St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-24
AURRAHS FROM HAWKEYES
KELLY RECEIVED BY GAHY DEcKED
MAIDEkS IN IOWA.
NEW CLOTHING FOR THE ARMY
The General Outlines His Plan of
Attack Upon the National Cap
itai-Petitions That Cannot Be
''Pigeonholed" Gel. Baker,
Who Was Deposed, Makes
Serious Charges Against Kelly.

AvocA, To-, April 2S.-Kelly's recep-
ton here tonight was fully as fiattering
as that which was accorded him at
Nicola. The $500 inhabitants were APP
parently all on the streets, and brawny
countrymen and gaily decked maidens
We'd with one another III showering at
tentlons upon the brigade. Many of
the men had received new clothing
along the route, and the army as it went
into camp tonight presented a much
better appearance than at any time
previous since the start from the far
West. Company c, which had been
disbanded at Nicola, rejoined the army
during the afternoon, and, after all
abject personal apology from each men,
Der, Kelly mustered them back Unto
the service.'' BY this successful quell-
ing of the little mutiny, the determined
young commander has secured an even
more nrm hold on his men, and with
them now is court of last resort.
Tonight Kelly consented to outline to
an Associated Press representative
plans for the end of the journey.
Should his army be refused approach to
the capital, he will upon mis- arrival in
Washington, he said. take four of his
men and make personal appeal to
Congressman Pence, of Colorado; Nc
CURE, of California. and Senator Allen,
Of Nevada. Through their efforts he
hopes to be allowed to draw up his men
where the lawmakers of the nation
must see them.
Petitions from laboring people have
been numerous and Ineffective in the
past" said Kelly. but this petition will
be hard TO pigeonhole. That is the
reason am leading these men to tire
capital. Once there, our plans will be
successfully carried out. Two congress
men are already pledged to
PRESENT a MEMORIAL
in orr behalf. That memorial is now
being drawn up by weli-known Wash
ington firm of constitutional lawyers
anG will be ready for us when we reach
the journeys end. Our demands as set
forth in the memorial Will be about as
follows:
We will ask that the commission al
ready IN existence to look after the re-
Instructed to proceed with the work.
We will ask that the men in our army
and the great army of the unemployed
which we represent be put 10 work OH
this irrigation My idea is hat by the
time these arid wastes have been wrest-
ed from the sage brush and jack rabbit
and have begun to bloom the men who
have worked there will have saved
enough money TO carry them through
their first year of farming. They can
settle on the lands they have reclaimed,
and within short period will have de-
velOped from homeless wanderers into
sturdy farmers and property owners.
That in substance is our demand. We
will not attempt to dictate what wages
will be paid. What we want is work.
If we can only get to Washington. if we
can lei the lawmakers see that we are
bread winners, honest and sincere, we
will be successful i'll our mission,
for our demands are not unre asonable.
[ have no connection with CoXey. We
will
COMBINE WITH HIS ARMY
if we can reach Washington in time.
but if not we will go Alone"
Tomorrow the army will 20 by wagons
to Atlantic, where they will remain a
day for rest and then move on towards
Des Moines.
Col. Baker. who was deposed by Kel-
ly today, announced tonight that he
would not return TO the army, but will
follow in its wake and give the people
an expose of Keily's financial methods.
Baker charges gross irregularities. The
people of Avoca place little confidence
in Bakers statements. Many express
the belief that Bakers contemplated
action is the result of a railroad scheme
to prejudice the public against The
commonweal. aud this impression will
go far toward diScrediting Bakers
stories.
Warrants were received here tonight
for the arrest of the two women, Edna
Harper and Annie Hooten, who have
accompanied the army since it left
Council Bluffs, and whC were with the
crowd which captured the train and
ran it to Kelly Friday evening. The
warrants were sworn out by the Union
Pacific company and were given to the
AYoca City authorities. Little effort
was made to serve them tonight, the
women being given an opportunity to
return to Council Bluffs, where they
can secure bonds. 1t is thought by
keily's sympathiZerS here that serious
trouble is likely 10 follow an attempt to