The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-21

ture of Train to Bring Him and His
Patient Followers East-The Members
Of the Army Take No Part In the Big
Demonstration, but wait Quietly at
Weston.
OMAHA, April 2t.-Three thousand la
boring men marched out of Omaha yes
terday with banners flying bound for the
camp Of General Kelly's Commonweal-
ers Mt Weston, Ia, fourteen miles east Of
Council Bluffs. IL was done upon the sig
nal agreed upon at last nights meeting Of
the Central Labor union--the ringing of
church bells and the blowing of whistles
announcing that Kelly's army was still
at Weston, unable to secure train for
the east Inside of five minutes LOCO men
had gathered at Jefferson Square, and
were quickly organized into companies,
with captain for every ten men.
The march was then taken up TO the
city hall and countermarched. At every
street recruits were received, and when the
column reached Paxton hotel there were
2,50O men in line. At Eleventh and Far
mum streets the main column was met by
800 men. They joined and proceeded to
Utah street bridge across the Missouri
river. 1t had been expected that the Union
Pacific shopmen 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. A thousand quit
work shortly afterward, however, and
went over to join the army in Council
Bluffs. .
The column had been preceded to Coun-
Gil Bluffs by committee of prominent
citizens appointed at a meeting of the
Central Labor union. The committee was
to call on Governor jackson and the man
ayers of the railroads and urge that the
| Commonwealers be at once started on
their way east. While the column was
marching towards the Missouri General
| Kelly was in Omaha seated in the private
car Of President st. John, of the Rock
| Island road, holding an animated confer
ence.
Mr.. St John said in response to a re
| quest from the committee for a train that
he was not in position to grant it, even
should he desire to do so, as the matter
was not wholly in the hands of the presi-
dents Of the Iowa trunk lines. General
! Kelly then left the car and called on other
friends for advice. One prominent man
suggested that the army levy on the
farmers for horses and wagons, that the
army be split into squads of 100 men each
and that they spread out over a stretch OF
territory twenty-five miles wide and marcel
on foot across the state.
1t was suggested that such plan woulC
soon bring the people of the state to time
for the army would practically devastat'
the country through which it passed, anC
the railroads would then be forced to tax,
the Commonwealers up and carry then
out of the country.
The committee left the Office in huff t.
look at the kilograms said 10 have beer
sent to the railroad Office. Chief Scanlan
who met the army at the bridge, had al
the saloons closed, and the company's of
fcers suppressed the numerous vocal dem
onstrations which We're made. At thi
iuncture General Kelly arrived il
Council Bluffs and was at once sent for b.
Governor jackson and the attorney gen
cral. The interview was prolonged one
' mostly monologue, for Governor Jack
D son took occasion to review in detail al
q the actions he had taken, the purport be
r ing that he had taken every means pos
y sible to get the army on its way, and tina
' Of detention in its way.
His correspondence with railway Of
b fcials had resulted in nothing so far a
0 the Northwestern, Milwaukee or st. Pau
s and the Burlington We're concerned, the
refusing to do anything. The Rock Islam
/, at first suggested they might take hal
!, the army to Davenport if the st. Pau
l. would take the other half TO the river, tn
2 railways to be paid fair rate, as Nigh
). seem Just TO the governor. The governC
II has agreed to recompense the roads, a
though there was no authority for hiI
k to put his hand into the state treasury fC
30 this purpose. The proposition to take tn
l. men across the state had been recalled
It and now the railways would do nothin
IS but transport them as other passengers
e full rates. He notified Kelly that the ci
2 liens of Council Bluffs had arranged I
lie furnish boats to take the army to Kanst
City, and provide them with shelter hel
e. and ample provisions while the prepar
30 tions for this trip were being made.
n. Kelly replied that he preferred TO go cas-
le and would answer later.
IS Subsequently all the eastern railwa,
k. pulled their engines and cars out of Cou
IL Gil Bluffs as promptly as seemed necessal
le TO avoid trouble. About this time full
1000 more men crossed the bridge fro
- Omaha into Council Bluffs on the way
join the crowd that preceded them. Tn,
e marched up Broadway three abreast
a regular order. 1t was said that they we
al mostly composed of South Omaha
- bOrers.
e The outpouring from Omaha began
ar make its lungs heard rs the streets chok
ee up with the crowd, and Kelly fairly pull
nd away from the governor, eXcusing himst
for his haste by the extreme desire not to
" recognized and delayed by the crowd.
D1 expressed himself TO the governor as n
M blaming him for the detention caused
OF the railways, but said he and his m
ite came here as citizens of the United Stat
a peaceable and orderly, and they simI
ed asked TO be treated with decent hospit
n ity. In bidding the governor good-by
shook him by the hand and said;
x. "a may never meet you again, yet l no
N. that if ] should be thus favored, the ne
m. time we enter the state of Iowa 1t will L
l." be as mendicants, but that we will