The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-26

General Gorbin, st1army head
quarters, last night. as follows! AL
the Indians who can be brought in are
now here, leaving about 200 bucks In the
bad lands who refuse to listen to any
one or anything. Against these I will
send a sufficient force to capture or fight
Them. All that can be- done has been
done. The Indians now out have a
great many stolen horses and cattle
with them. l hope to be able to end
this matter now.'
The following official telegram was
also received:
'sST. PAUL. Dec. Ito Colonel Cor
bin, assistant adiutant-general, Chi
cago: Sitting Bull was arrested this
morning ct daylight by the Indian po-
lice. Friends attempted his rescue. A
fight ensued. Sitting Bull, his son,
Black Bird, Catch Bear and four others
were killed, also seven Of the Indian
police. Captain Fouchet arrived just
in time with his troops, Hotchkiss and
Calling guns and secured the body of
Sitting Bull. BY command OF General
Miles"
The Last Hours of Sitting Bull.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The story of the
last visit paid by a white man tc Sit
ting Bulls camp prior to the tragic
events of yesterday, is told in a report
received this afternoon by Assistant
Acknowledgement Corbin. The nara
tive throws q food OF ligho on the old
CHIEFS willy character, and strongly de-
picts the circumstances existing in the
isolated camp. The document is adj
dressed to Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs Morgan by United States Indian
Agent Mclaughlin, of Standing Rock
agency, and is, in part, as follows:
Hearing that the ghost dance was in
progress in Sitting Bulls camp, and
that a largo number of the Indians of
the Grand river settlements were par
ticipatiEg, Mclaughlin concluded to
take them by surprise. Sunday morn
ing he left for that settlement, accom-
panied by Louis Prineau and came upon
them unexpectedly and found the ghost
dance at its height. majority Of the
boys and girls participating were. until
q few week age. pupils of the day
schools of the Grand river settlements.
Mclaughlin did not attempt to stop the
dance. but remained over night and the
n5xt day had a long talk with Sitting
Bull and a number of his followers.
He spoke very plainly to them, pointing
out what had been done by the govern
ment for The Sioux people. and how
this faction, by their present conduct,
been reposed in them by the govern
ment in it's magnanimity in granting
them full amnesty for all past ~offenses,
when from restitution and imminent
starvation they were compelled to sur
render as prisoners of wal in 1880. He
dwelt at length upon what had been
done by the government for their own
industrial advancement, and assured
them of what this absurd craze would
lead to If these demoralizing dances and
disregard of department orders were not
soon discontinued. Sitting Bull, while
being very obstinate and at first in
clined to assume the role of "big chief"
finally admitted the truths OF McLaugh-
Inns reasoning. He had a PROPOSE
ton to make, which, If the Indian
agent would have agreed to
and would carry out, it
would allay further excitement among
the Sioux over this ghost dance. Sit
ting Bull then stated his proposition,
which was that Mclaughlin should &C.
company him on a journey to trace
from this agency to each of the other
tribes of Indians through which the story
of the Indian Messiah had been brough,
and when he reached the last tribe, or
where it originated, if they could not
produce the man who started the story,
and did not find the new Messiah as de.
scribed, upon earth, together with dead
Indians returning to r%e-inhabit this
country, he would return convicted that
they, the Indians, had been imposed
upon, which report from him would sat,
isfy the Sioux, and all practices Of the
ghost societies would cease.