New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-13
LEA WING THE BAD LANDS.
THREE THOUSAND SIOUX RETURNING TO
PINE RIDGE AGENCY.
THE BANDS OF TWO STRIKE AND SHORT BULL
HAVE A FIGHT AND A SCORE OR SO OF

IRE BANDS OF TWO STRIKE AND SHOKT BULL
HAVE A FIGHT AND SCORE OR SO OF
DEAD INDIANS ARE REPORTED.
Omaha, Dec. 1o-Nearly GOO lodges or 5000 Sioux,
including the bands OF Two Strike and Short Bull
are marching In from the Bad Lands to Pine Ridge
Agency in obedience to General BroOke's order. and
VIII report 10 lin tonight unless they stampeded
by fresh rumo.s. They have been slow 70 start be-
cauSc they were told that they were IA be punished
tOr Iading squdw mems ranches.
Chicago, Dee. ia dispatch from Pine Ridge
Agency makes the conflict between the peace and
factions OF Two Strikes band more serious than
Indicated In the Associated Press dispatches last night
IL say: fankton Charlie, full-bOOd Sioux aud
Government scout. has In from the Indian camp
IN the Bad LaEd,. and reports bloody fight among
the followers Of the Indian chiefs Short Bull and Two
strike. Each claimed the leadership, and each tried
to secure 1t by force. The result Is from twenty
hvc to hfty dead Indians. This report Is verified by
several fFlendHes who have been waiting for some
time to escape to the agency. A. the spies took ad
vantage Of the fight make their escape II is not
known yet which chief conuuered
Large elnOrcements have come in from standing
ROCK ana other agencies. The depredaons OF the
INDIANS have been extended 10 the foot of the Black
HIS. The Flying Bell herd, owned Ia the Hills has
been captured 1t Is useless to talk OF peace There
mas been no attempt made the part Of the hostiles
10 move out Of their ntreLchinents since the peace
cOuh'H was held None Of the promises have been
kept II Is said that when the chiefs returned from
tho agency council held. Two strike and his
followers favored peace but Kicking Bear. Short Bull
ana other chiefs composing tie majority OF the camp
took decided ground the other side The council
listed several hours, during which tho excitement
reached It's highest pitch and finally broke up in
light The troops have received Orders to be In rcadi.
hess by 10 morrow to march to the Bad Lands"
Chicago, Dec. 1.-The following dispatch has been
received at Army headquarters from General Brooke,
In command at Pine Ridge Agency
Prom reports received am Of the opinion that Two
strike and all the other chiefs Are coming in from
White River. short Bull and Kicking Bear, with A
small following, broke away and went back into the
Bad Lands. Think II likely they will 20 north. |
have notified all troops north and west There was
quite ight aud some Indians were hurt. | shall try
to get them ia here, but they mGy get beyond reach
Minneapolis, Dec r." The Journals New Rock
ford y. D., dispatch New Rockford people slept
On their arms last night party of sioux Indian,
ctmpcd near town and kept mp The ghost dance al
night. Their whoOps could be plainly heard in tlis
city. The indians stole tour the mill here until
al armed guard was placed in the building a few
cattle were also killed settlers are coming in from
all Directions this morning"
Pierre. = D., Dee. II The Rev Edwin Phelps.
Indian missionary Of Humps baud near cherry Creek,
arrived u Pierre to-day. Mr.. Phcp, states that old
Hump j, not hostile and Is proud since re- existing
~ Government scJut, though the rest Of the band
-tll keeping up ghost dance, with old time vigOr.
y letter has also Just been received saving that great
arr now coming down with something like la grippe
Oo that lung and throat troubles are taking hold upon
them. Dancing naked IN the cold weather that re
'rHIy prevailed "sS too much even for the tOughenci
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