Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
A Large Number of Sitting Bulls
Followers Surrender.
DOAOGHUE BEATS The RECORD.
Probable Friendly Settlement of
the B. and o. Dispute.
FOREIGN LABOR TROUBLES.
WHITES NOT BLAMELESS,
Cowboys and Ranchers Have Molestcd the
Indians.

DENVER. Col, Dec PA Cestor, s. d.. spe-
Cial by courier to Rapid City saws: The situa-
ton here remains unchanged Things have a
better look since the disa:lccted Indians from
the north have been captured and returned to
Fort Mead. Concerning the situation in the
Bad Lands there have been no reports. Two
cosboys. who TeatLcI the camp yesterday. re-
port having seen Two Strike and Kicking Bear
leave the cabin of Kicking Bears bro.her-in-
law. who is a squaw man. who lives ten miles
frnrl here and go toward the Bad Lands Two
troops of cavalry started 70 head them off. but
after pursuing them for thirteen miles the In
dams Disappeared into the Bad lands The
troops returned TO camp ut midnight. Another
party Of troops left here yesterday to capture
a ba nd of Indians who had the night before at
tackled two CouriC-f and chased them some dis
lance. firing shots at them. They proceeded
about nine miles south of here. when they saw
a par.y of Indians about two miles in advance
of hem. They Immediately gave chase and
whcI the Indians that the soldiers were
gaining On ;hem they abandoned the two sguav.s
and one papOO>e. vino were riding behind them
or the same ponies. These were made prison
ers aud brought back to camp. The lndians
managed ~ escape.
III, governor of the state has issued a large
number of Springfield rifles to ranchers and
COWBOYS for protection to themselves and
homes. IL IL reTorsc ihat some COWBOYS have
lain near the reservation lines for Indians and
when thev appear shoot az them. thus causing
a great i..i cf lii-feeling and trouble VIII. IA is
hard to overcome. there is no doubt that al
though the Indians are the principal agSTossors,
vet since the arrival Of the troops. the COWBOYS
ard rancho r. have become very daring and are
nov lks El-.lyeS mOlestlnS Indians instead of
protecting their homes. The department COM
mander has given orders to watch closely all
settlers aud ,li~.rm and Make prisoners of any
of them caught III the act OF invading the In
dian reservation.
PIEREE =. H.. Dec. 24.-Frank Patterson.
who arrived from Midland last night. says that
oil the way ia, az Napoleons ranch. he met a
courier from the south who reported three white
men killed by the Indians IN Pratt county on
the White river.
SURRENDER OF SITTING BULLS FOLLOWERS.
RAPID Cry. SD. Dec. 24.-Two hundred and
for;y-foUr Of Sitting Bulls followers have sur
rendered at Fort Ya:es and Fort Bennett Col
SUMMER has roundGt. up so of Big Foot's peo-
pie the Cheyenne river and will
probably bring them into Fort Mead. Col. Mer-
RAM Is following Up St-agglers from Humps
camp. who have broken through the Gordon
and are SUI posed % have joined the Indians in
tie Esd I:tii,:s. The majority cf the OUTLYING
Cheyenne river AMI the order Is daily expected
20 close in the reHeyades- The
lrsiiuEs last night set ire 10 the
ranch belonging to man named
NeCcrInick. Troops were Immediately sent
Cut hut on arriving 1T the ranch found nothing
but heap uf s,nouldeTing ashes. The Indians
had taken everything of value. burned tons of
hay ami Killed nine bteves. McCcrmiek and
his family hss. Left the ranch some few days ago.