The record-union., 1894-04-21
justified in doing except in this great

j. G. Long, ID. ii. 1nman, A. L. DellcK-
niger, Judge e. F. McGee, A. e. Wick
ham, Citizens Committee; Hon. j. L.
Deemer, Judge of District Court; NJ.
Harte, I. S. Campbell. Clerk of Court;
John 2. Morgan, County Attorney; John
Beneo. A. c.; Greenweg q Schoneteg,
John Boishem, President Council Bluffs
Savings Bank, and five other citizens.
This was Immediately followed by this
one:
To 1fitLer, Cable and Hugtitt Chicago
From the Government building we are
reviewing a procession of 5000 citizens
from Omaha. We understand they have
come over to demand by force Of num-
bers that something be done to provide
transportation for Kelly's army. The
citizens are now headed toward the Mil
waukee tracks. 1t you were here you
would realize that something should be
done at once. We appeal to you to help
relieve this community from the impend
ing danger that threatens, and relieve the
sutferings of these men, which has
aroused these communities.
Signed: H. 4. Deemer, Judge of Dis
trict Court; J. F. McGee, Judge of Su-
preme Court: j. j. Stedman, Clerk of
Federal Court; Thomas Boland, Post
master.
While the committee which had devised
the second telegram was still in the Of
fee, another committee was clamoring
for the attention of Manager Nichols to
send another to the managers of the
roads. The only delay that was occa
stoned in sending it was the discussion
whether it should be put in the form of
request or a demand. The copy had been
prepared to read demand" but cooler
heads objected to this, claiming that a
demand was revolutionary and unlawful,
and as they wanted to leave the railway
Presidents no ground to stand on to main
tain their refusal for the transportation.
they decided not to send it demand"
The telegram went as follows:
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, April Goth.
To r. R. Gable, larUial Hughitt, RoS-
qUeU p. Miller. Chicago: Omaha and
Council Bluffs request the immediate
transportation for Kelly and his army
from Council Bluffs to Chicago.
Signed: II. Z. Tichener, James T.
Buryea, Charles Rodelf, G. L. Gillette.
Ed Aspinwald. Sam D. Nedry, J. J. Ed
mund.
LABOR ovATIoNS.
About o'clock word was received
that detachment Of the Union Pacific
bridge, and Council Bluffs escort went
down to meet them. They found over
100 men in line, with flags waving and
blue ribbons, the badges of the army. in
nearly every button hole. To the thun-
dering of base drums they marched up
Broadway and over to Bayliss Park,
where the former army was still stand
ing. The streets of Council Bluffs by
this time were black with a cheering
crowd. Travel in every direction was
almost suspended. Flags were futtering
from rumberless windows. and on every
corner crowds were grouped to listen to
the labor ovations. The advance guard
of the shopmen were armed with Ioaves
of bread borne on the end of fagstaffs,
and the end of the line appeared to be
endless. They joined the ranks of the
men already arrived and awaited the re-
suit of the conference then in progress.
REQUESTS DENIED.
1t was O'Clock before replies were re-
ceived from the messages to the railway
Presidents, denying the requests, and
then the conference between the citizens
committee and the railroad ended. The
information that no train would be fur
nished was conveyed to the waiting
thousands who had congregated about
the Courthouse to await the coming of
Chairman Ticnenor. Reaching the
grounds, he elbowed his way through
the crowd and assembled the Courthouse
steps. When he announced the result of
the conference, it was greeted with a
roar of howls and Kisses. After making
short address, he stated that the COM
mittee had decided to wait until O'Clock,
at which hour, if train was not fur
nished, one would be taken and run out
to kelly's camp, when his men would
be loaded on it and started on their jour
ney East. He spoke in strong terms
against violence, and cautioned the men
against any destruction of property.
As soon as the meeting on the Court
house square adjourned, led by a band
and with thousands of flags fiuttering on
the cold April wind, the men formed in
line and marched to Bayliss Park.
LADIES TAKE A HAND.
While the committee of Omaha labor
ing men was interviewing the Governor at
Attorney-General Stones Office, some
what similar, yet decidedly different
scene was being enacted in the law office
of Wright Il Baldwin. About twenty We
women, in response to a call issued dur
ing the early morning, had collected at the
opera-house and under the leadership of
Mrs, Fred Herman went TO see Mr..
Baldwin. The ladies had formed no.
ton among themselves that Baldwin was
are ogre who ate small babies for break
fast, and they were consequently pre-
pared to use tears in unlimited quantities
in getting him to subscribe to the idea of
furnishing transportation for the Kelly
men eastward. One group of women
tackled Baldwin and another Wright
The interview was exciting to some,
amusing to others and profitable to no
one. Baldwin explained that 1t was i'm
possible for him to act contrary to the de-
sires of the railroad officials, TO whose
orders he was su bjected. He referred the
ladies to the Governor. The ladies sue
ceeded in adding to the general tumult,
but obtained but little satisfaction from
the Governor.
Mrs. Herman said she had just COM
pleted an organization of 300 ladies of
Council Bluffs, and that, if other means
to aid Kelly in his march failed she and
her followers would take possession of a
train, seeing that it reached Chicago.
This lady is working in conjunction with
| the committee and Is backed up by the
| entire committee. In an interview, she
said that while the railroad officials might
offer resistance, they would not dare COM
nit any act that would render them liza
| BILE. She said that all of her followers
were women, who were wives and
daughters of the best people of the city,
and that she was following out her own
idea in the matter.
JUDGE HUBBARD DENOUNCED.
Still another meeting of the citizens of
Council Bluffs was held in the offices of
| Flickinger Bros, and the following reso-
lutions were adopted and copy sent to
Judge Hubbard:
"WHEREAs, Judge \. NJ. Hubbard,
having publicly, through the daily press,
assumed the responsibility of calling the