The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-29
n CATTLE WAR.

A Heavy Snow Storm Interferes With the
Troops In wyoming-NO Tidings of tho
Prisoners-Montana Cattlemen Denounce
the Rustlers.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., April 21.-A sever
snOwstorm, which has ragged without
intermission since Sunday night, has
killed hundreds of young calves and
many weak cows and sheep. Cattle
men pronounce il the worst since the
spring of 1856 and the end is not yet,
for it was still showing last night Col.
Van Horn, with three companies of
cavalry, are en- route for Douglas as
guard to the cattlemen captured at the
I. A. ranch a week ago.
A stage driver just in from the north
and private letters received here from
Buffalo last night state that the troops
left Fort Mckinney Sunday morning.
Howard Roles, deputy sheriff of John
son county, is in charge of the prison.
ers, who, therefore. are really in the
hands of civil authorities. under mill
tary protection. Col. Van Horn, when
he left Buffalo, expected to reach Doug
las by Friday, but the severe storm,
coupled with the terrible condition of
the roads, has undoubtedly made
it impossible to make the trip
in that time. The expedition
camped Sunday night at Crazy
Woman's crossing, and were to make
Powder river Monday night. They prob
ably got as far as Seventeen Mile stage
station Tuesday night, and were atSand
creek, about sixty miles from here, last
night They cannot possibly reach
Douglas before noon Saturday. They
may send a courier ahead. however, and
have a special train meet them at old
Fort Fetterman, ten miles north of
here, where they will probably drive
Friday night. In that case the prison
ers will reach Cheyenne Saturday MORN
ing.
The fact hat Deputy Sheriff Roles is
with the party is believed here to guar
antee them from ambush or attack en-
1t is believed that the so-called
avengers have decided to let the law
take its course and will make no hostile
demonstrations.
DIR. Penrose, of Philadelphia. who ac-
the invaders for part of their !
journey as surgeon, will have a hearing
before the district court to-day.
THE RUsTLERS DENOUNCED.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 21.-The
Miles City Stock Growers association
of Montana, at it's meeting yesterday,
took formal action in regard to the
of cattle and horse thieves. |
. number of members of the Montana
association live close to the Wyoming
boundary and many of them We're in /,
Miles City to-day. The following was !
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, \ considerable portion OF the |
range country is infested with cattle thieves, |
and appropriating the property Of
the legitimate stockmen settlers 10 their own
use and have organized in certain of the range
and threatened the liberty and lives
Of the legitimate stock raisers and settlers OF
the country: the Montana Stock Growers
association hereby declare and give notice
TO the above mentioned thieves that they ,
must desist from depredating upon the legiti-
stock raisers Of Montana as the associa-
ton Of stock raisers will not tolerate their
species of work on Montana soil: the associa-
stock raisers: ii will assist them in every way I
to suppress this character of crime, !
md hereby instructS the executive committee |
IF the association to see that the wishes of this
association be carried out in every particular.