The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-21
THE REIGN OF
KING KELLEY
DeSpOtiC Power Felt at the Scene Of Disturb
alCe In Nebraska.
He WANTS The ROCK island ROUTE
In Case the Railroad Is Not Captured
the Army of Tramps Will Be Salts
fled in Confiscating the Horses
Owned by Farmers Along the Route
to Washington-Scenes of Excite
ment at Omaha-The Military Or
dered Out.

OMAHA. Neb.. April 90
7PHREE thousand lsboring mer
marched out of Omaha to .daN
with banners flying bound TO:
U the Kelley camp at Weston
Iowa, fourteen miles east oi
Council Bluffs. 1t was done upon the
signal agreed upon at last nights meet
ing of the Central Labor Union-the
ringing OF church balls and the blow
ing OF whistles. KSllsy's men were
still at Weston unable to secure
train for the East. Inside of five
minutes l, 900 men had assembled ut
Jefferson square aud We're quickly Or
ganized inlo companies, with cap
tain for every ten men. The march
was then taken up through Sixteenth
street to Farnham, where the column
proceeded to the city hall aud counter
marched. At every street recruits
were received. and when the column
reached the Paxton hotel there were
$500 men in line, Each company was
provided with flags, and as fast as re =
cruits joined they were formed into
companies and provided with banners.
1t had been expected that the Union
Pacific shopmen would join the column
lut that part OF the programme was
not carried out. for the company
warned tho men when they came to
work that those working would be ex-
peeted to remain on duty all day. The
master mechanic also prevented the
blowing OF the shop whistle.
Thousands of people followed the
column to the bridge and thousands
more were on hani on the other side of
the river to welcome them.
IN CONFERENCE WITH ST JOHN.
While the column was marching to-
wards the Missouri General" Kelley
was In Omaha, seated in the private
car OF President st. John. OF the Rock
Island road, holding a conference. Mr..
St. John SAID, IN response to request
for a train, that ne was not in posi-.
tion to grant it, even should he desire
to do 80, M the matter was now wholly
in the hands of the presidents of the
Iowa trunk lines, aud no one road
could grant request for train unls
the presidents Of all the other lines
agreed.
Kelley then called on other friends
for advice. One man suggested that
the army levy on the farmers for
horses aud wagons; tha: it bs split up
into squads of 100 men each, and that
they spread out over stretch Of terri
tory twenty-five miles wide and march
on foot across the state.
Kelly said the plan seemed to him a
good one and he thought it might be
tried. He agreed to call council OF
his officers and place che plan before
them. After deliberation i + they agreed
to it, the plan would be adopted. He
thsn left for Council Bluffs, It is sui d
that some anarchists who were In the
column marching out of Omaha had
dynamite with them.
FIGHT FOR A TRAIN.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. April 90 -
80 p. III The men have seized two
engines which were recaptured in a
few minutes by the police. The mon
are now on their way to South Omaha
to seize train.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April co.
Z 10 p. m.-Kelly's sympathizsrs have
just captured train of forty cars and
mn engine and are pulling east from
Union Pacific transfer, surrounded by
thousands of men to give them pro tee
ton.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 90 g. 80 a. m.-
II is reported on good authority that
Governor Crounz has ordered out the
Nebraska militia,