Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-23
A MUTINOUS CROWD.
The Members Of kelly's Industrial
Army Refuse to Obey His Com
mands-Numbers of Them
Expelled.

Oakland, CAL, April 23-The combine
Industrial armies of San Francisco an
Oakland numbering $50 men and fou
women broke camp here to-day and bega
their march toward Washington. Tw
wagons with food and camp trapping
brought up the rear. The leaders bellev
that the Southern Pacific railroad will
soon give them train.
THEY DON'T WANT WORK.
Seattle.-The Industrial army has de
veloped in numbers and expects to star
for Washington Wednesday. In conse
quence of this report the men have beer
asked to work on the Great Northern
railroad. The army adopted resolutions
that in case of strike on any railroad
the army will uphold the American Rail
way union.
THEY WANT THE ARMY ENDORSED.
| Denver. - The trades assembly has
adopted an address to the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor, Knights of Labor and
all national and international labor
organizations, endorsing the movement of
the unemployed toward Washington and
requesting these bodies to take steps to
effect Immediately the cooperation of
organized labor with the interests of the
army.
MUTINY IN TIE RANKS.
Neoln, Iowa.-Kelly's Industrial! army
awoke this morning to find itself in a
state of mutiny. The young general
promptly arose to the occasion and be-
fore the march eastward began the
colonel had been stripped of his rank and
company of fifty men dismissed from
service.
The first trouble arose during the
night when Colonel Baker issued orders
contrary to those of General Kelly who
had given instructions that no one be
allowed to leave the camp. Colonel
Baker told the men that they could leave
the camp if they wished and as soon as
the bugle aroused the army court
martial was called. The officers declared
unanimously against Baker and he was
promptly expelled, much to the salts
faction of the men.
Matters Immediately assumed threat
ening aspect and loud denunciations cf
ly accused tho commander of appropriate
ing the funds donated to the army to his
own use. Col. Snead, in whose regiment
company G belonged, made an appeal for
the men, but Kelly was obdurate. He
ordered the sergeant to call the roll of COM
pano @ and as each man stepped forward
he asked him if he was willing to Join
another company.
During breakfast more serious trouble
occurred, man in company G, of Sacra-
mento, quarreled with a comrade and
drew knife on his opponent who
promptly seized club and began to beat
the belligerent. Kelly appeared upon the
scene and ordered the men transferred to
another company. To this company C |
objected, and when the general ordered
them into the ranks they refused TO 90.
"Company G is disbandcd," shouted Kelly. |
",rhe men may Join other com panies, but
they must follow orders hereafter
The officers and men promptly res
ponded that they would 60 forward as
company G or not at all. They were
then ordered to give up their badges and
leave. This little scene over, Colonel
Spead, who is extremely popular with the
regiment began an address. He was
deeply affected as he told the men of his
deep sympathy for them. After brief
consultation with Captain Moss the men
declared their willingness to go and gave
three rousing cheers for Spead. They
along the bluff and passed the
army drawn up along the wagon road and
started up the st. Paul railroad tracks
for Avoca, where the army will spend the
night.
After the excitement attending the in
cdent subsidized, Kelly marshalled his
troops and the march to Avoca, eighteen
niles away, began. Farmers in the sur
country provided 100 wagons
n which greater part of the men we're
,arried. One OF two companies were
to 90 on foot and the deposed
Jol. Baker Joined the ranks of one of
hese along the line of march. The men
we're vigorously cheered and every mile
" 40 the farmers met the ranks with
Vagonloads of provisions for the army.
The st. Paul road began running trains
nto Council Bluffs to-day. The march
'verland will be continued until Des
ioines is reached, but there the men are
srtain they will secure train. Reports
8 to the number of men in the army are
onflicting. Gen. Kelly to-day showed the
oil call to an Associated Press reporter
nd it showed that 1866 men marched l
nto Nicola yesterday. Kelly says that he
ill take 5000 men out of Chicago when {
Q leaves there. 6