The record-union., 1894-04-25
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
| WALNUT Iowa), April 24.-Kelly's In
dustrial Army reached here at noon to-
day and, after hasty luncheon, started
| to Atlantic, where they are due tonight.
At Avoca the populace turned out en-
masse to bid the Commonwealers good
by. The wagons that brought the men
| from Neola returned last night and to-
day sixty-three fresh teams, furnished by
farmers in the adjacent county, were
driven into camp at Avoca and loaded
with Commonwealers. The vehicles
could only hold about half the men and
every five miles shifts were made. AS
the army came down the steep hill into
Walnut it was received with the same
cordial welcome which has characterized
| its reception since it left Council Bluffs.
| The town officials bid Kelly welcome
| and the toWnspeople furnished plenty OF
provisions. The stop here was brief and
the army was soon on its way for Allan
| tic, twenty miles from Avoca. The farm
ers greeted the men with words OF en-
couragement and now and then we'll
| filled provision wagon was wheeled into
4 line dUllQ grateful Cub0IS. IL CdIlOdQ VI
provisions from Omaha was promised.
Some excitement was caused in camp
| late last night by report that two men
| had been poisoned. The physician who
| investigated the report said that the men
had taken an overdose of cough medicine
and were only slightly i'll.
| At Atlantic elaborate preparations for
the reception of the army were made,
and a committee was arranging details
opH loptipo Y,rOUiSiOna.
The army gave no evidence of the mu-
tiny of yesterday, Company G of Sacra-
mento being apparently as loyal as the
others.
The successor to Colonel Baker. who
was discharged, and who ranked next to
Kelly, has not been chosen, but Colonel
Spead of Sacramento will probably be
ers are bitter in their denunciation OF
Baker and his anticipated expose of
Kelly's financial methods. Should the
ex- Colonel attempt to return to the army
he is likely to receive rough handling.
The men express great confidence In
Kelly.
Soon after Kelly's army left Walnut to-
day at least 100 men left the ranks and
started across the country. The army left
Walnut LIS strong, but it is apparent
Kelly will be fortunate if he reaches Des
Moines with 900 men. The seven men
who were arrested in Avoca last night for
disorderly conduct we're released to-day.
Sheriff Hazen of Council Bluffs is fol-
lowing the army with three deputies.
Pinkerton men are also on the trail, and
it is expected wholesale arrests will be
made at Des Moines. On the march to-
day Kelly was hailed by a corps of the
men, who asked him to allow them to
take train. 1--WE can do it, and will do
it, General, if you will let u.s." said the
spokesman. Kelly told the men it would
ruin the cause Of the unemployed if they
took such action. There was much adj
verse comment, and Kelly is evidently
alarmed.
Colonel Spead, who sided with the de-
posed Colonel Baker, refused to obey
Kelly's order to march with the commits
sary wagons to-day, and hot exchanges
of compliments followed. The Sacra-
mento men took sides with Spead, while
the San Francisco men favored Kelly. a
short distance beyond Walnut the army
halted to discuss the pending trouble.
| Spead mounted a wagon to make speech,
and a fight seemed imminent. Stones
| were gathered and clubs waved. At last
| Kelly climbed on wagon and began a
speech. He informed the men that a
court-martial had been held, and the
| Captains had, by vote of 20 to 8, reduced
Spead to the ranks. I'VE are going to
Washington he said. I'VE should, and
1 believe we will, go together" The men
quieted down during the afternoon.
| Many of the Sacramento Division an
nounce their intention to split at Atlantic
! and follow Spead to Washington.
ARGUED WITH CLUBS AND STONES.
ATLANTIC Ia.) April 24.-Kelly's army
reached Atlantic at 6 O'Clock, with Col
onel Spead and his followers in the ranks.
The day had been an eventful one, Spead
| having been deposed and separation of
| the Sacramento and San Francisco divis-
ions having been made during the march,
with narrowly averted war. Spead had
refused to obey orders issued by Kelly,
and was promptly court-martialed and
reduced to the ranks. The Sacramento
division at once declared it would desert
| Kelly and follow Spead, and the camp
| was soon in a scene of wild disorder.
| About 300 declared for Spead, and the men
argued their differences with clubs and
stones. A fight was averted, however by
Kelly's GOODNESS. Before they reached
| Atlantic the Sacramento division made
| Spead General, and then declared their
intention to follow no banner but his.
| They openly denounced Kelly as having
| applied to his own use the army's funds,
and they say they will obey his orders no
longer. Spead has accepted the leader
ship, out says he will march to Washing
ton with Kelly, but not under his guild
ance. Thenceforth, says Spead, there will
be two armies, absolutely distinct, but
sharing provisions and glory. Kelly
hopes for reconciliation. He says he
can and will account for funds received
The two armies will remain in Atlanta
until Thursday.
CAPTURED A TRAIN.
HELENA, April 24.-The Butte con-
tingent of Coxey's army is sailing to-
ward the national capital over the North
ern Pacific Railroad at the rate of 40
miles an hour, and unless stopped or
some accident happens they will arrive
in st. Paul tomorrow afternoon. At
o'clock this morning the army captured
lot of freight cars and an engine, and
400 of the men started. An old Northern
Pacific engineer who was discharged from
service some time ago was engineer, and
he sent the train over the mountains at
high rate of speed. On arriving at Bo-
zeman the army found there was a cave
in in the BoZeman tunnel. The regular
passenger train due in this city at this
morning was on the side of the break,
waiting for it to be repaired, but the army
did not waste any time. They went into
the tunnel, and with such tools as they
had cleared the track so the train could
get through. They shot out of the tun-
mel at the speed of an express train, and
the last heard of them they were well on
| their way to Miles City.
United States Marshal McDermott is in
Butte, unable to 60 after the army, as he
cannot get deputies who will go with
him. He is endeavoring to have the
Government issue orders to the COM
maudant at Fort KeOph which thew will