St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-21
OMAHA IS BESIEGEO.
Kelly's Army, 10000 Strong,
Swarm the City.
FIFTY THOUSAND CITIZENS
Join in Teiegrams to the Iowa
Railroad Managers
ASKING F3R TRANSPORTATION
For the Vast Army Of U1em-
ployed to Chicago.
GOVERNOR LicXS0N TALKS.
ASKING F9R TRANSPORTATION
GOVERNOR LicXS0N TALKS.

OMAHA, Neb., April 2O.-Thrce thou.
sand laborIng men marched out of Oma-
ha today with banners flying, bound for
the camp of Gan. Kelly's commonweal-
er5. at Weston, To-, fourteen miles east
of Council Bluffs.
At 9 O'clock this morning the signal
agreed upon at last nights meeting of
the central labor union the ringing of
bells and the blowing of whistles-was
given, announcing that Kelly's army
was still at Weston, unable to secure
krain for the East. Inside of fvs miu-
ntes 1,0o0 men had gathered at Jefferson
Square and were quickly organized into
companies, with captain for every ten
men. The march was then taken up
through Sixteenth street to Farnum,
where the column proceeded to the city
hall and coantermarched. At every
street recruits were received, and when
the column reached the Paxton hotel
there were $3.50 men in line. Each
company was provided with an Ameri-
can flag, and as fast as recruits Joined
they were formed into companies and
provided with banners. At Eleventh
and Farnum streets the column was met
by detachment Of 500 men. They
Joined forces and proceeded to the
Douglass street toll bridge across the
Missouri river. Here they were met by
the superintendent of the bridge, who
said the company was glad to give them
free transportation
ACROSS THE RIVER.
Il: This was q graceful act, for the men
were prepared to cross with or without
permission. 1t had been expected that
the Union Pacific shopmen would join
the column at this point, but that part
OF the programme was not carried out,
for the company warned the men when
they came to work that those WORKING
would be expected to remain on duty all
day. The master mechanic also pre-
vented the blowing of the shop whistle.
There were number of Union Pacif c
men in the line of marchers, however,
but they were men who had not gone to
work this morning. Thousands of peo-
pie followed the column 10 the bridge,
and other thousands were on the other
side of the river to welcome them. The
call seemed to have had the effect of
bringing out greater throng than
was expected last night when the rain
was falling SO heavily. All the men
seemed to be in excellent spirits, and
determined that the march should mean
business. The column had been pre-
ceded to Council Bluffs by committee
OF prominent citizens, appointed at las
nights meeting Of the Central Labor
union, including Rev. DIR. Joseph T.
Duryea, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church; Rev DR.. II. Emerson, of
the First Presbyterian church, and Rev.
Frank Crane, of the First Methodist
church The committee was to call on
GOV. JACKSON
and tn managers of the railroad, and
urge that the comEonwealerS be at
once started on their way East. While
the column was marching towards the
Missouri Gen. Kelly was in Omaha,
seated i'll the private car of President
ST. John, of the Rock Island railroad,
holding an animated conference. Mr..
st. John said in response to request
for train that he was not in position
to grant it, even should he desire to do
so. as the matter was now wholly in the
hands Of the presidents of the iowa
trunk lines, and no one ro1d could
grant request for train unless the
presidents of all the other lines agreed,
Gen. Kelly then left the car, and called
on other friends for advice. One prom
inent man suggested that the army levy
on the farmers for horses and wagons;
that the army be split up into squads of
100 men each, and that they spread out
over stretch of territory twenty-five
miles wide and march on foot across
the state. 1t was suggested that such a
plan would soon bring the people of the
state to time, for the army would prac-
tically devastate the country through
which it passed. and the railroads would
then be forced to take the common
wealers up and carry them out of the
country.
Gen. Kelly said the plan seemed to
him good one, and he thought it might
be tried. He agreed to call council of
his officers and place the plan before
them. After deliberation, if they
agreed TO it, the plan would be adopted.
The general LETT for Council Bluffs at III
o'clock. 1t is said that some of the an
archiSts who were in the column
MARCHING OUT OF OMAHA
had some dynamite with them, but how
much is not known.
A strange sight was witnessed on the
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 it
reached the heart of the city. The
burly form of Capt. ODonahue headed
the column. and at intervals the line
was broken into companies, each one
headed with a fiag-bearer and acting
under orders of captain. At Fifteenth
and Broadway the Omaha army was
met by detachment of Council Bluffs
laborers with fife and drum hand
and dozen flags. These. acting as
IN escort, took the company to Bayliss
Park, where halt was called, and in