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2 THE OMAHA DAILY KRE ; SUNDAY. APIUL 22. 1801 TWENTY PACKS , out nlnco February 19 , when they struck against n proposed reduction of wage * . OMJARFIKLl ) , ! ' . , April 21.--Throughout . ' .In iccllon all the mines that Imvo boon ' jerking , shut down today promptly at noon , kn the Houlzdalo district , to which nt leant 0,000 men belong , every man Is out. At Oaccoln , Phlllpsburg , Pealc , Morrlmlale , Muson'fl , Grassflal and all places In the llcnch creek region , the men quit quietly nt noon and went to their hornet. It was the same at all points along the upper Beach crock. At Dubols the men have been out since the flrst of the week , At Potion , Hpcnglcr , Harncsboro , Hastings , Mitchell's Frugality , Dysart , Dougherty and other towns In the northern part of Cambria county the moil are all out. t'p to this hour not a word has been received of any undue excitement. PHILIPHIJURG. April 21. Ten thousand miners and laborers are Idle In this Im- inodlato vicinity. Operators rely on the Htrlko being of short duration because of the Impoverlitheel condition of the men. They claim they liavo a supply of coal on the market sufllclont to last until the miners are ready to work. HUNTINOTON , I'a. , April 21. Contrary to expectations the miners In the Huntlngton and liroadtop region did not strike today. No trouble has arisen among the miners In the East Ilroaittop region In the Hock Hill district. Late advices from Cumberland to night state that the miners will not strike. WKLLHIIORO. Pa. . April 21. Two thou sand coal miners at Arnot , Antrim , Morris Kim and Tall Brook , In Tloga county , obeyed the order of the United Mine Workers asso ciation and ucnt out on a strike today. The outlook hero Is very dhinal for the strikers , us many of them tro In needy circumstances. DELLEFONTE , I'a. , April 21. The bitu minous coal miners In the Snow-shoo and Karthans districts \vcnt out on a strike at noon CHARLESTON , W. Va. , April 21. The best Information to bo obtained from many coal operators Indicates that few If any of the Kanawha miners will go out. The United Mlno Workers Imvo little or no organization there. Montgomery may strike , but It Is Improbable. On New River , Echo , Central and Flro creek the minors went out at noon. The mlnont have called a meeting for Mon day. SOME USEFUL FIGURES. PHILADELPHIA , April 21. There are 20,000 miners In what Is known as tlic Clear- Held district of the bituminous coal region who will bo affected by the strike. Added to these are 5,000 In the Phllllpsburg dis trict , 4,000 In the Indiana department , C.OOO tn the Jefferson district and about 8,000 In the mountain district. In Ohio there are 30,000 miners , In Indiana , 12,000 ; In Illinois , 11,000 ; In Alabama , 10,000 , who some days ago quit work ; In Missouri , 8,000 , and In Tennessee about 4,000. In West Virginia , about 10,000 diggers are engaged who arc not expected to quit work. All the operators In this and the Ohio district belle\c the strike will assume great proportions. This has been shown by the start during the past week of mines which have been long unworked to get coal , even coke cars being used for the purpose and the putting of as many men at work as can bo secured. They have not been formally notified of the strike , but arc aware It Is coming. They have not decided what action to take In the matter. Manufacturers and foundry owners are greatly alarmed and do not credit assurances from operators that the strike will bo of short duration , and therefore they are securing all the coal they can. It Is conceded that a strlko of two weeks will cause a shortage which may re sult In the closing down of their works. Local consumers also apprehend an advanced price of coal as a result of the strike , and nre laying In supplies now so that the coal dealers have all the eiders they can attend to. Altogether no Impending strlko for years has caused so much general Interest and anxiety as this one. While the anthra cite diggers will not bo called out at present , It Is announced that In case hard coal Is used to raise steam where bituminous coal li now employed that region will be ren dered Inoperative by a strike. There are about 40,000 miners employed by the four companies which contiol the anthracite region. Will the strlko bo a success ? To those on the Inside of the org.inl/atlon a success- ( al fctrlke Is the object of the suspension , but it will have the desired effect If It brings about a conference of operators all over the country whlgh will result In higher wages to the miners' and more money to the oper ators. The operators In Ohio , Illinois and parts of Pennsylvania really favor the sus pension. They want .1 higher schedule of prices , but all must conform. WORKING TO KEEP A SNAP. A prominent operator , a member of a firm that employs several thousand minors , nald today : "Tho strike is not against a reduction In wages , but simply and solely for the purpose of keeping the officers of the minors' national organization in office. Things had been quiet for so long a time that the working miners were kicking against , paying big salaries to general offi cers for doing nothing. As far -as wo are Send or brlrisrFOUIl coupons anil ton contH In coin to this ofllcn ami rtcclvo tin ) fith part of lliln Hiinerli woilt Ilia t.ioiy nf the War told by tli < ) leading generals on bath nidus. JIAUNiriUIJ.NTLY ll SERIES NO. 9. DICTIONARY. } I ) rl tn uilcr of the book correspond Ine vv lilt thu Berleu number oC the coupons presented , w 111 bo dollvorocl. Sunday anil Tluoo Wcolc-ilay coupons , with LI cants In oln , will buy ono part of The Amotlcan Knoyoloiniilo Dic tionary. Sonil orbrinj to Iho llco Olllco. Mall should bo aUelrossoa to DICTIONARY DEPARTMENT SERIES 2. April 22 , 1894. Urlng 0 Coupons with 2o cents , on If sent , by mail with SO cents In coin ( no stumps accepted. ) Uo sura to stata the number af the work desired. Send Only once tn 3 vrcoks , as books are pub. Istiod only that of ton. Address Jtfomoriiil Uopiirtmont , Out a/in Iloo concerned , wo have be-on practically main taining a. charity organization for ionic tlmo It would have paid us to clo o our mines nix months ago. When wo found It neces sary to reduce wages in order to keep the men nt work they ncce > plcd the situation eiuletly and did not offer objections. " ReportH coming In today from different parts of this state bear out the prognosti cations as tn the unanimity of the strike. The 200 miners employed at the Red Sun tnlno nt Ralston , near Wllllamsport , refused to go to work this morning. They nro mem bers of the United Mlno Workers' union. In the Irwln district 4,500 minor * qull work nt noon In response to the call Issued by the national officers of the Mlno Work ers' union. _ WJISTKKN 3IIJN NOT AI.L OUT. .Seiinn Mlnorn In Iimu , Oolor.tilo unit Illinois Who Will Not Quit. ST. LOUIS , April 21. Advices from the coal mining districts of southern Illinois are of a decidedly quiet nature. The men In the mines nt Colllnsvllle , Nllwood , Carllnvllle and Mlnonk are still at work. At Mlnonk lack of work by reason of recent fires In the mines has niaiTb the miners too poor to strlko. Besides , there , as well as at the other towns named , the rate of pay Is satisfactory. At Vlrdcn the miners will work until May 1 , elng held by a contract. At Duquoln n fitrlkc has boon on since April 1 against a 25 per cent reduction In wages. No additions to the strikers' ranks are reported. At St Johns the miners struck at noon , but only about 200 men nro concerned From Helle- vue , the center of the largest local district of mines , It Is learned that the miners In that vicinity will remain at work. They Imvo no wish to strike , and besides nro poorly or- ganl/cd to do so. At the mines In the Immediate vicinity of Springfield , 111. , less than 200 men quit work at noon , but enough others are expected to strlko tonight to swell the total to 1,500. In the small towns to the south of Springfield the miners nro poorly organized and are payIng - Ing no attention to the order to strike. ORGANIZED MEN OUT IN ILLINOIS. J. A. Crawford , state president of the Illinois United Mlno Workers " , says "Tele grams from all points show the strike has been practically general. Fully 140.000 men have already quit work throughout the coun try , and thousands more will strike next week. In the coal regions of Indiana May 1 will bo the date. In the organized sections of Illinois our men came out at noon to a man. Along the lines of the Chicago , I3ur- llngton & ljulncy , the Iowa Central and the Toledo , Peoila & Western , all shafts are Idlo. In southern Illinois the men will go out this evening Instead of this noon. At Canton , 111. , all the miners are out. According to men Interested In coal mines In what Is known as the St. Louis district , this city will bo but little affected by the national strlko which has been ordered by the National Mlno Workers' union. Illinois has long been known to bo but poorly or ganized by the union men. The orders of the national leaders are not likely to be obeyed unless more urgently enforced. General Manager Simpson of the Consoli dated Coal company , which brings the larg est supply of coil Into SU Louis of any con cern , stated this morning that ho antici pated no trouble. "The dimculty Is all out side of the St. Louis district , " ho said. "Wo have contracts with our miners which have yet to run some months , nnd both bides arc satisfied. The matter Is hardly of Interest to St. Louli at all. " General Manager Williams of the Carters- vlllo Coal company said his men were per fectly satisfied. "Wo cut them 10 per cent some time ago , " he said , "because we had to , and they have not objected. The leaders have told me they would not go out. Of course there Is the danger that some other mines may close up nnd the men from them force us to do the same , but our men will not willingly stop work. It will be Impossi ble to tell anything about how much of a Strlko this will bo until Monday morning , when the whistles blow for work. Just at present you can't tell anything about It , even the men don't know , but the chances are St. Louis will not bo affected. " Henry Klager , treasurer of the Consumers Coal company , stated tlmt he had heard nothing to cause him to thlnlc any of their men were go ng on a strike. This concern owns a number of mines about Springfield , Mo. Mo.A A representative of the St. Louis nnd Big Muddy Coal company , on being asked if their men were going to strike , remarked : "We would not tell you If wo knew , but wo really expect no difficulty. " MACON. Mo. . April 21. A large number of the Devlcr miners are dissatisfied over the decision to suspend work , but they decided to throw their picks , provided the other Missouri coal miners stop work. They ap pointed a committee to ascertain whether the miners at Ardmore , Hlgbee , Elliott , Lex ington and Marcellne Intend to obey Me- Drldo's order. The Bevler miners will not take final aotlon until they hear from these towns. OSKALOOSA. In. . April 21. None of the miners at the flvo Manaska camps will come out. All are working and will so continue , according to their declarations. DENVER , April 21. The indications are that there will bo little or no striking by coal miners In Colorado. Some corporations nro two months behind on pay , and employes may go out. but not In connection with the general strike. SPRING VALLEY. 111. , April 21. In this city , Seatonvlllo , Ladd and Laceyvlllc. 3,000 miners laid down their picks and shovels nnd nwnlted orders from the miners' na tional executive board. MINONK. 111. , April 21. The miners went to work today as usual. Owing to the flro In the mlno some time ago and the enforced Idleness of the men , It is not nt this tlmo thought they will Join the general strike. LA SALLE , 111. , April 21. The miners of La Sallo and Peru , as the result of a meet ing last night , quit work at noon. There seems to be a lack of haimony among the men , however , many thinking It will bo right to remain at work until May I , accord ing to the terms of the contract under which nil nro working. PARIS , III. , April 21. This noon nbout 3,000 miners of tills city. Coal City , Draco- vlllc , Gardner , Carbon Hill , of this county , nnd of Clarke. City and Uraldwood , of the same coal fields , laid down their tools In pursuance of n decision made In the conven tion Thursday. Their contracts do not ex pire until May and June. The work has been half time here , and no rates have been offered for the coming jear. The move ment hero Is Incited by forelsn agitators , only half of the workmen at flrst consenting. PITTSnURG , Kan. . April 21. The an ticipated strike at 12 o'clock today did not materialize ) In this district. The call for a delegate convention of district No. 14 , to beheld held In Missouri , will not be represented by a single delegate from the mines here. The miners hero , with a few exceptions , declare they will not stop work. LEAVKNWORTH , Kan. . April 21. The miners of this section did not go out on a strlko today. They declare they have had enough of sympathetic strikes , being out of work three months last year on tlmt ac count , and gaining nothing. CHEVENNK , Wyo. , April 21. So far as can bo learned , not a slnglo minor Is out In Wyoming. The principal coal camps nre Cambria , Inez , Glen Rock , Carbon , Hannn , Rock Springs , Evanston and Almy. TACOMA , Wash. , April 21. A special to the TImc.s from Franklin saysThe coal minors In this state have decided not to strlko May 1. They will not Join the move ment that bus been started throughout the country. SPRING VALLEY. III. , April 21. The minors of Spring Volley , La Snlle , Oglesby , Peru , Seutonvlllu. Ladd and Lonoyvlllc , are now on u strlko. These places employ nearly 7,000 miners , nnd every man working In and around the mines Is out. MACON. MO. , April 21 , The Ilovlor minors all suspended work today In accord ance with the order from Columbus , O. There nro very few men working nt Ard- moro , I. T , , and they decided not to go out. STREATOR , 111. , April 21. The miners of this city nnd vicinity this afternoon unani mously decided to obey the Instructions of the Columbus convention. HOW Till : SOUTH IS .Vl' btrlko Order \yill Not Ho Very lilmllng but Memo Men Will Coino Out. I1IRMINGHAM , Ala. , April 21. At Coronn. Walker county , today , GOO more miners Joined those now on strlko In this district. A miners' meeting Is being held ut Day's Gap which will probably result In nil remaining mines In Walker county Joining the strikers. Leaders of the strike are holding a confer ence today with Ulrmlngham merchants , with o. view to settling the wage difference The situation at Blue Creek remains un changed , One hundred Imported negro laborer * nro still nt work , under the pro tcctlon of deputy sheriffs , nnd the operators are making efforts to got more negroes , ASMLANI ) , Ky. , April 21. The strlko of the United Mlno Workers' will not affect any of the mines In the Dig Sandy vnlloyr nn no reductions have been mneln In that section The miners of the Ashland Coal nnd Iron Railway's mines and these of thu taxing- ton nnd Cnrter County Mining company ni Munch ) and Mount Savngo will ge > out , bu It Is not thought they will remain long. HO MI : noimrrui , I-OIMS. Men Wliei Hnvo Contnictalll Not Sus pend Khtlrcly Until Miiy 1. COLUMBUS , O. , April 21. Reports to day at the national headquarters of the mine workers' union are to the effect that In the block coal fields of Indiana , where the men have a contract , they Will work tw < days a week until May 1 , when they wll Join In the suspension. Maryland , vvhero nothing was ctppcted has Joined In the suspension. On the Now and Knnavvhn rivers there Is every Indica tion of n general suspension. There Is n great unceitalnty In the coke region of Pennsylvania as to the probability of the colters Joining the strike. AmonL , the operators the opinion Is general that the men will not go out. They say that the cokers are discouraged at the failure of the recent strike and wilt not quit work so soon again. The strike leaders , however , nro confident the men will come out ngaln am that they will bo successful this time , be cause they have the backing of the nationa board. The question will bo decided at n convention ut Stockdalo on Monday. It Is an open secret In Columbus that the operators of this region are In sympathy with the suspension and hope the miners will win. The operators hero desire to pay the scale proposed by the miners but ore prevented by certain operators In the Pitts- burg district who have been paying lower wages. Boven hundred men nro out at Now Straltsvlllo. These miners are among the most conservative and Intelligent In the country. A speclnl from Trimble says all of the miners In the Sunday creek valley are out. There are about 1,500 of them. The miners of the twenty-two mines In the Pomeroy district laid down their tools today nnd Joined the general strike. Seven hundred of the 810 employes In Pomeroy Bond had' signed an agreement last night to abide by the terms of the strike. Five operators have signified their willingness to pay the price demanded. All the mines of Jackson county , Ohio , shut down at 11 n. m. today nnd 4.000 men have Joined the great strike. The miners have worked so little In the last year that many of them have no surplus nnd must suffer If the strlko continues for any length of time. A small number want to break away from the United Mine Workers union and organize a local union for tha county. The majority will not hear of this , however. The opera2" tors are not fearful about the result. They have a large amount of coal on hand and think that the strike will be broken before they need more. NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED. GenerU good feeling exists between opera tors and miners In the coal fields of Ohio. The dark passages of 1874 and 1881 will not bo repeated this year. At New Stralts- vllle , for example , the men , while earning scarcely any money the past year , are In a very good way to stand a siege , as the ma jority of them are owners of their own homes. Several hundred men on coal roads entering here will bo thrown out of em ployment. It Is the opinion of the best miners at Straltsvllle that as soon as the coal now stored Is consumed all districts will pay the scale and work will bo resumed. The operators In Ohio stand ready to pay the scile forthwith , provided Plttsburg will fall Into line. Heretofore ono or moro big operators who had mines In Ohio and Penn sylvania played one against the other. When the Ohio miners struck these operators worked their Plttsburg mines and vice \ersa. This y ar , with the Plttsburg miners workIng - Ing In harmony with the Ohio miners , the latter feel that the suspension cannot bo of great duration. Public sympathy here Is with the miners , regardless of the vocations , of the men , for the reason that Ohio operators want to pay the scale , and will do so when the operators elsewhere consent , and bec'ausa of the fui- ther fact that the miners cannot do well at CO cents , but am nt 70 , and consumers who need coal are willing to pay the price at that rate for mining. . . . . . . . . . . , . . -.f..r- , , , , , -vi.n- , | | | | mil M I i Columbus , O . April 21 add miners Samuel Gompers , president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor , telegraphs John McBrlde , president of the United Mlno Workers of America , tlmt If the Federation can bo of service In making the miners suc cessful to call upon him. Mr. McBrlde says many operators are showing a willingness to pay the scale and think the suspension will be of short duration. There are nbout EO.OOO unorganized minors scattered over the country , whoso position is not yet known. According to President McBrlde's figures , 132,000 miners stopped work today. TOPEKA. April 21. Advices from various parts of Kansas today show that the coal miners in this state are not paying any at tention to the strlko orders Issued by the United Mlno Workers Association of Amer ica. Only a small number of the 5,000 miners In the state belong to the association and none of them are nnxlous to quit work. A great many of them have been Idle for months past and are not financially able to maintain n strlko. The fact , too , that they have but recently been engaged in an unsuc cessful strike , which made their condition worse , rnther than better , Inclines them to fight shy of another walkout. Instead of acceding to their demand , the mlno owners Imported over 1,000 negroes from Alabama to take the strikers' places , and most of the colored men are still at work. The whlto miners who nro at work In the southeastern part of the state have little faith In n strike under existing circumstances , nnd are not at all anxious to unite with the men In other parts of the country , who stand a better show of winning. Furthermore , the oper ators have an Immense amount of coal on hand nnd could shut down , for a tlmo at least , without any serious detriment to their business. They would cease operations rather than