St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-30
kELLYS CRAaKS CHILLED.
THEY ARRIVE AT DES MONIES IE A
BIG STORM.
HELD HOURS sx THE POLICE

At Point Outside the City-They
Finally March Through the
Town and Find Food and
Shelter in Deserted Stove
Factcry-Laboring People In
dignant.
DES MONIES. To-, April 60. = Des
Moines is in state of intense excite
ment tonight over the arrival of Kelly's
Industrial army. The men had marched
twenty-seVen miles last night without
food, and were held by the police five
miles out of the city in driving rain
storm, with no provisions or shelter.
Tbs action of the authori les aroused
much Indignation among the iaboring
people, and when at O'clock this even
ing the army finally marched up Grand
avenue 10 the camp On the east side of
the town, wet, naggard and weary,
their pitiable condition aroused sympa-
thy almost as great as that which was
theirs in Council Bluffs. a mass
meeting of laboring men las been
called for tomorrow, committees are at
work soliciting food and money, and
threats are made that. unless trans
portation Is secured to Chicago, radical
steps will be taken. During the last
twentY-four hours the army has under
gone greater hardships than at any time
since it left Utah, bat not twenty-five
men were missing when Des Moines
was reached. The start from Van
Meter was made last night in heavy
storm. and
WHEN DAY DAMNED
the column was still fifteen miles from
its destination. The commisSary wagons
were empty and the men vet and
hungry, but they plodded OH, the ad
vance guard reaching Walnut creek, five
miles west before noon. The men
struggled in during the afternoon. and
by 8 O'clock l.000 gathered. Mayor
Hills sent thirty policemen and Sheriff
McGarrangh as many deputies to meet
the army and inform them that they
would have to pass on through Des
MoineS to deserted stove factory,
where ample TODD and shelter were pro-
vided. This Kelly fatty refused 10 do,
saving his men must be fed before they
marched the additional miles. The
officers were Obdurate, and the LOCO
hungry men stood shivering in the rain
until 4:20 O'Clock. hoping for provisions.
Gen Weaver forty lnauac of
bread, and that served as breakfast and
dinner. Mayor Hills saying that if the
men would not so to where the food was
they should have none. At last Kelly
consented TO move and the march be-
gan. Dozens of carriages lined the
route into town, and with the Sheriff,
chief OF police, mayor and guard of
officers and deputies, the industriais
moved up the city's principal streets.
feebly singing their army songs. The
streets were lined with spectators, and
as the weary men marched by, weak
from hunger, women wept and sympa-
thZerS grew violent in denouncing the
authorities. The stove factory, one and
a half miles east of the capitol, fur
nished shelter for all the men. and their
SPIRITS SOON REVIVED
when wholesome supper, furnished by
the city. was given them. Many s,rag-
gled in during the evening, and 1850
slept in the camp. All day long the city
authorities were in turmoil of excite
ment. Professions to greet the army
were forbidden. and brass bands were
put under the ban. All this incensed
the laboriDg men and created sympathy
for the industrialS, and tonight the au-
thoritieS are much exercised over the
rapid development of sentiment tavora-
ble to Kelly. The mayor announced
that the city would furnish but ore
days provisions and then request the
army to move on. The trades and labor
assembly called a meeting. denounced
the authorities and appointed commit
tees TO secure food anu raise money for
transportation. The impression was
general that the Chicago Great West
] ern road would furnish stock train to
| Chicago if paid for it. Division Supt.
Egan said tonight that he had no orders
! TO carry the men for less than full fare,
but that he did not know what orders
might be issued by his superiors. Gen
eral Supt. Dunlap. of the Rock Island.
i reasserted tonight that the army could
! not ride on his road for less than full
fare. Kelly was wealy, but determined
when he reached the camp, and seemed
III no wise discouraged.
"Of course we will get a train,'' he
said. I'VE will stay here until we do
get one. That is certain. | have been
| informed that arrangements are being
| made TO take US out Tuesday with
teams, but we won't go until we go OH
train, and one furnished by railway
officials. We will not seize one, how
ever; there need be no fear Oh that
! score.''
The army expects to remain quietly
| in camp tomorrow awaiting the result
of the efforts of the Trade and Labor
assembly to secure transportation. To-
morrow'S mass meeting is expected to
decide what will be done. Gov. Jack
son said to an Associated Press repre-
sentative tonight that he would take no
action until requested to do so by the
county authorities.
"1he matter is entirely in the hands
of the city and county," he said. land
will do nothing until called upon.''
'GROFER AND HIS GANG"