The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
SITTING BULL WHIPPED.
TtLHfNG, SMOKING. AND FI0HTIHG
HIIH THE JND{.INS.

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been whip ID for once. and that in a locality Of
his own selection aud with his ponys hoof upon
his native heath. Tie means taken to achieve
this most desirable end were as follows.
Col. Miles having received Information OF
projected movement Of Sioux Indians toward
the Yellowstone for the purpose Of hunting
buffalo. and. II Practicable. scOoping in an occa-
si0nal train. he. on oct. II. left the cantor ment
at Tongue river with about 40l soldiers and nifty
citizens Ucams.cIs, &c), marching twenty eight
miles, this unusually long march having been
made In anticipation Of surprising the Indians
should they have visited this region and have
attacked and c0rrallcd train that was overdue
at Tongue river cantonment The ensuing
morning this train was met, with Lieut.. Col.
OTIS of the Twcnty-second Infantry I'm CONF
mand Of the escort, AMI the Information was
obtained tina; one train from Gleudiye a sub
post between Buford and Tongue river. and
about thirteen miles below ;anloy's stockade
on the Yeliowstone) had been compelled to re-
torn to that point on account OF the overwhelm-
Ing numbers or the Indians. ard that Col Otis,
the commanding Off ,er ~ Glondivc. mad then
taken charge Of the cscoit himself and gone
forth 10 meet the Ind ms. lie was not disap-
pointed. for the Indi ms attacked the train and
Killed one scout aud wounded three soldiers.
Col Milo proceeded b. the direction loo when
the Indians Wtre seen TO 20 upon leaving tie
ANA upuu Che uY ruiuE ut tht .l.h received rs-
ports ole alter auutucroi %, Ncl1iiy ot parties
uf luuiaui. These report were Nerliei, aid
immtdptelf ate rNard pn luuian Of decidedly
demuuiHc appearance ,nfc rcd Wth q ~ 81
truce. and 70, % most convincing PROOF OF 81, pt-
Ciuc tutUuti.U-. spNrfeu SHAT o. termed iu
West. rn - % .rce 90 hHii. Il shirt" lie. how
ever. was mot % uuEui-f, b If managed To- tXtrt--
that with thr band WI. an INTERPRETER skilled IN
both the u4tiVt and imported Amerir fn late
Cuase-. \ population 81 an officer ana syi-
der nccouu med this Ter ild, aud upon rtath-
ire the crest OF hluir found band Of about
10 warrior. located ulou il.in beyond, and.
proceeding thither were intl o'ucod with many
"hows and inuumertnif hand shdNngs To
one John Brullye. or GruIlye. hllf-ur,ed. who
po--ts G.. mucu iuiciii.ttce. rle quantity u
CITY SLANG. and as much Che.k a. Il Government
mute. From this GENT ciuau 10 was Hscertained
THAT Sit.ipg Bul ana li. cni,fs desired a INK
with the hs Chief. ana after many prelimina-
ries and much debate a.d disseu-ion among
the spoke neutral ground was selected
between the lines.
MODEST DEMANDS.
Col. Miles ana Licuts. Eyaris Woodruff and
Bailey 4 the Fifth lnDn'r,, went oUt and met
some fifteen or tvcuty OF The cuieis, and after
the usual smoke the council commenced. SIT
ing SUI desired pctt-' bli uuoh us own
terms. His modest demands were Nmong
otueis) that he should be flowed to hunt IN The
Yellowstone Valley, that lie would ike The
Csntoumeut evacuated. aud taat lie would not
troubie g. .ldiers provided they reciprocaied
bis mastery INACTIVITY, lie wanted To visit the
ugencic- a.l trade for ANN uutiuf. but de ifcd
no ratiuus or annuities. ANA ln fact proposed e.
do about 90 he pleased uut one ih.n- he de-
sired distinctly undtrsty d. tud that WAS that
lac desired % 1--we as an lnli 10 nnd not n peu-
sioner at ~ agency. 1he terms ~ the Govern
n is, ~ " ~, &C u,u opt"t" pe"ve NeI' vN-
, ~, ,ei az, ,e SVun.ni ouJourneu meet
inr s'N .Oi ll.Is Nno 'VO' W uanleu ! ", Miies
ulpio'n''.' '.tl ~ men vot, hanuet III eett'hs
q tnem al. 'cloa'.u, WIN tnA iatse amour on
as,,re''r, ie"Nlug tnt - ne "theu. oeconlns
pie"i"' i'e'' ndi. 'a.eu' II lueN rVt a"hy -
W." % 'ne .uos uis'' 'ei' "a, nonsm 'ue 81,
svens'd n eef'h q tucr comrades.
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i...i.ipi "a ILL., i'm mo % mo md a rye .,,,s,.-
~ al rI...,.i nr.,inif.,lis nm bo,nosiS a.,
tHviuel "a me- 'lsf, "A unu,f,.r of Indians were
seen ,t...il' "a. iui, an t'.n / ,ft.r ,r.t, md
some fLitr wi'it, being tes..i, d. an inf.rur.ter
yas .,ut 7,lth come s,itlitt. IA, nscsrt.llu inc
pIrt..r az In. uo.sinie ~ lin. nn, A .hnrt
ditlDrue was mad I'M which Sittiur IWll'- o-.ii-
~ III. DOR roW-v,W "a 4 .vlrred and Cci
rl,e- ture- = ui. willingness 10 converse th,,
Indians r,t.r. A. A. npr,..ltnt c1upluV Of m
fautfy ana .nt {.inch X. tlr,n gUu 0ng an I'M ~