The record-union., 1894-04-20
KELLY's ARMY.
They Break Camp at Council Bluffs
and Start East.

They Break Camp at Council Bluffs
and Start East.
OMAHA, April 19.-Kelly's Army of
Industrials, wet, bedraggled and chilled
to the bone, broke camp and started from
the Council Bluffs Chautauqua grounds
for the East. During the night the ranks
began to swell with the arrival from Ne
vada of sixty-five men, under Captain
NJ German, and to-day further acquisi-
tions were made when Captain Morgan,
with two companies of Commonwealers,
SOC strong, reached camp from the West
by the way of the Union Pacific. The
objective point of to-day's march is Wes-
ton. fifteen miles east of Council Bluffs.
1t is believed that train will be secured
at Weston to carry the army TO Chicago.
The representatives of the Brother
hoods of Engineers and Firemen prom
ised to call on the General Managers of
the Chicago and Council Bluffs lines to-
day in Chicago and make arrangements
for carrying the men East. The army
spent the night at W eston and marched
in the morning to Underwood, eight
miles further east, where brotherhood
train will pick up the soldiers. The Com
rnonwealers are having a hard march, as
the weather has, suddenly turned cold
and drlzzling rain is falling. Many OF
the men are SICK with coluSi lever ana
threatened pneumonia.
The real facts of the presence of the
militia at Council Bluffs and Camp Kelly,
near Chautauqua station were made pub
lie in an interview with Attorney Hub
bard of the Northwestern road, while
smarting under criticisms of the press
and public opinion. Mr.. Hubbard ac-
knowIedged that he was responsible for
the calling out of the State troops. and
used his influence with Governor Jack
son for that purpose. Mr.. Hubbard ex-
pressed himself in no uncertain language
and his views of the situation were COIN
cided in by Mr.. Baldwin.
''If these tramps and buns try to cap
ture one of our trains there Will be
trouble,v said Mr.. Hubbard; 'and should
they gain possession of a train by any
hook or crook or by the sympathy of our
trainmen, we will ditch the train, if it de-
stroys every car and hurts Lot OF men.
We will not carry these vagrants for love
or money, or be forced by their capturing
our rolling stock. In the eyes of the law
they are band of beggars. who are or
ganized for an unlawful purpose, and
Drey on people who are compelled to feed
Them. and move on to the next station.
Why. if we would carry this crowd over
Iowa and Illinois, we would be COM
pelled to carry IL, 900 more out OF the State
like them. They would pour on the read,
and we could not carry on business, and
what we do not intend to do. Our roads
were not built for charity.
tThis movement must be stopped now,
and right here and l don't think the
people show good judgment In feeding
Ihese people. There is too much false
evmpathy about these men. We have
had men among these people day and
night. end they have recognized people
who have led criminal lives and served
time in penal institutions, who are now
soldiers in the army. Do you suppose
Tor moment that we intend to transport
such a crowd over our lines and unload
them upon the other cities along the
route? This would only remove the pest
from one city to another. and under
the laws of any of the States we could be
held liable for damages"
IF l were the Governor" Clipped in
Mr.. Baldwin, Il would place sufficient
force behind me to enforce nv commands,
and say to this man Kelly, 'Disperse your
gang, or / will do il for you.' | would not
let them march across this State in BODY
and pave the way for the hordes which
we know are preparing to follow this
crowd, Ny idea as to the way to get rid
of these men would be to divide them up
into parties softwenty-tive, and send them
in different directions out of the State.
,Fbey should not be permitted to go over
the country on the people and eating
them ont of house and home, and do
think the Governor should not permit it."
The railroad managers do not hesitate
to say that these men should be starved
into disbanding, and thus be compelled
to go to work or be prosecuted under the
yagrancy laws.
The Iowa militia was ordered home
this evening, and all the companies have
gone. Kelly says that if he does not Sc
cure train by noon tomorrow be will
march his army back to Council Bluffs.
T4tar rNff I'm D@nl
Island arrived in the city to-day, and