Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-21
WILD SCENES IN OMAHA
Remarkable Outbreak of Sym
 pathy For Kelly's Men.
THE MOB sEIzEs A TRAIN FOR HIM,

THE MOB sEIzEs A TRAIN FOR HIM I The Leader of the Army Refused to Accep,
 It Because It Was stolen and Starts To
 day to March His Men East-Railroad.
 Flatly Refuse Transportation.
 OMAHA, April 21-General Kelly is all fAe good words hitherto said of him, and nore. He displayed the rarest judgment End fortitude when he declined to put his men on board train stolen at Council Biutts-stolen by the engineers and fire men of the Union Pacific It was Union Pacific engine, with Union Pacific cars, on the Rock Island track. Kelly declined it because he said he had not yet broken any law and did not intend to start in here.
 There was great excitement here all day, and 1t was intensified at nightfall by the news that train had been captured to re- | liave Kelly,
 Crowds thronged the streets, and an i'm mense open air meeting was held Ru- mors of the calling out of federal troops and state troops, of deaths in kelly's camp and Of every conceivable nature kept the crowd on a tension hard to withstand. But no unusual disorder ensued, and as if by miracle the clash that seemed inevi- table was avoided, and kelly's men slept at Weston. At daybreak they marched to Council Bluffs. A new start east will be made on foot. Quiet was restored in the | city.
 Appealing to the Railroads. | While the committees We're at work in Council Bluffs other committees were be- sleging the different telegraph offices "i+h | messages to the presidents of the Iowa trunk lines. The following was sent:
 To Marvin Hughtt President Chicago and Northwestern Railway; R. R. Cable, Presi- dent Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
 way: Roswell Miller. President Chicago, Mil waukee and St Paul Railway. Chicago: helly's army is at Weston exposed to the ele- ments, with provisions for two days suffer- Ing, but patient and united in their determina- Lion to go through; have thus far committed no trespasS whatever; are orderly and obedient to all commands of their leader and are being fur 1 nished with provisions by the charity of the people of Iowa. We have hrown the reSponsi- bility upon our state officers for the gravity of the situation. Can you not, gentlemen, for the great corporations you represent, assume to do In the interests of humanity what you would not be justified in doing except in this great emergency?
 HON. w. H. M. PUZEY. Chairman. This was at once followed by this one:
 From the government building we are re- tl- We understand they have come over to demand with force of numbers that something be done to provide transportation for kelly's army. The citiZens>are now headed toward the Mil waukee tracks. If you were here you would realize that something should be done at once. We appeal to you to help relieve this communi- ty from the impending danger that threatens and relieve the sufferings of these men. II. E. DEEMER. Judge District Court. F. F. MCGEE, Judge Supreme Court.
 J. J. STEDMAN Clerk Federal Court.
 THOMAS BOWMAN, Postmaster.
 Soon after word was received that de- tachment of Union Pacific shopmen. was Dn the way across the bridge, and Coun- cil Bluffs escort went down to meet them. They found over 1000 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 to Broadway and over to Bay liss park. The streets of Council Bluffs by this time were black with a yelling, cheer ing crowd. Travel in every direction was fr,,, inS.ers ware hutterins corner crowds were grouped to listen to the labor orations.
 The advance guards of the shopmen were armed with loaves of bread borne on the end of flagstaffs and the line appeared to be endless. They joined the ranks of the men already arrived and awaited the re suit of the conference then in progress.
 Railroad Officials Refused.
 Replies were finally received from the messages to the railway presidents deny ing the request, and then the conference between the citizens committee and the railroad officials ended. The information that no train would be furnished was con veyed to the waiting thousands, who had taH oh hn bOl n aN N-ait the coming of Chairman Tichenor. Reach ing the grounds, he elbowed his way through the crowd and ascended the court house steps.
 When he announced the result of the conference, it was greeted with roars of howls, jeers and hisses After making a short address he stated that the commit tee had decided to wait two hours, when, if no train was furnished, one would be taken and run out to Kelly's camp, where his men would be loaded on and started on their eastward journey. He spoke in strong terms against violence and eau toned the men against any destruction of property. After the meeting on the court house square, led by a band and with thousands of flags, the men formed in line and marched to Bayliss park.
 While the committee of Omaha men was
  General Stones office a somewhat similar and yet decidedly different scene was be- | ing enacted in the law office of Wright & | Baldwin. About 25 women, in response | to a call issued during the early morning, i had collected at Dohaney's Opera House, and under the leadership of Mrs. Fred Herman they went to see MT. Baldwin.
 The ladies had formed notion among | themselves that Baldwin was an ogre who ate small babies for breakfast, and they were consequently prepared to use tears in | getting him to subscribe to the idea ot furnishing transportation for the kellyites l eastward.
 One group of women tackled Baldwin and another appealed to Wright. The in. terview was exciting to some, amusing tc others and profitab ble to no one. MT. Bald win explained that it was impossible fol him to act contrary to the desires of the railway officials, to whose orders he was subject He referred the ladies to the gov ernor.
 The ladies succeeded in adding to the general tumult, but obtained little satis faction from the governor Mrs. Herman said she had just completed an organiza tion of 300 ladies of Council Bluffs, and that if other means to aid Kelly in his on ward march failed she and her followers would take possession of train, seeing that it reached Chicago This lady is work ing in conjunction with and is backed III by the entire committee.
 Hale and Hearty at One Hundred and Five
 VINELAND, N. J., April 21.-Mrs. Hannah Chard celebrated her one hundred anG fifth birthday. Despite her great age, sht is still quite hale and hearty. Five gen erations of her family were present. l NIurdered hY MoOnshinars.