The evening world., 1894-04-23
LAST EDITION..
MUTINY IN
KELLY'S ARMY.
A Colonel Dismissed and q
Company Of Fifty Men
DiSbanded.
ONE SOLDIER" DRAWS AkNIFE
The General Says He Will Leave
Chicago with 5000
Followers.
GEN. COXEY'S CORPS MOVES ON.
They Give Cheers for Hagerstown's
Mayor and Creams for
Douglas.
GEN. C0xEYS CORPS MOVES ON.

NEOl4A, Ia, April Z3.-kelly's Indus
trial Army awoke to-day to find itself In
a state Of mutuny. The young General
promptly rose to the occasion, and be-
fore the march Eastward was begun Q
colonel had ben stripped Of his rank and
company Of fifty dismissed from the
service. The first trouble arose during
the night. when Col. Baker issued oYders
contrary to those Of Kelly, who had In
structef that no men be allowed to
leave the camp. Baker told the men
they could leave II they wished. M
As soon as the bugle sounded o court.
martial was called. The officera declared.
unanimously against Baker and he vas
promptly expelled. much to the satisfac-
ton Of the men. During breakfast Q
more serious trouble occurred. A man
In Company c. of Sacramento. quar-.
relied with comrade and drew a knife
His opponent promptly seized . club,
and. with a friend. began en- energetic
belaboring of the belligerent. eKiiy ap-
peared on the scene and ordered the
three men transferred to another COM
pany To this Company C objected. and
when the General ordered them into
ranks they refused to go. Company q
is disbanded," shouted Kelly. THE men
may join other companies. but must fol-
low orders hereafter"
Matters Immediately assumed
threa tening aspect. Loud denunciationa
of Kelley were heard, some Of the men
openly accusing their commander of ap-
propriating funds donated to the army
to his own use. Col Spead, in whose
regiment Company c belonged. made an
appeal for his men, but Kelley was OBJ
durate. Moving the other divisions for
ward into town, he ordered a sergeant
to call the roll Of Company c. and a.
each man stepped forward he was asked
IL he was willing to join another COM
pany.
Officers andm en- promptly. responded
that they would go forward as CONF
pany, or not at all. They were or.
dered to give up their baggage and
Col: Spead, who Is extremely popular
with the Sacramento division, began an
address. He was deeply affected as he
them, But men do not count in such
a movement as this" he declared. "It
is the principle, TO which men must be
sacrificed. / know and love every one
OF you. but l must leave you and go
on"
Then came the parting. S2ead extend
ed his hand and. with tears streaming
forward and with wet eyes and in
broken voices; bade their % chief farewell:
said. But we have been unjustly treat
When the last farewell was said, Spead
his yes, and walked down the biufs
alone to join the main body. The little
band, with flags and banners lowered
the he men i,G sobbing aloud. At last Capt.
Moss stepped before the men and asked
4 they were willing to follow him On
around" Ssi he co. SAID p'aa land WYE we %ii n be Sso
in the army before Tomorrow" After
a brief consultation the men declared
their willingness to go, and gave three
rousing cheers for Spead as he marched
along the blum past the army, along the
wagon road and towards the St Paul
Railroad tracks for Avoca, where the
army was to spend the night.
After the excitement attending the in-
cident had subsided, Kelly marshalled
his troops and the march to Avoca.
farmers of the surrounding country had
provided about one hundred wagons and
the greater part OF the men were car
PEELED to go afoot, and the deposed Col.
Baker Joined the ranks in one OF these
along the line Of march. The men were
vigorously cheered. and every mile or
loads of provisions for the army. The
day was bright and warm and good
time was made.
about nine miles from Nicola, and the
army reached Avoca, about on time.
They. received an ovation as they
vided with rations.
The St. Paul began running trains into
Council BUNS to-day. but no attempt
overland will be continued quietly until
Des Mo!nes is reached. but there the
men are certain that they win secure .
train,
Reports as to the number of men in
the army have been conflicting, as on
the march SO many sympathizers have
marched with the men that q correct
count was impossible, Gen. Kelly to-
sociate Press representative. They
showed that 1,S66 men marched into
Nicola yesterday. and that without the
fifty men who were discharged to-day
l,SS5 men. exclusive OF officers. renched
Avoca. Many men who have attcElpted