The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-21

of the Army Take No Part In the Big
Demonstration. but wait Quietly AZ
Weston.
OMAHA. April 2l-Three thousand Ia
boring men marched out of Omaha yes
terday with banners flying, bound for the
camp of General kelly's Commonweal-
crs at Weston, Ia, fourteen miles east of
Council Bluffs. 1t was done upon the Sig
nal agreed upon at last nights meeting OF
the Central Labor union--the ringing of
church bells and the blowing Of whistles
announcing that Kclly's army was still
at Weston, unable to secure train for
the east. Inside of five minutes 600 men
had gathered at Jefferson Square, and
were quickly organized into companies,
with a captain for every ten men.
The march was then taken up to the
city hall and countermarched. At every
street recruits were received, and when the
column reached Paxton hotel there were
$500 men in line At Eleventh and Far
mum streets the main column was met by
600 men. They joined and proceeded to
Utah street bridge across the Missouri
river. 1t had been expected that the Union
Pacific shopmen would Join the column 1T
this point, but that part of the program
was not carried out, for the company
warned tho men when they came to work
that those working would be expected to
remaln on duty all day A thousand quit
work shortly aftcrward, however, and
went over to join the army in Council
Bluffs.
The column had been preceded to Coun-
ell Bluffs by a committee of prominent
citizens appointed at meeting of the
Central Labor union The committee WIS
to call on Governor Jackson and the man
ayers of the railroads and urge that the
Commonwealers bo at once started on
their way east. While the column was
marching towards the Missouri General
Kelly was in Omaha seated in the private
car of President st. John, OF the Rock
Island road, holding an animated confer
enCe.
Mr.. st. John said In response to ro-
quest from the ommittee for II train that
he was not in position to grant 1t, even
should be desire to do so, as tho matter
was not wholly In the hands Of the prcsi-
dents of ths Iowa trunk lines. General
Kelly then left the car and called on other
friends for advice. One prominent man
suggested that the army levy on the
farmers for horses and wagons, that tho
army be split into squads of 100 men each
and that they spread out over stretch of
territory twenty five miles wide aud march
on foot across the state
1t was suggested that such plan would
soon bring the people Of the state to time,
for the army would practically deyastate
tha country through which it passed, and
the railroads would then ba forced 10 take
the Cummonweelers up aud carry them
ont of the country.
The committee left the Office in huff to
look at the kilograms said to heYe been
sent to the railroad Office Chief Scanlan,
who met the army at the bridge, had all
| tho saloons closed, and the company's Of
| fioers suppressed the humorous vocal DEM
onstrations which were made. AT this
| iunoture General Kelly arrived in
| Council Bluffs and was at once sent for by
Governor jackson and the attorney gen
eral The interview wes prolonged one,
| mostly monologue, for Governor Jack
son took occasion to review in detail all
the actions he had taken, the purport be-
ing that he had taken every means pos-
| sible to get the army on its way, and that
| the state authorities had not laid straw
OF detention In Its way.
Rls correspondence with railway of.
fcials had resulted in nothing so far as
the Northwestern, Milwaukee orSt. Paul
and the Burlington were concerned, they
refusing to do anything. The Rock Island
at first suggested they might take half
the army to Davenport II the st. Paul
would take the other hHlf to the river the
railways to be paid fair rate, as might
seem just to the governor. The governor
has agreed to recompense the roads. al
though there was no authority for him
to put his hand into The state Treasury for
this purpose. The proposition to take tho
+ | ba Ea4 bo1 Ea. il,,l
and now the railways would do nothing
but transport them ns other passengers at
full rates. He notified Kelly that the cit
liens of Council Bluffs had arranged to
furnish boats to take tho army to Kansas
City, aud provide them with shelter here
and ample provisions while the prepara,
tions for this trip wero being made.
Kelly replied that he preferred to 50 enst
ard would answer later.
subsequently all the eastern railways
pulled their engines and Gsra out oi Conn
ell Bluifs as promptly aB seemed necessary
TO avoid trouble. About this time fully
2eeo more men crossed the bridge from
Omaha into Council Bluffs on the Wey Il
join the crowd that preceded them They
marched up Broadway three abreast II
regular order. 1t was said that they wer,
mostly composed of South Omaha 10
berars.
The outpouring from Omaha bessn Il
make its lungs heard as the streets ehoket
up with the crowd, and Kelly fairly pulled
away from the governor, excusirs himssl
tor his haste by the eEtrGae desire net to h
recognized and delayed by the crowd. Fl
expressed bimself 10 the governor AS no
blaming him fer the detention caused b.
the railways, hut said he and his me-
came here as citizens ofthe United States
peaceable and orderly, and they simpl.
asked to be treated with decant h spltal
ity. In bidding the governor gooGby Ii
shock him IL the hsad and said;
~ may never meet you again, yet hop
that II should be thus favored, tho mex
time we enter the state OF Iowa 1t villa nc
be as mandicants, but that we will b
welcomed as worthy citizens, anxious t
further NIL It's beat interests.' y
rs voioa tsep1b.sd, and his eoprtoou
bow and rstirsmcat mede such EN- i'm
preston that for several plolaents ther
wSs daaG silence. ii4e.i t4e cenfereae.
over the probloH continued until 1t wa
broken up By the naiay entrance Of tn
onm@sittee from Omaha with cr<wd ba
hind them. In the meantime Kelly hun
ried out Of q rear stairway, stepped up sl
alley and by short cut reached his horss
standing In front OF The Bee oiiicc. an
mounting, was c & for Weston
While committees of leading citizen
wes,a at work in Council Bluffs other CON
mittees were beseiging the telegraph Of
ACE with messages to the pregident1 OF th
Iowa trunk linsa, baggirg them to seRd
train to the relief Of Kelly and bis mer
whom they describai IN orderly, reput
able and obedient to their leadern In T.,
meantime the are1y Is patiently awalain
at Weston the outcome of tie affair On
of the kilograms readi
I'VE are reviewing procession Of &c, ,oc
citizons OF Omaha, We Gafatstant tho
have come over to demand that transpol
tation to Chicago bo provided Kolly'
army. We appeal 10 you bo help this CON