The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-25
KELLEYS NO THIEF.
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| Of Omaha We understand they have
| come over to demand, with force of
| numbers, that something be done to pro-
| vide transportation for Kelley's army.
| The citizens are nov headed toward the
| Milwaukee tracks. If you were here you
would realize that something should
be done at once. We appeal to you to
| help relieve this community from the
| impending danger that threatens. and
relieve the sufferings Of these men, which
has aroused these communities"
This was signed by H. E. Deemer.
| judge district court; J. e. f. MCGEE,
| Judge supreme court; ]. j. Stedman,
| clerk federal court; Thomas Bowman.
| postmaster.
| Cool Heads Rule.
| While the committee which had de-
vised the second message was still in the
| telegraph office, another committee was
| clamoring for the attention of the maui
ager to send another message to the
presidents of the roads. The only delay
that was occasioned sending it was the
discussion as to whether it should be
| put in the form of a request or a de-
| mand. The copy had been prepared to
read demand" but cooler heads OBJ
| 1ected to this, claiming d demand was
| revolutionary and unlawful and as they
! wanted to leave the railroad presidents
| no ground to stand upon to maintain
! their refusal to give transportation they
desired to do nothing that could be
| criticised. The telegram which was sent
| read as follows.
Omaha and Council Bluffs request i'm
| mediate transportation for Kelley's
army from Council Bluffs to Chicago"
shopmen Join In.
At O'Clock word was received that
detachment of Union Pacific shopmen
were on their way across the bridge and
| Council Bluffs escort went down to
meet them. They found over 1000 men
in line with flags waving and blue rib
| bons. the badges of the army, on nearly
every buttonhole. To the laundering Of
bass drums they marched up to Broad
way and over to Bayliss park. The
streets of Council Bluffs by this time
| were black with a yelling. cheering
| crowd. Business was almost entirely
suspended. Flags were fiuttering from
numberless windows and on every corner
crowds were grouped to listen to the
| labor OVatiOnS.
The advance guard of the shop men
were armed with loaves CT bread borne
on the end of fiagstaifs and the line APP
peared to be endless. They Joined the
ranks of the men already arrived and
| awaited the result OF tiiS COhleAenCS tleIi
in progress.
1t was o'clock before replies were
| received from the messages to the rail-
way presidents, denying the request,
and then the conference between the
citizens committee and the railroad Of
ficials ended. The information that no
train would be furnished was conveyed
to the waiting thousands who had con-
| gregated about the court house to await
the coming Of Chairman Tichenor.
| Reaching the grounds he elbowed his
way through the crowd and assembled
the court house steps. When he an
| nounced the result of the conference it
was greeted with roars of nowls. jeers
and Kisses. After making a short adj
dress he stated the committee had de-
cided to wait until O'clock. at which
| hour if no train was furnished. one
would be taken and run out to Kelley s
| camp where his men would be loaded
on and started on their eastward jour
ney He spoke In strong terms against
violence and cautioned the men against
any destruction Of property. As soon
as the meeting on the court house square
adjourned. led by a band and with thou
| sands of flags the men formed in line
and marched to BaYliss park.
Action of tie Women.
While the. COMMITTEES Of Omaha men
were interviewing the governor in Attor-
similar and yet decidedly different scene
was being enacted in the law office of
Wright & Baldwin. About twenty-five
women, in responses to a call issued dur
ing the early morning, had collected at
Dohaney's opera house, and under the
leadership of-Rirs. Fred Hermann went
to see Mr. Baldwin. The ladies had
formed a notion among themselves that
babies for breakfast and they were con-
sequently prepared to use tears in I'M
| limited quantities. in getting him to sub
scribe to the idea of furnishing trans
portation for the Kelleyites eastward.
One group of women tackled Baldwin
| and another Wright. The interview was
exciting to some, amusing to others and
| profitable to none. Mr.. Baldwin eX-
| planned that it was impossible for him
to act contrary to the desires of the
| railway officials, to whose orders he was
| subject He referred the ladies to the
governor. The ladies succeeded in add
ing to the general tumult, but obtained
but little satisfaction from the governor
Mrs. Hermann said she had just COM
| pleted an organization of 300 ladies of
| Council Bluffs and that if other means
| to aid Kelley in his onward march
failed she and her followers would take
| possession of a train, seeing that il
| reached Chicago. This lady is working
in conjunction with the committee and
is backed by the entire committee.
In an interview she said that while the
| railroad officials might offer Resistance
they would not dare to commit any act
that would lay them liable. She said
that all her followers were women who
were wives and daughters OF the best
people of the city, and she followed out
her own ideas in the matter
Resolving "A Little.
Still another meeting of citizens of
Council Bluffs was held at the ONCE of
Flickinger Bros and the following
resolutions were adopted and a copy
sent 20 Judge Hubbard:
| Whereas. Judge n. NJ. Hubbard, having
publicly, through the daily press, assumed
the responsibility If calling the national
guard to this city for the declared purpose
Of blocking the movement of what is
known as the industrial army" under
command of Gen. Kelly, and,
| Whereas, lie has been reported by the
press as saying that if the army captured
| train would be ditcheG, let the conse-
quences be what they may" therefore.
| be It
Resolved. By the citizens of Council
| Bluffs I'm mass-meeting assembled, That
| the unfortunate and perilous situation now
| existing in this city is largely due to the
| bad judgment and ill-timedi expressions and
| actions of Judge Hubbard and that in the
| interests of harmony and to restore peace
bic that Judge Hubbard be requested by the
| Chicago * Northwestern railroad cOmnanV