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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
most the last moment, when he began to
realize the danger and was preparing to
csc ape To the Bad Lands.
THE KILLEN-sHEEHY FIGHT.
Declared In Favor of Killen on u Foul q
the End of Five Minutes. =

Declared in Favor of Killen on a Foul at
the End of Five Minutes. '
ST. PAUL, Dec. 19.-The prize fight be-
tween Pat Killen of this city and Joe
Sheehy Of Ashland, Wis, Marquis of
Queensbury rules, for the northwestern
heavyweight championship, lasted about
five minutes and was declared in favor of
KiIlen on a foul. Dick Moore, a local
lightweight pugilist, was chosen referee.
Sheehy at the start tried to rush matters,
but in every one of the three or four
clinches in the FIRST round he fOuled by
striking below the belt while clinched.
KilIen got in a number of good blows and
refused to allow his friends to take advan-
tage Of their right to claim q foul. In the
second round the men clinched and Killen
fell beneath Sheehy, who proceeded to
pound him while sitting on him and hold
ing him down, Denny Killen, Pats broth
er, and II of his seconds jumped into the
ring and pulled Sheehy off. Another
clinch followed, and as Referee Moore
tried to separate the men, Sheehy turned
and struck the referee a blow that stag.
gerrd him. The police at this point came
on the scene and stopped the fight, which
was decided in killen'sfavO on the ground
of a foul. Sheehy stripped at 1856 pounds
and Killen at 1856 About 1000 people paiu
~ each to see the fight, who were not by
any means satisfied with its brevity and
general tameness. The men divided Tile
money!,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Plenty of Soldiers ut Rapid CITY.

RAPID CITY, s. D., Dec. 19.-Four hun
dred Of seventeenth infantry from Fl.
Russell disembarked here and at other
points on the Elkhorn railway last night
and took up the line of march for General
Cars camp at the junction of the Rapid
Creek and Cheyenne rivers. General
Miles has concentrated at that point eighth
and sixth cavalry, seventh infantry
scouts and artillery, making a fighting
force Of 1000 effective men. There is a
large %encampment of hostiles on what is
called Grass Basin, in the Bad Lands
about ten miles southeast of Cars camp,
from which thieving forages have been
made o. ranches. General Miles is maxi
ing dispositions to guard every pass and
outlet from the camp, and he issued orders
for the cavalry to scout and intercept Sit
ting BULBS followers, who are supposed to
be en- route to join these hostiles. General
Miles present dispositions contemplate
protection of settlers and holding the In
dams in the basin or pocket, awaiting
a general movement into the Bad Lands
simultaneously with General Bronke's
forces and result of peace efforts of 500
friendly Indians who left Pine Ridge to-
day to bring iii hostiles. Escape of the
Indians being cut off they must soon sur
render or, like Sitting Bull, die fighting.
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He Declares that the Arrest OF
Sitting Bull Was
Bungling Job.
The Wausau Light Guards Ordered
Out to Protect Settlers on
Public Lands.
The Old James Gang Cave Discov.
cred, Together with the Skel-
etOn of Young James.


