The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-22

Omaha, April 21.-General Kelly to-
day lost all hope of securing railway
transportation for his commonweal
army, and tomorrow the entire brigade
will move from Weston on to Washing
ton overland.
| a call for provisions was Issued late
this afternoon, and tonight knights
/ of Labor hall was packed with enthus-
/ iastic workingmen, who alternately
cheered General Kelly and called out
subscriptions for his commissary. Be
fore the meeting had adjourned, suffic-
lent food for several days march was
promised and wagons and teams to
transport it were provided.
Kelly informed his men tonight that
the march would begin at 1920 tomor-
row, but he has not fully decided on
his route He will probably divide his
! 1900 men into three battalions, which
will take different routes across the
state, but possibly the entire army
will move en- masse.
/ Whatever the route, the objective
point will be Chicago, which the COM
monwealers regard an oasis, and
! where they expect transportation, sub
sistence and honors galore.
The mass meeting tonight was the
only demonstration of Importance
which had occurred since yesterday.
! The day with the army at Omaha and
Council Bluffs was quiet one, as
compared with the feverish uncertainty
and threatening aspect which marked
the preceding twenty-four hours.
Kelly remained quietly with his
troops at Weston, where the best of
| order was maintained.
Little knots of men gathered about
the streets of this city and Council
Bluffs, discussing the situation, but no
attempts to intercept trains were made
and the marching columns OF angry
men of yesterday were minus.
On every hand sympathy for Kelly
and his men was heard, and the denun-
citation Of the railroad companies was
far from mild; but the plans OF seiz-
ing trains had apparently been aban-
doned.
A monster demonstration has been
arranged for tomorrow, and 10000
workingmen are expected to march to
Weston to bid the little army God
speed on its journey eastward.
Although extra deputies nave been
sworn in and the police and militia
will be held in readiness, the author
ities do not anticipate serious trouble.
The calling out of the militia and Or
derS TO the government lEOOpS w DIS
thought to be merely precautionary
as there was no indication of coming
disturbance.
Railways ROnsted.
Speeches by prominent laboring- men,
roundly scoring the railroad officials,
were delivered tonight at a mass meet
ing, and assurances Of sympathy for
the army were numerous.
Mayor Bemis, in the name of the
city, promised 1900 pounds Of meat,
1000 loaves of bread and 1000 pounds
of coffee.
The county clerk promised to pay ex-
Ipenses OF ten teams as far as the Mis-
sissippi river, and in all over fifty
teams were secured.
Kelly will march to Nicola, Ia, tomor-
row, where he will be received by a
delegation of farmers and escorted to
Des Moines. At the latter city elabor-
ate preparations are being made for
the army's arrival, the president of the
Union University and the sheriff Of the
county having today assured Kelly of a
warm welcome.
Heavily loaded provision wagons con-
tinue to arrive at Camp Weston during
tonight, much food coming from the
farmers of the vicinity, who express
great Indignation at the attitude of the
railroads.