The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26
KELLY'S ARMY a BURDEN
THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA CANNOT GET
RID OF TaEM
7, Eumbers Several Thousand and as The
Railroads Refuss 10 Haul Them Trouble
Is Feared-Omaha and Council
Bluffs Thoroughly ARGUS d.

OMAHA, April 2O.-Tnree THOUSAND
iaburjng men marched oct OF Omsha
today with banners flying, bound lor
General Kelly'r commonwealer5 al
Weston, Ia, IA miles east OF Councii
bluff. 1t was done upon the signal
agreed upon at last nights meeting OF
the Central Labor union--the ringing
of church bells and the blowing OF
wbistles-which was given out as an
nouncing that Ke!iy's army was sui
at Weston unable 10 secure tram
Tor the East. All the men seemed 10
he in excellent spirits and determined
that the march should mean Du-l-
ness The column had been preced-
ed 10 Council Bluffs by q com mittee
OF prominent gentlemen aptolnted AT
last nights meeting OF the Central
Labor uEion, including Rev. DR.. JOS
#. Duryea. pastor of the First Congre'
gatlonal church, Rev. DR.. Patterson
OF tue First Presbyterian church and
Rev. Frank Cranes of the First MethO'
dist church. The committee was TO
call on Governor Jackson and tie
managers of the railroads and urge
that the cOmmOnwealers be at once
started 90 their way East.
While the column was marching
towards the Missouri, General Kelly
was in the private car OF President
III. Of, l.. ID ,,,Iy lluHd road hold /.
ing an animated conference. Mr.. 81,
John said in response 10 request lof
train that he was not in position
10 gr&nt il even should he desire TO
do so, as the matter was now WhCIy
in the lands OF the presidents OF the
Iowa trunk lines and no one ROAD
could grant request for tram uh'
Ices the presidents Of all the Other
roads agreed. General Kelly then left
the car and called on other friends tor
advice.
One prominent man suggested that
she army levy on he farmers Tor
horyes and wagons, that the army 10
sulit up into squads of 100 men each
aud that they spread out over stretch
Of territory two miles wide and
march on foot across the
state. 1t was suggested that
such plan would soon
bring the people Of the state to time
a. tho army would practically de-
vas ate the country through which ii
passed, and he railroads would then
be forced TO take the cOmmOuwealers
up and carry them out of the country.
General Kelly said the plan seemed
TO MIN TO be a good one, aud he
Thought it might be tried. He called
a local council of his officers and
placed the plan before them. After
deliberatiOn they agreed that the plan
would be adopted. The general later
left for Council Bluffs. 1t is said that
some of the anarchists who ware IN the
column marching out Of Omaha had
some dynamite with them, bat how
much Is not known.
A strange sight was witnessed on
Che march from the bridge to the
heart OF 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. The burly form OF Cap
tain O'Danohue headed the column
and q, intervals the line was broken
intocOmpanies, each headed by flag
bearer and acting under orders OF II
captain. At ilteenlh and Broadway
the Omaha army was met by 90.
taCfment OF Council Bluffs laOOrers
with fife and drum band and doA
on flags These acting as an e'C)rt
tooE the company to Baylss Park,
IRE halt was called, and in re-
sp0ise to u request OF Chief of Police
SC allan committee was appointed
TO resent the demand OF the men to
vherailrJad officials, who were, it Il
said TO be found in the John \. Il.
Stohe building While the committee
wa in the Office the men lined up
alog the sides OF the square warming
ther toes 10y stamping on the pave
ne an cheering impromptu
spakers.
II the Office Rev. DR.. Duryea and
Col ID. B, Daily addressed the COM
mi;ee in pacificatory style, but the
committee was warm AMI informed
thin that there was no use of multi
Wiling words. They demanded to
seesOme representatives of the rail
roas but ere informed none were
in own. a little pandemonium broke
lode, in the midst of which troop of
2ODr more women, headed 10y Mrs
Hermann, marched into the office
A proposition was made TO march to
tn depot and siezs train when DR..
Dtyev cried out, Hold on, brethren,
dot forget that we are all under one
flg and that Council Bluffs and
Ohahs, Nebraska and Iowa, are all
on i'm this NATTER
The committee left the Office in n
hrff TO look at the kilograms said to
hive been sent to the rsilroad officials.
Cis' Seaman, who met the army ~
The bridge, had ali the saloons closed,
All the company officers suppressed
te numerous vocal demonstrations
mich were made.
At this juucture General Kelly ar
rged i'm Council Bluff and was at
Gee sent for by Governor Jackson
adj the attorney general Nna inter
vaW vas q prolonged one, mostly s.
I0no.0gue, trr Governor Jackson took
tcas on to view IN detail al! the ac.
jons he had taken, the purport being
bat ne had aiken every means pos
ible to get the army on its way and