Another Story Regarding sitting Bull.
,.WINoNA, N. D., Dec. 19.-lSpecial1.-I
have just read the account in the TRIBUNE
OF Sitting Bulbs death and think it could
be corrected considerably to do justice. l
was at Fort Yates when dead policemen,
and Sitting Bull were buried, and
can tell a thing Or two that hasn't reached
the newspapers yet. My information is
gathered from the Indians themselves, as 1
can talk their language, and believe what
l learned is true. Your report says Sit
ting Bull was killed while resisting arrest.
Such is an untruth. Murdered while get
ting ready to go with the police would
sound more like it. When Bull Head said
he had come to arrest him he started into
The interior OF his shack. The police
thought Bull was after his gun. They
warned him not to shoot OF they would
kill him. Sitting Bull replied: "All right,
l Will go with you. l don't want any
troubled want to get my moccasins." His
TWO wives commenced rummaging in
search of his articles to 90 along. and in so
dong raised a little cOmmotion and
aroused the camp. Another story is that
Catch-tile-Bear heard the noise and came
up with his blanket thrown over his form,
concealing a gun. Sitting Bull said to
him: Il am arrested; want 10 trouble;
will 20 to the agency" Catch-the. Bear
asked him it he was a dog and Sitting
Bull growled like a bear, whereupon the
former threw off his blanket and shot
Lieutenant Bull Head in the thigh, Bull
Head returned the fire, but instead of
shooting Catch-the-Bea he fired at Sitting
Bull, the bullet going through his body and
touching his heart killing him instantly.
ne was shot again by Red T%omahawk, but
ne never felt it for the first shot killed him,
The hghting then became general. Crow
Foot, Sitting BULBS son, was not killed in
this tight. He was killed like a dog. This
is how it happened: The police wanted to
place two OF their wounded upon the bed
on which Sitting Bulbs two wives were
sitting. The squaws were ordered off.
they hesitated, but were compelled to
move. Under the mattress Crow Foot was
hiding. The police discovered him, pulled
him out and killed him and threw him out
the door near the dead body of his father.
He was but fourteen years old. 1t is said
an employe of the agency took Sitting
BULBS scalp and some of the big guns at
the agency carried away all his trinkets.
His body was pounded into pulp. The In
dams do not like this business very we'll
and time will tell whether this bad blood
will cause trouble. The Indians do not
like to talk to white men about it. They
seem sulky.
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
The Italians Fast Ended.

New YORK, Dec. 20.-Signor Succi, the
Italian faster who began a fast OF forty
five days on November s, at $40 a. M,
ended his fast at $50 tonight. DIR. Tanner
could not sit up after tenth day and could
not write his nan after the fifteenth day,
but Succi has scorned the idea OF weaken
ing all through the weary weeks. On his
fifteenth day he rode seven miles on horse
back and has exercised every day since.
The doctors took their last examination at
s O'Clock, the result of which is as follows:
Weight, 1890 on November 5, at $40, 14z11s5:
total loss of 4%219poundS,o or less than a pound
a day; temperature 98.2; pulse 81; respira.
ton 10; general condition, weak; tongue
clear, moist and steady. The bulletin was
signed by thirteen physicians, who have.
watched during the fast. The worst at
tack of gastric trouble he had during his
fast occurred at 5 O'clck to-day, during;
which his pain was so acute that it was
feared he would collapse, but his indOmit-5
able will power carried him successfully
through. From s O'Clock until he took his
f,rst cup of cocoa at $40, his pain contin.
uea to be more or less acute. 1t was
distortion of his face, which was
terribly sllrunken; by his frequent change
OF position on the lounge uLon which he.
was reclining; by nervous twitching OF his
wasted hands; by the restless glare Of his
deep sunken eyes and in various other
ways. When cocoa was prepared, shortly
after 8 o'clock, Sncci got off the lounge
and staggered to the table where nOurish-
ing diet was placed. The spectacle he
presented was truly pitiable. He looked
like a skeleton automalon, and when, he
smiled it was simply CHASTITY, much the
same kind of a smile a condemned prison
ing to execution. When he slipped cocoe
there was a burst Of applause frcna the
spectators. Tomorrow evening .succt
leaves for Boston, where he will {; hibit
for a man on the stage for $1,50O.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Ghost Dancing Scholars.

- No.
HUNTINGTON, IND, Dec. 10. - Young
Hoosler savages in Salamanca township,
this county, have taken possession of the
schools and are running things to suit
themselves. At one place they overpow-
cred their teacher. tied him to the desk,
formed a ring and gave a ghost dance. In
stead of painting themselves the young
colored inks, tied a feather buster on his
head and made him look like a Dad Sioux
buck. After dancing till weary to the
music of an old tin ash bucket, they let the
teacher 90, first tying on his back a pla.
card labeled: "Old Two-Ca five, the Orig
inal Indian Messiah" Then they locked
the school house door. nailed up the win
dows and went home. The matter was re-
ported to the school board and the county
superintendent, and the ghost dancers are
likely to be indicted by the grand jury.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Bull Heads Body Buried,

