Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25
MOVING THE CATTLE.

WV iie $3.50
Expiration of tho Time Granted for the
Removal of the Herds from the Disputed
Territory-.Ben Butler Asks an lnjunc.
ton Against the Presidents Order, But
IL 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 te
comply with the terms of the proclamation
to tho best of their ability, and thousands
of head of cattle are now Oh 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 tbs LII
terror to issue any. general order i'll regard
to the removal of fences from public lands,
but it has been determined to deal with
cases of violation of the law specifically
1t is believed that better results will bt
thus obtained than from a general order
which would be looked upon as a proc
lamation binding upon no one
in particular. Special agents of the
Land Office under instructions will
report to the Department all cases OF
illegal fencing, and instructions looking tt
the removal OF fences will be promptly fur
nisled 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
{l,., A fforpn,-( ~ a,ornl This action wac
taken yesterday upon a report of all 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 I.
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 hi.
coming, but a great deal OF business which
will, i'll the not remote future, make matters
lively in the White House and elsewhere
TIT real cause of the visit was the order OF
President Cleveland directing the owners O:
cattle, on the Indian lands in the West to va
cate their grazing grounds General Butler
is himself ono OF the proprietors OF a large
ranch, and his clients and personal friendt
represent many millions of dollars OF capita
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 Il preliminary
order restraining the execution of the proc
lamntion 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 o!
access. General Butler presented very co
tect them. Thu desired order was not is
sued, and I did not hear any OF the converse
ton with Justice Miller about it, and
do not know what his views upon thu
question arc. Now, about this order, ther'
will surely be q fight; tho cattle will not b.
moved. o couldn't move a cOlored picnic
proclamation issuing from tho President q
any one else. Important questions are in
Nolved-thc rights of property, the power o
the Indian to- make contracts, and tho powel
OF one thing rest assured: the cattle will
stay; the light will go on. We have no auto
crat in this country. II u landlord wants: t.
put you out of a house he goes to the courts
not to the President. 1t Il contract has beef
violated we go to the courts, not to the Exec
utive. AS to what Justice Miller decided ! d
not know He did not grant the injunction
| Nc overt act had been committed. The Pres
dent had simply issued an order. 1t nobod
tempted to enforce it, and then another que.
ton would arse"
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 1.-Cattlemen here
referring to the alleged application by Gen
eral Butler TO Judge Miller of the Unitet
States Supreme Court for an order restrain
ing the execution of the Presidents proc
lalnation clearing the ranches in the Chey
enne and Arapahoe reservations of cattle
say they think a mistake has been made
and if General Butler has applied for al
injunction at all it refers to the order O.
the President for the removal of fence
from the public domain. Mr.. Franz
B. York, President and manager Of tn
Wichita Cattle Company, who returne'
from the reservation a few days ago, say
he has heard of no such action having beel
taken by cattlemen. On the contrary, he say
cattle are moving in every direction, tina
the cattlemen are using every mean
to comply with the Presidents ordel
that fully one-half of the cattle ar
already off the reservation, and the re
mainder will be out of it within thirty day.
Mr.. Pollard, of the law firm OF Taylor 4
Pollard, who represent legally a large nun
Der Of cattlemen, says he has no knowledg
Of such action, and thinks the injunction
mentioned refers to the fence-mOyin