Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-20
THEY HAVE COMMENCED.
Omaha and Council Bluffs TerrOrized
by a Detachment Of COxey's
Army-The Railroads Refuse
to Assist Them.

to Assist Them.
Omaha, April 10.-Two Thousand labor
ing men formed in companies and waving
American flags marched down Douglas
street at noon where they will be JOINED
by the men from the Union Pacific shops
They are bound for Council Bluffs to hell
Gen. McGowan, of the Commonwealers
Gen. Kelly, who is in Omaha holding {
conference with president st. John, of tht
Rock Island, will hurry over to Council
Bluffs as serious trouble is feared. Church
bells are ringing and whistles are blowing
which is the signal for the laboring men
to gather.
GATHERED IN QUICK TIME.
The signal agreed upon at last nights
meeting of the Central labor Union was
the ringing ofchurch bells aud the blow.
ing of whistles, which. was to give an
nouncement that Kelly's army Was still at
West street and unable to secure train
for the east. Inside of five minutes after
the signal had been given 1000 men had
gathered at Jefferson square and we're
quickly organized into com panies, with a
captain for every ten men. When the
head of the column reached the Paxton
hotel there were $500 men in line and
each company was provided with an
American flag.
At Eleventh and Dodge streets the main
column was met by detachment of SOC
men. They joined forces and proceeded
to the Douglas street toll bridge across
the Missouri river.
DID NOT NEED PERMISSION.
The superintendent of the bridge said
that the company was glad to give them
free transportation across the river, this
was graceful act, for the men were pre-
pared to cross with or without permis-
sion. 1t had been expected that the Union
Pacific shop men would join the column
at this point, but that part of the program
was not carried out for the company
warned the men when they came to work
that those working would be expected to
remain on duty all day.
Thousands followed the column to the
bridge, and another 1000 was on hand on
the other eide of the river to welcome
them. The column had been preceded to
Council Bluffs by committee of promin
ent citizens appointed at last nights
meeting of the Central Labor union, in.
cluding Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Duryea, Rev
DR.. Patterson and Rev. Frank Crane tc
call on Gov. Jackson and the managers
of the railroads and urge that the Com
monwealers be at once started east.
KELLY AND ST. JOHN CONFER.
While the column was marching toward
the Missouri river Kelly was in Omahe
seated in the private car of President St
John, OF the Rock Island road, holding ar
animated conference. Mr.. st. John sale
| in response to a request for train that
he was not in a position to grant the re
quest even should he desire to do SO, al
the matter was Iow wholly in the hands
of the presidents of the Iowa trunk lines
One prominent man suggested that the
army levy on the farmers for horses anG
wagons and that the army be split ur
into squads of 100 men each and speed
over stretch Of territory twenty-fiv,
miles wide and to also march across tn,
state on foot. II was suggested tina
such plan would soon bring the peopl'
of the state to time for the army woult
practically devastate the country through
which it passed and the railroads woul(
be forced to take the Commonwealers W
and carry them east Kelly agreed t.
call council of his officers and place tn,
plan before them.
He left for Council Bluffs at IL o'clock
It is said that some Of the anarchists, VIII,
we're in the column marching ont o
Omaha, had some dynamite, bat hoy
1 much is not known.
IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
On the march from the bridge to tn
heart of Council Bluffs men and boy
seemed to spring up from the groun
and the column grew to over 5000.
WILL GALL THE MILITIA OUT.
Weston, Iowa.-Kelly's army put in
hard night, most of them were un
able to find dry place to stop when new
arrived of the probability of the arm
getting a train. They gave three heart
cheers and are now anxiously awaiting tn
arrival of Kelly. Supt. Goodnow, of tn
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railroad, is YER
much alarmed over the report that sew
eral thousand men are on the way here t
help Kelly. He said he coula not get
big enough force to stop any destructiv
acts, but would stop all trains and get a
the rolling stock out of the way. H
| started for Council Bluffs in his privat
car and may make demand for militar
protection. Sheriff Hazen reached here a
l0:15 o'clock this morning and was i'm
mediately notified by Gov. jackson t
come to Council Bluffs and assume CON
mand of the militia.
THE RAILROADS REFUSE HELP.
While Kelly was waiting for a saddle
horse to take him to Weston, Goverpo
Jackson sent for him and assured hir
that the state authorizes had not laid
straw of detention in the army's way. II
had agreed to reconpense the roads
although there was no authority for hir
to put his hand into the treasury 70
that purpose, but the railways would d
nothing but transport them at full ratei
He notified Kelly that the citizens @
Council Bluffs would take the army t
Kansas City. Kelly replied that he pre-
ferred to 60 east, but would let the arm
decide the matter.
THE MARK X IT,.
New York, April 19.-Money on ca