The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-05

DEs MONIES, Iowa, May 4.-Kelly's
army" is in desperate straits, the
demonstration of the laboring people
as a last resort not being success, the
supply of food being almost uil and
there being no show for train, offers
of $40 and $50 per car being rejected.
The call issued to all laboring men
to meet and march to the capitol with
the demand that Governor Jackson Sc
cure train brought only forty men
to the meeting place, but on the way
sixty were added and the total of 100
men climbed the long fight of steps
and flied into the governors reception
room. General Weaver marched at
the head of the column and acted as
master of ceremonies. Private Secre-
tary Rnehardt met the crowd and
told them that the governor would APP
pear shortly.
Weaver, when Governor Jackson
appeared, began his address, mildly
asserting that his mission was hu-
name one. He said he and his dele
cation were there to make no com
plant, but merely to learn il there
was any power in the executive to Sc
cure train for the army" There
was not laboring man in Dcs Moines
who would countenance any violation
of the law, but all were anxious to
prevent a disbandment in Des Moines
of the suffering army"
Vice President Van Horne of the
Trades and Labor assembly followed
with the statement that the labor
organizations feared disbandment
of the army" here and asked that
the men be hurried out of the state.
Their presence here would glut the
labor market and do great injury to
Des Moines. Nj. ii. King, labor leader,
and Chairman Lowry of the citizens
committee also spoke.
Governor jackson replied that he
had given to the matter the gravest
consideration. He referred TO the
events since the ''army" reached
Council Bluffs and read letter he
had written to President Cable of the
Rock Island road requesting that Off
cial to furnish train to Davenport.
President Cable replied that he would
transport half of them If the st.
Paul road would carry the
other half Later the offer of
Cable was recalled. lie then read
the requests he had made to all
Iowa trunk lines and the refusals
from each road to carry the men for
less than full fare. In conclusion he
said: II will lay this matter before
the executive council of the state and
see what can be done. There is only
one hope and that is of securing suf-
ficient funds to carry these men to the
Mississippi river unless Kelly will
take route down the river by way of
Cincinnati. If Mr.. Kelly will take n
boat IL we can get him TO the river
have hopes that we may be able to
hret them out of the state"
A local labor leader. James Mere
tn, demanded that the railroads be
.mpel ed to furnish n train, but was
'umptly silenced by the delegation
nd the men quietly marched away.
he governors assurances of sympa-
Thy, not for Kelly, but for Iowa, met
with hearty applause.
A committee appointed to confer
with Kelly found the general in a
mood to accept almost any PROPOSE
tion. "If l am furnished railroad
transportation to the Mississippi" he
said, II will accept it gladly. We can
go down the river tn Ohio. and up
that stream towards Washington.
Governor jackson was informed of
Kelly's decision, and efforts will be
made to get the men out of Des
Moines
Many of the 'industrialists" had
only bread for breakfast and only 200
pounds of meat were secured for din
ner, but the citizens committee hope
to get sufficient food for tomorrow.
Henry Brown of the army attempted
suicide to-day by gashing his throat
He will recover. He is thought to be