FORT YATES, N. D., Dec. 19.-Bull Heads
body was buried at 4 o'clock to-day with
the same honors that were given to his
dead comrades Wednesday. His widow
stood with his father and brother at the
head of the grave. This poor woman was
on a visit at Cannon Ball river the morn
ing Bull Head was wounded. She Leaned
from an Indian runner that Bull Head was
not killed n set out afOot for Sitting
Bulls camp, 90 miles distant. She passed
through the agency but could not be per
suaded to stop, and walked to OAK creek,
30 miles further. Learning that he was
not dead and had been sent to the agency,
she turned n walked back here, making
in all eighty miles without rest. When
admitted to Bull Heads presence she
tainted. More than forty of Sitting BULBS
band have come in and reported to the
agent. The rest are reported by runners
sent out by the agent, to be south of the
reservation, in the neighborhood of Me-
reau river
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Congressional,

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Reagan
to-day offered in the senate All amendment
to the financial bill agreed upon to the sub
stitute for the first section of the bill for
free coinage and to amend the remaining
section of the bill to a corresponding pur-
pose by striking out all reference to silver
purchase. The proposition looking to an
International conference on the subject of
silver coinage is allowed to remain un-i
touched, although Reagan says he does
not believe it will amount to anything.
Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill to
prohibit the sale OF firearms and ammu-
milton to Indians on reservations. Re-
ferred.
Senator Moody from committee on In
dian depreciation claims reported the house
bill for adjudication of claims arising from
Indian depredatiOns. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Senator Sp0oner then spoke in support
Of the elections bill. Sp0oner spoke for
over five hours and his speech was listened
to with marked attention and interest on
both sides Of the chamber. Ingalls, de-
Tended the bill and Higgins got the floor
just before adjournment.
In the house Mr.. Milliken of Maine pre-
scented a number Of conference reports on
public building bills. In every case the
change made in the measure was purely
verbal In its character and the reports
were agreed to. 5
Representative Carter of Montana, from
measures, to-day reported to the house a
bill agreed upon by the committee to
amend the act of May 26, 1882, authorizing
the receipt of United States gold coin in
exchange of gold bars for gold coin discre-
tionary with thu secretary of the treasury
instead of mandatory as the present
statute has been construed to be, and also
gives authority to impose charge tor such
exchange equal to the cost of m~anufactur-
ing bars. n
Secretary Noble has withdrawn his order
s%uspending his approval of the final adj
Justmenr of the land grant in favor of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railroad company and Wisconsin Central
Railroad company.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Issued RatiOns to the Ktckers.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Dec. 49,
The military counted to day the returned
recalcitrants and issued rations to them.
There were 1,024. A grand council was
held last night. Red Cloud told the re-
turned dancers that they had caused a
great deal of trouble and now their stock
was here eating grass livery serious thing
at presently and they we're eating his ra-
tons, but be would count it all nothing if
the trouble could be settled. If those who
were out would not come in and the sol.
diers were forced to kill them, he should
feel sorry, Tor they were his relatives, but
he must say it Vas just. The hostiles in
the Bad Lands number probably 500. Gen.
Carr is close in their rear, and their case
seems hopeless.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
OBSERVER.
Light Guards Ordered Out.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2O.-A special from
Wausau says: A great raid on the land
office to file claims on land in the great re-
serve strip began at 9 o'clock this morning
and thus far filing has proceeded without
disturbance. At an early hour this morn
ing Mayor Muellor directed Captain Bells
OF the Wausau Light Guards to march his
company to the court house square to pre-
serve order, and forty-five bluecoats with
gl,stenlng bayonets, took up a station close
o the land Office. The arrival of the
militia put an effective damper on the or
der Of the homesteaders who could not get
in line, and everything was peace and
quiet when Register Saunders slid back
me Wicket * for the first filing. Up to noon
Iorty-nve claims, a~ggreRating 5000 acres, of
the best land in the strip had been filed on
and a line of over 100 men were still wait.
ing at the wicket. Eight hundred settlers
left last night with supplies to squat on
land. Besides having to contest with these
squatters. the men who filed claims this
morning mith WI probably have to go to law
who walked into the land Office shortly be-
fore 9 O'Clock and laid down an applica.
uOn with the necessary fees and rendered
them to the receiver. The tender was re-
FUSED D Hamilton announced his pu :
pose OF bringing a suit. At Eau Claire
there was almost a riot. The windows of
Cne a Ofhce were smashed, but the land
otlcers succeeded in quelling the disturb.
ance. The trouble was caused BY q police.
man, who was stationed at the wicket to
preserve order, filing a claim for himself.
his application was refused. Miss Mamie
Richardson, q daughter OF General Rich
ardson OF Chippewa Falls, fought heroic.
ally and when she reached the desk her
hat was gone and her hair disheveled, but
she got a tract worth $4,000. Two men
tainted and were laid out on the sidewalk.
,.rr PROCEEDED PEACIBLY.
When the United States land office was
opened at 8 o'clock this morning the court
house square was crowded with people, but
the local militia companies drawn up be-
fore the land office with fixed ~bayonets.
protected the men in line in their right to
make first filings. The crowd feared the
bayonets and no organized attempt was
made, as mad been expected, to force an
entrance and crowd out men who had been
camped out in line two days or more. The
making OF entries progressed rapidly all
day and at 4 o'clock this afternoon when
the office closed, eighty-five had been made.
The most valuable claim of all has 2,OOO,-l
600 feet Of standing pine upon it. 1t was
entered by Louis GOlsch, the first man in
line, and a resident of this county. It is
worth $4,000 to Sic, 900.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
even were bent. The faces of the dead
were blackened by powder and dirt.

