The Grenada Sentinel

THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The president received a telegram last night from the acting governor of Wyoming in which he said: "The civil authorities are unable to prevent violence. The situation is serious and immediate assistance will probably prevent much loss of life."
The president informed the secretary of war that the above statement, in his opinion, made "a case under section 4, article 4, of the constitution that justifies the use of the army of the United States to protect the state of Wyoming against domestic violence," and directed him to take immediate steps to send a sufficient force to the scene of the trouble and to co-operate with the governor in restoring order.
Gen. Schofield ordered the troops at Fort McKinney to the scene at once. There are at that post three companies of the Eighth infantry and three troops of the Sixth cavalry.
A telegram was received at the war department yesterday from Brigadier-General Brooke, at Omaha, transmitting the following telegram from Col. J. J. Van Horne, Eighth infantry, at Fort McKinney, Wyo.:
"Your telegram of this date referring to the president's order to furnish a sufficient force to co-operate with the governor in suppressing disorder just received (12:50 a. m.). Three troops of cavalry are now preparing to move and will start for the 'T. A. ranch,' the scene of the disturbance, in two hours. It appears that a body of about fifty armed men, known as regulators and supposed to be in the employ of large cattle owners, left the vicinity of Casper about the 6th inst., and proceeded to a point on the north fork of Powder river, sixty miles from the point known as the 'K C. ranch,' where they killed two men and burned the ranch. This body of men is now at the 'T. A. ranch,' about sixteen miles from post on the north fork of Crazy Woman, where they are strongly entrenched and defending themselves against the sheriff's posse comitatus who have them surrounded.
The wagons owned by the regulators have been captured by the sheriff's posse. They contained supplies of ammunition, dynamite and personal baggage. One of the teamsters has divulged the name of the regulators. He says the expedition is financed by Maj. Wolcott, from Canton, and Fred Hesse. The entire country is aroused by the killing at 'K. C. Ranch,' and some of the best citizens are in the posse. Reports have been forwarded by mail on the 11th and 13th inst. giving full particulars. I shall accompany the troops."