New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-25
NUTTNY IN KELLl'S CAMP.
COLONEL" SPEED WANTS THE SPOli"S
DIVIDED AND Is REDUCED ~
THE RANKS.
HE CHARGES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIS
SACRAMENTO "REGIMENT"-THE ARMY
SPLIT IN TWAIN. KNIVES BRAN
DIsuED AND FIGHT MAR
EOWLY AVERTEI

EOWIY AVERTEp
Walnut. Iowa. April 24-Kellys Army" drilled
into Walnut to-day with twenty-three companies
renrosentIng s53 men, IN state OF mutny, 80 far az
the Sacramento division IS concerned. General
Kelly and Colonel Speed had some trouble this
morning which may result IN disruption. keliy
ordered Speed to the Of the line 10 look a''er
deserters and Speed refused. saying that he was
footsorc and afoot. Kelly applied an epthet 70
Speed and squirting his horse. told Speed TO go or
he (Kelly) would ride over him roughshod' Spe"i
became angry and refused 10 move step Kelly
took possession Of the commssary department anu
returned the himself.
Upon arriving here the Sacramento and san Fran
cisco companies separated into two bodies no.
words we're exchanged and trouble was threatened.
General" Kelly called council Of the captains
and in court martial by a vote OF 20 TO 3. Colonel
Speed was reduced to the ranks. When this was
announced the Sacramento men renewed iheH
Irritating cries and INDUCED IN filings at keiiy ana
insinuatons that he had not been fair In disirihrt
ing the money collected for the army. ana a'so
the food and clothing. The men followed UP theH
cries with rush for the connissary quarters
but were stopped by Speed, who spoke TO the men
asking peace and hoping that Tor '"e
good OF the cause no trouble would arise. lie ue-
clared. however. that he had been snupoed anu
abused since he left the coast with the array.
Partially had been shown the San Francesca tx
nent. Kelly, he asserted, had $,VO coi'o'''
along the route. and had refused to account lot H.
Cries Of we want the money went up Ifo" ''''
Sacramento men. They called the san FRANCISCO
men sand lot soup iends" and vile ana pio'"i'o
epithets were exchanged. The sticks whic" we
men use in carrying their blankets anu pu''i'''
were loosened and brandished and knives Weit us
PLAYED. The situation critical. but 'hr YiP'i .
tune arrival OF citizens who urged c''@Sa'''" g."
hostilities. stayed the trouble. A.. 30 ,,.,s
General Kelly then spoke. saving tha' ne a.
sorry to exhibition OF dirty llh'n i'a' i.h
public 1t was not a question Of who should Ieai.
bat OF going on Washington. This tI"lbI' ~
said arose through Jealousy. speed had p''h ~
and reduced to the ranks by vote or ~ 70 %. h'S
necessary. We viii 50 with YOU shou''" '"'''
two-thirJs OF the 1870 80
After dinner the san francisco men 'fd gu "n
Win his sympathizers in the van Ills following
numbers about three hundred. which y aoou' or
half OF the Sacramento division. At Atlantic spec
ing OF food clothing and 81 90 in cash ,.., .
ternpt Was mad3to assassinate GeneraT Kelly to
night The affair has been KEEP; qHiret !" cam" mp
&c neral" I'm time to fOil the plans AD'lt cioI
Kelly started from the grounds for the city anu
was met by a soldier with a message rom . Hi'
ramento company captain" The message stat"
that a scheme had been laid TO assault tnr. S,n-
erol" rob him OF his money ana thrn kih ii'Nl,
thus leaving the impression tina; highwaNinen han
committed the crime. Kelly TRENDS i9f"'eI " .1,la
guard and escorted him TO and from the CITY. t,e,
cral'' Kelly, in speaking OF this occurrence" hdln
mat he had private information that there were
several Anarchists among the Sacramento men. an
that he desired 10 drive iheih Out OF '"e amy
The 'Industrial Army" arrived here this evening
Kan, with 500 men. followed by Speed with four
SAGA mento companies numbering 2D men II ~
understood that Speed VIII undertake. TOMORROW
to capture train ana leave Kelly behind