The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-20
The Indians Growing Bolder
Hourly and the Situation
Yet Critical.
A Ranch and Outlying Buildings
Looted and Then Destroyed
by Fire.
Another Skirmish Between Soldiers
and Rowing Band--The
Particulars.

DENVER, Dec. ia Nclrs special re
ceIved early this morning from the cam
on tho Cheyenne river by courier 4
Rapid City says: From twenty IL
thirty ranehers rode into camp to-day
All agree that the Indians arc augment
ing their forces and growing boIdel
hourly. IL was ascertained at an early
hour this morning that the deserted
rancho and outlying buildings of a man
named Arlson were burned TO the
ground last night, having first been
looted. Hon. nj. I'll. Day, aide-de-camp
10 Gov. Mellette, reports besides seventy
tcpces between Battle and Spring
creeks. He said another large
band Is further down the Cheyenne river.
He thinks they number at least 300, and
estimates they had !, ZOO head of ponies
and q large number of cattle with them,
most OF which were stolen. Early this
morning Gen. Carr sent Capt Stanton,
of the Sixth Cavalry, with his troop
numbering about sixty men, TO scout and
look around for Indians In the bad lands.
Three heliOgraph stations have been
sstablished-one In the camp, one on
the top OF high bluff, and one which
had followed up as nearly as practicable
Capt. S.antOn's command. A soldier
from the heliograph station reported TO
Gen. Carr that Capt Stanton was
in an engagement with the Indi-
ans. Gen, Carr gave orders for
Lieut. Scott and troop ID 20 go % his as
sistance. Later Capt. stanton aud the
other troops returned. 1t was learned
he had slirmish with large party OF
Indians heading for the bad lands.
Shots were exchanged In quite q lively
manner for some time, when the indians
escaped into the bad lands. Capt. Stan
ton followed them for some time, but
fearing ambush, withdrew his troops and
returned to camp
Determined To- ,Aysngo Buif's Death.
MINsEAPoIds, Dec. t0.--The Journals
Pierre special says: Geo. Morris, store
keeper atCheycnne City, near the mouth
OF Cherry Creek, has Just arrived. He
says the entire population OF twenty
families, also q number Of friendly In-
diana havo left there, going 20 Fort
Bennett, Epzno 10 Oakn, and others
10 pinrru EIe Mmea that Inst
bafore leaving night before last twenty
Indians from sittlng Bulls band ar
rived there and held big eouneil with
the Cherokee Indians To see III they
should fight or not, and they were Joined
after the council was over by 100 Chero-
KEGS, all Of whom started for the bad
lands. Morris says that during
the time the refugees were get
ting away 10 the bad lands
sharp firing was heard between the In
dian police and the hostiles, and there Is
no doubt there had been fight, but as the
settlers had all been frightened, they
made haste for town and can give no
further particulars. As the troops were
ordered to that point yesterday 1t Is be-
lieved the hostiles were routed and cap
tured. Morris says Sitting Bulls In
dians arc determined to avenge Bulls
death, and all are well armed.
Yesterdays Reported skirmIah Denied.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. IA Journal
Rapid City, s. d., special says: The re-
ported engagement between troops and
Indians at Daly's ranch and other points
Is false. There have been three skirm-
ishes between Col. Days command OF
settlers and cowboya, numbering fifty
men. The last skirmish, on Tuesday,
was a-hot one. The Indians attempted
20 burn the haystacks at Days ranch,
bnt were driven cff. A band OF $50 hos
TILES IN moving westward HKTy miles north
OF there In Butte county. Eighty men
of tho Ninth cavalry and sixty Cheyenne
scouts have been sent after them. Gen.
Miles has received dispatches from
Gen. Carr, whose camp Is forty five miles
southeast OF here, showing everything
quiet there.