The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-24
KELLY's LITTLE MUTINY.
Company &C." of Sacramento, Has
Been Disbanded.

SOLAH-AAs
Been Disbanded.
Nicola. Iowa, April 23.-Kelly's indus
trial army awoke today to find state
of mutiny.
Last night Kelly gave orders that no
men be allowed to leave camp. Colonel
Baker told his men they could leave
if they wished. AS soon as the bugle
aroused the army today, a court mar
tial was called. The, officers declared
unanimously against Baker, and he
was promptly expelled, much to the
satisfaction of the men.
During breakfast, a man in company
c. Of Sacramento, quarrelled with a
comrade and drew knife. His OPP
ponent promptly seized a club and with
a friend began to belabor the belliger-
ent.
Kelly had the three men transferred
to another camp. Company Z OBJECT
ed. and when the general ordered them
into the ranks they refused to go.
Company c is disbanded" shouted
Kelly. 1.-The men may join other COM
panies, but they must follow orders
hereafter
loud denunciations of Kelly were
heard, some of the men openly accus-
ing him of appropriating the funds do
mated TO the army.
Colonel Spead, to whose regiment
company c belonged, appealed in be-
half of his men, but Kelly was obdur-
are. He ordered the sergeant to call
the roll Of company c, and as each
man stepped forward, he was asked If
he was willing to join another COM
pany. officers and men promptly re-
sponded they would go forward as
company . or not at all. They were
ordered % give up their badges and
leave.
When the scene was over, Colonel
Spead, who is popular with the Sacra-
men.o division, began an address. 1t is
said he was deeply affected as he told
his men of his deep sympathy for them.
But men do not count in such a
movement as this he declared. 1T
is a principle to which men must be
sacrificed. 1 know and love every one
of you, but 1 must leave you' and go
on
Spead extended his hand, and with
tears streaming down his sun-burned
cheeks, said brokenly:
Goodbye boys"
The men rushed forward. and, with
wet eyes and in broken voices, babe
their chief farewell.
1--WE will follow you, colonel they
said: but we have been unjustly
treated"
kerchief to his eyes, and walked down
the bluffs alone to join the main body.
The ittl= band, with flag and banner
lowered, watched him, many sobbing
aloud Al last Moss asked the men if
they would follow him east.
colonel Spead viii bring Kelly
around" he said, and we will be back
in the army before tomorrow"
After a brief consultation, the men
declared their willingness TO go, and
gave three rousing cheers for Spead.
They passed the army drawn up along
the wagon road and started up the st.
Paul railroad tracks for Avoca, where
the army is TO spend the night.
Kelly marshalled his troops and the
march 10 Avoca, eighteen miles, was
begun. The farmers of the surround
ing country provided one hundred wa
CONS and a greater part of the men
were carried. One or two companies
had to walk, and Colonel Baker Joined
the ranks Of one of these.
The men were vigorously cheered
and every mile or so farmers met the
ranks With wagon loads of provisions
Dirner was taken in a pretty grove
about nine miles from Nicola, and the