The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-04
KELLY'S CONDITION,
Ills Army May Tnko Bonts Down tho Nj
sisslppi and Up the Ohio Is,vors.

His Army May Tnko Bonts Down tho Mis-.
sisslppi and Up tho Ohio Rivers.
DEs MONIES Ia, May 3.-Genoral
kelly's army was in desperate straits to-
day. Hope Of securing train except
through tho governor was abandoned.
Starvation stared tho mon in tho face
and tho demonstration of the laborlng
people as q last resort was not success
in numbers. Tho call issued to all
laboring men asking them to moot aud
march to tho capitol with the demand
that Governor jackson secure train
brought unsatisfactory. results. When
the hour set for the march to tho state
house arrived only forty men were in
line, but on the way moro were added
and total OF 100 men climbed tho long
flight OF stair steps and filed into the
governors 8 reception room.
General Weaver marched at tho head
of the column and acted as master of
ceremonies. Private Secretary Rhine
hnrds greeted Weaver and informed
the crowd that tho governor would ap-
pear shortly. Tho men seemed i'll a.
ease and not in tho least violent as they
stood about on the velvet carpet. Wea-
yer, when Governor Jackson appeared,
began his address, mildly asserting
that his mission was humane ono.
He eaid he and his delegation we're
therc to make no complaint, but merely
wanted to know II there was any power
in the executive to secure train for
thn or,nv Ha oo;1 fhnra ro, l..
boring man In Dos Moines who would
countenance any violation OF the law,
but they were anxious 10 prevent dis
bandment in Dos NIoines Of the suffer.
ing industrial army. "All we want"
said Weaver, "is to feed these men, our
brethren. Their condition is not the
result OF their own actions." Two
prominent labor leaders followed,
pleading for tho men.
Governor jackson in replying to them
said: II will lay this matter before
the executive council OF tho state and
SEQ what can be done. There is only
ono hope anu that is of securing suf-
ticiont funds to carry these mon to the
Mississippi river. II Kelly will take q
ronte down the river by the wny Of Gin.
cinnati, If Mr.. Kelly will take q boat il
We can get him TO the river, I have
hopes that we may be able to got him
out Of the state"
Kelly was visited by committee
which requested him to consent to such
a plan, and,it was thought probably he
would accept as he can probably secure
boats UP tho Ohio, which will carry
him we'll on his way to Washington.
A committee appointed to confer
with Kelly found tho general in a mood
to accept almost any proposition.
IF l nm furnished railroad transpor-
tation to the Mississippi" be said, II
will accept it gladly. I had expected
to 90 by tho way Of Chicago. bnt i'll
can't, l will do the next best thing.
We can 90 down the river to the Ohio
and follow that stream upwards to
Washington. BY this means nm cer-
tain can reach the National capitol"
Governor Jackson was informed OF
Kelly's decision and immediate efforts
were mado to get the mon out of Des
Moincs.
Henry Brown, q member of the army,
attempted suicide to-day, vashing bis
throat with a butcher knife. He will
probably recover. Flo is thought to be
insane.
There seems email hope tonight that
the army willsecure transportation out
OF Dos Moines, and as the greater part
of the men assert positively that they
will walk no further, tho authorities
anticipate the breaking up of tho army
here. Governor Jackson spent tho
day in endeavoring to secure train to
the Mississippi with view to following
his scheme, but tonight has little hope
OF success.