Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
THE CATTLE WAR.
Troops I'm Wyoming-No Tidings Of the
Prisoners-HIontana Cattlemen Denoune<
the RustlerS.

A Heavy Snow Storm Interferes with the
Troops I'm Wyoming-No Tidings Of the
Prisoners-sIontana Cattlemen Denounce
the Rustlers.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., April 21.-A severe
snowstorm, which has ragged without
intermission since Sunday night, has
killed hundreds of young calves and
many weak cows and sheep. Cattle
men pronounce it the worst since the
spring of 1886 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
T. 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 at Sand
creek, about sixty miles from here, last
night. They cannot possibly reach
Douglas before noon Saturday. They
may send courier ahead, however, and
have a special train meet them at old
Fort Fetterman, ten miles north of
Friday night. In that case the prison
ers will reach Cheyenne Saturday morn
ing.
| with the party is believed here to guar
| antee them from ambush or attack en-
route. It is believed that the so-called
avengers have decided to let the law
take its course and will make no hostile
demonstrations.
DR.. Penrose, of Philadelphia, who &C.
companied the invaders for part of their
journey as surgeon, will have hearing
before the district court to-day.
THE RUsTLERs DENOUNCED.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 21.-The
Miles City Stock Growers association
of Montana, at its meeting yesterday
took formal action in regard to the
operations of cattle and horse thieves
A number of members of the Montana
association live close to the Wyoming
boundary and many of them were III
Miles City to-day. The following was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A considerable portion of the
| range country is infested with cattle thieves
| commonly designated rustlers, who have beer
depredating and appropriating the property o.
| the legitimate stockmen settlers to their OWL
use and have organized in certain of the range
country and threatened the liberty and lives
| of the legitimate stock raisers and settlers O
| the country; the Montana Stock Grower:
association hereby declare and give notice
| to the above mentioned thieves that they
| must desst from depredating upon the legiti
| mate stock raisers of Montana the associa
! ton of stock raisers will not tolerate thei
| species of work on Montana soil; the aSSocia
! ton pledges its honor and it's support to tn
| stock raisers; it will assist them in every wa!
| possible to suppress this character of crime
| and hereby instructS the executive committee
| of the association to that the wishes of thi
| association be carried out in every particular.