The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-31
L WILL DIE fIGHTING.5
SITTING BULL'S DECLARATIONS
PROVED True TO The LETTER.
The Story OF the Expedition Which Cost

of His Followers and of Eiye of The In
dian Police
STANDING EcCK AGENCY, y. Dak:,
Dec. 17.-"G1d Almighty made me-;
God Almighty Gid not make me an
agency Indian, and I'll fight and die
fighting before any white man can
make me an agency Indian
This was the declaration made by
Sitting Bull to General Miles on the
occasion of their first meeting, and the
detailed reports of TIC greet raeaicIne
uan;s death which began arriving at
the agency yesterday gave to the de-
claration the full force of q prophecy.
All eyewitnesSes agree as to the facts
that every circumstance considered,
make the fiual tragedy involving the
determination of probably the brain
lest Indian that ever lived one CT the
most picturesque and characteristic
incidents Of American history.
The expedition which started from
this agency fer Sitting Bulls camp for
tv miles distant, to take him dead or
alive. with the chances ten to one OF
his death. Was no haphazard foray OF
semisavace IDGian police and lll-adv!S-
ed army subordinateS. 1t IS conceded
that the operation against SlttlnS
Bulls personality was suggested ny the
effectual luelling produced by the re-
moval of Medicine Arrow, the great
Cheyenne leader, when the Cheyennes
threatened an unprecedented uprising
Sitting Bulls promise to die lighting
had much to DO also in shaping the
determination for a sudden, decisive
result, as we'll as the old chiefs oft-eX-
pressed wish to be remembered as the
last Indian on the continent to give up
his rifle, When General Miles LETT
Chicago headed in this direction 1t was
the beginning OF the end.
Simultaneous with the General step
ping quietly aboard the train at the b!S
railroad depot at Chicago the eXpedl-
tico. which had been with equal quiet
uGe under preparation at Fort Yates,
which forms part Of the agency, was
also ready to move. Almost at the
same moment that General Aliies's car
plided cut for the Northwest the mem
hers of his little command here silently
took their departure and were Qnletly
lost in the darkness that enveloped the
wilderness stretching to the camp o.
Sitting Bull, on the banks OF the Grand
River.
The van was led by men Of Sitting
Bulls own hlood. Surerbly mounted
and accoutred, every one wore the
bright brazen buttons and snowy blue
cloth uniforms of Upcie Sara S service.
This was no mere coincidence. 1t was
to be part of the great object lesson to
the ghost 6aucefs and a demonstration
of the value of General Miles's new
method Of solving the Indian problem
by turning the Indians wholesale lnIo
soldiers. One thing is certain, the pand
Of wellfed, warmly clad, copper faced
athletes that led the way for the white
soldiers bent on Il mission OF utility,
was q striking contrast to the starving,
ragged, crazy wretches that formed
such a menace n the Grand river
camp.
Close behind the hlue-coated Indian
horsemen's hardy ponies, but taxing a
slower pace Gn the frozen trail, came
Capt. Foucnet's cavalry command
The cavalry were encumbeTea with TWO
pieces CT modern light artillery. ma
chine guns similar 10 those when 50 5.
speedily settled the fate Of Louis Rleis ;
half. breed followers, when his notice
Lieut.. Gabriel Dumont made ssano
against Gen. Middleton in the BrltlSt
EIs.hwrst outbreak. TO the rear oi
FouVAet's cavalry, and at times taxing
;,oNNe quick step forward, Tor lns
night w;as7 bitterly cold. the infantry
cammand ST Gel. Drum swung along IN
the darkness. "~rA.-'se"ry difficult maTcf
it was.
The distance and the capasalstlss OF
thetroops to withstand the fatisues@ @]
such journey had been figured out
nicely and when the first faint light OF
dawn appeared the expedition was
within easy distance OF its destination
The broken order Of triple separation
Of forces had been carefully preserved
and the Indian police were the flrsI 10
sight the huddied cluster OF ugly-look-
ing tepees on the river bank.
DESPITE the early nour all was astil
in the village where, on eVey hand, was
evidence that a hurried exodus was
contemplated. The ponies OF the po'
lice were pushed Tor ali they were
worth, and before Sitting bulfs oaIeo
adherents had half achance to reailzt
the situation d dozen Of the police hao
pulled their painting animals up sbor'
on all sides Of the chiefs abode. nc
| time was wasted in ceremony. !At
proud old medicine man was hust!ec
out. hoisted on waiting horse and II
a trice faced toward CIVILIZATION. IL
raved and sputtered in 4 fury OF ragt
for a momenS and then stralgh(enlog
No. shouted hoarstly, not for help, b.1
a command 70 his followers. Despite
the threatening OF the police ana Wlh
cEeSters alternately directed at MS heat
and those of ms kinsmen, the Old medl
cine man retained his presence OF mind
and with powerful voice continued U
direct his own rescue. Suddenly there
was a puff Of smoke beside tepee ant
the sharp crack Of Winchester. I'M
policeman at Sitting Bulls right
grasping the chiefs bride, reeled II
the saddle and toppltd over aad wa
trampied under the hoofs OF the ponie
now in the mad heller skelter of retrea
from the village.
The shct was instantly answered b.
a volley from The police at their blank
eted tribesmen, many of whom were
already mounted and in frenzied rrr
suit, The police volley told with dead
" effect, and the firing i'll nomen
was general cn both sides.
Sitting Bull could be neard IN tn
confusion still attempting, thougi
captive, to direct the fight. Ralslnt
his gaunt form he was beckonlng nj
sons and warriors on when, w!thou
warning, his body Strengthened rigidly
then dropped limp on the hard p7alrie
The police halted round the corpse. no
knowing for the moment but 1t was
trick OF tie willy old chief. The sndGei
disconnected lhe pursueIs. who. remain
ing at q distance, fired ut Intervals 10
'i>ba l.Itf tfnr hold