Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-26

brush and jack rabbits and have be-
gun to bloom, the men who worked
there will have saved enough money
TO carry them through the first years
farming. They can settle on the lands
they have reclaimed and within
short period will have developed from
homeless wanderers into sturdy farm
ers and property owners. That in sub
stance is our demand. If we can only
get to Washington, if we can let the
law makers see we are bread winners.
| honest and sincere; We will be success
ful In our mission, for our demands
are not unreasonable. We will com
blne with CoXey if we can reach
Washington in time, but if not. we will
so alone.''
The mayor and city officials visited
Kelly tonight, assuring him of their
sympathy and assistance and the
townspeople crowded around the camp
until nearly midnight. Tomorrow the
army will go by wagons to Atlantic.
where they will remain all day for rest
| and then move on towards DeS Moines
Col. Baker, who was depoSed by
Kelly today, announced tonight that
he would not return to the army, but
will follow in its wake and give the
| people an expose of Kelly's financial
| methods. The people of Avoca place
| little confidence in Bakers statements.
Warrants were received here tonight
| for the arrest of two women, Edna
H11.npp
companied the army from Council
| Bluffs and who We're with the crowd
who captured the train and ran into
kelly's camp Friday evening. The
! warrants We're sworn out by the Union
Pacific company. Little effort was
made to serve them tonight, the wo-
men being given an opportunity to re
turn to Council Bluffs where they can
| secure their bonds
| 1t is thought by Kelly's SYM
| pathizerS that serious trouble is likely
TO follow the attempt to arrest the
women in Council Bluffs.
MUTINY IN THE ARMY.
Nicola, Ia, April 23.-kellys army
aWOke today to find itself in a state of
mutlny The young general promptly
rose to the occasion and before the
march eastward was begun a colonel
mad been stripped Of his rank and
company Of fifty men dismissed.
| The first trouble arose during the
night when Col. Baker issued orders
contrary to those of Kelly, who had
instructed that no one be allowed to
leave the camp. Baker told the men
that they could leave the camp if
they wished Baker was promptly ex-
PEELED.
During breakfast a more serious
/ trouble occurred. A man in company
| G, of Sacramento, quarreled with
comrade and drew a knife. His oppo-
| nent seized club and began to use it.
Kelly ordered the three men trans
ferred to another company To this
company c objected, and when the
! general ordered them into the ranks
! they refused to go. and company c.. was
| diSbanded
Loud denunciations Of Kelly were
ing him Of appropriating funds do
mated to the army to his own use.
! Col. Spread, in whose regiment COM
pany 9. belonged, made an appeal for
his men, but Kelly was obdurate. He
ordered a sergeant to call the roll of
company G and as each man stepped
up he was asked if he was willing to
| join another company. Officers and
! men said they would go forward as
! company G or not at all. They were
ordered to give up their baggage and
| leave.
Col. Spead, who is extremely popu-
! lar with the division, then began an
address. He was deeply affected as he
told the men of his deep sympath
for them. But men do not count in
such movement as this" he declared.
1T is the principle. | know and love
everyone of you but I must leave you
and go on"
Spead extended his hand and with
tears streaming down his sun-burned
cheeks said brokenly, "Goodby, boys"
The men rushed forward and with
wet eyes and in broken voices babe
their chief farewell. 1--WE will follow
you, colonel" they said, 'but we have
been unjustly treated" When the
last farewell was said Spead turned
away with his handkerchief to his
eyes and walked down the bluffs alone
to join the main body
At last Capt. Moss stepped before
the men and asked if they were will
ing to follow him on east "Col. Spead
will bring Kelly around he said,
''and we will be back in the army be-
fore tomorrow" After a brief con-
sultation the men declared their will
ingness to go, gave three cheers for
Spead, and marched toward Avoca,
where the army was to spend the
night
Kelly then marshalled his troops
and the march to Avoca, eighteen
miles away, was begun. The farmers
Of the surrounding country had pro-
vided about 100 wagons and the
greater part of the men were carried.
One or two companies were compelled
to go afoot.
The men were vigorously cheered
and every mile or so farmers met the !
ranks with wagon-loads Of provisions
for the army. Dinner was taken in a
pretty grove about nine miles from
Nicola and the army reached Avoca
about on time. The industrials re-
ceived an ovation as they marched !