Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-18

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ST. PAUL, MINN., Dec. 15.--Sitting Bnll,
the famous Sioux chief who has had more
To do with iHstigating and keeping alive
the widespread disaiiection among the In
dians of the northwest than any other of
his race, was killed Yesterday by Indian
police while resisting arrest.
The information comes from two sources
to General Miles, who arrived here this
morning from Chicago. The first dispatch
was from Pierre, s. D., and was simply to
the effect that Sitting Bull and his son had
been killed by the Indian police. The
second telegram, from Standing Rock
agency, was more cireumstantial
Early yesterday morning, according to
this second telegram, Major Mcl.anghlin's
Indian police went to Sitting Bulls camp
at Grand River, about i5 miles from Stand
ing Rock, with instructions to capture
Sitting Bull. They We're followed and sup
ported at short distance by two troops of
cavalry under Captain Fechet, and the in
fantry, under Colonel Drum, followed in
the rear of the cavalry. The move was
made pursuant to Instructions received
from headquarters, it having been learned
that Sitting Bull intended leading about
800 Indians into the Bad Lands to Join the
hostile Indians. II was deemed advisable
10 arrest him before this movement could
be made, and the Indian police were
ordered to make his arrest at once.
The police succeeded in arresting Sitting
Bull, but his followers tried to rescue him,
In the fight which ensued Sitting Bull was
shot and left lying apparently dead, upon
the ground. Five Of the Indian police
were also shot in the fight.
The news was brought in from Sitting
Bulls camp by an Indian policeman, who
appeared TO think that Sitting Bull was
dead.
General Kruger, commander of the de-
partment Of Dakota says there is no reason
TO doubt the authenticity of the news.
General Miles said: II have been crit.
csed in someluarters for failing to order
the military to make direct attack upon
the Indians. Naturally the troops who
were assembled near Pine Ridge, Standing
Rock and other points could see no reason
why a prompt and early movement on the
| hostiles should not he made. But while
| they were lying inactive other troops were
being massed at various stratagetical points
SO as to completely surround the trouble
some Indians. When the time is ripe q
movement will be inaugurated,n
| Judging from the tenor of the dispatches
received by General Miles to-day the time
is already ripe.
what will be the effect of the killing Oh
Sitting Bull p repeated Gen. Miles. ut is
difficult to say yet. II may have the effect
of breaiing the spirit Of the hostile indians
or it may render them desperate and caus,
| them 10 fight. In any case we are prepared
for war. There We're not more than Bon
| hostile Indians in the Bad Lands; moi
| enough TO give the troops much trouble
| but sufficient to cause havoc among tn,
settlers if they break away and 90 on tn,
warpath. ] am Of the opinion that tho
Indians have been and are short Of food
and that this one of the causes of thu
trouble ] am perfectly satisfied with tn,
course and policy pursued by Gen, Ruge
of the department of Dakota, and Gen
Brooke Of the department of the Missouri
/ consider that they have acted wisely ii
every respect and have done much to pre-
vent unnecessary bloodshedn
Gen. Miles accompanied by his aidcs-de
camp, left for Pine Ridge, via Missouri
Junction, tonight.
The troops secured Sitting Bulls body
THE DEAD CHIEFS CAREER.
The date and place of Sitting Bulls brit
are unsettled questions. II he knew whel
and where he was born he must have lie,
more than once i'll talking upon the sub
ject. In August, 1877, correspondent
writing from Fort Walsh, Cypress Hills
British Northwest Territories, said
The mystery that has hitherto shroudc,
the person of the great Sioux warrior hu
been removed In conversation after din
her with one of the p0liceOtlicers the othc
day he said that he was native of For
Garry, and an alumnus of st. Johns Col
lege there-statements which he himscl
afterwards confirmed. Several old trader
who have had look IT him declare tina
they remember him well rs Charlie Jacobs
half-brecd, who attended the college il
its infancy thirty years ago,
This was the year after the Custer mas
saCre, when Sitting Bull and his band q
cutthroats We're being watched across III
line by our soldiers, and Il Congressiunu
committee was on the way from Washing
ton to treat with him, as a general India
uprising instigated by him was feared.
On another occasion, speaking of hin
self, the willy old scamp said.
II was born near old Fort George, o
Willow Greek, below the mouth of tn
Cheyenne river. Cannot tell exactly h0'
old am We count our years from tn
moons between great events. The even
from which date my birth is the year
which Thunder Hawk was born. ! hay
always been running around. Indian
that remain ON the same hunting grpunC
all the time can remember years better.
have nine children and two living wivt
and one wife that has gone TO the Gre;
Spirit have two pairs uftwins. thin
! ils much of one as the other. If | did III
a white wife ! would think more of Ii,
than the other two. My fathers nam
, was The Jumping Bull, and he was 4 chic
/ AT the age of II killed an enemy and b.
gan to make myself great in battle and b
came Il chicf."
: Sitting Bull was first heard of after Il
: Custer massacre in June, 1876, on the Lit
5 Big Horn river in Dakota. His tribe hi
B been driven from their reservation in ii
! Black Hills by miners aud under h
: leadership took up arms against the whit
T. and friendly Indians, refusing to he movt
/ TO the Indian Territory. General Gust
G was sent to subdue them, and as will
: too well remembered, with his entire for
i was slaughtered. Sitting Bull and pa
t of his band escaped across the British lin
/ where he remained until 1850, when
t surrendered on promise of pardon al
: returned to Dakota.
V lie has steadtastly refused to part vii
e the 2,uOO0OO acres Of land in his reserv
ton, and his influence was strong enoul
in his tribe To hold ii against all atteml
. of the government to purchase il. III
great influence over the Sioux can
n through his success as a hunter and Il
r alleged great power over the bad spirits
:, medicine man. He was of mediu
!, height and had strikingly characterize
II face-a high-pointed, narrow foreheu
e and a correspondingly attenuated chi
!, prominent cheek-bcnes and pronounc
? nose, intent, wide-open eyes and Meph
d tuphelian mouth, with Il sardonic. snet
Is ing expression which conveyed dstrr
and unbelief 1t is said he was not
y hereditary chief and that he received
name from having killed buffalo blu