The record-union., 1894-04-21

hdence in the humanity and charity of the
managers of the different railroads lead
ing out of Council Bluffs, and that oul
belief is that they lave been badly
advised"
A TRAIN CAPTURED.
But Kelly Declines to Go On Board
One That is Stolen.
OMAHA (Neb.), April 20.-Three thous-
and laboring men marched out of Omahs
to-day with banners flying, bound tol
Camp Kelly's Commonwealers, at West
on, Iowa, fourteen miles east of Council
Bluffs. At 8 o'clock the signal agreed
upon. the ringing of church bells and the
blowing of whistles, was given. announc-
ing that kelly's army was still at Weston
unable to secure train for the East. In
side of five minutes 1000 men gathered
in Jefferson Square, quickly organized.
and the march was taken up. AT every
street recruits were received. formed into
companies and provided with banners.
The column had been preceded to
Council Bluffs by committee of promi-
nent citizens to call upon Governor jack
son and the manager of the railroads and
urge that the Commonwealers be at once
started East.
eral Kelly was in Omaha with President
ST. John of the Rock Island Railroad. St.
John said he was not in a position to
grant a train, as the matter was wholly in
the hands of the President of the Trunk
lines. A prominent man suggested the
army levy on the farmers for horses and
wagons; that the army be split into squads
OF 100 and spread out over territory OF
twenty-five miles wide and march on
ar
soon bring the people to time, for the
army would practically devastate the
country through which it passed, and the
railroads would then be forced to carry
the Commonwealers out of the country.
1t is said the anarchists in the column
marching out of Omaha had dynamite
with them, but how much was not known.
The column marching to kelly's army
swelled to 5000 on the march. 1t halted
at Bayless Park, where a committee was
appointed to present the demands to the
railroad people. Mr.. Duryea told the
committee he had done all that was possi-
bic to get transportation. but IN vain. lie
said the army must go back to the Chau-
tauqua grounds and await transportation
to Kansas City, or take advantage of the
Rock Island offer to carry the men as
regular passengers.
SECURED SEVERAL ENGINES.
At about 3 o'clock, when all hope of Sc
curing a train from the officials had van
ished, the crowd went aimlessly from
Bayless Park. where it had listened to the
addresses of the leaders. These leaders
had vanished, and the men were getting
restless in the cold. when, from the south
came marching 300 women, headed by
Mrs. Herman. This gave new life TO the
men, and when the women proposed to
go to the transfer and take train, the
march was quickly started in that direc-
ton.
At the transfer an effort was made to
take fast mail engine, but it flashed in
ready to quit again, one young woman
who stood by group OF Union Pacific
engineers, said: "If l was man Pd have
an engine" This was all that was needed.
A big Union Pacific bridge engine, No.
1868, was standing there. Veteran En-
gineer Nick Weeks had his head out OF
the window.
Papa, you'd better get down."
He looked worried. There stood his
stalwart son, George Weeks, also Union
Pacific engineer. On all sides of the train
were men and women, clambering on
whatever they could get hold OF.
Papa, get down."
In a few moments the men had ten
bridge engines. and were busily search
ing the yards for emptIes. Finally they
were found, and soon on the way to Wes-
ton.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY.
Kelly's army was anxiously awaiting
for results of the efforts of friends in
Omaha and Council Bluffs. No trains
had passed through there since about ii
O'Clock this morning, and the rumors are
so conflicting they knew not what to ex-
pect. The people near there are initiating
the example of Omaha's citizens, and are
giving the army food. Twenty-one citi-
with provisions and drove over to this
place. They could not get the railways
to move the provisions. The citizens OF
Underwood sent over a load of comfort
ers and blankets, and there have been
many visitors to the camp. DR.. Swan
son and Mr.. Lee of Weston collected
$50 80 this afternoon, which they pre-
sented to General Kelly. DR.. Lemon
and others are holding largely attended
religious meeting in the village hall.
Lemon brought down well-filled medi-
cine chest, and is helping care for the
sick There are several new patients in
the hospital.
The Milwaukee Company ran all their
trains and cars out from the Bluffs this
morning, and then pulled up the tracks
near Neolaso, so that if the men captured
information to this place is cut off from
the outside world. The telephone wire
running to the Bluffs was cut in three
places this afternoon by malicious per-
sons, but the wire was repaired by one OF
Kelly's men. Two little girls had seen a
well-dressed man cutting the wire. 1t is
pretty certain that the work was not done
by any of Kelly's men.
WRATH OF THE KELLYITES AROUSED.
At 7:30 O'Clock word was received that
5000 men had captured Union Pacific
train in the Bluffs and were on their way
to the camp. When the news reached
Weston, Agent Chittenden sent for the
section boss. This individual was or
dered to take his men and tear up enough
of the Rock Island track west of the west
switch to prevent trains from reaching
town. Work was begun at once, but be-
fore it proceeded far the kellyites had
surrounded the section men and per-
suaded them to desist. The section men
threw down their tools, one rail only
having been removed. Kelly's men
quickly replaced the rail and drove home
the spikes.
Then Agent Chittenden came up and
ordered the section men to tear up the
track again. His deliberate attempt to
wreck the train aroused the wrath of the
Kellyites. Their demonstrations were
such that the agent fled back to the depot,
followed by the section mon. The at
tempt to ditch the train was abandoned,
and in a moment the headlight shone
along the frosty rail and a scream from
the whistle announced the coming of re-
lief.
General Kelly was uptown at the
meeting, but came to the depot, where a
big engineer came forward and said
kelly, we have train OF ten cars to
take you back to Council Bluffs; come,
get aboard"
WOULD NOT GO ON BOARD A STOLEN
TRAIN.
General Kelly, after consultation with
his friends, declined to take the train; it
would put his men in the light of law