The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Wyoming Cattlemen Ask for Federal
Assistance.
THE REPLY OF PRESIDENT HiRRISOy.
an Organization Of Home Guards PatrOlliRg the
Streets of Buffalo, RHstler Murdered
en- Tie Grew Reservation.
THE REPLY OF PRESIDENT HiRRIS0N.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

DENVER. April ga News special from
Buffalo. Wyo, gives the text of President
Harrson's message In reply to an appeal
from the people of that town. The Presi-
dent says:
THE Governor of your State made call
upon me, In conformity with the constltu-
ton. for aid to suppress domestic violence
and threatened bloodsned. | could not know
anything of the situation except as stated
by him and could not refuse aid. Prisoners
will, as soon as the State authorities are
prepared to receive them. be turned over
TO the civil authorities and our con-
necton with the matter will end,
unless further called upon to aid the
State authorities in preserving the peace.
/ do not doubt that the executive and judi
CIal authorities Of your State will without
fear or favor bring TO trial and punishment
those who have violated the laws. Nothing
will be done to slield any guilty persons.
My counsel, as your tellow-cltlzen, Is to use
every effort to allay excitement ana TO pro-
coed in all things peacefully and upon law
full lines. / will, If course, see any repre-
sentation that you may send, but you VIII
see that can do nothing except To act with
the State to prevent violence. Everything
else rests with the State authorities
"EENJAMIN HARRISON"
The people Of Buffalo are much pleased
with the President reply
HELENA, Mont, April %. = William
Corker WAS found murdered on the Crow
reservation, IA miles from Big Timber. last
evening. 1t is asserted that Corker had the
reputation Of being connected with the
rustlers. Whether his was the immediate
cause of his death or not is not known.
There is no clew TO the murdererS. This is
the third case of this sort reported since the
war on the rustlers began in this section.
RTrFF Az Wyo Aprli o0-An Orpaufza-
ton of home guards was made on Sunday
night and 80 armed men belonging TO the
same are now In town. The guards are
divided into squads Of 10 men each. under q
sergeant. The streets are patrolled and all
travellers are inspected. RumoTs are cur
rent that bands of invaders are coming from
Montana and elsewhere 10 assist The stock
MEN. The outpOsts are on the lookout for
the advent. 1t is feared that stockmen will
renew the raids. Those suspected OF favor
ing the stockmen fear violence. Business is
At a standstill but the streets are crowded,
though the people are quiet. Sheriff Angus
turned the prisoners in the jail over to Colo
mel Van Horne. No trouble is apprehended,
bat il eattlemen continue the raids no one
can tell what will happen.
DENVER, April PA Republican special
from Cheyenne, Wye, says: Jim Dudley,
alias Gus Green, from Paris, Tex, the in-
vader who was wounded in the fight with
the rusters, and had bis leg amputated at
Fort Mckinney, died Saturday. and was
hurried at Buffalo Sunday. A man named
4. c. Dunning from Idaho is now in jail at
Buffalo. He is one of the party Of regula-
tors. He states that he was hired by the
secretary of the State Stock Commission,
and the plan proposed for him to follow is
simply blood-cnrdIing in its atrocity. Dun
= ming had a letter in his hand directed TO an
Idaho friend, in which he gave away the
whole story. This letter is in the possession
Ct the Sheriff, among lot of other evil
dence. He says that Champion and Ray
had been warned. aud would not have been
killed if they had needed the warning.
Hired assassins, he adds were to get Sc a
day and $50 apiece for every man killed,
and it cost ever 5000 to get rid Of Cham
pi0n and Ray.