listen to a demand for a higher scale. DES MOINES , April 21. Dispatches from Oskaloosa , the center of the Iowa coal belt , say the miners of that section show no signs of quitting. They are not financially able to take part In a strike. DANVILLE , 111. , April 21. The superin tendent of the Consolidated company received a letter today announcing that the miners at the Fulrmount shafts had gone out at noon. They assigned no reason , had no grievance and wcro not members of th ? United Mine Workers. The miners employed by the Con solidated Coal company In the Dtnvlllp field hn\o a meeting tomorrow morning. It Is not believed that they will go out , but nothing Is certain. OTTUMWA. la. , April 21. N.O strikes nre reported hero among the miners , except at Centorvllle. Wages have not been reduced nnywhere , except nt Contervlllo. It Is not thought the Iowa miners generally will go out , as they do not belong to the Miners union. SPRINGFIELD , III. , April 21. The coal minors of this district obeyed the order for n general strlko and laid down their tools promptly at noon today. Out of fifteen mines hero ten of them are stopped. About 2,000 men nro Idle and the balance will coma out by next week. The operators bay their mines will continue ut work. President Crawford of the United Mine Workers says the majority of the miners In Illinois cumo out at noon today. Northern Illlnpls is solidly out , central Illinois Is out , while southern Illinois stands ready to conic out by tonight. The operators fear no trouble anil anticipate none. Hut four mines In this dis trict are nt work. Everything Is serious but extremely peaceful. Anotln > r Army Miirl * from Trlgro. SAN FRANCISCO , April 21. I/lvo- hun dred men , comprising the San Francisco con tingents of California's second industrial regiment , started for Washington city this afternoon. They paraded the streets and then wont to the ferry station , vvhero they took a Southern Pacific ferryboat for Oak land. Arriving there they expect to con solidate with the army In that city and then a united effort will be inndo to secure trans portation cast via Moj.ivoor Albuquerque. There was no disorder among the Industrials , jut they are evidently determined to reach Washington somehow , This Is the sumo regiment that was promised transportation cast by the local authorities , but was dis appointed because the Atlantic & Pacific re fused to carry them. " ' Continued" , roni First Page. ) which tliny enacted , anil with the faith In God which wnn thcitountnln of their courage , the source of thelr 1equlty , nnd the cause of their greatness. < ' > " 'And may tli6 Ixird our God bo with us as Ho was with pvr > fathors. ' " t4' AT COUNCIL IJMJI'f.S. HilslnrSA "Mdii W 'nfOmiilm Lnhor Demon- Ntrntletii * .Sup iiosicil iiy the Alllltbt. Governor Jackson sought a good night's rest by taking a bed at the School for the Deaf In the outskirts of the city , whcro ho would be undisturbed. Attorney General Stone remained nt his office until about 1 o'clock , and arrangements were made so that nny change of tha situation would bo promptly sent to the governor , A detail of the Dodge Light Guards slept In their ar mory , so that In case of need they could bo used as mostcugers to call In the other mil itiamen from their homes. The only unusual activity manifest on the streets was the gathering of knots of citi zens eagerly Inquiring for news nnd earn estly discussing and ctl'slng the situation. Some little stir was caused by the appear ance of a half doyen of Kelly's men , who came straggling down Broadway with their blankets nnd bndges They said the army was marching In from Weston , and wcro In the vicinity of the Clmutaiiqua , nnd were bound for the transfer. The stragglers ex plained their separation from the main body by saying that they were feeling about sick had taken advantage of a passing wagon to rldo tn. Several of the enthusiastic women gathered about them nnd ono of the Indies proceeded to give the stragglers n lengthy and motherly speech of advice. The tem porary flurry of expectancy wns speedily quieted by the bulletins announcing the story of the stragglers to bo false , the army being still at Weston. Not a railroad W.LS running a train Into or out of Council Bluffs yesterday. Passengers from the westbound for Council Bluffs were given nn opportunity to walk after being deposited some little dlstnnco from South Oniahn , but that wns their only means of Ingress. The rallwny companies refused to run tholr trains so long as they were liable to be overpowered by the mops that were almost hourly forming In Omaha. This made It decidedly unpleasant for the wholesalers and they met this morning at the league club looms to take some notion with a view- to Improving the situation. A resolution was Introduced by Lucius Wells , reading sub- stuntlally as follows : , Resolved , Tlmt It is the sense of this meeting that Governor Jackson would bo Justified In using all his powers to prevent the state from being overrun by organized mobs , and that vvo pleiigo him our moral support. This resolution brought nbout n lengthy discussion and wns finally adopted. HELD A SECRE3T MEETING. During the afternoon the shippers who met in the League rooms in the morning held another- meeting , nnd nfter discussing the leading question of the day nt some length , decided to go across the street and Interview Governor Jackson himself. The meeting that followed was conducted with the utmost secrecy , no newspaper men being allowed behind the closely locked and bolted doorsi The merchants were of the opinion that something ought to be done , nnd that as soon as posslblfi. 'Here ' they were , penned up In Council Eli/its' / ' without a train coming In or going out , merely becaubo the manage ment of the roads"fehred , or claimed to feai , that the Omaha nftlbL might destroy some of their property. Some of them werb vfiry much In favor of the governor calling out the militia , but he replied that If such' a move were made ho feared It would artnise the antagonism of the citizens , who asked him to discharge the military , as well As of the men who were back of them In tjiclr demand. Ho coujd nol see the situation In Just the sime way as those who madq. the request , and the long and short ofj'i vvas that their demand for military protgptlou lor the railways was. refused. While the committee and the governor were holding their seanco the sound of shouting was heard on Broadway , andthe news was brought In that the army of 2,000 members of the combined labor unions of Omaha were on their way up town for the purpose of attacking another train. It was hurriedly decided that an effort should be made to Induce the howling mob to go back homo where it belonged , so that the difficul ties In which they had no part might be settled without their Interference. The en tire committee. Including about thirty of the most prominent citizens , headed by Sheriff Ilnzen , descended the stairs and went down Broadway to meet the oncoming host. They met In front of the postoffice , and Sheriff