The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-21
KELLYs ARMY
May Lesve This Morning on Foot No
Train Secured.

May Leave This Morning On Foot No
Train Secured.
OMlHA. April 20.-1hree thoussnd men
msrohsd out Of Omaha TO-DAY with ban-
nsrs flying. bound fer the camp Of Kelly'a
commonWealers, a. Weston. Ia. fourteen
miles east Of Council Blufs. A. nino
o'clock the signal agreed upon, the ringing
Of church bells and the blowing Of whis-
tiea, was given. announcing that kolly'a
army was stili ~ Weston, unable TO secure
a train for the oaat. Inside of i've minutes
1000 men gathered al Jefferson square.
quickly organized and ths march was
taken OF.
The column had been pfscsdsd 10 Coun-
ell Bluffs By a committee Of prominent cit-
izena 10 call on Gov jackson aud the man
ayers Of the rail DAD aud urge that the
commonwealth DO Al ozce started east
The weather was cold and the rnen we're
suffering severely. many having ths pneu-
monia. although there 10 an amply supply
Of medicine 10 counteract Illness.
Kelly had long intetview With Gov.
Jackson. The governor notihsd Kelly that
the citizsns Of Council Biuds had arranged
20 furnish boats 20 take the army 10 Kansas
City and y OVide shelter during ths prepa-
rAtions. Kelly replied that be refused 90
go. bat would submit the proposition % bis
men.
While tho committee we're a. uosk ia
Council Bluffs. other committees were be-
sieginR telegraph Offices with kilograms 20
the presidents Of ths unk lines. Al II
O'clock the f0liOwinR was s0nt: Council
Bluffs, April 20.-Io Marvin Hnghitt,
prssident Of the CHICAGO North
westarn railroad; 10 X. X. Cable,
president Of the Chicago q Rock Island
Pacific railroad. and 20 Roswell Miller,
president Of the Chicago, Milwaukee g. st..
Paul railroad, Chicago: Kslly's army is At
Weston, exposed to the elsmsnts, with pro-
visions for two days; are suffering terribly,
bot are patient and united IN their deter
mination to 20 through. Have thus far
committed no tfespass whatever. are or
/ derly, Obedient 10 all commands Of their
leaders. and are being furnished with pro
visions and transportation for the same By
tbs charity Of the people Of Iowa. Can
/ rot you. gentlemen, for the great corpora
tions you represent, assume 90 do. IN the
interests Of humanity. what you would not
be justified In doing e1eept IN this great
emergency"
This Was signed by many leading citi-
zens, judges and o'ber officials Of Council
Blufs and Omaha.
AZ three o'clock replies we're received
from the messages 10 the railway presi-
dents, denying the requests. and then the
/ conference between the Citizena' committee
and the railroad ended. The Information
that DO train would be furnished was con
veyed TO the waiting thousands who had
/
the coming OF Chairman Tichensr. When
he announced the result IL was greeted bg d
roar Of hovis and Kisses. AftsT making a
/ short address be stated that the COMMITTEES
hRd decided 90 wait until four
o'clock, at which hour. II train was not
furnished. one would be taken aud run cut
to Kelly's camp. when his men would be
loaded on 10 and started on their jouFneV
east he spoke in strong terms against
violence. and cautioned the men against
any destruction OF property. AS coon Al
the meeting on court house squa ad-
journed, the men formed in line and
marched 20 Bayliss park.
During the evening a train on the Rock
Island was captured. bat Kelly refused TO
allow his men 60 board IL. he displayed
rare judgment when he declined 20 put his
men on board the train stolen at
Council Bluffs by engineers and frs-
meE of the Union Pacific. IL was =
/ Union Pacific engine with Union Pacific
cars on the Rock lslano track. Kelly said
he had not yet broken any law and did not
| intend 20 start in here.
The army slept at Weston tonight and
will march TO Council Bluffs TO- morrow and
take its way east on foot.