Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-16

Blaokbir,i, Catch Bear and four Other
! were killed. also seven Indian polic'
Captain Fechet arrived Just N tim
with his two tn ops, Hotchiiiss an
Calling runs, and secured the body {
Suing Bull.
COMMANDING GENERAL MILES.
CAVALRY IN PURSUIT.
ST.. PAUL, Dec. ia dispatcl
TO the Pioneer press from Dickinson
y. d., aDout today's fight, says it ]
estimated there ore $50 warriors il
the land which fed up Gran
River after the killing Of Sittinl
Bull. Several troops Ut cavalry ar,
aft-t them IL different directions
ami it ia expected they will b
quickly hea led off. A general out
break on the Sioux Reservation j
not feared. ard THESE disaifecie,
bands wnicn are nov giving trou
bic will soon be placed where the,
will cease TO be cause for alarm 70
the settlers. The Sioux reservation
l. surrounded by troops thoroughly
equipped for winter campaign
IL is expected before another sur
las Sc, that Sitting BULBS celebrate
chorus OF dancers will be good lndi
ans or prisoners.
M'LAUGHLIN AND SITTING BULL.
CHICAGO, Dec. l5.-The story Of
the lsst visit paid 10y white man
to Sitting Bulls camp prior to the
tragic events of to-day is told in a
report received this Afternoon by
Assistant Adjutaut General GoTbin
The narrative throws a food ol
light on the old chiefs willy char.
acter and strongly 5eplcts The cir
cnnisiincvs existing iIlSlh- Isolated
camp. The document Is addressed
to Commissioner Of Indian Ailairs
Morgan, by Uniiei States Indian
Agent Mclaughlin, II Staining
Rock agency, aud is in part as fol
low:
Learning that ghost dance was
ia progress in Sitting Bulls camp
anu that large number Of Indians
I OF the u anu river settlement wer.
participating. Mclaughlin eDn-
cludei 10 take them by surprise.
Sunday mornins lie ,etl frr that
settlement, accompanied by Louis
Prireau, and got there uuexpeci-
e,ily anu found the ghost dance at
its Light. 4 majority of the boys
AMI girls participating were. until a
few weeks ago, pupils OF the Indian
schools ut the Grand river settle
menis
Mclaughlin did not attempt to
stop the dance but remained over
night and next day had n long talk
with Sitting Bull and n number Of
his followers. He spoke very
plainly 10 them, pointing out what
had been done by the Governm. ut
for the Sioux people and how this
faction, by their present conduct,
were
ABUSING THE CONFIDENCE
that had been rerosed in them by
tl,e Government III its magnani-
nifty in granting them full amnesty
for all past otienses when from
dssiitution, and imminent starva-
ton, they were compelled TO
surrender as prisoners oi war, and
dgelt at length upon what has been
tic ne by the Government for their
own industrial advancement and
assured them Of what this absurd
crszs would lead to If these demoral-
izing dances and disregard OF de-
partment orders were not soon dis
continued.
Sitting Bull, while very obstinate
and at iirsJ inclined TO assume the
, oie u De on y
sor;ny He hal a nron,,sition 10
mat. whi,.b- n The inJian aren't
wu;IId ayrre 10 AMI woIlJ carry out
would .,il,v ali further .xciten,eut
anonr ,be S,our over fire ghost
,.arce SHRINE RuII stated hi. Drop-
osition which was Thai NcI,aupblin
sbonId aecomnanv rim IN n iourn.y
to rr,c,. INN tnis agency 10 each az
,bs. o,,,ar ,ri,,,-s n, Indians thro,yh
Which ,h. storv ~ IN. Iniirn Me-
si,b hos bae,, brought and when he
r,.,ch,,, The LAST ;T1ne or where n
oriyina,.d IL thew could not produce
Tin. man who started the story and
lid not find In. new Messiah a. de-
scribr,i uton earth. together with
the dead indians returning 10 rein
hab;tate this country. he would
return convinr.d thai thew 1.-THE In
,iioD.I had baen impo.,.i upon.
which rrport from him would satisfy
the Sioux. and all the practices OF
the ghost societies would cea.e. But
IL found 10 pe rs
rkoPHESiED by THE INDIANS
they should be permitted 20 continue
their medicine practices and organ
iz- As they are now endeayOring 10
do.
Mclaughlin told him the propo-
sitiOn was n novel one, but an al
tempt TO carry it out would he SINH
lar TO an attempt TO catch the
-, nv =, . 80 ~. =, -. - , 80 80. ~.
would convince him Of the absurdi-
ty OF the craze. Sitting Bull, how
ever, would hot fully promise TO
come into the agency to discuss the
matter, but saiu he would consider
the talk just had and decide after
Mel .ughlin found tina. the active
members Of the dance were not
more than half the number Of the
earlier cancers, and believes the
craze is losing ground among the
Inuians; while there are many who
are half believers here, he is fully
satisfied that he can keep the dance
confined to th. Gland River dis
tricf. From Gle Sc observation he Is