The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-21
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While the committees were at work
in Council Bluffs, other committees
were besieging the telegraph office
with kilograms to the presidents OF the
two trunk lines. At II o'clock the fol-
lowing was sent:
Council Bluffs, Ia, April 2O-To
Marvin Rughitt, president, Chicago &
Northwestern railway R. R. Gable,
president Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railway and Roswell Miller, pres
ident Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, Chicago:
'Kelly's army is at Weston exposed
to the elements with provisions for two
days are suffering terribly, but are
patient and united in their determine
ton to go through. Have thus far
committed no trespass whatever, are
orderly, obedient to all commands OF
their leaders and are being furnished
with provisions and transportation for
the same by the charity of the people
of Iowa. We have thrown the respon-
Sibility upon our state authorizes Tor
the great gravity of the situation. Can
not you, gentlemen, for the great cor
poration you represent, assume to do,
in the interests of humanity, what you
would not be justified in doing except
in this great emergency.
(Signed). Hon. w. II. NJ. Puzey,
chairman: Finley Burke, Frank Trim
BILE, j. G. Long, II. II. Inman, A. T.
Dlickinger, Judge E. F. MCGEE, E. A.
Wickham, citizens committee; Hon. j.
E. Deemer, judge Of district court; M.
Harte, T. S. Campbell, clerk of court;
John P. Nor gan, county attorney;
John Beno, A.C. Greenweg and Schont-
gen, John Boishem, president Council
Bluffs Savings bank and five other cit
liens"
Appeal from the Judges.
i,,or7a5io fo11ouyad hyy
this one:
ITO Miller, Gable, Hughitt, Chicago
From the government building we are
reviewing a procession of 5000 citizens
from Omaha. We understand they have
come over to demand, by force of num-
bers, that something be done to pro-
vide 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 help relieve this community
from the impending danger that
threatens, and relieve the sufferings
Of these men, which has aroused these
communities.
(Signed). III. e. Deemer, judge dis
trict court; ]. F. MCGEE, judge SUI
preme court; j. j. Steadman, clerk fed
eral court; Thomas Rowland, postmas-
ter
While the committee which had de-
vised the second telegram was still in
the office, the committee was clamor-
ing for the attention of Manager Mich
oils to send another to the managers
of the roads. The only delay that was
occasioned in sending it was the dis
cussion whether it should be put in the
form of request or a demand. The
copy had been prepared to read de
mand, but cooler heads objected to
this, claiming that a demand was revo-
lutionary and unlawful, and as they
wanted to leave the railway presidents
no ground to stand on to maintain
their refusal for the transportation,
they decided not to send it demand
Another One Goes.
The telegram went as follows:
Council Bluffs, April 20.-To r. r.
Gable, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell P.
Miller, Chicago-Omaha and Council
Bluffs request immediate transportation
for Kelly and his army from Council
Bluffs to Chicago.
'(Signed)-H. E. Tichener, James T.
Duryea, Cas-. c. Rodolf, C. L. Gillette,
Ed. Aspinwald, Sam D. Nedry, j. j.
Edmund
At about o'clock word was received
that a detachment of Union Pacific
shop men were on the way across the
bridge and a Council Bluffs escort went
100 men in line with flags waving and
blue ribbons, the badges of the army,
in nearly every buttonhole. To the
LAUNDERING of bass drums they
marched up Broadway and over to
Bayliss park, where the former army
was still standing. The streets of
Council Bluffs by this time were black
with a cheering crowd. Travel in ev-
cry direction was almost suspended.
Flags were fiuttering from numberless
windows and on every corner crowds
were grouped to listen to the labor
ovaitions. The advance guard of the
shopmen were armed with loaves Of
bread borne on the end of flag stats
and the line appeared to be endless
They Joined the ranks of the men al
ready arrived and awaited the result
of the conference then in progress.
The Requests Denied.
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
ended
The information that no train would
be furnished was conveyed to the wait
ing thousands who had congregated
about the court house to wait the COM
ing Of Chairman Tichener.
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 by a roar of bowls and
Kisses. After making a short address,
he stated that the committee had de-
cided to wait until 4 O'Clock, at which
hour, if the train was not furnished,
one would be taken and run out to
Kelly's camp, when his men would be
loaded on it and started on their jour
NO in CT
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 thousands of flags fiuttering on
the cold April wind, the men formed
in line and marched to Bayliss park.
Women Go to Work.
While the committee of Omaha labor
ing men was interviewing the governor
at Attorney-General Stones office, a
somewhat similar yet decidedly differ
office of Wright & Baldwin. About
twenty-five women, in response to a /
call issued during the early morning,
had collected at the opera house and
under the leadership of Mrs. Fred. Her
man, went to see Mr.. Baldwin.
The ladies had formed a notion
among themselves that Baldwin was
an ogre, who ate small babies for
breakfast, and they were consequently |
prepared to use tears in unlimited
quantities in getting him to subscribe
to the idea Of furnishing transporta- |
ton for the Kelly men eastward. One |
group of women tackled Baldwin and |
another Wright.
The interview was exciting to some, |
amusing to others and profitable to |
no one. Baldwin explained that it was
illnnssilnle for him IN act CONTRARY To |