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VOL. VII—NO. 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 21,1894

CAPTURED A TRAIN.

Omaha Workmen Proffer Suoh Aid to Kelly's Army.

THE COMMANDER REFDSES TO ACCEPT

lie Dcclincs to Break the Law and Appeal* to the People to Famish His Men Transportation—A Day of Qreat Excitement.

MARCHED TO KELLY'S AID.

OVAHA, Neb., April 21.—Three thousand laboring men marched out of Omaha with banners flying, bound for the oamp of Gen. Kelly's oommonwealers at Weston, la., 14 miles east of Council fluffs. At 0 o'olook a. m. the signal agreed upon at Thursday night's meeting of the Central Ijibor union—the ringing oi churoh Dells and the blowing oi whistles—was given announolng that Kelly's army was still at Weston unable l)o seoure a train for the east. Inside of fiv$ minutes 1,000 men had gathered at Jefferson square $.nd were quickly organized into oompanles with a captain for every ten men. Thp march was then taken up through Sixteenth street to ^Tarndm, wh^re the column proceeded to the city hall and countermarched. At everjr street rsoruits were received, and when the Pax ton hotel was reached there were 2,500 meq in Jine. I

Thousands of people followed the column to the bridge and other thousands were on hand on the other side of the river to welcome them. The oold seemed to have the effect of bringing out a greater throng than had been expected last night, when the rain waB falling so heavily. All the men

Beemed

to be In excellent spirits and determined that the march should mean business.

The column had been preceded to Council Bluffs by a committee of prominent citizens appointed at Thursday night's meeting of the Central Labor union, inoluding Eev. Dr. Joseph T, Durlea, pasior of the First Congregational church Rev. Dr, Hamerson, of the First Presbyterian church, and Rev. Frank Crane, of the First Methodist ohurch. The oommlttee was to call on Gov. Jackson and the managers of the railroads and urge that the commonwealers be at onae started on their way east

Arrival In Council lllu(I«.

A strange sight was witnessed on the march from the bridge to Council Bluffs. Men and boys seemed to spring up from the ground and the column which crossed the bridge had grown to over 0,000 men by the time it reached the heart of the city. In response to a request from Chief of Folloe Scanlan a oommlttee was appointed to present the demands of the men to the railroad officials, who were found in the office of John Y. Stone, While the committee was in the office the men lined up along the sides of the square, warming their toes by stamping on the pavement and cheering Impromptu speakers.

Demaud Transportation.

In Mr. Stone's office Dr. Duryea addressed the committee, explaining that he had conferred with Gen. Kelly and Gov. Jackson. Ho was convinoed that the governor was in sympathy with the men, and was anxious to do what was right and for the best interest* ci the army. He had made an earnest effort to provide for transportation. He had conferred with all the railroads, but BO far had failed. He had even been willing to put his individual hands into the state treasury and pay their fares. Now, Dr. Duryea said, two alternatives present themselves: To bring back the men to the Chautauqua grounds and house and feed them until transportation oould be provided by way of Kansas City, or take advantage of an offer made by the Rock Island to the men as regular passengers.

After some talk it was explained that the olan was to bring the men back Ui vu„ncil Bluffs and take them to Kansas City by boat Nedrey and others of the committoo were of the opinion that this was a scheme on the part of the railroads and refused to listen to It They said the men were not going to Kansas City but to Chicago.

Railroads Asked to Relieve the State. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., April 21.—A dispatch has been Bent to Marvin Hughitt and other railway officials In Chicago asking them to Immediately relievo this community of impending danger. It is signed by Judge McUee, of the superior court Judge Deemer, of the district court J. J. Bteadman, clerk of the federal court, and Thomas Bowman, postmaster. MM

Governor Confers with Kelly. Gen. Kelly came over to Council Bluffs with the intention of catching a train for Weston, being very desirous of getting out of the city before the outpouring from Omaha, as he said he was in no way responsible for the demonstration and did not want to be even a party to it

In soma way Gov. Jackson learned of Kelly's presence and sent for him. Kelly hurried over to the governor's headquarters where were gathered several citizens, besides the attorney general. The Interview was a long one.

Gov. Jackson took oocasion to review at length and in detail all the actions he had taken, the purport being that he had taken every means possible to get the army on Its way, and that the state authorities had not laid a single straw of detention in its way. His correspondence with railway officials had resulted in nothing so far as th« Northwestern, Milwaukee fe St. Paul and the Burlington were concerned, they refusing to do anything. Th$ Rook Island at first suggested that 11 might take half the army to Davenport if the St Paul would take the othei half to the river, the railways to be paid a fair rate, as might seem Just to the governor. The governor had agreed to recompense the roads, although there was no authority for him to put his hand Into the state treasury for that purpose.