Hn/en , acting as spokesman of the day , asked the leader what was wanted. At first he received no reply , but he afterwards gained the Information that they had come over for a train , "and were going to get It before they went home. " "But what will you do If General Kelly doesn't take the train when jou get It for him ? " was the sheriff's question. "We've got plenty of tlmo to think about that when wo get the train , " replied someone ono , and the crowd passed on up Broadway and down Pearl street in the direction of the Rock Island depot. Hundreds of people fol lowed the drum and flfo that led the mob , fully expecting to see a train halted and taken possession of by the mob within the ne\t ten minutes. The crowd was disap pointed , however. After going a little way south of the Burlington crossing the leader. Charles V. Mos , emulated the noble duke of York and marched his men up the street again. Whllo engaged In the task of lookIng - Ing military one of the leaders was over- muled by a Bee reporter and askeJ what were : ils Intentions. "I am Just keeping the mob moving now so that It won't get uneasy , " was his reply. "What will you do If jou find that General Kelly doesn't want to take a stolen train nfter you steal It for him ? " "To tell the truth , I was looking for General - oral Kelly to find out just what ho wante-d us to do , " After thus confessing to his hav ing commenced at the tall end of his plan In order to work up to the other end ho con tinued his march up to the Grand hotel. MEETING AT BURKES OFFICE. Some of the cooler heads , watchful for .ho ' Interests of Kelly and his men , steered : ho leaders of the crowd Into the office of Plnloy Burke. Here they met Judge McGee nnd N. M. Pusey. Dr. Rudolf assumed the direction and leadership of everything , and 10 had been Impatiently awaiting the ar rival of President Nedrey nnd Secrutary Sebring of the Central Labor union. When these gentlemen nnlved they vsero nccom- anled by Captalnr'Donahoc. Rudolf un- lounccd tlmt lie 'had cnly seven mlnutcu oft of the time Wlicm ho was to rejoin the nen at the corncitubalnvv and load them to .lie. capture of a train , but ho Immediately ) cgan to consumu't ' fifteen minutes In the delivery of a haran uo on economic prlncl- iles and an analftnmont of lawyers. The ; cntlenion present i stood It n little whllo and then left hint .to talk to tha chairs , whllo they formed iljttlo knots In adjoining rooms. When ho had talked himself out vlr. Burke and Jiidg'o McGee earnestly ad vised the loaders 'ttgnlnst ' attempting to da anything of an unlawful nature , pointing out the Irreparable Injury such u course would liavo upon iQoncial Kelly and his cause. The newspaper men present assured ho gentlemen that there were no trains In .he city to bo captured , no matter what orco might bo employed. Mr. Ncdroy and ho members of thei tmlons present felt that hero must bo bauiethlng done to assure hem transportation on the railroads and that they should not be permitted to trump across the state. Some of the leaders made the unqualified statement that If the army was not through the stuto of Iowa by Sun- lay night not a wheel would turn In shop or factory in Omaha or Council Bluffa. Mes sages wcro read to the gentlemen from Col onel Baker and General Kelly , telling of ho splendid treatment that wns being ac corded the men , that they were more com fortably situated than they had at any time since they lett the coast , with plenty to eat and gooel places to sleep nnd provisions rollIng - Ing In from all directions. The counsels wcro so earnest ngalnsit nny futile attempt at violence that the gentlemen readily ac quiesced. The last thing that fully con vinced them that any ntemptu to take trans portation by force would not bo conn- ennnced by Kelly was the reading of a clegram to Kelly from his friends on the Pacific coast , congratulating him upon his refusal to take the captured train and telling him Umt the eyes of the labor people wcro 111111 him and not to do nny thing tlmt would bo unlawful. Thin ended It nnd the con templated visit to the railroad yarels wns abandoned. A meeting of the Woodmen of the World wns hold during the aftcrnewn nt their hall on Upper Brondwny for the purpose of devising - vising plans for nsslstlng General Kelly nnd his nrmy. Dr. Rogers nnd J. C. Root of Omnhn , prominent members of the order , wcro present. A scheme was talked over for securing teams to carry the nrmy through the state , and a committee' was ap pointed to go to Weston nnd see General Kelly In order to llntl out what ho thought of the schcmo. The members of the order thought It would bo possible for the nrmy to mnko nbout twenty-five or thlry miles n day In this vvuyi , which would boat walking sev eral points. Considerable trouble was had with beggars and stragglers , who represented themselves as members of the nrmy. They went all over the city , telling how anywhere from ono to six of their men had died In camp , nnd nsklng for money to help bury them. The stories they told wore inndo out of vvholo cloth , for there 1ms not been a death In the camp since they reached Council Bluffs There Imvo been nbout twonly-five cases of Illness , but all who are seriously III are now at the two liospltals , whllo those who were brought In Frldny night but were able to get nround yesterday , loft for the camp to rejoin their leader General Kelly , In conversation with n reporter , said tftat nil begging tlmt wns done yesterday by men claiming to rep resent the nrmy wns done entirely without his consent , nnd ho wished the authorities would arrest all found doing It. RESCUED THE TRAMPS. It Is the salvation of the American people , tlmt even nfter they hnvo been carried be yond the bounds where their Inherent gond sense ceases to protect them , they are still keenly alive to the ridiculous nnd able to perceive It , no matter In what form It Is presented. Under these circumstances n gen eral laugh Is mightier than bayonets In pre venting a riot. A large number of the ladles , In their peal for humanity , with their big , motherly hearts overflowing with the milk of human kindness , presented yesterday afternoon the opportunity for n good-natured and hearty laugh. In the midst of a meet ing at the First Baptist church , where sev eral hundred were present , word was brought up from the. Rock Island local passenger depot that three sick Kcllyltes , who wcro extracting a llttlo comfort from the luxuries of the waiting room , had been thrust out by the depot police and the doors locked. With one accord they rose and announced their determination of righting the wrong. The meeting was being held to discuss the situ ation of the Industrials , but here was a time when discussion could cease and action begin. They marched out of the church 100 strong , and with flags flying walked In pro cession to the Rock Island. There was a big urowd waiting to receive them , and In the center of It wcro half n dozen disconsolate looking individuals. Three of these were Kellyites nnd apparently sick. Two other