Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-14
WAR Is STILL ON
Armed Men and Thieves Skir-
mish in Wyoming
FIGHTS REPORTED IN ALL PARTS
Several Morc Said 20 Have Been Killed
a Despersrs Ride fos Life.
Regulators Surrounded

BUFFALO. Wyo.. April is-~Lstest re-
ports from the scene Of the fighting be-
tween the regulators and ''russlsrss say
that nfty eattlemen are surrounded at
the 7. A. ranch by ''rxstlsrs" and four
are reported killed Elliott and Canton
are with the eAttlemen. Soldiers from
Fort Mckinney are en- route.
After Earning the X. c. ranch the
Cheyenne division OF ths regulators
moved toward Buffalo and the rustIers
srganixed and went forth 20 meet them.
The cas.lsnen learned Of the advance
az the 'rustiers" and took shslter In
enc I. A ranch. IL Iniles from Buffalo
Monday morning the russless reached
abe ranch and surrounded the invaders
and AZ daylight the latter opened IRE
upon their besiegers. Shots were ex-
changed all day lsng. but the number Of
killed and injured cannot ut present be
learned. The cattlsmen with their
horses are safely barricadsa inside the
ranch buildings. and Tuesday morning
one Of them escaped through the attack
ing party. presumably on his way for
reinforcements. The result of Tues
days work 1t the T. A. ranch il yet ua-
known
The r. A. Ranch Fight CeaarDsA
Sheriff Kimball, Of Converse. county,
received word from Red Angus. sheriff
of Johnson county. that the stoekmen's
party were AZ the I. A. ranch. - miles
FROM Buffalo, and were surrounded by
q posse Of 500 men determined upon
capturing them. Three Of the wagons
containing the provisions Of the stock
men had been captured
The author ities here are guarding al
the roads lie aiding from The north and
all fords on the Platte river. The small
ranehmen are coming 20 the Platte
river towns, all fully armed and pre-.
pared to help the authorities preserve
khs peace II they are called upon.
The state authorities have ordered
,the state militia in readiness - 70 -
the scene of trouble. Col Richards,
commanding the troops. Is securing
horses here. If the militia are called
they will go north from this point.
which Is several days march for msuat-
ed men from the scene Of the dis
turbance.
Jack Fisgg's Dash fer Life.
! Two men have reached here from
Buffalo and report meeting Jack Flagg,
dangerous ''rustler" in Wyoming, st
abs Powder river crossing. 10 miles
from Buffalo Flaxg, who was on his
way to the Cheyenne democratic conven-
lion, had j1st been pursued by party
pf the regulators at the h c. ranch,
Ind had escaped after hard chase. He
was riding unarmsd zoo yards ahead of
his son. who had bis gun in his wagon.
At the h. c. ranch two armed men
rallied on him TO throw Up his
hands. he recognized them as
prominent stockmeu and laughed
81 the challenge. One of them i'm
medistely fred ct Flagg with .
,rias. Fiavg turned and rode back to
Ihis son. lie helped the boy to cut enc
lof the horses loose and mounted him on
the horse. Twenty of the regulators
tclosed In on them. bat they rodo their
horses over a steep cliff and down a
deep draw aud escaped. Fifty shots
were fired At them at close range, but
they were net hit, and reached the Pow
der river, crossing safely.
x The Killing Of Champion and Ray.
Reports OF the killing of two Of tho
''rustlcrs" on Powder river by the cat
tlemen's party were confirmed by mail
carriers from the north. They report
that the fight occurred Saturday
afternoon at the X. c. ranch
so miles from Buffalo. The ranch
is the rendezvous for the ''rustlers' OF
the region and the Cheyenne party of
regulators expected to capture eight
or ten Of them. When they
reached there but two Of the
''rustlers" werc at home. They re-
fused TO surrender. aud an attack was
made on the ranch. Nate Champion,
one Of the inmates, attempted 70 escape,
but was shot and killed when 300 y ards
from the house. The buildings were
then fred. and the other 'rustler,