The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-17
DEATH OF SITTING BULL.
DIFFERENT OPINIONS AS TO ITS
PROBABLE EFFECT.
Bsffaio Biii Thinks the Indian Tribes
Have Lost Their Hesd-whas the Fs-
nous scou. Might Have Done--rhs sub
Jsct Considered Before the Cabinet.


jsct Considered Before the Cabinet.
la CROSSE, WIS.,, Dec iG.--A dispatch
was received by Mr.. Frank Powell late last
night from Pine Ridge Agency, asking IL
Colonel Cody had LEFT this point. and stating
that General Carr wouis go to the field to-
day with the Sixth Cavalry 10 begin The
open campaign. Colonel Cody will leave
here for North Platte. Neb., this morning.
and says that he will take no part In The
campaign unless the Nebraska State militia
is ordered ont. or he receives instruction from
the War Department. A telegram from
Chicago announcing the death OF sitting
Bull and his son was received by Colonel
Cody last night "lf the report Is true" he
said, at will take but short time 10 end
the Indian trouble. In the death OF Sitting
Bull the Indian tribes Of America have Lost
their heads"
EFFECT OF SITTING BULBS DEATH.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. l6.-War De-
partment officials were busy to-day receiv-
ing and answering kilograms on the Indian
situation. A feeling of qualification seemed
( tp peryade the Department over the death
of sitting Bull. who was regarded as the
brains OF the recent Indian uprising. The
fleet Of his death was very generally dis
cussed. but rather in the light OF apprehen-
sion for the future. MajOr-Ceneral Scho-
field, in a short talk with representative
oi the United Press, said that 1.-THE killing
If sitting Bull would tend 10 strengthen the
oval lrdians in their support OF the Gov
crument. but what effect IL would have on
me Indians in revolt only events could
determine"
WHAT BUFFALO BILL COULD HAVE DONE.
An officer said to "A Star reporter; "Bill
Cody could have taken Sitting Bull alive
without the least difficulty. No white man
alive, in my estimation, has as much power
among he Indians as Cody. All he would
need to have done was TO 20 to the old fel-
low In his tent and say. Come. He would
have gone lie knew his man.
Another surmised that Il is best that Cody
was not allowed to 20 ahead in his errand
10 take Bull, for, as he said, sssitting
Bull Is better as he Is. According 10 the or
ih0dox doctrine he is no longer factor
among his fellows. A prisoner. he would
-till sway them. They would nght TO rescue
him. Dead, he is beyond hope, and even
the spirit OF revenge is crushed. | think IL
better as II is"
Still another officer said that the capture
Il an Indian means almost as much TO HIS
companions as his death. "They imagine
that the white men treat their prisoners
Just as they (the lndians) do their, and
hence they make up their minds that all
prisoners are killed. Sitting Bull was "a
goOd deal OF fraud. He had lost his vigor
and he took up the medicine business.
Well, that used to be a large chance for
strong man, but nowadays a medicine man
has no power among the Indians.
''lt Is the mas who fights who takes their
fancy, not the man who talks. Bulls
power lay mostly In the fact that his Indians
knew that he stood well with the Govern
ment, and they tied 10 him Just as long az
he was able 10 get things for them. But
just as soon as his prestige was weakened
they began TO leave him. They are very
WHY and diplomatic, and they get all they
can out OF situation. Bulls following was
very much weakened OF late"
THE CABINET MEETING.
Secretary Proctor carried all Of the dis
patches TO the Cabinet meeting with him
and broke the news of the death OF Sitting
Bull to bis colleagues In an official manner.
tie says that o action was necessary on
the part OF the Department in regard 10 the
atfray OF yesterday, as the officers on the
sceGe are fully c0nyersant with all the facts
and quite competent to deal with the case.
He $ Of the opinion that the death OF Bull
will terd 10 draw a sharper line between
the disatected and the friendly Indians aud
Will probably result in speedy adjustment
of the difficulty.
THE DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
ST. PAUL. Dec. l6.-ln Yesterdays fight
between the Indian police and Sitting
Bulls followers the iiriug was heavy and
deadly, and nearly every man who was hit
was killed. Ia the furious fusilade
sitting Bull fell out OF bis saddle.
pierced by a bullet, but IL il not
known whether II was fired by the charming
party or by one of the police. The son OF
Sitting Bull was shot AT almost the first vol
ley Of police. The hostiles tred with deadly
accuracy and nearly drove the police from
the field. II the cavalry had not come at
tbs time it is probable that the force wCud
have been annihiiated. The soldiers were
quick TO enter into the action. and a skir-
mish line was thrown out, and then kneel-
ing and firing a. they advanced, the troops
wth the machine guns. played over their
heads. pouring "A whitening lire into the
saVages. sitting Bull body. which had
been abandoned by the police, was se-
cured, as well as that of his sou,
and will be taken To Standing Rock
After the fSht was over the followers OF
the dead chief struck out at "A killing pace
for the Bad Lands, the battle details of
which are still mcagre, and viii doubtless
f..i D fl..s. MI