The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-21
KELLY WILL WALK.
A Crowd Stole a Railroad Train for
the Industrial army
BUT HE REFUSED 1T, SAYING HE
WAS A MAN OF PEACE.

The Union Pacific Has Appealed for Pro-
lection and the Governor Has Two
Militia Companies Under Arms-When
the Train Was Stolen, the Company
Commenced Tearing Up the Track to
Stop Its Progress.
Omaha, Neb., April 20.-When at ten this
forenoon the committee reported that the
Kelley army had not yet obtained traporta-
t1on the agreed signals were given and
the church bells rung, whistles blown and
the working men of the city, to the number
of 5000, turned out and thronged Jefferson
square. After the report was heard, the
crowd organized, elected officers and started
on foot for Council Bluffs. The manager of
the Bridge line offered them the free use of
the bridge, and two abreast they started on
their long walk. They were met in Council
Bluffs by delegation of workingmen of
that place, and all marched to Bayliss park.
There they elected committee to wait
on the railroad officials and make known
their demands. A mass meeting of the
women of Council Bluffs was held in the
opera house and they marched In body to
where the conference was had and de-
manded that the Kelley army be given
train. At three, the conference between
the committee and railroad official swas
completed. Members of the committee were
given to understand that transportation
would not be furnished to Kelley and his
men. This information was conveyed to
the waiting thousands who oongregated
about the court house to await the coming
of Chairman Tichorn. When he announced
the result of the conference, it was greeted
witt h nyu1a nd tor Iii
short address, he stated that the commit
tee had decided to wait until four, at which
time and hour If train was not furnished,
one would be taken, run out to Kelley's
camp where his men would be loaded on,
and started on its eastward journey. He
spoke in strong term against violence and
cautioned the men against destruction of
property.
The crowd then moved to the Union
Pacific transfer and captured Union Pacific
engine $40, with three empty cars. They
were soon heading it for the Bridge and
Omaha. Another crowd of sympathiZers
captured the Union Pacific engine 1928. The
other locomotive was then dismissed. A
train of eleven box cars was made up and
loaded with sympathiZers and started amid
much cheering for Weston. The progress of
the train was stopped a mile west of Weston,
The railroads had sent out men to tear ur
the track and they had gotten several rails
up A number of Kelley's men appeared
and made the railroaders put the track in
order. The track was also torn up some
distance east of Weston. When the train
reached Weston, it was greeted with cheers.
Kelley advanced in a dignified and quiet
way and announced his decision not to ac-
cept the train as under his rules of peace he
could not do what would be an express
violation of law. Kelley announced tonight
that he, with his army would start on foot
for Council Bluffs in the morning. The
Union Pacific tonight made formal de-
mand on Mayor Bemis of this city and
Governor Crounse of Nebraska for protec-
ton of its property. The Governor has two
local militia companies under arms awaiting
orders