The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-24
KELLY'S DISCIPLINE.
Inoipient Mutiny Among His Fol-
lowers Quickly Quelled.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TIE LEADER

AN INTERVIEW WITH TIE LEADER
Ne Outlines His Proposed Action When
Reaching tho Nations Capital-His Plans
Neither Revolutionary Nor Unreasopa-
ble-Tbe Other Invading Armies.
AvocA, Ia, April e4--Kelly's reception
here last night was fully as fattering as
thet which was accorded him at Nicola.
The 1900 inhabitants were apparently all
on the streets, and brawny countrymen
and gaily decked maidens vled with one
smother in showering attentions upo,T The
brigade Many Of the men had received
new clothing along the route, and the
army MS 1t went into camp presented q
much better appearance than at amy time
previous since the start from the far west.
Company G, which had been disbanded at
Nicola, rejoined the army during the after
noon, and after IN abjeet personal apology
from each member Kelly mustered them
back into the service"
The trouble that led to the brief expul-
sion of Company was brought about by
fight in which three men were engaged.
Kelly ordered the men transferred to
another company. Company G objected,
and when Kelly ordered them back in the
ranks they refused to go. He thereupon
declared the company disbanded, saying
the men could join other companies il
they SO desired, and would agree to obey
ordere.
Previous to this affair Colonel Baker
had issued orders permitting men to leave
the camp, which was contrary to Kelly't
order. Baker was promptly court mar
tailed and expelled, greatly to the salts
faction of the army
By this successful quelling of the little
mutiny the determined young commander
has secured au even more firm hold or
the men, and he with them now is court
of last resort.
Kelly consented to outline to an Asso
eiated Press representative his plans fol
the end of the Journey. Should his army
be refused approach TO the Capitol he will
upon his arrival in Washington, he snid
take four of his men and make persona
appeal to Congressman Pence of Colorado
and Mcguire of California and Senate
Allen of Nevada. Through their effort
he hopes to be allowed to draw up hi
men where the lawmakers of the nation
must see them.
"Petitions from laboring people hav
been numerous and ineffective in tn
past" snid Kelly, "but this living petition
will be hard to pigeon hole This is tn
reason am leading these men to the Cap
ltol. Once there, our plans will be sue
cessfully carried out Two eongrcssmei
are already pledged to present a memoria
In our behalf. That memorial is nov
being drawn up by well know
Washington firm of constitutional law
gers and will be ready for us when we reacl
the journeys end. Our demands as Sc
forth in the memorial will be about as fol
lows:
ave will ask that the commission al
ready in existence to look after the re
deeming of arid lands in the west be in
Btruoted to proceed with the work. W
will ask that the men in our army and tn
great army of the unemployed which W
represent be put TO work on this irrigation
My idea is that by the time these aEi
wastes have been wrested from the sag
brush and jack rabbit, and have begun t
be useful, the men at work there will hay
Eaved enough money to carry ther
through the first year of farming The
can settle OH the lands they have reclaimed
and within short period will have deve
pped from homeless wanderers into sturd
. farmers and property owners.
THAT, in substance, Is our demand w
will not attempt to dictate what wage
- will be- paid. Whist we want Is work. |
we can only get to Washington, il we ca
let the Lawmakers see that we are brca
winners, honest and sincere, we will b
successful in our mission, for our demand
ara not unreasonable. 1 have no oonnet
ton with Goxey. We will combine wit
his army II we reach Washington in timt
but If not we will go alone.n
To-day the army went by wagons to Al
lnntic, where they will remain over t
morrow for rest, and then move on towdSd
Des Moines Colonel Baker. who was d'
posed by Kelly. says lie will follow In th
hrmy's wake and give the people an e,
pose of heliy's financial methods Bake
charges gross Irregularities. The peopl
of Avoca place little confidence in Baker
statements. Many express the belief tha
Bakers contemplated action ts the resul
OF a railroad scheme to prejudice til
public against the Commonweaers.
Warrants were received here fer the a
rest of the Two women, Edna Harper au
Annie lIouton, who hive accompanied I'll
army since it left Council Bluffs and VIII
were with the crowd which captured th
train aud ran 1t to Kelly Friday evening
but which he refused to Use The warrant
Were sworn out by the Union Pacific con
pAny. The women We're given an oppo
tunity by the Avoea authorities to rstur
to Council Bluffs, where they can secul
bonds. 1t is thought by kelly's sympi
thizers here that serious trouble is likel
TO follow an attempt TO arrest the wonle
In Council Bluffs. Warrants hay bee
secured for all the people who were col
nected with the seizing of the train.