Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-01-24

Sitting Bull With S0Vo0 J60u88u0
indians :on This Side Of tho Limo
and in tho Neighborhood Of Fort
Peck-Eight Hundred Warriers
From tho eAgencies-Gen. Miles on
the Lsekout-Two Companies to
Peck to Defend It Against Attack
"A Really Alarming Situations
Only Five Hundred Soldiers to
Cope With Six Times That Many.-
Miles Danger.
Fr KEoGH, II. T., Jan. Is, 1878.
EDITOR BISMARCK TRIBUNE have
received within the last two days, In
dian news which is reallv of the most
startling character, and which should be
sufficient to open the eyes of the govern
ment to the true necessities Of the sltn-
alton. unless "the powers that be- are
determined to blunder and blunder and
continue to blunder until the indignant
protests Of those whose interests are suf
fering and whose lives are being sacrlG-
ced shall have driven them from sphere
o. action in which they have truly ex-
emplifed the old adage that there are
none so blind as those who will not
see"
TIE SITTING BULL
comm ission went on its mission of
mercy. told S. B that they had come
armed with writ de lunatico inqui:>
endo, and politely insinuated that le
ought to return with them to be dealt
with as all dangerous lunatics should
be. The dusky warrior smiled, and
with an equally gracious manner sug-
gested that the writ should have been
so worded as to include inquiring into
the sanity of those who could plan such
a trip for such purposes, and dismis'
sing the commission with his affection
ate blessing, gave each member sugar
tit" to soothe himself with, and started
them 'home to their Daddy"
Such is the history of that farce. i
| ANOTHER COUNCIL.
On Dec. Goth, acouncil was held be.
tween Sitting Bull and the Police au
thorit;es of Canada. Maj. Walsh told
s. B. that no more buffalo cows could
be killed north of the line, under =
penalty of fine of 5000 and imprison-
ment for six months for each COW killed.
Sitting Bull replied that he had moth
ing else to live on and would cross to
the American side of the line to hunt.
Maj. Walsh told him that he must
| ''cHoss AT HIS OWN PERIL"
Sitting Bull replied that he (Aaj.
Walsh) had been put up to this mean
ness by the Americans, and that he
would return and die fighting the
Americans. True to his word he has
crossed,
! AND IS NOW CAPPED
on Frenchman's creek with over .
thousand 10000 lodges including
tho escaped Nez Percss, and the
Indians who recently deserted from
the agencies; of the latter there are
about two hundred and eighty lodges
Numbering over eight hundred warriors.
Sitting Bulls whole camp numbers now
about two thousand three hundred war
rlors, and about five thousand women
and children.
| THEY ABE ALL sPLBSDIDLY NoUSTED
aod armed. The Indians who left the
agencies all have the Sharp's rife and
carbias and an abundsDce of amuni-
ton; also government horses and
mules, in large numbers. Those who
went across the line with Sitting Bull
have been supplied with arms and
ammunition in great quantities, BY
traders from Winnipeg, and have re-
covered great deal from the caches of
tho Nez Perces. Certain it is, that
they have come we'll armed
AND PREPARED TO FIGHT. e.r
| All the principal hostile chiefs are with
him: Black Moon, Four Horns, Long
Dog and Red Bear, are his chief war;
riors. Red Bear b1: recently returned
from Washington and deserted his
agency with over 200 lodges imme-
diately after his return.
F.: THE YAKKToEs
in the vicinity of Peck and Wolf Point
will probably remain friendly. Their
chief, Black Catfish, sends word to Gen.
Miles that he will. The intelligence of
this movement was received by Gen.
Miles on Friday. On the same day he
sent two companies of infantry to Fort
Peck to bold it against an attack.
INDIANS From SITTING BULLS
camp were seen few days ago within
10 miles of Fort Peck, which would
seem to indicate = movement south by
this redoubtabIe warrior and probably
an attempt on our post here.
! WHAT CAN GEN. NILS
do With his present command against
such an overwhelming force of well
armed warriors? He cannot put into
tho field over FIVE hundred soldiers.
Must he 60 out and meet the fate Of