This proposition to take the men across the state had been recalled later, and now the railways would do nothing but transport them as other passengers, at full rates. He notified Kelly that the oitlzens of Council Bluffs had arranged to furnish boats to take the army to Kansas City and to provide them with shelter and ample provisions while the preparations for this trip were being made.

Kelly replied that he preferred to go «ast, but he would take the proposition to his camp, lot the boys decide, and he would wire baok his answer.

More Reinforcements

At 8 o'clock word was received that a detachment of Union Pacific shopmen were on th$ way aoross the bridge and a Council Bluffs escort went down to tneet them. They found over 1,000 mqn in line with flags waving and blue ribbons, the badge of the army, In nearly every buttonhole. They marched to Baylisi park. The streets of Council Bluffs by this time were blaok with a yelling, oheering crowd. Travel In ivery direction was suspended. Flags were fluttering from many windows and on every corner crowds were grouped to listen to the labor orations. The advanoe guard of the shopmen was armed with loaves of bread borne on the end of flagstaffs, and the line appeared to be endlesa They joined the ranks of the men already arrived and awaited the result of the conference then in progress.

Belted a Train.

At 8 p. m. word was reoelved that railway officials remained firm in their refusal to furnish a train. When Chairman Tiehenor announced the result of the conference it was greeted by a roar of jeers and hisses. Mr. Tiehenor In a short address said the committee bad deolded to wait until 4 o'clock, at which hour if no train was furnished one would be taken and run out to Kelly's camp, where his men would be loaded on and started on their eastward journey. He spoke In strong terms against violence and cautioned the men against any destruction of property.

The crowd separated, part going to the Union Paoifio transfers in this city and part to Omaha. Arriving at the transfers the men captured an gnglne on the Milwaukee mail train. It was cut loose, however, before any of the men oould board it and ran into the roundhouse. It was then thought best not to molest the engine any !urther on account of interfering with the United States malls. A short time later a fast train on the Union Pacific came Into the yards and was quickly surrouded by the excited men, cut loose from the baggage car, and then an engineer and fireman in the crowd jumped aboard and started to South Omaha and Albright, Neb., to capture a Rock Island engine. While the crowd was waiting for the return of the men another Union Pacific engine came Into the yards. The men were angry, being outwitted by the railways, ana with a rush took possession of this engine. Engineer Nick Wicks and his son, the fireman, were in oharge of the locomotive. Another son of the engineer, George Wicks, jumped on the engine and drove hiB father and brother off. With the assistance of other men he then pulled the throttle and started the engine up the track, took water, and prepared to make up a train.

About an hour afterwards ho had hitched onto eleven freight cars, run the gantlet through the yards, and ran the train out over the Rock Island track to the camp.

Reflme to Use the Train.

The news that a train was coming aroused the men at Weston to intense excitement, but any premature demonstration was stopped by Kelly. It was seen that he did not approve of this method of securing transportation, and when the "special" steamed Into Weston after its run of 14 miles from Council Bluffs, whloh was made in the same number of minutes, it was received in silence. The general called his leaders about him and explained that the law must not be violated and that the commonwealers could not afford to be regarded as a riotous mob. He said if the impression became general through the country that they failed to regard the property rights of others it would arouse continuous and perhaps armed opposition to their progress.

It was finally decided in this open meeting that the army would not

Use

the train to more forward. There were several expressions of dissent at this, but the general showed his com inand over the men by refusing to even permit them to sleep in the cars. While Kelly was taking this firm stand the men who captured the train wanted to see it utilized. Then it was discovered that there was not sufficient water in the locomotive tank to run more than 25 miles.

Used to Transport the Sick. The next move of the leader of the industrials was to make another attempt to come to terms with the Rock Island people to move the men and train forward. An urgent message was sent to President Cable at Chicago asking him to perTail. the use of his road. For answer came the one word "No." Then Kelly and his leaders held another council and it was decided to put the siok on board the train and send them back to Council Bluffs, where they could receive attendance.

The twenty men, who are in a dangerous condition owing to their exposure, were carried from the sheds and barns in which they had been housed. Some of the unruly members of the army tried to climb on board. Kelly sent a dozen of his trusted lieutenants through the train and ejected every man who was able to walk. Then he wrote a telegram to an attorney in Council Bluffs asking him If he had the right to use the train to send able-bodied men baok Into the city. The answer was in the negative, and at 9:59 the train with its sick aboard backed out of Weston and started for Council Bluffs, which it reached forty minutes later.

