The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-09-04
MOVING The CATTLE.

Expiration of the Time Granted for the
Removal of the Herds fro IN the disputed
Territory-Ben Butler Asks an Injunc-
ton Against the Presidents Order, But
Is Refused.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The time fixed
by the President for the removal of the cat
tie ranches in the Indian Territory expires
to-day. Advices have been received in
dicating the purpose of the ranchers to
comply with the terms of the proclamation
to the best of their ability, and thousands
of head of cattle are now on foot en- route
to other States and Territories. An i'm
preston is said to prevail among
the cattlemen that the order of the
President Of August IA call
ing for the removal of all fences
on public lands will not be enforced. 1t is
not the intention of the Secretary of the In
terror to issue any general order in regard
to the removal of fences from public lands,
but it has been determined to deal with
cases of violation of the law specifically.
It is believed that better results will be
thus obtained than from a general order,
which would be looked upon as a proc
tduld6lUn UluulllS upon uO OHe
in particular. Special agents Of the
Land Office under instructions will
report to the Department all cases Of
Illegal fencing, and instructions looking to
the removal of fences will be promptly fur
nished for their guidance i'll each case. The
agent will effect the removal when he is di-
rected to do so, and when necessary United
States Marshals will be called upon through
a ~ or ooty
taken yesterday upon a report of an agent
showing that large tracts of the public
lands were Illegally fenced in Southern
Colorado, adjoining the Kansas line.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-The mystery sur
rounding the visit of General Benjamin F.
Butler to Block Island has been partly
cleared up by Colonel George B. Corkhill,
the son-in-laW of Justice Miller, Of the Su-
preme Court who was present when the
two distinguished men had their meeting.
Colonel Corkhill said to an interviewer:
There was no political significance in his
coming, but great deal of business which
will, in the not remote future make matters
lively in the White House and elsewhere,
The real cause of the visit was the order OF
President Cleveland directing the owners of
cattle on the Indian lands in the West to va.
cate their grazing grounds General Butler
is himself one of the proprietors of large
ranch, and his clients and personal friends
represent many millions of dollars of capital
thus invested. The order is, therefore, OF
very great consequence and Importance
to them, and he was preparing to sue
the President of the United States, and the
object of his visit was to ask a preliminary
order restraining the execution of the proc
lamation of the President until the questions
involved could be determined by the courts.
General Buffers object was to present the
matter to Judge Miller Judge Blatchford be.
ing absent from his circuit and not easy of
access. General Butler presented very CO.
gentreasons for some order that would pro.
tect them. The desired order was not is.
sued, and | did not hear any of the converse
ton with Justice Miller about it, and
do not know what his views upon the
question are. Now, about this order, there
will surely be fight; the cattle will not be
moved. You couldn't move colOred picnic,
let alone five million head of cattle. by any
proclamation issuing from the President OF
any one else. Important questions are in.
volved-the rights of property, the power OF
the Indian to make contracts and the power
and authority of che Government to interfere.
Ut one thing rest assured; the cattle viii
stay; the fight will go on. We have no auto.
GRAFT in this country. Ii landlord wants tc
put you out of a house he goes to the courts,
not to the President Ii contract has beer
violated we go to the courts, not to the Exec
utive. AS to what Justice Miller decided dc
not know. He did not grant the injunction
No overt act had been committed. The Prest
Gent had simply issued an order. 1t nobody
tempted to enforce it, and then another ques'
ton would arise
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Cattlemen here,
referring to the alleged application by GEN
eral Butler TO Judge Miller of the United
States Supreme Court for an order restrain
ing the execution of the Presidents proc
lamation clearing the ranches in the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe reservations of cattle,
say they think mistake has been made,
and if General Butler has applied for an
injunction at all it refers to the order of
the President for the removal of fences
from the public domain. Mr.. Frank
B. York, President and manager of the
Wichita Cattle Company, who returned
from the reservation few days ago, says
he has heard of no such action having been
taken by cattlemen. On the contrary he says
cattle are moving in every direction, that
the cattlemen are using every means
to comply with the Presidents order,
that fully one-half Of the cattle are
already off the reservation, and the re-
mainder will be out of it within thirty days.
Mr.. Pollard, of the law firm of Taylor &
Pollard, who represent legally large num-
Der of cattlemen, says he has no knowledge
of such action, and thinks the injunction
mentioned refers to the fence-moving
order.