Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-06
General News.
MORE ABOUT SITTING BULL.

MORE ABOUT SITTING BULL.
A Helena, Montana Territory. dipatch
to the associated press under date
Of January 30th. states that Major
Walsh, of the northwest mounted po-
lice, commander of Fort Walsh, Canada,
near which Sitting Bull and other hos
tiles are now located, arrived in Helena
to-day, eight days out from
Fort Walsh. When Major Walsh
left Sitting Bull Little Knife and $50
lodges were at the east end of the police
post of Cypress mountain where they
intend to remain during the winter.
The night before leaving, Major Walsh
received a message from Sitting Bull
saying he had heard the Americans
were coming to fight him ard his pco-
pie; that they were tired of blood
and would move nearer the police
post. He desired Major Walsh to
speak to the white mother for him.
Spotted Eagle sent him message at
the same time saying he was awaiting
the arrival of 100 lodges of his people
who were coming from the Spotted Tail
agency. They would obey the require
ments of Major Walsh if they could re-
main with him; if not they must 90 by
and he too would move to the Cypress
Mountains, SO it is not improbable that
these latter are the Indians reported to
General Miles. Major Walsh says at
no time since his arrival. has Sitting
Bulls camp crossed the line to the
American side. He has received daily
messages from him since the Terry
commission returned. Their move
ment across the line without his
knowledge would be impossible,
and he would promptly advise Gen.
Gibbon in that event. The Sioux camp is
now scattered. Spotted Eagle with 100
lodges is at Pine Buttes, and the others
are scattered along the White Mud
river and Wood Mountain where
buffalo are plenty. His condition is
irreconcilablc with warlikc intentions.
Col. Mcleod, commander of the mount
ed police, is here and corroborates the
above. No credence has been attached
here to rumors of Sitting Bull having
crossed the line. Maj. Walsh's state
ments are deemed in the highest de-
gree trustworthy.
OUR HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.
A dispatch from Washington of Jan.
2Sth says the United States minister at
Honolulu reports that the carrying
trade between the United States and
the Hawaiian Islands has increased one
half since the Reciprocity treaty wenl
into effect. The minister says the I'M.
petus given to the sugar and rice trade
by the treaty has brought not only
agents, put principals. from British
manufactures to the Islands to extend
their trade by furnishing sugar and rice
machinery, while not one principal OF
agent from the United States has YET
made his appearance. Notwithstanding
the wide range Of free importation
granted to American manufacturer,
in almost every branch of me
chanical production, and especially il
agricultural implements and machinery
in which the United States excel, the
Hawaiian trade is almost wholly aban
doned to British competition, although
the latter has to meet the disadvantages
of the tariff and of thousands of mile.
of additional carriage. The Hawaiian
sugar-crop finds its principal marke
among the refners of San Francisco
but the advantage mainly rests with thu
planter in the islands, who pockets thu
difference Of the tariff duties in his fav
or under the treaty. The San Francis
co refiners, strange to say, do not seen
to build up the Hawaiian market 70
refined products in return. The plant
er, with the very money he receive
from the refiner for his raw sugar, pur
chases German refined sugar, or som
other, according to representation
made to him by foreign agents.
/ PREPARING TO RESUME.
A New York dispatch dated Jan
2oth says the banks here have, sine
gold fell below 1O2, been buying larg
amounts of gold, thereby putting
part, and in some cases, the whole G
their capital in gold. This they hav
done SO as to be in a position to er
courage the use of gold among thei
customers, with the hope of creatin
such extended use for that metal i
mercantile transactions as shall max
transitions from paper to gold basis tn
more easy when the appointed an
proper time comes.
/ MORE OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
A New Orleans dispatch dated Jar
18th says Anderson, Casanave. An