The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21

o'clock this morning. ana the Y1h0ss
we've 90 con 9ic.ing that they knss Hes
vhs. % expect. The people near there
srnrsassd ss.s example Of 0maha's estzzsas
An giving thu srray food. Twsnsy-one
e;sixens OF Persia filled several Wagons
with provisions and drovs over 10 the
exrur. The citizens OF Uacsrwooa
sens over q load cf comsortsrs ana
bsanke.s. and there sers many Visitors 20
the camp. DR.. swanson and M. Lee. OF
Weston. collected $40 this afternoon
which they presented to Gen. Kelley. Ut.
Lemon and others are holding largely A.
tsndsc religious meetings IN the village.
Lemon brought down . veli-hlIsd Hedi.
cine chest and II helping care TO- the sick-
There are no ner patIsnts in the hospital
The MiIusukss company ran All tnssf
t,sins and cars out from the
Bluffs this morning and then pulled
M the tracks near Seoiaso, 90 saas IL
the men captured . train they could
not 10 Ear. Tsiesraphic information 10
this plaza Was cui Cd from the outside
World. The telephone wires running to
the BIuf.s were cut ia three places this
AFTERNOON By various persons, but the wires
usrs repaired by one Of Keiiey's men.
Two little girls had seen . veli-dressed
man cutting shs wirs. Its certain that the
work was not done BY any Of kelieys men.
As7:3o o'clock word was rece.ved that
500 men had captured . Union Psethe
train in the Eiufss and we're on their way
20 camp When the news reached Weston.
AGENT Chiisendsn sent fer section boss
This individual was ordered 20 take bis
men aad take up enough OF the Rock
Island track West Of the switch 10 prevent
trains from reaching town. Work
was begun ~ oncs, bat before u
had proceeded far the keiieyifes
had surrounded the section men and per-
suasied them 20 desist The section men
threw down their tools. one rail- only bsv-
ing besn removed. kelley's men quickly
replaced the rail and drove hoTas tho
spikes. Then Agen. Chfttenden came Up
and ordered the section men 10 tear up the
track again. His deliberate attempt to
wreck the train aroused tie wrath oil the
KelieyItes Their demonstrations were
such that the agent fed back TO
the dspo. followed by the section hands
The attempt TO ditch the train was aban-
doned. and in q moment the headlight
ahons along the frosty rails and q scream
from the whistle an nouneed the coming OF
relief. Gen. Kelley was up town a.
meeting, but came TO the depot, where
big engineer came forward and said:
Seen. Kelley. we have train OF ten cars
20 take you back to Council Bluffs. Come,
get ABOARD"
Gen. Kelley, after . consultation with
hi. friends. declined to take the tram, say
ing Ii would put his men in the light OF
lswbreaksrs. He could not con seicntiousiy
20 on board q stolen train. This decision
was approved by his men. bat he was
urged TO come by the relief committee.
"WeIi get you train in spite Of hell"
said one of the engineers. But Kelley
would not go. Lets take your sick
back. was urged, and 30 SIX men who
were disabled were put on board. After
much hand.haking aud cheering. IN which
the women who went with the train were
given rousing reception. the train went
back to Council Bluffs and tho sick men
were taken TO the hospitals.
Gen. Kelley issued an order to his men
70 be ready to break camp and march back
10 Council Bluils. He issued an appeal TO
the citizens Of Iowa and Nebraska to aid
him with teams and wagons TO transport
his camp equipage, and will start across
the country on foot
At 10 o'clock all was quiet The excite
ment of the day had passed In Omaha,
South Omaha and Council Bluffs. and a.
1880 the streets we're cleared of unusual
crowds II was reported that Gov. Jack
son had applied to Gen. Brooke. command.
ing the Department Of the Platte, for
Federal troops, but Gen. Brooke denied
that any such request had been made
This evening the Union Pacific sent east
bound passengers around by Omaha to
connect with the North western At Blair, so
that the latter would not need 20 run
trains to Council Bluffs. Ex-Congressman
w. NJ. Pusey. of Councii Bluffs, is on his
way to Chicago in company with General
Manager ST. John, of tho Rock Island, to
urge President Cable To give the men a
train.
Huaxnsrows. Nd. April 10 Because Of
rain Coxey's army rested at williamsport
yesterday, holding a public meeting a,
night The march to Hsgerstown today
was made under favorable circumstance.
The pike Vas dry but justices, all the
trees ard fields green with tho recent
rains. and at one OF the hails BIZ a rustic
pump the ragged. MISUNDERSTANDING crowd
drank of the cold water, At the tollgate
mile outside of Hagcrs,own there Was a
delay, the old white haired gatekecuer re-
fuslng TO let the army pass without paw.
ment Of tolls on the horses Brown de-
clared this was another extortion II mo.
nopolisss, and ordered forward the
tlas. The old gataman respeetft,ilv
dotted bis has 10 the stars and
stripes. but shut down the bars
en- the horsemen and csrr,sxe.
The army was forced 90 pay 50 cents toll.
The army was accompanied into town BY
constantly increasing crowd OF cyclists.
hersemen and pedestr ans. ard the march
through hsseFssown "a tho camp va. rcls.
lively equal te an inaugural procession in
Washington City.
Gen. Coxey left today for New York
where he Will attend the sac If some O,
his kentucky tAoroughbreds Beside I'd
Will try 30 arrange with the railroads for
excursion rates to Wa-ninrton ;ftv Ia,
the demonstration on May L n : from
this arrangement that he ex ceets 20 get ths
greater part ~ hss crowd far the psrais in
tie etsy. Should this plan succeed. h,
says there will he no trouble in gctttns
61,so people % Washington CITY beside
those already on the way there.
WASHINGTON CRY, April sl--rroxi.!on.
To- the accommodation OF the army Of ;hs
Common veal IS contemplated In a resolu.
t'on introduced ia tho house today hy
Representative noen. Pop. Of Minnesota
The resolution iassruc,s The secretary a
var 20 provide wlthia the District 81
columbia sFnFsug grouud aaj tcnts fal
a. rsaaiGcd bodies Of lahorsaK peeps
Who may come within the district and SEQ
thei 'he rights of citizens are res9~ctsl
anu protected during she!r stsy there. 4