The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-20

OMAHA. Neb., April 19-The real fact:
about the presence of the militia at Coun
ell Bluffs and at Camp Kelly near Chau
tauqua station were made public today il
an interview with Judge n. NJ Hubbard
attorney for the Northwestern Railway
company. while smarting under the crit
cisms of the press and public opinion. Mr.
Hubbard acknowledged that he was re
sponsible for the calling out of the state
troops, having used his influence with
Governor Jackson for that purpose.
Mr.. Hubbard expressed himself il nc
uncertain language and his views of the
situation were conceded in by Mr.. Bald
win. IF these tramps and buns try
to capture one of our trains there
will be trouble" said Mr.. Hubbard, land
should they gain possession of train
through any hook or crook, or by the sym
patty of our trainmen, we will ditch the
train ii it destroys every Car and hurts q
lot of men. We will not carry those yags
for love or money or be forced TO do so By
their capturing our rolling stock. In the
eyes of the law they are band OF beggars,
who are organized for an unlawful pur-
pose, and to prey on the people who are
compelled to feed them and move them on
to the next station. Why. if we were to
carry this crowd over the Iowa railroads
We would be compelled to carry 10000
more idlers just like them. They would
swamp our roads and we could do nothing
but a charity business, and this is what
we do not intend to do. Our roads were
not built for charitable purposes.
This movement must be stopped now
pie show good judgment in feeding these
people. There is too much false sympathy
about these men. We have had men
among those people day aud night and
they have recognized people who have led
criminal lives and served time in penal in
situations who are now sol,liers in Kelly IS
army. Doyou suppose for moment that
we intend to transport such a crew over
our lines and unload them upon the other
cities along our railroads? This would
only remove the pest from one city to an
other. and under the laws of any of the
states we could be held liable for dam
ages"
IF was the governor" Clipped in Mr..
Baldwin. Il would place sufficient force
behind me to enforce my commands and
say to this man Kelly, 'Disperse your
gang, or l will do il for you' would not
let them march across this state and pave
the way for the hordes which we know are
preparing to follow this crowd. My idea
as to the way to get rid of these meu would
be to divide them up into squads of about
twenty-five, and send them in different d.
rectlons out Of the state. They should n OF
be permitted to 90 over this country inn
posing on the people and eating them out
of house and home, and donst think the
governor shonld permit it,"
The railway managers do not hesitate to
say that these men should be starved into
disbanding, and thus compelled to go to
work or be prosecuted under the yagrancy
laws.
kelly's army OF industrials, wet, be-
dragged with mud and chilled to the bone,
broke camp today and started from the
Council Bluffs Chatauqua grounds, east
on foot. During the night the ranks had
been swelled by the arrival from Nevada
of company of 65 men under Captain NJ
German. and this morning further acqui-
sitions were received when Captain Nor
gan with his two companies of common
wealers ITO men strong, reached the camp
from the west by way of the Union Pacific.
The objective point of march is Yves
ton, fifteen miles east of Council
Bluffs on the Rock Island and Milwaukee
roads. 1t is believed that a train will be
at Weston to carry the army
east and that tine Chicago, Milwaukee
aud St. Paul will be the line over which
the industrials will be carried into Chi.
cago. General Kelly will not talk much
OF his plans, AS he SAYS be has been
tricked SO often by railroads that he pro-
poses to keep quiet until he has made a
success of his move The distance from
the camp to Weston is about seven miles
and the army will not reach the latter
point until evening. The men had good
breakfast before breaking camp and
enough provisions were taken along to
last two days.