Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-25
A Conflict Reported--Two Officers
and Fifty Men Are Killed.
The War Department Not Advised, But
the Report is Generally Credited.
Gen. Brooke Reports.
Troops Ordered from Texas Are Placed In
Rather Delicate Position Indians
Preparing for Flight

BISMARCK, n. D., Dec. H.-Bu'
little word is obtainable from Standing
Rock, az an iron clad non-intercourse
rule of the military holds tight reign
oyer the officials OF the military tele-
graph. All newspapers are cut of from
any communication by wire with the
agency. The mail driver from Winons
this afternoon knew nothing more than
was published by oil morning papers.
1t is learned that Capt. Fetchet's troops
of cavalry did not pursue the retreatlns
hostiles who went up the Grand river.
Two troops of cavalry from Fort Lincoln
with three days rations, start for the
crossing of the government trail over the
Cannon Bali river about hfty-hVe miles
southwest of here, and will probably
establish a camp there. A number OF
teamsters and wagons were sent from
here this afternoon to follow the troops
with supplies from the qusrtermaster s
department.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF SITTING BULL
DEATH.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 1.-THE Pr
oneer Press has received from Fort
Yates, via courier TO Bismarck, full de-
tails of the killing of Sitting Bull. The
police were in camp over night near Sit
ting Bull g camp and in the morning.
under command of Bull Head, lieuteu-
ant, and Shave Head, first sergeant,
went in and made the arrest. Sitting
Bull expressed q Willingness to go With
them, but said he wanted TO get ready
first. The two leaders went with him
into his tent, after he had ordered that
his horse be got ready. While the cid
chief was getting ready two bucks
IL hn
and, throwing off their BLANK cts, opened
fire on the police. Sitting Bulls wife
set up howl outside, which seems to
nave been a signal for the assault. In
the fight which followed Red Tomahawk
killed Sitting Bull, several of Sitting
Bulls followers were killed and Bull
Head and Shave Head desperately
wounded, and will undoubtedly die.
The police were now surrounded, but the
military arrived and, after an hour of
hot skirmish, tho Indians took to flight
and disappeared in the timber. They
will undoubtedly 90 to Pine Ridge camp.
Trouble at Standing Rock agency is now
believed to be over. Four police were
killed and two mortalIy wounded. Seven
hostiles were killed.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH HEAVY LOSS.
from Denver says the News has informa-
ton from one OF its couriers that a
raucher had arrived post haste ut the
camp near Rapid City bringing informa-
ton that a command of cavalry mad been
attacked by Indians and two officers and
fifty men killed, but the Indians were
repulsed with heavy losses. The num-
Der of Indians killed is not known. The
Indians were put TO rout. This report Is
probably correct, but it is not known
whose command it was. IT is probably
that of Maj. Tupper of the Sixth cav
airy and his three troops of l40 men.
Our command will march TO their assist
Rnce tomorrow.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS NOT on TO IT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. l7.--No news re-
ceived this morning at army headquar-
tiers in regard TO the reported fight be-
tween United States soldiers and Indians
near Rapid City yesterday. Adult. ten.
Corbin is inclined to discredit the news.
He says conflict under the condition
at the time was not on the
He feels assured that
neither Gen. Miles nor Brooke have any
of such u conflict, else he
would have received intelligence of it.
IL il turns ont there was fight, he says,
IL will probably prove to have been with
a detachment of the Sixth cavalry, I'M
der Col. Carr.
GEN. BROOKE S REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Gen. Soho
field this morning received a telegram
from Gen. Miles, dated Long Pine,
Seb. December l6, as follows: Gen.
Brooke reports Two Strikes and lS4
lodges of about 500 Indians are now
camped at Pine Ridge agency. These,
with other Indians at Pine Ridge and
Rosebud are all that can be drawn out
OF the dlsaffected camp. The others are
defiant and hostile and all are deter
mined to go 10 war. He has no hope
that any other effort at pacificatIon
would be successful. He estimates the
number of men in the hostile camp in
the Bad Lands at 250. Gen. Ruger's
estimate represents 200 on Cheyenne
river and 800 on Standing Rock reserva-
ton who could have been liable to call
before the death of Sitting Bull, making
in all $50 men. All possible means have
been exhausted TO retain and restrain
the friendly indians now on the reserva-
tons. The l6 200 Sioux who have been
and profess loyalty should
have positive assurance with the least
possible delay that the government will
perform and fulfill its treaty obligations.
No Information has been received at
the war department in regard to the re-
ported fight in which two officers and
fifty men are said TO have been killed.
The report Is discredited at the depart
nent.
IN A DELICATE POSITION.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Dec. IA
peculiar state of affairs exists IN the de-
,8rtmsnt of Texas which will make
hings awkward for number of officers.
Ten days ago the Fifth infantry, scat
erred all over the state, was, at tine re-
quest OF Gen. Miles, ordered to prepare
% take the field. Two days later they
we're ordered by Gen. Scnofield to go to
he department of the Platte. Any
'egimeut in the army would have been
EASIER to gather together than the Fifth,
md hence 1t has required over a week to
ret the companies at Fort Brown to the
abroad by q forced march of $50 miles.
Vow that the regiment is ready to move,
he order has come to hold them in read
ness for further orders, and It is be-
ieved 1t will not leave Texas at all. In
he meap'ime Gen. Stanley has relieved
he officers of the Fifth of the positions
hey heId at their posts as fbay WOW,