The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-28
COLD COMFORT FOR KELLY.
Farmers Fail to Furnish Teams and
Food for His Army.

STUART, Ia, April 27.-One hundred and
twenty-one Sacramento men were missing
when Kelly massed his industrial army at
Adair this morning for the march. The
men had asserted last night that they
would walk no further, and as soon as
breakfast was over, folded their tents and
silently prepared to steal rides. They said
they would not rejoin the army at Stuart
tonight, but Kelly was confident that the
seductive influence OF the commissary would
bring them back. The march to-day was
begun under discouraging prospects. Rain
began falling soon after dawn, and the
wagons that had been expected to carry the
army failed to show up. There We're scarce
ly sufficient teams TO haul the baggage
and the grumbling among the men was
loud and deep Kelly waited for teams. and
then, discouraged. he ordered the army for
ward, telling the men to take the railroad
instead of the wagon road If they wished,
but do not interfere with trains" he COM
manded. 'Tf you do you cannot go further
with me-" The bugler blew a blast and
the companies moved forward. There were
no cheers from the townspeople. no flowers
for the General. The men tramped silently
along along tn the soggy road. and at the FIRST turn
and began tie calculation. The monot-
ony of the start was relieved by an inter
eStnR One-rOunQ mill between TWO or the
industrials. who punched each other with
marked energy, and who shouted loudly
when their comrades separated them.
During the march the rain ceased and
the sky cleared and the day became an
ideal one for the pedestrians. but the COM
missary. department. received the first slight
1t has had since Council Bluffs was left,
and the mems spirits sunk accordingly. At
Casey a good-siZed gift of provisions wsS
expected. with hot coffee and fuel. The
provisions, however. consisted in a lonely
basket of bread and solitary pound pack
age OF coffee. There were no cheers for
Kelly or songs for his men. The towns
the army straggle by and followed TO the
camp ground TO watch the men take din
ner. Kelly was incensed at the failure to
provide food. and went through the town
without his customary smiles and bows.
During the afternoon General Kelly
issued the following. appeal 10 Mayor
Bemis and citizens of Omaha: lone more
appeal from the industrial army. We are
entirely surrounded by Pinkerton and rail-
road detectives who sparing no pains
to break up movement. Send supplies
by rail soon as possible-bread meat cof-
us. We hops to make Des Molnes SINE
time Sunday. Route impeded in every con-
ceivable manner. Transportation by wagon
must in great part be paid for" The mani
ment of the men, and threats against the
Pinkertons are becoming hourly more
attempt by the Sacramento division 10
capture a train during the day. The men
apparently determined 10 scatter and trust
TO bumpers and brake beams
One of the Council Bluffs advance COM
mitteemen, r. o. Graham, became con-
vinced to-day that further effort 10 secure
wagon transportation for the army would
be useless, and returned home. The farm
ers in the vicinity are much less inclined
to haul the men than those further west,
and Graham became convinced that the
army is billed for foot march to Des
Moines Kelly spent considerable time to-
day in organizing his baseball team, and
expects TO do battle on the diamond when
he reaches Des Moines. A camp artist is
preparing a banner for the club bearing
the inscription Industrial Nine-Slide
Kelly, Slide-on to Washington"
General Kelly announced tonight that he
will make a forced march of forty-one
miles to Des Moines tomorrow, and that
he intends to be there Sunday. The army
cannot reach the State capital before or
o'clock Sunday morning. and ii is prob
| able that the twenty hour march will leave
many of the men by the wayside. The in
| dustrials presented solid front when they
marched into Stuart at o'clock tonight
| but not more than eight hundred men We're
| in the line which followed Kellys prancing
| black charger. The remaining four hun
| dred came struggling in for hours on foot
on wagons. the railroad track and on the
| wagon road. The men were we'll fed at
| Stuart, and, though tired out, are in bet
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