The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01
GEN. BUFFERS MISSION.
HIS VISIT TO BLACK ISLAND
Not . Political One, but OF "strictiy
Bu.iness" Character Regarding
tho Cattle kemoyals-Wii the
Cattle Stay, or win
the General Go

INV YORK, Aug. 3l.-A Long
Branch special to the Herald saya:
The Herald published recenly tee
gram announcing that General Ben1a-
min II. Butler had paid visit 10
Black Island. about which there was
moro or Iess mystery. Among the
guests in H!ldreths West End hotsl,
this evening, Is Colonel George b.
Corkhill, former dslriet cttorney OF
the District of Columbia. Coionei
C0rShill il a sun-iu Law OF Judge
Miller, probably the highest authority
of constitutional Law now on the bShcn
OF tho supreme court, and IN General
Butler's call was On Jacge Miller,
who passed tho summer ~
Black Island, and as Co!onel
Corkhill WAS present ut tne
interview, your correspondent asked
him 10 explain the ohjoct of Buffers
call on Justice Miller.
Colonel Corkhill said: "Ther0 was
no political Significance IN his coming,
but Is great doal oil business, which
Will, I'm the not remote future,
MAKE MATTERs LIVELY
in tho White House and elsewhere. i
don't think there Is any secrecy con
corning it, nor any attempt to conceal
tho real object. The real cause OF the
visit wan tho order Of President Cleve-
land, directing tho owners
of cattle on Indian lhods,
In the West, to vacate their
grazing grounds. General Butler IL,
himself, one OF tho proprietors of u
large ranch, and his clients aud per-
sOnal friends represent many millions
of dollars of cspitsl thus invested.
The order Is, therefore, OF great conse-
quence and importance 10 Jhem. He
was preparing to sue the President OF
the United States, and the object OF
his business was to ask n preliminary
order, restraining tho execution OF the
proclamation OF the president until
tho question involved could be deter
mined by the courts. General Buffers
object was to present tho matter TO
Judge Miller, Judge Black!ord being
ab,ent from his circuit, and not easy
OF accesa. General Batter, as | have
said, represents many millions of dol
lars, invested 10y his clients, and pre-
sented very c0pent reason for some
order that would protect them. Tho
desired
ORDER WAS NOT ISSUED.
did not hear any Of tho conversation
with Justice Miller, and | do not
know what hia views upon the subject
are"
Colonel Corkhill teen said there had
"undoubtodly been great frauds COM
mitted, yet many honest men had in-
vested In the business, aud surprising
everything to be right, honest aud
legal. Now, the order of President
Cleveland 10 psremptory, summary
and dictatorial. He says they must
40, and go Mt once. Now, about this
order: There will surely be fight.
"rHE CATTLE WILL NOT BE MOVED.
"You could rot move colored PFC
mic, lot alone 600, 600 head OF cattis, by
any proclamation, let il be- issued from
the president or any one else. Yes,
the fight will be made. 1t INVOLVES
important questions: The rights OF
property, tho power of the Indian to
make contracts, aud the power and
the authority Of the government TO in.
terfere. OF one thing rest assured, tho
cattle will stay. The fight will go. We
nave no autocrat In this country. IL q
landlord wants 10 put you out or 81
house, he goes to tho courts, not to the
president. ia contract has been VIC
lated, we go to to cOurts, not to the
executive. As TO what Justice Miller
decided, do not know. He did not
grant tho INJUNCTION. No overt net
had been committed. The president
had simply issued an order II nobody
obayed, ia At was tho oDd OF ", unless
he attempted to enforce it. Then an
other question would arise,