Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-21
EXCITED CROWDS.
F6s Snbbomnsss Of Railroad Men
Causes HORlS and Kisses.
WOMEN COME TO TIE RESCUE.
linton Pacific Train Capiurod.-
Railroad Men Tear Up the
Tracks.-kelly's Men.

iii that the good w0fue hllhertp Hali OF
him conveyed and more. He dis
mayed the rarest judgment and fofti-
iudr tonight, whom he declined to put
his mon ON board a train stolen at
csupoil Bluffs by the engineers and
arsmen OF the Union Pacific. II was
a Union Pacific engine, with Union
Pacific cars, on the Rock Island track.
Kelly declined It, because he had not
vei broken any law and did not intend
10 start In here.
Al about O'Clock word was received
tbst a detachment u Union Pacific
sbopmen were on the way across The
bsidre and Council Bluffs escort
vent down 10 meet them. They found
over 100 mon In line, with flags waving
and blue ribbons, the badges " the
army, ia nearly every buttonholo. To
The Numbering Of bass drums they
marched up Broadway aud over %
Hayliss PARK, where the former army
was slill standing.
The streets OF Council Bluffs by this
time we're black with "a cheering crowd.
travel In every direction was almost
suspeuded Flags were luttering from
uumberlUas Windows, anu on every
corner crowds were grouped 10 listen
10 the labor otAtions. Tue advance
guard of the shopmen were armed with
l1aycs Of bread, borne on the end Of
dag sians, and the line appeared 10 be
ruiless. They Joined the ranks Of the
men already arrived and awaited the
ic.ult Of the conferences then Ia pro.
gfCta.
n was 3 O'Clock before replies were
received from the messages TO the rail-
way presidents, denying the fequttt,
d then the conference between the
riIEuus' committee and the railroads
ended.
The information that no train would
bee furnished was conveyed 10 the walt
tug thousands WIN had o1ngTogatod
about the courthouse 10 await the com.
JOY OF Chairman Iichenof.
Reaching the grounds he tlb3wed
bis way through tho crowd and ascond-
Ell the courthouse steps. When he
announced the result OF tho conference
% wns greeted by roar Of hOwls aud
LiafUs.
A. soon ~ the meeting on the court
house square adjourned, led by band
aud with Thousands Of nhgs nuttofiug
ln the cold April wind, the men formed
ia line and marched 10 Bayliss Park,
While tho committee Ut Omaha
iab1ring men was interviewing the
governor nj Attorney General Stones
lnlco a somewhat similar yet decidedly
diilcfont scene was being enacted In
tue law office OF Wright a baldwin.
About twenty-five women, under the
leadership Of Mrs. Fred Herman, went
10 soc MFR. Baldwin.
Inc ladies had formed a notion
um0ng themselves that Baldwin was
gu ogre, who ate small babies for break.
last, and they were consequently
prepared ~ use tears in unlimited
quantities IA getting him 10 subscribe
90 the idea Of furnishing transportation
Tor the Kelly men eastward. One
group Of women tackled Baldwin anu
another Wright.
The ladies succeeded In adding 10
tuu general tumult, but obtained but
little Satisfaction from thu governor.
hfs. Herman said chs had iuat com.
plotted an Organization VI 800 la1ics OF
Council Blutla,and that n other means
To- aid Kelly ia his march failed she
uuu her followers would take possession
ora train, seeing that II reached Chi
cage.
Hull another meeting Of tho citizens
Of Council Bluils wnB held IA tue
Oiloe " Fllckinger Bros. aud the FOL.
lowing resolutions denOuncing Judge
Hubbard were adopteui
At about O'Clock, when all hope OF
securing train from tue officials had
vanished, tho crowd went Aimlessly
rom Bayliss park, where II had lis
tened 10 the ADDRESSES Of tho leaders,
these leaders had vanished anu th,
men were getting restless In the cold,
when from the south came marching
$40 women, headed by Mira. Herman
This gave new life TO the men anI
when the women proposed 10 go 10 the
transfer aud take train the march
was quickly started in that direction.
~ tho transfer an effort was made e
tA6e fast mall engine, bat II flashed
lu tho pan.
Then, the men seemed ready "a
qult again, ons young woman, win,
ttood by group OF Union Pacihc en-
glncets, said: "If / was u man 10
nave an engine" This was all tina
was needed.
In a few moments the men had ter
bridge engines aud were busily search
ing the yards for empties. Finally
NV WV ANhhA AAN WIN nNHA hh Va
way 10 Weston.
helly's army was anxiously await
lng tho results Of tho efforts VI itiend
IN Omaha ana Counolll Blutis.
At 1850 O'Clock wUrd was received
that 6,UO0 men had captured UnioI
Pacihc uain In the Bluffs and were OF
laelr way 10 the cump. When the
news reached Weston, Agent Chitten.
yen seut for the section boss. Thi
individual WINS OIJ aTed 10 take bis MOI
hnd tear up euvG1h Of tho Roch
Island track west VI tho west switch e
prevent trains from reaching town
WORK WA begun nj once, but before Il
Proceeded Tar the kellyltes had sur
Founded the section men ana per
suadrd them 20 desiat. Tho sector
men threw down their tools, ono raj
uuly having beon removed. Kelly
larn quickly replaced the rail ant
ufove lne SPIKES.
In a moment tho headlight nhont
along the frosty rail ana aHcroam irOn
lhe whistle announced the coming o
relief General Kelly was up town a
meeting, but came 10 the depot
Whvfu a big engineer came forwaf,
Aui said. "denerAl Kelly, We have
Train OF ten cars TO take you back /,
F, Council blutie; come, get aboard"
henetRi Kelly, after a consultation
Wth his lriondt, declined to take Ih
ram Il would put his men IN Ia
ught Of lawbreakers. lie could no