The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
THE WYOMING WAR.
Citizens Aid tho "RustlersT-Tho ReRu-
latoIs Surrender to u. &. Troops.

Citizens Aid tho 'RustlersT-Tho ReRu-
latoIs Surrender to u. &. Troops.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-A telegram
was received at the war department.
Wednesday afternoon, from Brig. Gen.
Brook, at Omaha, Neb., transmitting
the following telegram from Col. j. j.
Van Horn, Eighth infantry, at Fort Nc
Kinney, 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 (12:5o a.m.). Three troops of cav
airy are now preparing to leave, and will
start for the ~. A. ranch, the scene of
the disturbance, in about two hours. 1t
appears that o body of about fifty armed
mon, known as regulators, and supposed
to be in the employ of large cattle own
ers, left the vicinity of Casper about the
9th instant, and proceeded to point on
the North Fork of Powder river, sixty
miles from the post known as the *.
c. ranch, where they killed two men
and burned the ranch. This occurred
on the 9th inst.
This body of men is now at the IT.
A ranch, about sixteen miles from the
post, on the north fork of Crazy Wom-
an, where they are strongly intrenched,
and defending themselves against the
sberifPs posse comitatus, who have
them surrounded. The wagons owned
by the regulators have been captured
by the sheriff's posse. They contain
supplies of ammunition, dynamite and
personal baggage. One of the team
stern has divulged the names of the reg
ulators He says the expedition is of
fcered by Maj. Wolcott, Frank Canton
and Fred Hesse. The entire county il
aroused by the killing at X. c. ranch,
and some of tho best citizens are in the
posse. Reports have been forwarded by
mail on the 11th and 18th inst, giving
fall particulars. / shall accompany the
troops"
DENVER, Col, April 1S.-The News re-
ceived the following brief special from
Buffalo, Wyo., after which the wires
went down:
early this morning tho sheriff and
reinforcements from Fort Mckinney,
consisting of three troops of United
States cavalry, reached the T. A
ranch. The cattlemen were still barri-
cnded in the ranch buildings, and the
bes&eging party of rustlers were firing
brisk volleys into their intrenchments,
but few shots were returned. AS the
troops appeared the rustlers ceased
firing. Col. Van Horn, in command Of
the troops, together with the sheriff,
reconnoitered the ground, and then
marched within long rife range OF
the ranch and dismounted his men.
Col. Van. Horn and the sheriff, with
flags of truce, advanced to within one
hundred yards of the outer forti6cation,
where they were met by representa-
tive of the besieged cattlemen. After
short parley the stoclfmen surrendered
to Col. Van Horn, and were at once
escorted to Fort Mckinney, where they
are at present under the protection of
the troops. The rustlers offered no cb-
lection to the cattlemen surrendering to
Col. Van Horn. During the almost in
cessant firing which has been kept up
for the past two days on the besieged
party only two men were wounded, one
severely. Their names can not be
learned now: None of the rustlers were
hurt"