The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-29
THE CATTLE WAR.
A Heavy Snow Storm Interferes with the
Troops In Wyoming-No Tidings of the
Prisoners-Afontana Cattlcmen Denounce
tho RustIers.

Heavy Snow Storm 1nterferes With the
Troops In wyoming-No Tidings of the
Prisoners-Montana Cattlcmen Denounce
the RustIers.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., April GA 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
here, where they will probably drive
Friday night. In that case the prison
ers will reach Cheyenne Saturday morn
ing.
The fact that Deputy Sheriff Roles is
with the party is believed here to guar
antee them from ambush or attack en-
route. 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 &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.
4 number of members of the Montana
association live close to the Wyoming
boundary and many of them were in
Miles City to-day. The following was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, \ considerable portion of the
range country IS infested with cattle thieves,
commonly designated rustlers, who have been
depredating and appropriating the property Of
the legitimate stockmen settlers TO their own
use and have organized in certain Of the range
country and threatened the liberty and lives
of the legitimate stock raiscrs and settlers OF
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 as the associa-
ton of stock raiscrs will not tolerate their
species of work on Montana soil; the associa-
ton pledges its honor and its support TO the
stock raisers; il will assist them in every way
possible TO suppress this character of crime.
and hereby instructs the executive committee
of the association 10 see that the wishes of this
association be carried out in every particular.