The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-14
hut the Texans order Their
Men to Drive the Mig Herds
Through the Pastures.
whereupon the Cheeky Chero-
kee strip Chaps send "a Note
of warning to Lamar.
The Cattle are Moving North
ward, However, and Uncle
Sam Opens the Trail.
CATrLEnEN's CONTEST.



tie from crossing the TcrrItory'
Dodge City, KS, July l3.-The ac-
ton in the arrests made of the Texas
drovers, j. X. Blocker and Oscar
Woodlcy, for attempting to drive
Texas cattle over Cherokee and neu-
trail strip leased lands, has been contin-
ued to August II; the parties being re
CURED TO give bond of one thousand
dollars each. The parties have re-
turned to the point where their herds
are with view of starting them at
once on their journey northward, as
they construe Secretary Lamar's dis
patches as fully authorizing them to
do SO. II they attempt TO do this,
further trouble may be looked for as
local ranChmcn will insist upon an in
spsotion of their herds before they
are moved.
The following dispatch was sent to
Secretary Lamar last night:
To the Hon, Secretary OF the Interior at wash.
ington, u. c.
"The owners oftwo herds of southern
Texas cattle have been arrested under
order of the United States district at
torney for Kansas for violation of the
Animal Industry law, in the bringing
of cattle from tho infected districts OF
southern Texas into the Indian Terri
tory, and they are now under bonds.
Some 10000 head of cattle are behind
these herds on the trail. The Texas
drovers have misconstrued your tcle-
gram of the 18th inst, In replying TO
Messrs. Towers and Lee, of Kansas
City. and in order that their herds
may reach the neutral strip, they have
instructed their men TO leave the es-
tablishcd trail through the Indian Ter
ritory, and move their cattle across
leased and fenced pastures where no
trail has ever existed, and which are
now fully stocked with highly i'm
proved cattle. In order to accom-
plish this, they must cut the fences of
the pastures and trespass upon the
leased lands. Trouble is imminent,
aud we urge upon you to order all
cattle stopped until Inspector Arm
strong shall have fully investigated
and reported.
(Signed) Arthur Gorham,
A. II. Mccoy,
Hardy Brothers,
John Clay, Jr.,
Earl w. Spencer,
+. b. York,
II. killar,
Lewis ~ Gudgel,
Thomas A. Lee,
Lcsscs of the Cherokee leased lands,
Panhandle of Texas, and occupants
of the neutral strip.
INSPECTOR ARMsTRoNG's OPINION.
Washington, July, l3.-The follow
i1ss tnlnuruUa FAantUaI ut fhn IA
terror department from Special
Agent Armstrong relative 10 the
opening of the cattle trail through ln-
dian Territory, and the threatened
Indian trouble at the Cheyenne and
Araphahoe agency.
TT. Reno, July, i3.-The
herd which were stopped in
the public land strip have been noti-
fed to move on and think trouble
will cease, bnt it would be well ia
have special agent of the inte-
rior department visit the
section. There will be no trouble il
the Indian reservation; but only on
public land north of the Panhandl,
where the occupants have no right I,
be. Cattle were stopped on the stril
by United states authority from Kan
sas. A special agent should be sen
TO go with the herds over the trail Il
the state line. think had bette
wait here until these Indians (Cheyen
nes) are enrolled, also to meet Genei
al Sheridan, who will be here in a fe,
days. Everything is quiet and tn
Indians are willing to enroll, and d
whatever is required. anticipate II
trouble since they realize that th
government is in earnest. They n
!, turned nine horses to-day, said
: have been stolen and those reportC
: out. will be in tomorrow. thin
q catuemen on the public land W
claim protection under the animal il
dustry bill.
Washington, July, l3.-luspect
. Armstrong has succeeded in carryil
y out his instructions to open up cati
r. trails through Indian Territory. !
rs telegraphed Secretary Lamar Il
o morning that all differences betwe
y, the drovers and ranchmen had be
ID settled and the cattle from Texas 1
c, now moving northward without
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