Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-16
wYoMlNo's WAR.
United states Troops Quelled tho Disturb
Ance-s surrender of the Cattlemcn.


United states Troops Quelled tho Disturb
Ance-surrender of the CAttlemcn.
BUFFALO, Wyo., April 14.-Early yes
terday morning the sheriff and rein
forcements from Fort Mckinney, con-
sisting OF three troops of United States
cavalry reached the I. A. ranch. The
cattlemen were still barricaded in the
ranch buildings and the besieging party
of rustlers were firing brisk volleys into
their intrenchments, but few shots were
returned.
=. As the United States troops ap-
preached, the rustlers ceased firing.
Col. Van Horne, in command of the
troops, together with the sheriff re-
connoitered the ground and then
marched within long rife range of the
ranch and dismounted his men.
Col. Van Horne and the sheriff with
flags of truce advanced TO within 100
Yards OF the outer iortifcation where
they were met by n representative OF
the besieged cattlemen. After short
parley the stockmen surrendered to Col.
Van Horne and were at once escorted to
Fort Mckinney where they are ut
present under the protection OF the
troops.
The rustlers offered no objection to
the cattlemen surrendering to Col. Van
Horne.
During the almost incessant fire
which has been kept up for the past
two days on the bcsieged patty only
two men were wounded-one severely.
Their names cannot be learned now.
None of the rustlers were hurt.
THE GOVERNMENTS ACTION.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE presi-
dent received q telegram last night
from the acting governor Of Wyoming
in which he said: 1.-The civil authorities
are unable to prevent violence. The
situation is serious and immediate as
sistance will probably prevent much
loss of life"
The president informed the secre-
tary of war that the above statement,
in his opinion, made n case under
section 4, article 4. of the constitution
that justifies the use of the army of the
United States to protect the state
of Wyoming against domestic violence"
and directed him to take immediate
steps to send a sufficient force to the
scene of the trouble and to cooperate
with the governor in restoring order.
Gen. Schofeld ordered the troops at
Fort Mckinney to the scene ut once.
There are at that post three companies
of the Eighth infantry and three troops
of the Sixth cavalry.
A telegram was received at the war
department yesterday from Briga-
dier-General Brooke, ut Omaha. trans
hitting the following telegram from
Col. ]. ]. Van Horne, Eighth infantry,
at Fort Mckinney, Wyo.:
Your telegram of this date referring
to the presidents order to furnish a
sufficient force to cooperate with the
governor in suppressing disorder just
received (l2:5O a. M. Three troops OF
cavalry are now preparing to move and
will start for the II. A. ranch, the scene
of the disturbance, in two hours. 1t
appears that a body of about fifty armed
men, known as regulators and supposed
to be in the employ of large cattle own
ers. left the vicinity of Casper about the
9th inst, and proceeded to point on
the north fork of Powder river, sixty
miles from the point known as the X.
C. ranch where they killed two men
and burned the ranch. This body OF
men is now at the IT. A. ranch, about
sixteen miles from post on the north
fork of Crazy Woman, where they
are strongly entreuched and de-
Tending themselves against the
sheriff's posse comitatus who have
them surrounded. The wagons
owned by the regulators have been cap
tured by the sheriff's posse. They con-
tanned supplies of ammunition, dyna-
mite and personal baggage. One of the
teamsters has divulged the name of the
regulators. He says the expedition is
Differed by Maj. Wolcott, from Canton,
and Fred Hesse. The entire country is
aroused by the killing ut X. c. Ranch
and some of the best citizens are in the
posse. Reports have been forwarded
by mail on the 18th and 18th inst. Civ
ing full particulars. shall accompany
the troops"