Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

seemed inevitable was avoided, and Kelley's
men slept at Weston. waiting for daybreak
| to march to Council Bluffs. Quiet was re.
stored In the city by midnight.
The Mob From Omaha.
The body Of workingmen which left Oma.
ha yesterday, as announced in The Stars
| dispatches. to Join Kelley's Industrial army
near Council Bluffs. were met in Council
Bluffs by delegation of workingmen OF
that place. and all marched to Baylss
Park and elected q committee to wait on
the railroad officials and make known their
demands for transportation for Kelley
men. mass meeting of the women of
Council Bluffs was held in the opera
| house. and they marched in a body to
where the conference was held and de-
manded that the Kelley army be given q
train.
At o'clock the conference between the
committee and the railroad officials was
completed. The members of the commit
tee were given to understand that trans
portation would not be furnished to Kelley
and his men. This Information was con-
veyed ID the waiting thousands who had
congregated about the court house to
await the coming Of Chairman Tichnor
Reaching the grounds the chairman ell
bowed his way through the crowd and
assembled the court house steps When he
announced the result Of the conference
1t was greeted by a roar Of bowls, teers
and Kisses. After making a short address
he stated that the committee had decided
to walt until o'clock, at which hour, II
taken and run out to Kelley's camp, where
his men would be loaded on and started
on their eastward journey. He spoke In
strong terms against violence and caution
ed the men against any destruction OF
property.
The crowd then moved up to the Union
Pacific transfer. and had been there but a
few minutes when a train stopped. II
was found to be bound for ST. Louis, and
although the leaders of the crowd declared
that they would have a train. and that
quickly, this one was allowed to proceed
Down In the yard was Union Pacific en-
CINE No. $40. having three empty cars.
The crowd made dash for this engine
and captured 1t in tiffy. and were soon
heading y for the bridge and Omaha. The
successful capture of this locomotive in
spired another crowd of sympathizers,
which had begun its search in another
direction. with more courage, and when
Union Pacific engine No. 162s pushed a
string OF cars up to the yards the mob
rushed for and easily captured 1t. Two
young girls, May Cromer and Annie Hoot-
en-. were in the front ranks of those who
clambered up the cab steps and on the
tender, where they triumphantly waved
an American flag.
Finally a train, consisting Of eleven box
cars. was made up and loaded down with
sympathizers and started. amid much
cheering. for Weston.
The progress Of the train. however,
stopped suddenly when 1t reached a point
one mile west Of Weston. The railroads
had sent out men to tear UP the track
between Council Bluffs and Weston, and
they had already gotten several rails up
when the train arrived While the SYM
pathizers were endeavoring to induce
the men to replace the rails q number
Of Kelley's men appeared and made them
put the track in order. The track was
also torn up for some distance east of
Weston, shutting OFF all hope Of progress
by rail in that direction.
when the train reached Weston II was
greeted with cheers, but those on board
were surprised to see Gen. Kelley advance
in dignified and quiet way and announce
lis decision to not accept the train, as,
under his rules of peace he could not do
what would be an express violation of the
law. &c. in many words, he absolutely
refused the train. He greeted his friends
warmly, however, and an open-air meet
ing was held, at which speeches of felicia
ton were made by Kelley, his lieutenants
and the visitors.
The Union Pacific last night made a
formal demand on Mayor Bemis of Oma-
ha and Gov. Crounse of Nebraska for
protection for its property. The governor
has the two local militia companies under
arms and awaiting orders in their armo-
ries.
PROCESS of Christopher Columbus
Jones.
The Philadelphia division of Coxey's
NUMBERING twenty-five men, CTOSSeu
the Susquehanna river at Havre de Grace
yesterday morning. and arrived at Perry
Vile about noon. Henry G. Clinton. Sec
retary-treasurer, was in command, in the
absence of Marshal Christopher Columbus
Jones. Three recruits were received at
Perryville. The army will move today for
Chases. where Marshal Jones is expected
to rejoin 1t. On Sunday morning the army
will leave Chases, and is expected at Balti-
more Sunday afternoon.
The New England Contingent.
When the New England Industrial Army
arrive in Providence on Tuesday, the
prospective Coxeyites will be Joined by
large delegation. George E. Boomer, editor
of Justice, the socialistic labor paper, will
begin the work of enlisting men today
The Boston men will be taken to Olney-
vile, where they will be provided with food
and shelter for the night Boomer called
upon the officials of the Consolidated road
yesterday and tried to procure a train of
sufficient number of box cars to take the
unemployed at least as far as the state
line, and to New York if possible The COM
pany is considering the matter.
In Philadelphia the specification for as
phalt pavement has been so changed as to
permit competition.