, 1890-12-25
The INDIAN SITUATION
Government Wagons Fired
Upon by Indians.
MANY SHOTS WERE EXCHANGED
Military Authorities Active in Get
ting Troops Under Way to Sur
round the Hostiles.


OF the Pioness Press at Fort Yates, North
Dakota, was one OF tho cavalry officers
who participated in tho fight in which
sitting Bull met his death.
He telegraphed that paper tonight n
long and detailed account OF the fight
and incidents leading up to it.
Bull Head, who was in charge Of the
Indian police, was a bitter enemy of Sit
ting Bull.
When courier from police came back
on the road and notified the cavalry OF
the fight, the latter started forward on n
gallop. The hostiles were in the timber
and were firing on the police, who de-
Tended themselves from Sitting Bulls
house. A few shells from the Hotch-
kiss gun sent the redskins hurrying up
the river, out OF range.
The policemen formed in line and pre-
sented fine appearance hs they re-
ceiyed the soldiers, but the spectacle a
few yards behind them was horrible in
the extreme. Eight corpses lay about
on the ground. riddled with bullets and
mutilated. Sitting Bull was on his back
and his face hardly recognizable, so shot
up and battered was 1t.
The correspondent thinks that num-
ber of the hostiles who escaped were
badly wounded.
The police entered the camp early in
the morning, and proceeded quickly to
Bulls house and surrounded il. Several
went inside and arrested Sitting Bull,
when he gave the alarm by yelling.
Several Of his lieutenants repeated it,
and the fight then began. The police
stood their ground heroically in spite of
the tremendous odds.
Catch-the-Bear and several other
hostiles rushed into the house and be-
gan firing at the police.
Bull Head was shot In the leg. He
whirled aud put a bullet into sitting
Bulls head and at the same moment
Red Tomahawk shot Sitting Bull in the
stomach.
Part of the hostiles retreated to n
stable hundred yards off and the
policemen pursued and drove them out.
Policemen also got possession of the
house and took in their dead and
wounded.
The hostiles then fell back into the
woods and the fight was kept up until
the cavalry drove them off.
WAsHISGToS, Dec. 22.-Major General
Schofield received telegram from GEL
eral Miles, dated Rapid City, December
22, as follows;
81 believe that all, or nearly all, OF the
followers of Sitting Bull have been cap
tured. Colonel Sumner reports to-day
the capture of Big Foots band of Sioux,
nu umbering $50. He has been the most
defiant and threatening, The results so
far have been satisfactory
The COIN missioner OF Indian affairs
has received from Indian Agent Nc
LauRhlin n report of fight betwe the
Indian police and the followers of Sitting
Bull on the 10Th inst, when the chief
was captured.
The report does not differ materially
from what has already been printed.
The agent speaks in the very highest
terms of the judgment and bravery OF
the Indian police and strongly urges
that generous allowance be made for
the families Of those who have been
killed.
Besides the indian police there were
four yolunt eers-Grey Eagle Spotted
Thunder, Otter Robe and Young Eagle
who participated in the fight They
rendered good service and are deserving
of recognition.
BAD INDIANS COMING IN.
RAPID City, 5. d., Dec 22-Dispatches
to General Miles from Colonel Sumner
to-day show that nearly all of Sitting
Bulls followers together with Big
Foot's band, have surrendered to him.
Colonel Sumner d 1patch said this dis
poses of all the Indians along the Chey-
enne river, and If there AZ anv more of
Sitting Bulls people out he doesn't
know where they can be.
General Brooke reports the arrival Of
friendly Indians at the Bad Lands camp
and says the capture of Sitting Bulls
people and Big Foots forces will aid the
efforts OF the friendlier to bring in the
hostiles.
An Indian scout reports to General
Brooke that Short Bulls followers are
ANXIOUS to come in. but are withheld
by the threats of Kicking Bear, one OF
Sitting Bulls agents. The scout thinks,
however, that the friendlies will at least
succeed in bringing out Short Bulls
followers.
A report reached General Miles, via
Missoula, that two companies of SOL
diers i'll the Yellowstone region are sur
rounded north of the Cave hills by 800
or 800 Indians, and sont courier out
with notification of the danger to the
settlers.
General Miles says there are Indians
in that vicinity, but he discredits the
report that troops are hemmed in. lie
has, however ordered reinforcements
sent.
sKIBMIsH REPORTED.
DENVER, Colo, Dsc. ga special to
the News from Rapid City says that
troops from Colonel Summers command
had skirmish yesterday with a number
of Indians from Humps band, who are
on their way to join the hostiles in the
Bad Lands. None are seriously hurt.
More troops have been sent out.
A report was received that q large
number of Indians were trying to join
those in the Bad Lands, but the number
Is believed to be exaggerated.
Yesterday ten cowboys ambushed a
number of bucks near Battle Creek,
killing one and wounding others. The
cowboys captured number of ponies
and saddles.
Rig foor's BAND CAPTURED.
OMAHA, Dec. 22.--A special says Sit
ting Bulls band of 15o warriors, led by
Big Foot, has just surren dered to Colonel
Sumner, who, with 200 soldiers. sue
ceeded in surrounding them in the Ell
cinity OF Standing Rock, while they wero
making for the Bad Lands.
A Pierre special says: Reports that
the Bad River Indians had begun ghost
dancing are false.
MOUNTED POLICE ON THE ALERT.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 22-A Regina, North
west Territory, special says; A de-
tachment of thirty Canadian mounted
police left town this afternoon and
reserves, in response to Intelligence that
. number of runners from across the
borders had arrived there.
CONDEMNS THE KILLING.
LONDON, Dec. 22-Mr Cunnin CHAM
Graham, NJ. p, in letter to the
Graphic. condemns the Americans for
numbering Sitting Bull for asking for
food for his tribe.
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