The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21

/ ras IN the form of q request or demand
/ The copy bad been prepared to read de-
/ msnd. but cooscr hesds objected 10 this.
/ holding thai demand was revolution ary
| and unlawful, and as saey wanted to leave
the railwsy presidents no groaad on which
to base refusal for transportation they
decided not 10 send II demand"
The telegram went "a follows:
"Ia r. +. Cake, -Narvia Rushi;s. Rovsreg
= -4ilsT, CAacage, Omaha aud Council
| hsuff> re0Gest immediate transportation
Tor heliss and his army from Council
ntnfis 10 Chicago III. +. Tichsnor, James
l. naryea. Charles {. Rodelf, O. L. Gil-
Isfie, kd Asptnawa!ld, sam II. Nedrey,
/ J. J. Edmund"
AZ about O'Clock word vas received
that detachment Of Union Pacific shop
men We're on the say across the bridge.
| and Council Bluffs escort vent dc~n to
| meet them. They found over i.oao men
! in line. with flags waving. aud blue rib
bons the badges Of the army. in nearly
/ every huttonhole. To the laundering of
bass drums they marched up Broadway
| ana over 10 Bayliss park. where the for
n,er army was still standing The streets
| ef Council Bluffs by this time were black
| with cheering crowd. Travel IN every
I direction was almost suspended. Flags
were Hat.erlng from nugnberless windows
/ aud ON every corner crowds were grouped
/ 10 listen 10 labor oTations. The advance
/ guard of the shopmen were armed with
losses oi bread borne on the end of hsg-
stats. and the line appeared to be endless.
! Ihey joined the ranks OF the men already
I arrived aad awaited the result Of the con-
ference then in progress.
Ii WAS O'Clock before replies were re-
I ceived from the messages 10 the railway
| people. denying the request, and then the
( conference between the citizens coua-
mittee and the railroad endesl.
/ The information that no train
/ would he furnished was conveyed to the
/ thousands who had congFegated aboui the
! courthouse TO wait the coming Of Chair
man Tlehenor. Reaching the grounds, ns
eihosed his way through the crowd and
aseended the courthouse steps. When he
! announced the result o. the conference it
vas greeted by roar of howls and hisses.
After making short address he stated
that the committee bad decided TO wait
until o'clock. at which hour. IL the train
was not furnished, one would he taken
and run out to kslley's camp, where hls
I men ould be loaded on It and started on
their Journey east. He spoke in siror
terms against violence. and cautioned the
men against any destruction of property.
! As soon rs the meeting at the courthouse
adjourned the men formed in line. with
| thousands of flags fluttcring in tho April
/ wind. and marched to Bavliss park.
While the committee of Omaha iaboring
men was interviewing the governor at At
torney General Stones Office q somew hat
similar. yet decidedly different scene. was
being enacted IN the law office OF Wright
& baldwin. About twenty five women. iu
response TO . call issued during the early
morning. had collected at the opera house,
and under tho leadership OF Mrs. Fred
| Herman went to SEQ Mr.. Baldwin. The
ladies had formed . notion among them
| selves that Baldwin was an ogre who ate
small babies for breakfast, and they were
consequently prepared to use tears in
| large quantities an getting him to sub
| scribe TO the idea Of furnishing transporta-
| tisn for Kslisy's men eastward. One group
| of women tackled Baldwin and another
Wright The interview was exciting 10
some. amusing to others and profitable to
no one. Baldwin explained that IL was
| impossible for him to act contrary to the
desires of the railway officials to whose
| orders he was subject He referred tho
| ladies to the governor. The ladies sue
| ceeded In adding TO the general tumuit.
but obtained little satisfaction from tho
| governor. Mrs. Herman said she had just
completed IN organization OF 800 ladies of
| Council Bluffs, and that IL other means
to aid Kelley In his march failed she
| and her followers would take possession
| of a train, seeing that il reached Chicago.
/ This lady In working in conjunction with
the committee ana Is backed mp by the en-
tire committee. In an interview she said
| while the railroad officials might offer re-
| sistance they would not dare TO commit
any act that would render them liable.
She said that all of her followers wers
/ women who were the wives aud daughters
| of the best people of the city. and that she
Was following out her own idea In the
/ matter.
still another meeting of citizens OF
| Council Bluffs was held in the office of
Flickinger Bros. and the following resol1I-
tions were adopted and copy sent To
| Judge Hubbard:
/ ''WHFKEAs Judge ~. NJ, Hubbard has
| publicly. through the daily press. assumed
| the responsibility of ceiling the National
/ Guard to this city for the declared purpose
| of blocking the movements Of what Is
| known as the Industrial Army, under
| command Of Gen. Kelley; and
| "WuKREas. lie has been reported by tho
press as saving that II the army captured
| a Chicago & North estern train the train
would be d!tched. let the consequences be-
| what they may; therefore. be IL
| "Re2olprd. BY the citizens Of Council
! Blutfs, ia mass meeting assembled, that
| the unfortunate aud perilous situation
| now existing in this city is largely due 20
/ the bad Judgment and isI-tlmed eIpress-
| ions and actions Of Judge Hubbard and
| that In the interest of humanity and u
! again restore peace ana quist in this cons-
| munity IL is desirable that Jadg. Hubbard
| be requested by the Chicago & Sorthsest-
| ern company to ieave this city at once.
| and that copy of these resolutions bs
| sent "a Marvin Hgghttt, president Of the
| Chicago a North western road and tho
| Associated Press and be il further
| "Resofred. That xs have faith and conf
| dence in the humanity and charity of The
! managers of the different railroads lead.
| ing out Of Council Buffs, and that our
| belief Is that they have been badly all
| yised."
| When all hone Of securing q train from
| the railroad officials had vanished the
| crowd went aiinlessly from BayiIss park,
where il hat listened to the addresses Of
| the leaders. These leaders had vanished.
| and the men were getting restless in the
/ cold, when from the south came marching
! 20 women. headed by Mrs. Herman,
/ This gave new lite TO the men, and when
| the women proposed TO go 10 the transfer
aud take a train the march vas quickly
/ started in shat direction. At the trans
| ter an effort Was made 10 take q
| fast mall engine. but 4, flashed in
She pan. Then. when the men seemed