The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-20

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/ spring up from the ground and the
| column which crossed the bridge had
! grown to over 5000 men by the time it
| reached the heart of the city.
/ The burly form of Captain O'Donahue
| headed the column and at intervals the
line was broken into companies. each one
/ headed with a flag bearer and acting un-
der orders of captain.
! At Fifteenth and Broadway the Omaha
army was met by detachment of Coun-
! Gil Bluffs laborers with a fife and drum,
| a brass band and a dozed flags. These
acting as an escort took the company to
Bayles park where halt was called and
| in response from Chsef of Police Scan
Ion, the committee was appointed to
\ present the demands of the men to the
railroad officials who were found in the
office of John Y. Stone.
While the committee was in the Office,
| the men lined up along the sides of the
| square, warming their toes by stamping
on the pavement and cheering imprompt
| speakers. In Mr.. Stones office DIR.
Duryea addressed the committee, ex-
planning that he had had the conference
with Gen. Kelly and Gov. jackson.
He said that he was convinced that the
governor was in sympathy with men and
anxious to do what was right and for the
best interests of the army. He had made
an earnest effort to provide for trans
portation. He had conferred with all =
the railroads but SO far had failed. He
vidual hand in the state treas ury and pay
their fare.
Two Alternatives.
Now DR.. Duryea said, two alternatives
present themselves: to bring back the
men to the Chautauqua grounds and
there house and feed them until trans
portation could be provided by way of
Kansas City or to take advantage of an
offer made by the Rock Island to carry
the men as regular passengers.
Mr.. Tichnor who acted as spokesman
was very positive that Kelly's army
would not go to Kansas City and that
they would go to Chicago today.
Col. ID. B. Daley took the floor and
wanted to pacify matters, but the com
mittee was warm and informed him that
there was no use of multiplying words
for they were determined to see that the
army went out of Council Bluffs. They
demanded to see some representatives of
the railroads, but were informed that
none were in town
To Kansas City by Boat.
After some talk it was explained that
the plan was to bring the men back to
Council Bluffs and take them to Kansas
City by boat Nedrey and others of the
committee were of the opinion that this
was a scheme on the part of the railroads
and refused to listen to it Mayor
Cleaver was then called in and protested
that it was no scheme.
The statement was reiterated that the
men were not going to Kansas City but to
Chicago and Dr. Duryea said that the COM
mittee was not in Council Bluffs
to talk to the governor but to
made an attempt to say something
when a little pandemonium broke loose
in the midst of which troop of twenty
or more women headed by Mrs. Sher-
man marched into the office.
proposition was made to march to
the depot and seize a train when Dr.
Duryea cried out: Hold on, brethren,
don't forget that are all under one
flag and that Council Bluffs and Omaha
Nebraska and Iowa are all one on this
matter"
The committee left the Office in a huff
to look at the kilograms said to have
been sent to the railroad officials.
Chief Scanlan. who met the army at
the bridge, had all the saloons closed,
and the company officers suppressed the
numerous vocal demonstrations which
were made.
General Kelly came over to Council
Bluffs with the intention of catching d
train for Weston, being very desirous of
getting out of the city before the out
pouring from Omaha, as he said he was
in no way responsible for the
demonstration and did not want
TO be even party to it. While
sent around to the Council Bluffs Bee
office to take him to Weston in a hurry,
he slipped into adjacent lunch room
and tried to down hasty breakfast but
his presence was in some way learned by
Gov. jackson, who sent for him for the
purpose of imparting some information
which he thought would be of interest.
jackson Talks with Kelly.
Kelly hurried over to the governors
headquarters. where were gathering
several citizens, besides the attorney
general The interview was prolonged
one, or rather it was mostly a mOnoIOgue,
for Gov. jackson took occasion to review
at length and in detail all the actions he
had taken, the purport being that he had
taken every means possible to get the
army its way and that the state auth
critics had not laid a straw of detention
in its way
His conference with railway officials
has resulted in nothing far as the
Northwestern, Milwaukee & St Paul
and the Burlington " ere concerned, they
refusing to do anything. The Rock Is
land at first suggested that they might |
have taken half the army to Davenport |
if the ST. Paul would take the other half !
to the river, the railways to be paid a
fair rate as might seem just to the gov
ernor.
The governor had agreed to recon-
pense the roads, although there was no |
authority for him to put his hand into the |
state treasury for that purpose. This |
proposition to- take the men across the /
state had been recalled later, and now |
the railways would nothing but tran |
sport them as other passengers at full |
rates.
He notified Kelly that the citizens of |
Council Bluffs had arranged to furnish |
boats to take the army to Kansas City |
and to provide them with shelter here |
and ample provisions While the prepara-