Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-21
RESPECT FOR THE LAW
Kelley Declines '0fferS of
Omaha Sympathizers.
DEMONSTRATIVE WORKMEN
Wanted to Seize Railroad Trains to
Garry Commonwealers Eastward.

OMAHA, April 2l.-Genersl Kelley IL all
the good words said of him and more.
He di'played the rarest judgment and
fortitude last night when he declined to
put his men on board train stolen at
Council BluiTs-stolen by the engineers
and fremen of the Union Pacific. IL was
Union Pacific engine with Union Pacific
cars on the Rock Island track. Kelley
declined it, because he said he had not
yet broken any law and did not intend to
start In here. There was great excitement
here all day. and ID was intensified at
nightfall by the news that q train had
been captured to relieve Kelley.
Crowds thronged the streets and an i'm
mense open air meeting was held. Ru-
mors of the calling out of federal troops
and state troops and of deaths in Kelley's
camp, and of every conceivable nature,
kept the crowd on a tension hard to
understand. But no disorder unusual
ensusd, and, as il by miracle, the clash
that seemed inevitable was avoided.
A procession of over 1000 workingmen
formed here in the morning and started
for Council Bluffs to demand of the rail
roads that they allow train to be char
tered to take Kelley's Industrial army
eastward.
Crowd Gathered From Everywhere.
A strange sight was witnessed on the
march from the bridge to Council Bluffs.
Men and boys seemed to spring up from
the ground, and the column which crossed
the bridge had grown to over 5000 men by
the time il reached the heart of the city.
At Fifteenth street and Broadway the
Omaha army was met by a detachment
Of Council Bluffs laborers, with a fife
and drum and dozen hags. These, act
ing as an escort, took the company to
Bayless park, where halt was called. and
in response TO a request from Chief Of
Police Scanlan u committee was APP
pointed to present the demands of the
men to the railroad officials, who were
always said to be found in the ofice of
John Y. Stone.
While the committee was In the Office
the men lined up along the side Of the
square.
In Mr. Stones Office Rev Dr. Duryea
and B. ID. DALEY addressed the committee
in a pacific speech but the committee
wac warm, and Informed them that there
was no use of multiplying words. They
demanded to see some representatives of
the railroads, but were informed that
none were in town.
Pandsmonium broke loose, In the
midst of which a troop Of 30 or more
women marched into the office The
committee left the office in huff to look
at the kilograms sent to the railroad
Office, in reply to which President Gable
of the Rock Island said that he would not
furnish train to Kelley.
A FruitIess Interview.
Chief Scanlan, who met the army at
the bridge. had all the saloons closed,
and the company's officers suppressed the
numerous vocal demonstrations which
were made. At this iuncture General"
Kelley arrived in Council Bluffs and was
at once sent for by Governor jackson and
the attorney general.
The interview was prolonged one, for
Governor jackson took occasion to review
the actions he had taken, the purport be-
ing that he had taken every means possible
to get the army on its way, and that the
state authorities had not laid a straw of
detention in its way. His correspondence
with railroad officials had resulted In
nothing so fty as the Northwestern, Mil
waukee or st. Paul and the Burlington
were concerned, they refusing to send
them.
The outpouring from Omaha began to
make its lungs heard as the streets
choked up with the crowd, and Kelley
fairly pulled away from the governor, ex-
cusing himself for his haste by the ex-
tremities to be recognized. He excused
himself to the governor as not blaming
him for the detention caused by the rail-
ways.
Flags and Ribbons Waved
At2 o'clock word was received that
detachment of Union Pacific shopmen
were on the way across the bridge, and a
Council Bluffs escort went down to meet
them They found over 1000 men in line,
with flags waving and blue ribbons, the
badges OF the army, In nearly every
buttonhole. To the laundering of bass
drums, they marched up to Broadway
and over to Bayliss park.
The streets of Council Bluffs by this
time were black with a yelling, cheering
crowd. Travel In every direction was al
most suspended. Flags were futtering
from mum berless windows, and on every
corner crowds were grouped to listen to
the labor orations.
1t was o'clock before replies were re-
ceived from the messages to the railway
presidents, denying the requests for
trains, and then the conference between
the citizens committee and the railroad
officials ended. When Chairman Tiche-
nor announced the result of the confer
ence IL was greeted with roars Of howls.
jeers and hissea After making q short
address he spoke In strong terms against
the violence. and cautioned the men
against any destruction Of property.
As soon as the meeting on the court
house square ended, led BY band, thou.
sands formed in line and marched to Bay
liss park.
Kelley's men slept at Weston last night,
and at daybreak marched TO Council
Bluffs, when new start east was made
on foot Quiet was restored by midnight
OBITUARY.