v were bent. The faces of the dead
were blackened by powder and dirt.
The Indian police found themselves
handicapped and sought refuge in Sitting
Bulls shack, leaving four dead of their
men and nine of the hostiles, including the
chief, outside. The police began pepper
ing them from the shack with little effect
The hostiles returned fire and shot out
every window. The Indians had retired
willows were so dense that not a form vas
seen. Captain Fechet formed a skirmi h
line and began pouring hot shot into the
ambush. Shouts and cries could be heard
and the corporal thinks there were many
more hostile Indians killed than reported.
post, taking the dead, wounded and two
prisoners, nephews of Sitting Bull, whom
the squaws were trying to shelter from
capture. One wa twelve, and the other
eighteen years old. The elder had several
rounds of ammunition on his person, but
no weapons. .
SITTING BULLS CAL
was lifted by some one of the braves.
Some of the Indian police say that Red
Tomahawk killed Bull, but as it is not
known that Bull Head shot him through
the left breast, the surgeon thinks the
was the fatal wound. Red Tomahawk is
evidently scared, as he refuses to say any
thing of his part in the affair. He Is not a
permanent policeman and did not wear a
uniform. Bull Head was carried to the
agency, where he afterwards died, making
fourteen casualties actually known. Be-
fore he died he said he killed Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bulls body was in horrible shape.
In fact, all the dead bodies were mutiIated
frightfully. One of the Indians battered
the dead warriors face with a plank. AT
ter firing of this sport he balanced it across
his nose and with maniaca! glee, left
it in that position. One of the policemen
jumped into the kettle drum and shouted:
mo MORE GHOST DANCES"
The few remaining hairs on Sitting Bulls
head were clipped off and his moccasins
and bits of clothing were carried away for
relics.
1t is said that among his effects were
found letters from Mrs. Weldon warning
him that the government was going to kill
him and advised him to flee to the Bad
Lands.
This is only a portion of the story told
by Corporal Gum. 1t is given for what
it is worth. He looks and acts like a re-
liable sort of a man but he may be away
off in his statements regarding this affair,
as the soldiers did not know anything OF
what was going on until about ready to
move Sunday night. What he says, he
gets from Indians at Standing Rock. How
ever, his statements and that of others who
have come from Standing Rock have
awakened a great deal of curiosity to know
exactly how it was. The TRlBUNE's
graphic description in another column is
by one thoroughly reliable, and if in error
it is because of false statements from the
Indian police. They alone know the facts.
No white man was there.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Arrested for Giving Hostiles Information.

