New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-20
THE TROUBLE IN WYOMING.
COL. VAN HORN AFRAID TO LEAVE FORT
MCKINNEY.
RUsTLERs WAITING TO AMBUSH THE PH soNERs
ruE oAnrNFr Drsctr.sES THE SITUATION

RUsTLERs WAITING TO AMBUSH THE PRISONERS
THE CABINET DISCUSSES THE SITUATION.
Chicago, April ia Cheyenne, Wyo., dis
patch says II is now definitely learned that
Colonel Van Horn has not yet left Fort Mckinney
to take his prisoners to Fort Douglas Nor
will he do until he is assured that the
trip can be made with safety.
There are now in Cheyenne two ranch farmers
of J0hIsson County, two miners, Mayor and
Burritt of Buffalo; II. r. Mann, receiver Of the
Land Office; Thomas Bouton, editor OF 'Ihe
Echo,' all afraid to venture TO their homes
All have been warned. Sheriff Angus still re-
fuses to deliver the expedition teamsters to
Colonel Van Horn"
Omaha Neb., April 10.-A dispatch to The
Bee" from Douglas, Wyo says :" 1t is quite evi-
dent that all press telearams from Buffalo are in
measure controlled by local feeling. The bulk OF
the matter sent out is probably true, but only a
portion of the facts are told Three members OF
the oattlemens party were killed at the T. A.
ranch, where the regulators besieged, and an
other was shot down while surrender was being
arranged under flag of truce. The three men
killed were Texans, who were shot in passing
from the improvised fort to q cellar a few yards
distant, where the party kept supplies. fourth
man, Texan named LOwther, who, according TO
Buffalo dispatches wac accidentally shot while
the surrender was taking place, hos since died.
Another member Of the invading party. tcamster
named Green, who wounded when the wagons
were captured, had his leg amputated and will
probably die
:" If the invading party, now prisoners at Fore
Mckinney, is brought to Douglas under escort
of the military. it will be at least fve days on
the way 1t will camp the first night at Crazy
Woman crossing, the second at Powder River the
third at Collins Station, the fourth az Brown
Springs, and will reach Douglas on the fifth day.
The latest reports from the north are TO the
effect that Sheriff Angus now has about 500
armed men in the Vicinity OF Buffalo, who repre-
sented as determined To preven' the removal Of
the prisoners from that county il possible There
are no less than four places on the road Admiralty
suited for ambush
Washington, April 1o.-TTie "rustler' trouble
in Wyoming the principal topic of discussion
at the meeting of the Cabinet today. All the
members were present except the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Attorney.General. The
situation in Wyoming is regarded as serious in
view of the fact that the feeling against the
prisoners in charge Of the military is bitter, and
also because of the freely expressed threats of
desperate men that they u avenge the killing
Of Champion ard Ray at the first opportunity. No
word has been rece wed from Colonel Van Horn and
his captivcs at Fort Mckinney since Saturday
morning, when me teegraphed General Brooke at
Omaha that he would start that day for Douglas
70 turn his prisoners TO the civil authorities
Efforts 10 communicate with Fort Mckinney and
vicinity since that date have failed, and this
has led to the belief that the "rustlers or thelr
sympathizers have destroyed all telegraphlc COM
municafion so as TO prevent the authorities from
learning the true situation of affairs until aiter
their own purposes had been accomplished
A telegram was sent 10 General BROOKE ,his
morning asking for the latest information on tne
subject. General Brooke is in command oil the
DEPARTMENT in which the trouble is located hlS
headnusrters are ut Omaha. He teegraphed IN
reply that Colonel Van liorn with force OF %
men had started from Fort Mckinney WIN , ms
nrsoncrs on the 9Th instant for Fort ID A. Rus
scil and that he General Brookel does not antlc-
ipate any trouble on the route 49, =,
General Schofcld said this afternoon that ne
felt no uneasincss on account OF the bOlulers, Us
thcre was no ras0n why they should be attacked,
and even If they should be, he was conhdeht OF
their ability 10 protect themselves and their prs-
oncrs Ii was his private opinion, however, tiao
tho troops will accomplish their purpose OF taxing
thc prisoners 10 place Of safety without ehcouho
eriuc any serious opposition.