Kelly's Appeal.

With the departure of the train Kelly found himself and followers facing a

gloomy situation. The commander had voluntarily refused the only chance offered him to ride free. The men were loyal to hiin, however, and when he read the following appeal sent by him to the Omaha Bee, ho was repeatedly cheered:

Re,

"Desiring to move eastward as fast as possland desiring also to abide by the laws ot the land, I am forced to ask. on behalf of the Industrial army, for aid In obtaining horses end wagons sufficient to help us aoross the country, all other means of leoomotlon having been denlefl us, save those of nature, 1 will make this my appeal to the oitlzens of Iowa »Pd Nebraska Will you assist us In obtaining this aldf GEN. CLJABLFA T. KELLT."

Orders were issued for the men to assemble at ViSO this morning, when the return march to Council Bluffs will be taken up.

Officials Tear Op the Tracks. The Milwaukee company ran all their trains and cars out from the Bluffs Friday forenoon and then pulled up the tracks near N$ola, so that it the men captured a train they could not go far. Aside fronj telegraphic communication Weston is cut off from the outside world.

MlUtla Again Called Out.

GOT. Jackson has called out the state militia again, and it Is rumored Gov. Crounse has called the Nebraska troops to this city.

The railroads running into Om»ha have demanded protection of their property from further seizure. They hare oallgd on Gov. Crouqse, Mayor Bemis and Sheriff Drexel for protection. The Omaha guards and the Thurston rifles were ordered to sleep on their arms all night in the burracks.

Railroad Traffic Suspended. Railroad traffic at Council fluffs is practically at a standstill. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, the Rook Island and the Northwestern companies stopped running trains Into that city Friday. This was considered the wisest and most effective way of dealing with the armv.

Would Wreok a Captive Train. WESTON, la, April 81.—The railroad officials who spent Thursday night here in their special car are most bitter In their determination to combat every measure to send Kelly's army over their roads. Judge Hubbard made the statement that the road he represents would not hesitate to wreck any train taken by force by the army. It would make no difference what wouid be the result in loss of human life, the road had a principle at stake. Said he: "If they oapture one of our trains we will drat send out two or three engines from the west end to couple on the wajp-oar and pull it baolt, engine and alL If that falls there will be but one course. We will steam up a wild engine, open the throttle, and send it down to meet the captured train and let the wreok solve the problem as to whether we are obliged to cary these men without remuneration."

Judge Hubbard said this in all earn estness, and so far as could be judged he meant every word of It.

Coxey's Hard I.uck.

HAOERSTOWN, Md., April 81.—Coxey's army reached here Friday, but the authorities refused to allow it to camp within the corporate limits. The trustees of the fair grounds also denied It a resting place, but finally the weary army was given permission to rest Itself on a vacant plot of ground belonging to the railway company. The discontent Is growing general, and since leaving the caualboatu many men have deserted.

Capitol Steps Barred*

WASHINGTON, April 21.—The senate oommlttee on rules was in consultation Friday with Chief of Police Moore and Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, of the senate, concerning the prospective arrival of Coxoy and his followers and other organizations of the same character reported to be on their way to Washington to Influence legislation. The officials said they had taken all the precautions whlqh the law admits and which they consider the situation demands to protect the city and the capitol. Both expressed the opinion that the police force of the city and of the capitol were ample for their purposes, and said they did not apprehend It would be necessary to call for unusual assistance. CoL Bright said that Coxey would not be permitted to hold his contemplated meeting on the steps of the capitol, as it was against the law.

Provision for the accommodation of the army of the commonweal is contemplated in a resolution Introduced in the house Friday by Representative Born (pop., Minn.). The resolution instructs the secretary of war to provide within the District of Columbia a camping ground and tents for all organized bodies of laboring people who may come within the district, and to see that their rights as citizens are respected and protected during their stay here.

KILLED IN A WRECK.

Michigan Central Train Is Derailed and Two Tramps Meet Death. VASSAK, Mich., April 21.—A bad wreck occurred on the Bay City division of the Michigan Ceniral railroad at 4 o'clock Friday morning by which two men were killed and another fatally injured. The train consisted of thirteen cars and left Detroit at midnight When half a mile from this town a flat-car next to the engine jumped the track and was followed by six other cars, all of which were badly smashed. Three tramps were riding on a flat-car and fell under a heavily loaded merchandise car. Two of them named Brown and Dalabo were instantly killed. James Cook was taken out alive but will die. None of the trainmen were Injured.

