Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-12-25
SITTING BULLS sHREwD WAYS
He Works on the Superstitions OF the ind
ians for Eject.

ST. PAUL, Dec l6-Toddy's advices
from Standing Rock are to the effect that
the arrest of Sitting Bull was decided upon
by Agent Mclaughlin when he heard on
Sunday that the willy old chief and fol-
lowers were about to set out for the bad
lands. Once there it would bc long time
and there would be much hard fighting be-
fore any of the hOstiles could be taken or
AL-r.al ------sll--e-
were given to the police and they set out
Sunday night, the troops following. BY
early morning the police had reached the
camp, the cavalry being three miles in the
rear and the infantry much farther away.
On reaching The camp, the police found
the campers almost ready to move. Sitting
Bull was seized, placed under arrest, but
not bound and TIE police quickly
started for the ancy. But the
followers of the oil man soon got
over their surprise, and a sharp fire was at
once opened ON the police, The police re-
sponded in kind and several fell from their
horses, among the number Sitting Bull
and his son, Black Bird. The old medi-
cine man had tried to direct matters for a
time 10y loudly shouted orders, but his fall
upset the hostiles. They at once rallied,
however, and surrounded the police, who
fought bravely and well, but would
soon have been overpowered had not the
cavalry, who had been sent for, arrived on
the scene. The police were at that time
almost out OF ammunition, and were tight
ing hand to hand, but the sight of the sol
diers and the roar of the machine guns
alarmed the hostiles and they fled up the
Grand river. The cavalry followed for a
short distance and then returned to camp
and took possession OF the bodies of Sitting
Bull and his SON. Four policemen We're
killed and three wounded, and it is
thought altogether eight of the hostiles
were killed. Crow Foot, the 12-year-old
son of Sitting Bull, and number of
Others were wounded Sitting Bulls fol-
lowers, when they fled up the Grand river
left behind them all the tents ana families
which will be turned over to the agency.
After going a short distance up the river,
the fleeing redskins scattered and went
off in ali directions through the country
toward the bad lands. Some of them may
try to reach the Indians of Ten Strike S
bank farther south, while others will seek to
escape to the north. However, there Is little
chance for them in any direction. The
soldiers are located all around the Bad
Lands and the Indians will have little
chance to get at the few ranches that are
iocated in that district. Even IT they at
tempt to 90 ON small raids the soldiers are
so placed as to head them Oft.
The effect of the death of Sitting Bull Is
mathematical. He was not a chief in the
sense of being leader in battle, and never
has been addressed as chief but the
v;Iv ambitions old rascal with
more of the politician in him
than is ordinarily credited TO a savage
| By working ON the superStitions and fears
OF the Indians he gained whatever prest-
age he had, ard Just how those who
survive him will take ms
death cannot be estimated. Other
leaders who hated him will surely not
seek to ayenge his death. Still he had
gained considerable following among
the ghost dancers and these may attempt
something in revenge. People around
| Bismarck and in the neighborhood of the
Standing Rock Agency are greatly
wrought up over the killing and express
fears for the outcome. They think the
| followers that Bull had at the time of his
death will attack the scattered
| settlers along the frontier and
kill au whom they can. The scene
at the agency today is indescribabls. The
death of the Indian policemen, the flower
of the tribe, will be mourned by the
souaws for weeks, and the old warriors
will 90 in mourning for the present. 1t
will be a grand Indian funeral, these POI
| licemen will have, and the death song VIII
! continue for weeks.