Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-04


with indisputable evidence at hand
hat these same INSCRIPTIONS men are
seeking to purchase quantities Of the
very cattle which they profess so
greatly to fear, and inteud placing
such newly bought cattle on their
present ranges among the cattle they
have all along been holding there.
Ia the rulings Of your predecessor,
Secretary Teller, the cAttlemen OF
Colorado placed confidence, believing,
rs they did, that his rulings were wise
aud just, aud, therefore, with no prob.
ability Of an early change, those Col.
.orado men thereupon invested largely
1 IN TEXAS CATTLE,
with the honest expectation that no
obstacle would he placed in their path
by the federal government toward get
ting such newly purchased cattle to
their ranches in Colorado, and IL WAS
with like confidence ON the part Of
Texas stockmen that they contracted
to deliver to saiduColorado stockmen
|such purchased cattle. For the
any barrier upon such Inter
hardship TO the buyer and
VI cuNti ilNC btNChy anu WIZ
strength OF the government would be
made use Of 10 further
THE MERCENARY DESIGNS
OF a class OF people who in no wise con.
tribute 10 the support OF the govern.
nlent whose aid they implore. Not
over 400, 600 head of cattle are destined
for Colorado and have been bought by
Colorado citizens, and all such Texas
bcattle are from such portion of Texas
as II far removed nom any possibility
OF danger Of having so.called Texas
fever within its border. In view
of the information ~ hand on
the subject and the large Interests in
Fvolved / would urge upon you the i'm.
mediate necessity aud justice OF issu.
ing your orders opening the trail over
litnat portion of the Cherokee strip in.
dented and through the Neutral Strip,
hand thus
II SET All RESI-
1.-THE unnecessary controversy now eX.
listing. An absence OF action on your
part to this end and any action which
would cloee the trail against these
herds now moving would but greatly
increase the hardship OF all concerned
for the Texas cattle, If debarred from
proceeding TO Colorado, would become
massed in the very portion OF country
the Neutral Strip in question, and, be
ing unable to so on, the Texas owners
Ilwould have TO hold them on these
bands, and great loss might OF neces
aity ensue TO the ranchmen in Tia,
strip, IL is, therefore, clear that 10 J,
best for all concerned that the Texal
herds be not prevented from going
II 70 THEIR SITUATIONS.
j am not prepared to give any cred
ence 10 the rumor that you have al
lsready committed yourself TO the sup
llport Of the occupants OF the Neutra
llStrip in the face of the manifest mi us
Itice which would characteril
ouch committal on your part, an,
my constituency choose 10 believ,
That ut your hands they will receiv
no less justice than came TO them from
kyour pIecedessor. | am, sir with re
Ispect, JOSEPH SAVER
\ NOTE The map referred TO In tn
above letter covers the Neutral Stril
the Panhandle aud portions OF In
Cherokee Strip, Colorado and Kansas
GOV. IRELAHD's PROTEST..
Especial 10 the Gazette,
| AUSTIN, TEX, July 3 Congress
man Joe Sayers was here in consulta
ton with Gov. ireland to-day abou
1.-THE blockade OF Texas cattle in til
Territory and Immediately afterwar,
the governor sent the following tele
gram:
To Hon. l.. q, e. Lamar, Secretary OF the IA
I terror Washington, ID. G.;
There are now on the border abDu
} fifty thousand head OF cattle on thei
way 10 Northern markets. A fedora
|, officer said to be marshal, has nC
titled the owners that they cannot pas
along an agreed trail across the south
: western corner Of the Cherokee ns
: ton. IL Is not c7editable that this
done at the instance OF the interiu
department. | shall not believe (
luntil know that IL in so. With othe
obstacles thrown in the way OF Texa
commerce By Kansas and Nebrasks
this, added for the purpose Of petiin
: our cattle at nominal figure, wi
prove disastrous in the extreme and
have earnestly to request that you Civ
such orders at your earliest CONVEX
fence and will allow these men TO x
30 market, JOHN IRELAND,
Governor OF Texas.