The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-14
WYOMING'S CATTLE WAR
FEDsRAL TROOPS ORDERED TO
TH5 SCENE.

a Request for Aid Wired President
Harrison by the Governor-Three
Companies of Infantry and Three
Troops of Cavalry Available for
Duty-No News of Further Fighting
WASHINGTON, April 13.-President Har-
rison received a telegram last night from
the acting governor of Wyoming, in which
he said: about sixty-one owners of live
stock are reported to have made au armed
expedition into johnson City for the pur-
pose of protecting their live stock and pre-
venting unlawful roundups by rustlers
They are at the I. A ranch, thirteen
miles from Fort Mckinney, and
are besieged by the sheriff
and posse and by rustlers from that Sec
tion Of the country. said to be 200 or 800 in
number. The wagons of the stockmen were
captured and taken away from them, and
it is reported that battle took place yes
terday, during which a number of men
were killed. Great excitement prevails.
Both parties are very determined, and it is
feared that if successful will show no mercy
to the persons captured. The civil authori-
ties are unable TO prevent violence. The
situation is serious and immediate assist
ance will probably prevent great loss of
life.n
The President informed the Secretary of
War that the above statement in his opin-
ion made "a case under section 4 of article
OF the constitution that justi6es the use of
the army of the United States to protect
the state Of Wyoming against domestic
violence" and directed him TO take imme-
diate steps TO send sufficient force to the
Gene of The trouble and to Cooperate with
the governor in restoring order. Gen.
| Schoteld ordered the troops at Fort Nc
| Kinney to the scene at once. There are at
that post three companies Of the Eighth in
fantry and three troops Of the Sixth cav
| airy.
CAVALRY READY TO MOVE.
A telegram was received at the war de-
| partment this afternoon from Brig. Gen
| Brooke, at Omaha, Neb., transmitting the
| following telegram from Col. j. j. Van
| Horn, Eighth infantry, at Fort Mckinney
Wyo.: "Your telegram OF this date, re-
| ferring to the Presidents order TO furnish a
| sufficient force to cooperate with the gov
ernor in suppressing disorder, just re-
| ceived Q2:50 O'Clock a. m.l. Three troops Of
| cavalry are now preparing to move and
| will start for the T. A. ranch, the scene of
| the disturbance, in about two hours 1t
| appears that body of about fifty armed
men known as regulators aud supposed to
| left the vicinity OF Casper about April 6
| and proceeded to point on the north fork
| of the Powder river, sixty miles from the
| post, known as the K. G. ranch, where they
| killed two men aud burned the ranch. TINS
was on April 9. This body of
| men is now at the T. A. ranch, about
sixteen miles from the post on the north
fork of the Crazy Woman, where they are
| strongly iutrenched and defending them
selves against the sheriff's posse comitatus,
who have them surrounded. The wagons
owned by the regulators have been captured
by the sheriffs posse. They contained sup
plies Of ammunition, dynamite and
personal baggage. One of the
teamsters has divulged the names
of the regulators. He says the expedition is
officered by Maj. Wolcott, from Canton,
and Fred He5se. The entire country il
aroused by the killing at the K. c. ranch,
and some of the best citizens are in the posse.
Reports have been forwarded by mail on
tue 11th and 18th inst, giving full particu-
lars. l shall accompany.the troops"
THE CATTLE MEN RESCUED.
DENVER, Col, April ia special
from Buffalo, Wyo., says the cattle men,
who were besieged by rustlers, were to-day
relieved by United States troops under
Col Van Horn, and are now at Fort
Mckinney. No opposition was ma'e by
the sheriff and his men TO this arrange ent.