The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-19
ARE FREE TO MARCH.
Kelly Fairly Loaded Down With
Food and Luxuries.

nelly Fairly Loaded Down With
Food and Luxuries.
Omaha, Neb., April 18.-Kelly's army
camped in the Chatauqua grounds to-
night, as free as the soft air that
gently swayed the boughs, and the
tender foliage of early spring is Just
appearing. As Kelly himself remarked.
the silver lining to his cloud had come.
There was decided revulsion of feel
ing among the people this morning.
Indignation supplanted indifference,
and the citizens of Omaha, Council
Bluffs and South Omaha, set about
vigorously to ameliorate the condition
OF the unfortunates. An Indignation
meeting was called in Council Bluffs
and committee was appointed to call
on Governor Jackson to remove the
militia from the Chatauqua grounds.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the governor for calling out the militia,
and censurfng the men who were
responsible for the exclusion of the men
from the Chatauqua pavilion during
the storm.
Governor Jackson was found in At
torney-General Stones office, and
stormy interview ensued. Sheriff
Hazen was called in and he and the
governor had a pretty warm time, try
ing to fix the responsibility for the
presence of the state troops Finally,
It was agreed to withdraw the troops
AT noon the Chatauqua grounds were
abandoned by the militia and at 5
o'clock the picket lines were withdrawn.
At O'Clock the militia was all back
al the Union Pacific transfer, and the
industrials were in full possession of
the Chatauqua grounds. 1t was then
cri1r hot
between midnight and noon and would
camp next at Weston. During the day
the camp was visited by thousands of
sympathizers. Food, money clothing,
medicine. bedding, pipes, tobacco and
everything needed for the comfort of
the army was furnished in abundance.
When night fell Kelly was in possession
of upwards of $1,000 in cash, and had
provisions to last a week, with luxuries
to last a month.
During the evening meetings were
held in the three cities. In Omana the
large hall provided was Inadequate.
and an overflow meeting was held on
jefferson square Upwards of 5000 peo-
pie gathered at this latter meeting, and
were addressed by the leaders of the
army.
During the afternoon $50 Union Pa
cific employees, loaded with provisions,
marched over to the camp and meet
ing was held there, attended by 5000
people.
Resolutions endorsing the army and
condemning the railroads were adop-
ted. 1t is the plan now to march the
men out tomorrow Teams have been
provided to haul the army's outfits.
The men hope to capture a train before
going very far. Kelly said tonight
there had been arranged a plan by
which he would land his troops in Chi
cago soon.
At midnight the Council Bluffs citi-
zens committee announced the indus
trials would move out at daylight
along the line of the Rock Island. Ne
ola is six miles east. AS far as that
point the Milwaukee and Rock Island
tracks run side by side. A train will
be captured" there.
Morgan's army would reach Omaha
at 1880 over the Union Pacific. 1t
consists of seventy-five men in one re-
frigerator car. attached to fruit train
1t. will be landed in Council Bluffs.
Governor Jackson says no opposition
will be raised to it's entrance