Industiluls , who had been waiting at the depot for some tlmo , stiuck out for Weston when they saw the women coming. The three sick men were quickly gotten Into a spring wagon ami taken back to the church to be taken to the hospital If their condi tion required. Five blooming hoboes took their places on the platform ns soon as it was vacated and the women crowded around them. They were not Kelljltes , but the ripest specimens of the genus tramps The women wore full of sympathy and lavished it upon the new arrivals. The tramps liked It and smiled. They wanted to go with the party and were pressed to do so. One big husky rascal thought the exertion of the walk too much for him. Ho was told that ho didn't have to walk ; the ladles would pay his way on the street car. Ho was afraid his delicate health couldn't stand the jar of the cars. Ono of the women rushed up nnd placed her hands on his shoulders and cried "You poor , dear man , wo will get a carriage for you. " The carriage was soon forth coming and two of the hoboes were cared for with the sick Kellyites. The police suc ceeded In getting hold of two moie of them and ran them out of town. FEAR ANOTHER MOB. Sheriff Hazen was seen last evening nt 10 o'clock. He said preparations have been made to receive the mob In fitting style should it decldo to pay Council Bluffs an other visit. The militia In almost every town in Iowa 1ms been ordered to be ready for Instant duty , and It there scorns to be a necessity for It special trains will pour sol diers Into Council Bluffs from every direc tion. tion.Tho The Implement houses have compHlncd that they were unable to either receive or ship goods on account of the refusal of the roads to run their trains , The gas , water and motor companies have complained that their stock of coal Is running low and they will be compelled to shut down unless some way Is devised at once for replenishing their stock. Mayor Cleaver called on Mayor Bemls in Omaha last evening nnd requested him to take nil necessary measures to keep his people ple nt homo today. United States Marshal Frank P. Bradley arilved In the city last evnlng and swore In a large number of special deputies to guard the Union Pacific yards In this city. The attitude of General Kelly Is shown In the following statement , which he author izes The Bee to make. "Under no circum stances will I or my nrmy return to Coun cil Bluffs. Wo shall break camp at 7 o'clock Sunday morning and start for Neola. On be half of the army I wish to extend my heart felt thanks to my friends in Council Bluffs and Ornnha , and beg of them not to commit any depiedat'.ons in either city. " The people of Council Bluffs have been constantly sending supplies and provisions of all kinds to Kelly's army during the past week. Bv far the larger part of them has never been heard of by the readers of the newspapers , for they have been contributed In comparatively small lots by private Indi viduals. Among the supplies sent out yes terday were the following- Fifty pairs of shoes , 1,000 loaves of bread , two barrels of bonns , half a bjef , 100 pounds of coffee and 1,500 pounds of salt meat. It Is ceitaln that no other city through which the army has passed 1ms dealt so generously with the nrmy ns Council Bluffs. At 3 30 o'clock General Kelly telephoned his flnnl messigo to his friends In Council Bluffs. Ho announced that ho had Just com pleted his arrangements for the trip across the state , nnd had accepted the offer of J. C. Root , sovereign consul commander of the Woodmen of the World , to furnish nil the teams nnd wagons necessary to transport his piovlslons and sick and Infirm soldiers from town to town across the state. The older hns camps in nearly all of the towns through which the army will pass If It marches. In his final message General Kelly , In behalf of himself and his army , thanked his friends In Council Bluffs nnd Omnha for their great kindness and desired to earnestly urge thorn to commit no unlawful net In his nome or In his behalf. In bidding farewe-ll ho announced that ho would under no cir cumstances return to Council Bluffs or Omaha. The Woodmen of the World desire the ministers of Council Bluffs to take up col lections In their churches today and send the proceeds to G. M. Wilson , consul com mander. , H'.M" RAILWAY .MAC.NATIIS. ragei Monio e li ( Jineli t Kcllj iinel Tell U Imt Tlii-y Uiiy lo CHICAGO , April 21. ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) "Don't say Kelly say General Kelly. Wo always call him general tip here , " said President Cable of the Rock Island todny , when nsked If his re > ad had yet acceded to the Industrial army leader's reeiuost for a special train from Council Bluffs to Chicago. "Geneial Kelly Is still camping In Iowa for all I Kiinw. If ho wants u traln on the Rock Island there Is only ono way for him to get It. \Ve > elo business as common carriers of people ) and f i eight Ono Inflexible rule governs our passenger traffic. A ticket meant ) a ildc , no ticket , no ride. The general hasn't given us any tiaudio lot , and wo don't bo- Hove ho will. What if ho takes forcible poa- Bosslon of a train ? We'll cross that bridge when wo come to It. You can hot on It that General Kelly won't run any trains without our pmmission. If lie attempts to assume management of Iho road , wo think wo know ho\v to protect our property and our patrons. " The other roada Into the territory now occup'eil by Kelly's army Imvo taken thu same ground that President Cubic docs. The Northwe&tern has not yet been cnlluil upon to consider the matter scrlouslj General Superintendent Collins of thu Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul said Inn road Ins no trouble todny , although the * army was en camped on that line. The St , Paul wilt carry none of Kelly's nrmy for nothing. If Mr. Kelly and his men get to Chicago nnd cscnpo the clutches of the pollco , nn unlikely contingency , they tuny want n spe cial trnln to carry them to Washington , In that event the Baltimore & Ohio nnel the Pennsylvania will be called upon. The Chi- cngo representatives of these roads have no authority to speak for the mnnngcmont , but they are confident Kelly will get no train from hero to Wnshlngton. Rallroid men mnko no threatn or promts , but If Knlly tries to Bccuro transportation by force ? a misplaced switch , n loose rail or a dead cnglno on the track might send the Indus trial army wallowing In n ditch. LINCOLN I.AHOKKIIH INTiitiSTii : ) , Many Will VlRlt Krllry'n t'linip Tnilny nnd Investigate ) the * Sltimtloii. LINCOLN , April 21. ( Special to The Dee. ) Bulletin- * posted around nt the vari ous hotels In this city today announced that no trains wore running cast on the Rock Island until further notice. The Rock Island 1ms six dead engines lying on the switch track near Its passenger eloK | > t In this city , and the ynrds are full of box cars There Is likely to bo nn exodus of Lincoln people to Omaha and Council Bluffs to morrow , as scores of men have announced their Intention \lsltlng tin ? sceneof yes- tordny's excitement. The