Dull Day In the Ilouse.

WASHINGTON, April 21.—House proceedings on Friday were very uninteresting. Three small unimportant bills were passed and the rest of the day spent in the fruitless discussion of the bill to settle some Tennessee war olaims against the government amounting to $22,000. The evening session was devoted to pension business.

Baseball.

National league games on Friday resulted as follows: At Cincinnati—Cincinnati, 10 Chicago, 6. At Louisville— Louisville, 10 Cleveland, 8. At Baltimore—Baltimore, 12 New York, 0. At Washington—Philadelphia, 9 Washlof ton, 8.

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MISERS TO STOP.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

Belief That the Cessation of Work Will Be General.

IT WILL EXTEND OVER MAM STATES

Reports Rocc!ved at the National Headquarters in Columbus Show That 189,000 Have Already Deelded to Go Out.

TO LAY DOWN THEIR TOOLS. COLUMBUS, O., April 21.—At the national headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America in this city are belpg received reports from the different states and territories Indicating that the general strike at noon to-day will be the tnost formidable labor demonstration ever made In this country. President John MoBride made an estimate of the number of men that would quit work at the appointed hour. This is based, as he states, on official Information received at the headquarters, and is as follows: ynsylvanla 60,000 'note .'!.'.' ?r'

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enhesfcee and KenVuoky 1,000 Missouri. KOOO fccoo ,ooo erritory ,000

Total.., 184,000 This inoludes only those who had held meetings up to Thursday night and deolarea their intention of going Out President MoBride predicts that In a few days from the beginning of the strike 20.000 men In the Pennsylvania coke fields will stop work, and the movement will be joined by 85,000 In southern Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, and in the blockcoal dlstriot of Indiana. He expect# that by May 1 all the bituminous ooal fields will suspend and that no coal will be mined until the strike is ended. Some will continue work until their contracts expire May 1. The union officers predlot that 185,000 men In the anthracite ooal fields will join the strike, and they believe that the movement will become universal, and may include 000,000 men.

Strikers Arrested.

ST. CLOUD, Minn., April 81.—A late train, bringing more deputy marshals, was stopped on the edge of town by strikers and returned towards St Paul. The strikers are still aggressive. The arrests of the strikers who resisted the deputies were being made Friday afternoon without any trouble. United States Marshal Bede arrived wlt)i thirty-eight deputies at 8:15 p. m. with warrants for ten strikers, who will be taken at once to St Paul without resistance, the strikers having passed resolutions not to resist The governor has sent word that he will call out the militia unless the strikers leave trains alone.

DUEL OVER A DEBT.

A Money lender at Hardin City, la., Killed by a Farmer. ELDORA, la,, April 21.—A duel occurred at Hardin City, this county, Friday between Mat Rose and Jake Hartman, resulting in the death of Rose. Rose was a wealthy farmer, money lender, and dealer in tax titles, and was worth FL50,000. Hart man resides on an adjoining farm and is a quiet, law-abid-fng citizen. For several years Rose had been claiming part of Hartman's farm by virtue of some tax titles, but Hartman has denied the claim and continued to possess the land. Friday while Hartman was at work on the disputed land Mat Rose and two sons ordered him off the land, and when he refused to go one of Rose's sons drew a revolver and fired at Hartman. Rose then took the revolver and began to shoot Hartman returned the fire and the second or third shot took effect In Rose's forehead, from the effects of whloh he died In twenty minutes. Hartman came to Eldora and gave himself up. The coroner and sheriff are at the scene of the shooting holding an Investigation.

AGAINST THE WILSON BILL.

Pennsylvania Worklngmen Ua to Washington with a Protest. WASHINGTON, April 21.—The demonstration of the Workingmen's Protective Tariff league against the Wilson bill was begun in Washington Friday. A special train of eight cars carrying the first delegation of 260 men and women pulled into the Baltimore A Ohio depot from Philadelphia at noon and was received by Congressman Harmer, of the Fifth Pennsylvania district The delegation marched down Pennsylvania avenue to Metzerott's hall, where headquarters have been established, and where meetings were held during the day at which vigorous speeches in denunciation of the Wilson bill were made.

Death of Wyoming's Acting Governor. CHKYENifE, Wyo., April 21.—G. S. N. Morton, acting governor of the state of Wyoming, died nere Friday. He served two terms in the legislative assembly of Pennsylvania.

