. 100 men; Frank Fisher, leader.
Joliet, 50 men; John Canfield, leader.
South Chicago, 75 men; Thomas Mc
Cormick, leader.
Quincy, 150 men; Martin Ryan, leader.
Streator, 40 men; John Olsig, leader.
Rock Island, 50 men; Fred Helling,
leader.
Milwaukee, 100 men; Charles Martin,
leader. . .
Grand Crossing, 40 men; Abel Christ
man, leader. ,
At Baltimore the western contingent
will be joined by these delegatations: .
Philadelphia, union No. 1, 300 men;
Martin Monahan, leader.
Troy, N. Y., 400 men; Patrick Fanning,
leader.
Rochester, unions No. 11 and 12, 200
men; Owen Cox, leader.
Louisville, unions No.
men; Joseph Valentine,
16 and 18, 150
vice president
international union, leader.
Pittsburg, 300 men; James McGraw,
leader.
The iron moulders are not going to
"capture" trains but will make terms
with the railroads for their transportation
to Washington.
SOVEREIGX IS WITH THI-M.
The Knights of Labor Chief Backing the
Commonweal.
Chicago, April i 25. Grand Master
Workman, J. R. Sovereign of the Knights
of Labor who has entered heart and soul
into the commonweal movement hero
said today: "This is now a matter which
cannot be treated in a light way, ami it
has become so serious an affair that tho
eyes of the nation are now fully opcno.i
to its importance. Why should any one
laugh at these armies now? They uro
stirred by good motives and show that
they are in earnest, because they will
endure hardship and suffering to accom
plish their objects. The scenes enacted
at Boston indicate that we are standing
on the crust of a volcano of public opinion
which may burst into a demand for act inn
at Washington and legislation to relievo
the unemployed and the starving.
"The Coxeyites are right and patriotic;
in one of the planks of their platform.
They asked that no interest-bearin g bond-
be issued. That is one of the cardinal
principles of the Knights of Labor.
"Washington is liable to double oven
quadruple its population in tho next tv
weeks, for all roads now seem to lead
there, and soon thousands of men will bo
marching thither. Of course the Knights
of Labor are in sympathy with this move
ment I was told that 900 knights from
this city are ready to join the local army.
I am glad of it and I believe they will in
the end accomplish great good. Von
have but to study history to see that im
mense wares of sentiment like the pres
ent result in something. You will see
that the Coxey movement will bring
about a sudden and decided change in
the course of legislation."
TO PROTECT TI1K rOMMUNWKAI.
Senator Allen Offer a Resolution Declar
ing; Their Rigrht to Come to Washington.
Washington, April 25. In the senates
today Mr. Allen, (Nebraska,) offered tho
following resolution for which he asked
immediate consideration:
Whereas, It is currently reported that
unarmed, law-abiding and peacefully dis
posed, but unemployed citizens of tho
United States are about to peaceably as
semble in 'Washington to petition tho
government for a redress of their griev
ance, and
Whereas, Threats of arresting such
persons have been made on their enter
ing the District of Columbia and t'jie city
of Washington: therefore be it
Resolved, irst lhat under the con
stitution of the United States, citizens of
the United States regardless of their rank
and station in life, have an undoubted
and unquestionable right to peaceabl v
assemble and petition the government
for a redress of their grievances at any
place within the United States wher.j
they do not create a breach of the peace,
menace or endanger persons or property,
or disturb the transaction of tho public
business, or the free uso of the streets
and highways by the public.
Second That such persons have as un
doubted a right to visit tho assembly in
the city of Washington for any an 1 all
peaceable purposes as iu other portion
of the territory belonging to the juris
diction of the United States at all nines
j, being amenable to the law for any viola
tion thereof.
Third lhat such persons have a right
to enter upon the capitol grounds of the
United States, and iu the capitol itself,
as fully and to as great an extent as any
other citizens or persons, as long as they
do not disturb or hinder the transaction
of public business, menace the public
peace or rights of persons and
property, and any threat of violence
to such persons under such circumstances
would be a clear violation of their con
stitutional right.
Fourth That we commend the prompt
enforcement of all just constitutional
laws, looking to the preservation of tho
public business and the prevention
of crime; but under pretense of
preserving the public peace and
the prevention and punishment of crime,
peaceable and law abiding citizens must
not be disturbed in the full and freo ex
ercise of their constitutional rights.
Objection was made to the considera
tion of the resolution and it went over
under the rules.
ALL THE WAY FROM SEATTLK.
Tha
Army of 1,000 That l'roposes to
Walk the Jntire Distance.
Seattle, Wash, April 25. The North
western Industrial army, 1,000 (strong,
made up largely of men who came to
work on the Great Northern and tho
Everett & Monte Cristo railroads, will
start on foot this evening for Washing
ton City.
The next day they will march to I'u
yallup, where the Tacoma contingent,
about 500 strong, will join them. Hopes
are still entertained of securing trans
portation from the Northern Pacific, but
failing in making this arrangement, f.m
evident intention is to board the lir.t
east-bound freight train. The army i
organized iu fourteen companies of
about sixty men each.
NO TESTS FOB COXET.
Boen'i Resolution Iinrled In a Committee
Room Where it Will Sty.
Washington, April 25. Representative
Boen's resolution to allow Coxey's army
the use of government reservations and
United States army tents was referred to
the military committee where it is likely
to remain.
There will be a committee ; meeting on
Friday, but it is doubtful whether tha
resolution will be acted on or even con
sidered. This will bo the last meeting
before the army is scheduled to arrive.
Mr. Boen is considering the advisability
of getting the subject before the houe
as a privileged question affecting tha
peace and safety of members.
COMMliNT IX J llANCK.
Pakib, April 25. The Temps com
pares the march of the Coxey ban Is hi
the United States to the uprising of the
populace in the Middle -Ages, adding:
"At the same time it would be wr.;;ig w
regard this particular demonstration as
the event of a social revolution. Society
in America lies upon such broad found.i
tion3, and is bo firmly based upon tho
national conscience, that what would
lead to a general revolution elsewhere is
only a rapid skirmish in America."
I'ndrr Consideration.
Washington, April 25. The house
has had the consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill under consideration today.