visitors go out of pure curiosity. Largo hand hills have boon circulated through the city calling upon the laboring men of Lincoln to meet at the federal building this ovenlng for nn open nlr mass meeting , and speeches are an nounced by well known local labor agi tators. The views of the Lincoln vvorklngmen we-ro very forcibly expressed by the resolu tions adopted last night at n meeting nt which nenrly BOO employed men were present. They wcro ns follows : Where-ni , Wo are truly sorry that the loyal nnel putilotlc cltl7t-ns of lovvii nro compelled to rest foi a time uneler the- gubernatorial contiol of one > vvboso nrU In connection with the Kelly Industrial move ment hiive hi ought the blush of burning slinme te > the face of c-vcry good nnd Im mune Inhabitant of the hind , nnel vvbeteuM , Wo me fully avviuc tlmt the people1 of Iowa me writhing In lienrtrond- IIIB ngonj In witnessing the llondish nets of their chief executive in foiclng loynl American citizens to sleep In mud nnd filth ( luring a elilvlng hull stoitn wlie-n adequate shelter was at Imml mid withheld from these patient , Christian labore-rs by tills In- liumnti monster nt the command of wealthy corporations In the hope tlmt they might bo chilled to death , thoiefore , be It Resolved , That wo tender our heartfelt sympathy to the peopleeif lovvn In this their awful aflllctlon , anel we sincerely hope that Home beneficent plague * may carry this Ilentl Incarnate ( who Is truly a disgrace to humanity nt large anel God Almlghtv. who Is credited with Ills creation ) fiom oft Amer ican soil In the Htllly lioin.s of the * night , when human eyes will be npnred the ells- Kustliur spectacle of his pitiable horror when he vvltnesEctli bis destination. 9IUi > TiiiN : ( > AT LINCOLN. KntliilHlnsts ut tliei CM pi I.U rrnposo to lt > < rnltii Ke-gliiiriit tei I'eillnu Ivilly. LINCOLN , April 21. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Lincoln will organise and send to Wnshlngton a regiment of the Industrial army. So much was decided at an Im mense gathering of men in this city tonight Shortly before 8 o'clock men commenced to gather in front of the federal building , and In a short time nearly 1,000 men were assem bled. Speeches were made by John Cur- ran , J. H. Craddock , John Tlornan , nnd others. Early In the ovenlng the speeches were of a most pacific tone , but ns speaker aucr speaicer aiiuueu to uic tnuustrlnl army , painted Its mission In glowing colors and lauded Its general , the enthusiasm of the crowd manifested Itself In almost constant cheering. Finally it was suggested tlmt a regiment of the Industrial nrmy be re cruited In Lincoln. The proposition was re ceived with hearty cheers. A committee of fifteen well known labor agitators was ap pointed to secure enlistment of men and subscriptions of money and a meeting to formally muster In the regiment was ap pointed for Monday night. At 10 o'clock some one made nn appearance with an American Hag A procession wns formed , and hundreds fell In line and paraded the principal streets , being loudly cheered by other hundreds who had githered on the sidewalks. It Is not believed that enough recruits can be secured to send n formidable body of men from Lincoln. A member of the committee of fifteen Informed The Bee tlmt they would Imvo GOO men en rolled by Monday night , but the general opinion seems to be that but very few , If any , of the emplojed vvorklngmen will join the niovcment , whllo the number of unem ployed who may bo Induced to leivo the city for Washington , Is comparatively small. i\ci riu. Kelly's JneltiftlrlitU Will llrrolvo DcfcneleiH from rreinont If Xotrs'mrj. FREMONT , April 21. ( Special to The Uee. ) This city has for the past few days been wrought up to a pitch of excitement never before known over the situation nt Council Bluffs and Omaha concerning the Kelly contingent of the Industrial army. To say that the common people are Inter ested would not express the sentiment ; they nro excited , and should ono drop of blood bo drawn by the Iowa authorities , unless the army were the aggressor or violators of the laws , there would bo a terrible uprising in this quiet city and hundreds would respond to defend the Industrials. Ono of the most coolhcnded nnd conservative men of the city said last night , whllo talking of the matter , that ho consldereel the condition of this country so precarious Just now that the snapping of a cap might convulse the na tion by the most bloody scenes ever known to clvlll/ed men. Ho declared tlmt the Iowa railroads and nuthorltlcs nro taking the very course to most popularise the cause which Kelly and his army have espoused and that opposition and persecution will aid them more thnn nny other possible condition. 'io IOUA'I riorLi : . ejoncr.nl Kelly AskH the Cltl/ins tei Help Him on Ills Wii } . General Kelly has Issued the following ap peal to the people "WESTON , Iu. , April 20. To the People of Iowa- Desiring to move eastward as fast as possible , and doslrlng also to abide by the laws of the land , I am forced to ask on be half of the Industrial army for aid In ob taining horses , wagons and harness suffi cient to help us acrosi the country , all other means of locomotion having been denied us save these of nature. I will make this my appeal to the citizens and liberty loving people - plo of the great states of Nebrahka and Iowa. Will you assist us In obtaining this aid ? Youra respectfully , "CHARLES T. KELLY , "General , Industrial Army. " I'nvor * the ) Ovitrlunel Miudi. OMAHA , April 21. To the Editor of The Bee : I think the plan to transport the Kelly army by wagons Is the best thing that can bo done now and I believe the cltUens should go to work at once and make up enough wagons to take the army at least fifty or 100 mllea on Its way east , and then keep on getting new teams ami letting others elrop out and coma home. This will not bo violating any laws and will have IIB good an effect to attract the attention of the public to their causa us any other way , If not better. 