Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-10

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SiitirE Bulls Warfare Since 1867.
Washington Cor. Chicago Tribune
When RSd Cloud end Spotted Tail made
peace at Laramie, Sitting Bull stubbornly
refused 10 come in. All that year he made
war on the steamboats, and commerce of the
Missouri, massacIeing several small boat
loads OF returning miners, and capturing
large quantities OF gold dust, which he
Traded for AIMS TO the northern half breeds
In 1861 he threatened the Gallatin Valley,
in Montana, when the Montana volunteers
were raised 10 meet him. In RS he at
tackled the settlement of Muscle Shell and
suffered defeat, losing thirty-six warriors
The settlers having notice OF his coming, am-
busceded him In ravtne outside the town.
Although the attack was made by the Sioux
on the viII1ge, this battle was denounced as
q massacre by portion Of the eastern press.
A. er this he lost prestige. During 1869 and
1870 he devoted himself prime .Pally to the
slaughter OF the Crows, the Mandans, the
Rees, the Shoshone, and all other tribes
friendly to the whites, varying 1t by 81 oc-
casiopal attack ON the Missouri river forts.
In 1870, General Hancock, then command
Ing that department, thought of organizing
en expedition to bring him to terms, brit rs
there &ss prospect Of the extension OF the
National Pacific Railway, which would
simplify operations, he recomme nded
another attempt to buy q pes ce with him
until that road should be pushed into the
tton, backed by the assurance of the
Peace Commissioners And the Interior
department, Congress voted half million
d1llsrs TO make peace ace, and io suo,ist him
alton. Considerable criticism has been
made on the expenditure of this appropria-
ton. 1t resulted in bringing to the Fort
refused to treat himself Next year General
Custer went out with the Northern Pacific
surveying party, and Swice defeated Sitting
of his bands invaded the Gallatin valley in
1872, and carried Off five hundred head of
horses. after numbering number of far.
mers. In 1873 he made q night attack on
Colonel Baker, but was repulsed and pur-
sued. In 1914 he drove the Crows from their
reservation agency, and made war on all
peaceable Indians. The peace commission
nDdiDg him fntractable, now began to de-
mand that the army should take the often
sive and suodue him, anu the / SOU II has
frequently been repeated by the peace COM
mission and the Indian department, until
the War department has acted on IT. List
year some of bis followers went dowa ID
meet the commission In conference with the
Red Cloud Sioux, and came near precipitat-
Bull him elf refused to go In, and spent the
summer IN attacks on the Grow agency, aud
on the frontier settlers. He captured gov
eminent wagon train on the Carroll roo 1,
murdered number of recruits going to the
Montana posts, and captured the stock Of
the Carroll stage company.
Such have reen his exploits up ID the
bloody history OF the present year. How
many followers has he ordinarily? Not more
tran two hundred or three hundred IL iges,
but there is no doubt that bis numbers are
now sweIled by recruits from all the ZEN
cfes. The Northern Cheyennes are with him,
and large portion OF the Ogallalahs; aud
probably be has he'd two thouss nd or more
we'll armed and well norntSi warriors IN
these late fights. Tnere were times last win
ter when he could not have gatlef. eight
hundT men, but the yoJng buc-s have
slyly slipped away rom the agency, where
they winter: 1, suu where the old people aud
women and children are being 4; by the
o. ernn ent, nd they viii remain with him
urr The Summer.
T. Is war, then, has no connection with the
Black Hills troubles; none whatever. 1t ha,
b: n waged defensively on our part for many
years before the Black Hills were entered by
aDybcjy. Inc Black Hills troubles may be
used for pretext , induce the treaty Sioux
TO Join him. or course ne Is anxious to
conf teraie all The Sioux tribes end bands
in general wPr. He has been trying
advances to the Crows and Black Feet. This
is one reason why the peace c)nmissiOners
urged that he must be subiue lest he SHOULD
demoralize all the treaty Indiaus, and bring
on general war.
dull for the season, even the demand for dc.
nestle uses being unusually light. We may
however, soon expect some activity on ths
part of housekeepers, for the reason that 1t
is now An accepted fact that the associated
coal producing and carrying companies are
now so firmly bound together that the
prices will stesdily sdvsuce to the end of the
season. There js not likely 10 be q break on
this point; consequently those who bny
earliest will command their fuel at lowest
pr. ss. 1t does not necessarily follow, how
ever, that prices Of coal will at any time
dr. ring the year be unreasOnably high, for IL
is conceded fact that there is very large
ste ok OF coal at the centers OF al nc st all the
great carrying companies. For some OF the
the supply is short. The stock of coal wait
Ing market Is mostly OF the smaller sizes,
IOr domestic uses. The supply OF vessels al
this port is equal to the demand, and rates
continue 70 rule low Phld Ledger, 10Th.
CONFEDERATE MoNUMENr AT Po1Er
LooKoUT-The monument erected near
Point Lookout, St Mary's county, Nd, over
the confederate dead, was unveiled on the
Fourth OF July: Speeches were delivered by
Hon. Messrs. Hooker. of Mississippi; Tar
box. OF Massachusetts,, and Henkel, OF Mary
land, members OF Congress. A sumptuoIs
dinner was partaken OF at the hotel on the
q celebration of the centennial fourth tcok
place. An Grafton was delivered by DR. Ran
dolph Jones, with other appropriate cero
monies. Point Lockout was the site of a
federal prison during the late war, and q
plumber OF confederate soldiers died there
and are buried near their prison. The mon
umeDt erected TO their memory is a hand.
some memorial Bait. San, 10Th.
that TO me-" said Theodore Tilton 70 his SEQ
ond daughter. OF sixteen, the other dar,
handing her the manuscript Of the first chap
tiers OF his new novel, In which he took ref
uge Immediately after "fhe trial'' was ended.
81 must 90 TO work at 1t again; let's see how
IL sounds" The bright girl took the sheets
sna lead In brisk and cheerful voice, turn.
,pg gown page after page. "Father,n said
the ihirtieth page. "tell me II sheeyer mar.
I'LL ia inat other man" And, looking mp. she
toond mat ne WAS asleepi flson tells the
is nov adc'og - the manuscript once more.
The tale will be q simple one, sud shortsr 7
oe"eFs, then Tempest Tossed."-lM. y. LEI.
DRr GOODS SALE-A noteworthy sucf-
New York this week Of large conss ga m emit
OF autumn dreSs fabrics, the prt iuef OF "A
prominent Philadelphia mauufactory. A ,rae
credit viii be given. The sale is attraettug
much attention In advance. To day there
were goci many Cana dian purchases ia