Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-25
A DAY OF EXCITEMENT.
ikELLEY'S INDUSTRIAL ARMY
THE CAUSE OF 1T.
omaha and Council Bluffs in a Tumul-
tuous UprOar-Thousands of Sympa-
thizers Parade the Streets-RaiIroads
Refuse to Furnish Transportation.

tuous Uproar-ThOusands of Sympa-
thizers Parade the Streets-RaiIroads
Refuse to Furnish transportation.
OMAHA, Neb., April e1.-General
kelly declined to put his men on
board train stolen at Council Bluffs
by the engineers and fireman of the
Union Pacific. 1t was Union Pacific
engine with Union Pacific cars on
the Rock Island track. Kelly de-
cllned 1T because he said he had
not yet broken any law and did
not intend to start in here. There
was great excitement here all dav.
ana 1t was intensified at nightfal bv
the news that train had been cap
tured to relieve Kelly. Crowds
thronged the streets and an immense
open mass meeting was held Rumors
OF the calling out of Federal troops,
OF state troops, of deaths in Kellv's
camp, and of every conceivable ma
ture kept the crowd oa tension
hard to understand. But no disorder
unusual ensued and, as if by miracle.
the clash that seemed inevitable was
avoided and kelly's army slept in
camp at Weston. waiting for dav break
to march to Council Bluffs, whence
new start East will be made on foot.
Quiet was restored in the three cities
by midnight.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 2l.-At Il meet
ing OF the workingmen of this city and
Council Bluffs Thursday night Gov.
jackson of Iowa, Judge Hubbard and
Sheriff HaZen were denounced by the
speakers for their treatment of the
Kelly ''Industrials'' and Il committee
was appointed to go to Council Bluffs
and try to induce the railroads to take
the men on East. 1t was also decided
to march in force to the Kelly camp
this morning if train was not secured
for the ''InduStrials.'
In accordance with this agreement
at 10 o'clock yesterday the signal
the ringing of church bells and the
blowing of whistles--was given an
nouncing that the army was still at
Weston unable to secure a train for
the East. Inside of five minutes 1000
men had gathered at jefferson square
and organized into companies with
captain for every ten men. The
march was then taken up through
to the city hall. At every street re-
cruits were added and when the col
umn reached the Paxton hotel there
were $500 men in line. Each com
pany was provided with an American
flag and as fast as recruits joined they
were divided into companies supplied
with flags and banners. At Eleventh
and Farnum streets the main column
was met by detatchmento of 100 men.
All then marched over the toll bridge
without paying fares
On the march from the bridge to the
heart of Council Bluffs. hundreds
joined the procession and it had grown
to over 5000 men by the time it
reached the center of the city. A de-
tachment of Council Bluffs laborers
had fife and drum band and dozen
flags. These, acting as an escort,
took the company to Bayless park
where halt was called and. in re-
sponSe to a request from Chief of Po-
lice Scanlan, committee was ap-
pointed to present the demands of the
men to the railroad officials in the of
fee of John NJ. Stone. While the
committee was in the Office the men
lined up along the sides of the square
warming their toes by stamping on
the pavement and cheering impromtu
speakers.
The committee included the Rev
DIR. Joseph L. Duryea, pastor of the
First Congregational church, the Rev.
DIR. Patterson of the First Presbyterian
church and the Rev. Frank Crane of
the First Methodist church.
While the column was marching
toward the Missouri Kelly was in
Omaha in the private car of General
Manager ST. John of the Rock Island
road holding an animated conference
Mr.. st. John said, in response to re-
quest for train, that he was not in
position to assent, did he desire to do
SO, as the matter was wholly in the
hands of the managers of the Iowa
trunk lines and no one road could
grant request for a train unless the
presidents of all the other lines acqu!-
esced.
Telegram after telegram were sent
to the officers of the various roads by
the most prominent business and pro-
fessiOnal men of the two cities to take
the army away, but in each case the
request was refused. Among those
sent werethe following:
To Roswell, Cable, Hughitt. Chicago:
From the government building we
are reviewing a procession of $4,000
citizens of Omaha. We understand
they have come over to demand, by
force of numbers, that something be
done to provide transportation for
Kelly's army. The citizens are now
headed toward the Milwaukee tracks
If you were here you would realize
that something should be done at
once. We appeal to you to relieve
this community from the impending
danger that threatens and relieve the
sufferings of these men. which have
aroused these communities.
ii. +. DEEMER, Judge District Court.
j. E.F.MCkEE, Judge Supreme Court.
j. j. STEADMAN. Clerk Federal Court,
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