'Kelly has shown his good Judg ment In not taking a train which had been secured by force and ho will continue to show good judgment , ns ho Is n level bonded man. It certainly will bo much wiser for this community to mnko up n trnlii of wagon * than to raise no much uolso that the whole standing nrniy wq , , | ( | | ,0 , lnl,8. , , ported hero , Respectfully , 1) . CLKM DL'AVKU , /I IMIIeirliiU Illrrrtoel AgiiltiM Mm Coming of the- Army Are MUIIJ , / Chicago Mall. Knlly nnd reform are still shell-roaded way out In Io\\a , nnd the "petition In boots" ! getting Inrefootoder nnd bnrofootedpr every day. The honilo conditions seem to threaten u horrible * o.Unstropho to the Industrial evangels There et > ms to bo a ghastly possibility that sonio of them will h.lvo to go to work. Chicago Inter Groan : Some agitators nro nnxloils for Kelly's army to coino to Chi cage They want an excuse to make n iiemonttratlcn nnd create more illssatlsfac- ? , ' * , ' " 'i ' ° llo)0l | lllilt lll ° rn" ' wavs will n firmly rofiiso to bring thorn to n ? hands ° " ! T ! ' . " ' ? " clllcnK" agitators put their own pockets anil pay for the necessary transportation If tha railways do otherwise they will do no go to the nrniy nor to Chicago. > ° "rtal ' 1 ! n we with HID Mi , may philanthropic spectacles , the painful thought will not down that all these exhibi tions of generosity have their source In something besides svmpalhy. it soema , in fact , * to bo nn auspicious tlmo for getting rid of tramps , and the bright people of the bounding west hnvo sel/ed the opportunity w th avidity and with all that shrewdness which Is their chief characteristic L t us be good like them and send Grand Master Tramp Kelly nnd lila followers forward with n swiftness that will make their heiiH swim. This Is the era of altruism Chicago HeraldOcncnl Kelly can avoid thcso dangers by the simple expedient of not coming to Chicago nt all. Ho cm march to the -southward , taking a louto whloh will bo much shorter than the one through Chicago Ho can keep his men together and keep them under proper discipline Ho will thus reach his destination on time , he wilt per- foim his duty to the cause In which he Is . . . . . . . . nilirnirml ttltil lilt \i 111 jinxti It.n * * ! and good wishes of the people of Chicago , J who , howe\er kindly they may feel toward | him , object to being disturbed by wni's alarms at this season of the jcar , when bus iness Is beginning to pick up General ' Kelly Is said to bo n man nmumblo to rea son Let him prove It by marching around Chicago Chicago Tribune Major Hopkins showed good sense In refusing to see the cranks who are organblng what they call the "Chi- i cage division" of "General Kelly's army" of " tramps , nnd who wanted to confer with the mayor about the reception to bo given to that aggregation of vagabonds The major lias also acted rightly If ho has glvt-n the instructions which he is reported to have given , that the "army" shall not be allowed to enter the city. He has the power and the law to prevent It. No city is obliged to sub mit to an Invasion of tramps nnd loafers If the men who nro headed by "General" Kelly wcro to make their wa > to Chicago they would get no fuithcr east They will not walk , and the roads running from this city towards Washington cannot tie turror- I/cd as some of the western roads have been If the "army" got hero It would stay It would bo an addition to the nia.s.s of beg gary nnd vagabondage which is hero now. Therefore , If the officials of any road should bo weak enough to attempt to dump an army of tramps on the city , the pollco should meet the tramps nt the limits and order them biek whence they came. It Is not likely , ' however , that the man agers of any of thu roads running from Council Hluffs to this city will yield to the insolent demands of the leaders of the v "army" or of the leaders of the mob If"v marched from Omaha to Council Dluffa. If" the railroads were to jleld to threats coming from such ejuarters they might as v.oil pro claim that liny gang of bummers can solro cars when the-y feel like It and go where they plense. Thus far the railroael men have,1 refused to bo Intimidated , and they de-serve credit for the firm stand they have taken If the lines west of the Missouri had elono af well this collection of tramps would not have been landed on thu soil of Iowa. Chicago PostIt Is deplorable tlmt aid and comfort should he extended to thcso vagabonds by the vvoiklngmen's unions of Chicago nnd tlmt poisons prominent In tha State. Federation of Labor should bp espe cially solicitous for the protection of tlio mob against police interference. The mayor and chief of police will display wisdom by giving heed to no counsel tlmt suggests any othei treatment of Kelly's people than tlmt commonly dealt out to persons with no visi ble means of support. They should not bo allowed to coino Into town In a body. If they come , singly they should be disposed of under the vagrancy law. The Idea that tha streets of the city are free for the turbulent parades of such fel lows , with the allies they are certain to draw from the slums of Chicago , Is pre posterous. The only iccent Instance when the city administration gave way to this absurd theoiy was marked by disorder and bloodshed , and It was more through luck than through the good sense of the authori ties that wo escaped a ruinous conflict nt the height of theWorld's fair feason Ono singeing ought to bo enough to convlnco the pollco officials tlmt flro Is hot. Dispatch : The Commonweal nrmy under General Kelly nt Council Dluffs , or near there , Is giving the country nn object lesson which should not bo unheeded. The railways have taken n firm stand against trnnsporUIng the l.COO men of Kelly's command They give many strong reasons for their position , chief among which Is the Injustice which would bo done to east ern towns by unloidlng upon an already overstocked labor market thousands of lellers who must be furnished subsistence They regard the Kelly movement as merely an opening wedge and are determined to stop the rising lido of discontented himanlty If possible. As nn abstract pioposltlon there can bo no doubt that the attitude of the railways Is correct. An unemployed worklngmati has no more right to demand free transportation than has any oilier man Hut the most serious phase of the situation is fuiind In the fact that honest labor evcrjvla-ro In sists that the Commonweal must be kept moving. The worklngmcn of Council IHuff.s cannot afford to permit an army of 1 COO Idlers to bo left upon their hands to compete in their local labor market There fore the Council Illulls vvorhlngKirn have united In making nn Insistent appeal to the railroads to carry away the army which menaces them. It is thought that their ap peal will prove effective in securing trans portation of the army as far as Chicago Hero the army will nnd SOUK what different conditions This town Is so big that It ( in swallow 1,000 men without causing great un easiness Hut the fact remains Hint the lo cal labor situation dots not warrint any nc- cession to the ranks of the unemployed If Kelly reaches Chicago It IH thought that ho will bo able to pick up many recruits hero. Ills sympathisers say ho will leave I hlcago with 6,000 men. This estimate may be too largo , hut In any event what Is to bo the ultimate * fate of these men ? Every town along the route will Insist , us Council Hlulfn does now. that " " like the "Wander- the army shall "move on , IIIK Jow" And what will happen when Washington Is reached ? 'Iho capital cannot say "movo on. " Holly < < > > tlio Onli. The Issue of The lleej of the 20th lust contained a letter from the citizens nt Kearney , expressing encouragement for ( Jon- oral Kelly of the Industrial army The sinners of the letter sent a * JO rheck In euro of 'Iho Ileo , with teeniest tlmt It bo handed to General Kelly. This was done and ro- colpt taken for the amount us follows OMAHA , April 20 , 1891-lloeelvod check for 120 from The Heo us per letter from Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S , Gov't Report