St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
KELLYSOVERLAND MARCH.
HIS ARMY DENIED FREE RAIL WiY
TRANSPORTATION.
LONG TRAMP BEGINS TODAY.


The Commonwealers Will Move
Across Iowa With Chicago as
the Objective Point A Quiet
Day az Council Bluffs and
Omaha - Sympathy for Kelly
and His Men.
xOMAHA. April 21.-Gov. Crounse, of
Nebraska. has ordered two Omaha COM
panies of militia to report at once at
their armories. Officers of the United
States army at Fort Omaha have been
ordered not to leave their post to-
night.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 21.-Gen. Kelly
| today lost all hope OF securing railway
| transportation for his Commonweal
| army. and tomorrow the battered
| brigade will move from Weston on to
| Washington. overland. A call for pro-
| visions was issued late this afternoon,
| and tonight Knights of Labor hall was
packed with enthusiastic workingmen.
| who alternately cheered for Gen. Kelly
and called cut for subscriptions to the
| commissary. Befors the meeting had
adjourned sufficient food for several
| days march was promised. and wagons
and teams to transport it were provided.
| Kelly informed his men tonight that
! the march would begin at 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow, but has not fully decided
! upon his route. He will probably divide
his 1000 men into three battalions
| ;ok, mil foI>
the state. but possibly the entire army"
| will move en- masse. Whatever the
route, the objective point will be Chi
cago, which the commonwealers regard
as an oasis and where they expect trans
| pOrtation, subsistence aud hOnofs ga
, lore. The mass meeting tonight was
| the only demonstration OF Importance
which has occurred since yesterday.
This day with the army aud at Council
Bluffs and Omaha was quiet one as
compared with the fevcrish uncertainty
and threatening aspect which marked
the preceding twenty-four hours. Kelly
remained quietly with his troops at
Weston, where the best order was main.
tanned. Z.
LITTLE KNOTS OF MEN
gathered about the street of this city
and Council Bluffs, discussing the stu
alton, but no attempts to intercept
trains were made, and the marching
columns OF angry men Of Yesterday
were minus. On every hand sympathy
for Kelly and his men was heard, and
the denunciatiOn OF the railroad CON-
panies was far from mild. but the plan
of seizing trains had apparently been
abandoned.
A monster demonstration has been ar
ranged for tomorrow, and 10000 work.
men ars expected to march to Weston
to bid the little army goodbye and God.
speed on its journey eastward. Al
though the extra deputies have been
sworn in and the police and militia will
be held in readiness. the authorities dc
not anticipate serious trouble. The
calling out of the militia and orders to
the government troops were thought to
. be merely precautionary, az there was
no indication of coming disturbance.
Kelly expresses the hope that his
friends in Omaha and Council Bluffs
will strictly observe the law. even
!; | though they are laboring under great
, ! excitement. The army has only enough
, | provisions to last for another meal, and
then. if relief does not come. they will
be compelled to go back to the Bluffs.
Reports from all towns near here are to
the effect that the people have contrib.
uted plenty of supplies. but have nc
! means of getting the stuff to the army.
| Kelly thinks he will not accept the
, proposition for the transportation to
Kansas City by water except
| LAST RRSnPT
| as 1t will not land him any nearer to his
desired destination. At noon Mayor
j Bemis Issued the following proclama-
ton:
5 TO the Citizens of Omaha: Notice
has been served on me as chief eXecu-
tive of the city OF Omaha oy the officials
: | of the Chicago. Rock Island 81 Pacit bic
railroad. and the Burlington Sc Missouri
River railroad, that their COMPANIES
will hold the city liable for all damage
done to their property by lnoDs and
, lawless citizens. Now. therefore, L
George P. Bemis, mayor OF the city OF
1 Omaha, hereby caution all persons
l within the boundaries OF the city to de-
$ sist from interfering with the roadWayS,
D rolling stock, or other property of said
5 corporations. and in all respects to Oh
! serve he laws and maintain good order.
| furthermore urge and recommend
I ludt dIi parties III sympathy WIFI Tile
industrial army now detained near
| Council Bluffs contribute 10 their re-
: lief. aud in securing horses. wagons and
2 | subsistence to enable them TO continue
!, their march acruss Iowa. independent
OF railroads and corporate charity. All
contributions maize through the mayors
office Will be forwarded To Gen. Kelly
| as rapidly as they can be convey ed.
GEORGE z. BEMIS, Mayor.
A largely attended meeting was hello
/ in Knights of Labor hall at Ii o'clock
, ! and speeches were Giatie by many labor
leaders. All seemed TO he at SEA as I.
' the best cuur,e 10 pursue, out every
speaker denounced the railroads in
r MOST VIGOROUS LANGUAGE.
Ke.ly's army mai Il cuurt-inartiai tria
!. to-day. The court was cr,nip.,sed of al
the captains of the army AMI Col. Baker
A. 3iadisun. Il private i'll Company 81
WIS tried Tor violating rules OF the in
dustriai army by furnishing and using
liquor IN the camp. and Ii" Is alleged t,
be have beeii spying Dn the men lii tin
interest III tile railways. These charge
, were proven. and he was found guilt,
by Court a;id MAS ordered ,Ei>ll3nerabi,
:. discharged AMI publicly drumn.-d ou
: of tuwn- .dadisaii Was a new nIembe
Of the army, having enlisted at Council