The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-04-28
THE RUSTLER TROUBLES.
A Reign of Terror In Wyoming-No Mans
Life Considered Safe.


Life Considered Safe.
ANTELOPE SPRINGS, Wyo., April o.
The command of three troop of cavalry
under Maj. Frechet, of the Sixth, es-
corting the invaders to Douglas, en-.
camped at Ogallala ranch, miles from
Antelope Springs, where they arrived
Wednesday night and laid over Thurs-
day. They left Fort Mckinney on the
18th, intending to make the trip
in seven days, but bad roads will
delay them two or three days. A
terrible storm of snow, sleet and
wind opened as the party started and
continued unabating until Thursday
morning, when the day broke clear
and fair. While the command was
preparing to leave Fort Mckinney .
mounted party rode to the telegraph
line between Buffalo and Douglas and
cut the wires and pulled down poles
between almost all stations, and not
till Thursday morning was communities
ton reestablished.
Everything is reported quiet in Buff
falo but great interest is manifested in
the disposition of the prisoners. Maj.
Wolcott, in command of the invaders,
said he was misinformed and did not
know there were SO many people in the
county. Their only mistake was not
being in sufficient force.
The cattlemen evidently thought it
would be an easy matter to turn immi-
grafton away from this locality and
throw the country back again into an
open stock range. AS their bold, open
handed raid proved disastrous,
they are expected to return to
the striking-from- behind system. Every
farmer will be afraid to stay on his
ranch, if the assassins regain their lib
erty. A year ago there was not fire.
arm to scare a resident. Now every un-
armed granger willingly exchanges
his plow or thrashing machine
for rifle. A year ago one could
lie down over night anywhere on
the prairie without fear. At night be-
fore the lamps are lighted every win
dow is shaded and doors are barred.
One man cannot be induced to travel
the highways alone for fear of an am
bush. Not that all the people are cat
tie rustlers, but that war has been
made upon the settlers and they know
not who are next upon the death list.
The evening of the 10th, when the
troops were ordered to escort the cat
tlemen to Cheyenne, an open letter
from the people to the president was
framed and filed at the telegraph Office
at Buffalo, but was only transmitted
Thursday owing to the wires being
down. 1t is signed by the chair
man of the board of county
commissioners, the acting mayor
of Buffalo, the county treasurer
the county clerk and a number Of
other prominent citizens of Buffalo and
asks the president to receive a commit
tee of citizens which will be delegated
to lay before him the facts concerning
the recent trouble between cattlemen
ip that section Of the state. The tele-
gram states that, contrary to all law,
an armed body of capitalists entered
their country with the avowed
intention of taking possession Of
and controlling the same in their
own interests, and that it is believed
their aim was to terrorize and depopu-
late the country, and if need be to
murder all who resisted. The tele-
gram states that the citizens of the
county have been greatly maligned and
their motions and actions misrepre-
sented by the friends of these law
breakers, and in justice to themselves
they ask to be heard by the president
in their own behalf.