The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-19
BUCKS ON THE WARPATH
FIFTEEN WHITES BESIEGED ON
THE CHEYENNE RIVER.

A Force of 100 Soldiers Sent to the
Rescue-A Skirmish with tho Indi,ns
Near Smithville-Old Scouts Predict
a Custer Massacre If the Troops Are
Not Cautious
DENVER, Dec. ia special to the Netos
from Cheyenne River, via Rapid City, re-
ceived at 3;3J O'Clock this morning, says:
"a courier Is just in and has aroused the
camp. He states that party of fifteen
men are besieged fifty miles from here ON
Spring creek, at Dailey's ranch The In
dians have made three attempts TO fire the
premises, one being nearly successful. One
Of the party is Hon. w. Ii. Daily, aide
camp to the governor of the state. The
courier who bringe the news had to make
dash through the Indians, firing both pistols
right and left. One Of the bullets penetrated
his overcoat. He rode by cireuitous
route TO cur camp. Gen. Carr has sent
Maj. Tupper, with 100 men. TO the rescue.
Should the command meet the Indians they
will make short work Of them, as Maj.
Tupper is very determined"
sKIRMIsH
A special TO the Netcs, from the camp on
the Sixth cavalry. On the Cheyenne river.
via Rapid City. says: mai. Perry's COM
mand returned early this morning, and
Scout Gus Craven reported that near
Smithville large number Of lndians
in the breaks. A number Of shots were ex-J
changed, and while government wagons
were crossing Spring creek, they and their
escort were attacked by about forty Indians.
and over one hundred shots were exchanged.
One soldier was wounded and another shot
through the hat. A troop Of Capt. Wells'
cavalry scame 10 their rescue, and the In
dians seeing this ran away. Scout Craver
reports having seen sixty-thrse teppees.
which contained about onebundred Indians.
They were camped near the mouth of
Spring creek early this morning, and troops
were sent out, but the hosties had again rec
turned 10 tho Bad Lands.
CORPSE USED AS DEooY
"Gen. Carr sent last night and again to-,
night armed parties to guard the ranch
where an Indian was killed yesterday. The
dead Indian Is laid ia front Of the ranch.
with bis rife beside him, 20 act as a bait to
attract other Indians TO capture the body.
A number of Indians have been around
proach. The Indian killed was
nephew Of Kicking Bear. Yesterday
Gen. Carr sent a troop. of cavalry up into
the Bad Lands to watch any movement of
the hosties. A signal was established bo-
tween the troops and our camp by three rs-
lays, so should tho troops be attacked they
were to be reinforced from here They re-
ported about seventy teppees being seen in
the Indian stronghold aud totally inacces-
sible.
ONLY ONE WAY OUT.
'Tha only known outlet Of escape for these
Indians is a trail which goes up the Cotton
Wood across the road from Rapid creek to
the Wounded Knee, crossing the Cotton
Wood before 1t crosses the Leadwater to
near the high land occupied by the hotties.
This passage will be closed tomorrow by a
large body of troops of the Sixth Infantry"
DANGER OF A MASSACRE.
ST. PAUL. MINI. Dec. ia special to
the Pioneer Press from Pierre, 8. D., says:
Napoleon Dachnaux. squaw-man, has
lust arrived from Plum creek, some seven
ty-hve miles west of here. He says Sitting
Bulls men, with stragglsrs picked up
ing to 800 men with ponies,
under the leadership of old Rain-in- the
Face, passed south about noon. They ap-
peared to be In good trim aud on the war
path. There is no doubt but that they wers
bound for the Bad Lands. Old Indian
scouts here predict another Custer massacre
unless the greatest caution IL exercised, as
bAD AuA 1<6hAH Rt PeALcOtAJ tDPAcEhdoAo.
BULL HEAD DEAD.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 18.-A special
from Fort Yates says: "Buli Head, lieuten-
ant of Indian police who led In the capture
Of Sitting Bull and fred the two shots
which killed him, died this evening at $50
O'Clock. Though he received three severe
wounds, one in the arm, one in the
leg and one in the pit Of the stomach, the
surgeons had hoped to save him. His
brother policemen, who had been given to
hope that he would recover, are over whelmed
with grief. The reports at the agency to-
day indicate that the fugitives from sfttiug
Bulls camp are prepared to return to their
abandoned homes. 1t is expected that many
will return tomorrow"
SITTING BULLS RAscALITY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18-Adjt. Gen. Corbin
has received the following diapatch from
Gen. Miles
RAPID CITY,S. d., Dec. t7.-My informa-
ton was reliable and positive of Sitting
Bulls omissaries and runners going TO the
different tribes and melting them to hos
tility. The order for his arrest was not
given too soon, as he was about leaving
with 100 fighting men. The effect has
been disheartening TO many Others.
have directed the troops to destroy
or capture the few that escaped after his
death from Standing II ok. Gen. Brooke
has more than 900 lodges, or 5000 indians
under his control at Pine Ridge, but there
are still $50 lodges. or over LOO fighting
Indians, in the Bad Lands that are defiant
and hostile yet"
THE BEEF ISSUE.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI. Dec. 18.-A special
TO the journal from Rushville, Neb., says:
"The regular semI-monthly beef issue took
place at the Pine Ridge agency yesterday,
and was participated in by the usual
number Of Indians. There was
no disturbance. The report that
three marauding Indians were killed by
white men two or three days ago near
French Creek Is confirmed. They were
Cheyennes who were trying to run or
cattle. News Of the death of Sitting Bull
has not reached the Pins Ridge Indians
yet"