A Good Thing tor the Farmers. RANDOLPH, Wis., April 21.—Farmers near here are securing fancy prices for their lands on a report that gold has been found i% the yloinlty.

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Telegraph lo News from Various Towns In Indiana.

Belonged to a Salclde Club. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 21.—It was reported Friday night by friends of Rodney Metzger, a young man who committed suicide by taking prussio acid Thursday night that he belonged to a suicide club. In a letter left to his parents ho gave as a reason for taking his life thai he was a slave to drink. This has been shown to be false. Metzger was a brilliant young chemist and a close friend of Dr. McKinney, who committed suicide recently. Metzger employed the same means as Dr. McKinney, and no reasonable explanation can be given for either suicide save that of membership in the suicide club.

Uliouls at Work at Rnckport. NEW ALBANY, Ind., April 21.—Great excitement prevails at Rockport The mother of James Lowery, recently deceased, went to the cemetery Wednesday to place (lowers on his grave and on nearing it found the suit In which he was burled. This led to the discovery that the body had been removed. It is thought other graves have been robbed. There Is not a medical college within 100 miles of the city, but it is believed to be the work of body-snatchers. The excitement is intense, and watchers are stationed at the cemetery nightly.

Placed Across the Track.

HARTTOUD CITY, Ind., April 21.—Horace Dusart, a gas worker, was run over In this city Friday morning by the PanHandle's Chicago meat train. His body was cut In two below the shoulders. The engineer saw the mau lying motionless across the rail but could not stop the train until live cars had passed over his body. Dusart had been up town for medicine. The trainmen who picked him up said that his body was cold and expressed the belief that he was dead before tlio train struck him.

Banker lteacli Again Indicted. TRRRE HAUTE, Ind., April 21.—Four new Indictments for embezzlement have been returned against Banker Beach to avoid the objection against the •even which were sustained by Judge White that they were based on evidence obtained from the bank books, the court holding that Beach's constitutional right to refrain from glviug testimony tending to incriminate himself had been violated by the use of his books. The new grand jury which on Friday returned the indictments did not see the books.

Want an Indiana tflilp Cauul. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 21.—The Indiana Society of Civil Engineers has forwarded the following petition to congress: "By direction of the Indiana Stato Society of Engineers the undersigned respectfully petition the congress of the United States to provide for a preliminary survey for a ship canal to connect Lake Michigan with the Wabash river and to restore such portion of tho Waliash and Brie canal as may bo advantageous to continue said ship canal to Lake Erie, and also to improvo tho Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi rivers lor navigation in connection with the canal."

Ossified Man Dies on a Steamer. NEW ALBANY, lud., April 21.— Jim Wade, the ossified mau who excited the wonder of two continents, died Thursday morning aboard the steamer City of Vuvey, 80 miles below New Albany, on the Ohio river. The body was put off at Braudenburg and the coroner rendered a verdict that he died from rheumatism of the skin. He resided at Evansville.

Han Away Once lleforo.

BOUHUON, Ind., April 21.—Arthur Nozzle, aged 14, son of Peter Nozzle, city marsital, disappeared Wednesday evening and his whereabouts cannot be ascertained. It is supposed that ho has either been kidnaped or has run away from home. Ho ran away once when 10 years old, but was soon found.

Money to Fight the Smallpox. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 21.—At a called meeting of the council Friday night to take action on tho threatened smallpox epidemic here an appropriation was made of ft,000 to build a pesthouse and to be used by the health board in taking care of tho cases that may develop.

A Lawyer Pounds a Jockey. LIBERTY, Ind., April 21.—Charles Tappen, a horse jockey, called at the law office of Thomas D. Evans to settle an account. A dispute arose when' Evans and his son Carl jumped on Tappen, each with a heavy cane, and beat him unmercifully. Bloodshed is probable. (ilven 910,OOO Damages.

MUNCIE, Ind., April 21.—The Muncie Pulp company has secured a verdict for (15,000 against the National Filter company of New York for damages to stock through defective filtration in the plaintifi's mill.

Died from Old Wounds.

BOURBON, Ind., April 21. George Hartcr, aged 68, a pioneer and ex-sol-dier, died at his home in Harrison township, Kosciusko county, Thursday evening from injuries received in the war.

Epidemic ef Measles.

TKRRB HAUTE, Ind., April 21.—An •pidemic of measles Is threatened at the state normal school in this city. There are 1,100 young men and women attending the school.