OMAHA, Dec. IA special from camp
Carr, on Cheyenne river, saws: John Farm
ham, who has been in the employ of the
government as scout, was to-day placed
under arrest by order of General Carr,
under instructions from General Miles.
Farnham is suspected of giving informla-
ton concerning the movements 1T tro ops
along Cheyenne river to hostiles. Farm
ham is a squawman and married an
Ogallalla squaw. Troops at this camp are
ready for forward movement as soon as
orders are received, and if given permits
sion, will have no diff Guilty in penetrating
to the Indian strongholds. DIR. McGilli-
cuddy, John r. Brenton and Americas
Thompson Wen to within two or three
miles of the Indian camp in Bad Lands
and found several easy routes in and out
Of the socalled ~impregnable stronghold.
The Indians have to-day been firing grass
in the basin north of White river slope.
and it is thought to be a signal to Sitting
BULBS warriors. Another battery Of
Hotchkiss guns was received at the lamp
to-day. Forty Cheyenne scouts are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Saw Sitting Bulls Tho ct.

PIERRE, s. D., Dec. 20.-Tom Hetlund,
a rancher on Bad river, arrived to. day and
reports new excitement among Indians In
ghost dances. The cause is on account 0f
a story to the effect that Sitting BULBS
ghost appeared to a band of upper Bad
river Indians and by motions ordered
them to join his followers and avenge his
death. As a consequence ghost dances are
being started afresh and reach down as;
far as Willow creek. G4
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
An Ohio Tragedy.

BLANcHEsTER, o., Dec. @.-Bert Cad
wal]ader shot and killed Jasper Lazure fiji
Lamore's saloon to-day then jumped
through the window and fled, pursued by1Ii
a hundred men, some of whom were armed
and fired at him whenever within range
Finding he could not escape, C~adwalladerS
shot and killed himself. The men had
quarrelled about money. Lazure was so
years old and Cadwallader was 22and ala
bOrer. "g#l
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Conductor and Brakeman Killed.

CBUGERs, N. Y, Dec. 19.-At 3 o'clock
this morning Conductor Fred Harris and
Brakeman Harry Evans of a freight train
on the Hudson River railroad met with a.
horrible death by falling from the ton of
the train while in motion between this
place and Montrose. Both men.cied from
q fractured skull. Evans lost his life
while trying to save the conductor, who
had slipped on the icy roof of a car and
was rolling off. He grabbed the conduc-
tor and both rolled to the ground In each
others embrace.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
boys has been solved, his skeleton having
been found in q subterranean rendezvous.

" 81
been found in a subterranean rendezvous.
a party OF hunters %traversing the Great
Fay ravine in NicOllet county found an
old door opening into a common dngout of
heWed logs. At the rear was formed a
blind door, which led into another room
twenty feet long and sixteen wide, along
one side of which hunks were arranged,
and from the number of these, at least
thirty persons had found sleeping accom-
tanned several benches and stools. On the
table were tin plates and cups, a kettle,
cook stove and various cooking utensils,
and the skeleton referred tc. There was
also a letter referring to the theft Of some
horses supposed to have been written by
Frank James to Jim Younger. Still an
other apartment Was found, where horses
had been secrtted, the artificial cave being
large enough to accommodate twenty head
at Il time. -
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Predict Another Custer Massacre.

PIERRE, Dec. 18.-Napoleon Dachneaux,
a squawman, has just arrived from Plum
creek, some se%venty-five miles west of
here. He says Sitting BULBS men. with
stragglers picked up along the way, in all
amounting to some 800, with ponies, under
the leadership of old Rain-in-the-Face,
passed going south about noon. They ap-
peared to be in good trim and on the war
path. There is no doubt but that they
were bound for the Bad Lands. Old In
dian scouts here predict another Custer
massacre unless the greatest caution is
exercised, as the Band Lands are perfectly
impregnable.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26

ERIE, Pa, Dec. 2O.-The Lake Shore a.
press, east bound, while running Al fftY
mile rate, near Nottingham Tonight,
caught Farmer August Kirkhogel with
2 load Of hay on Q crossing. Kirkhogei, xc1
years. were struck by the pilot and cfusk01
70 death. The horses were also killed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
The Cave Of the Jesse james Gang.

ST. PETER, Mimi, Dec. 2o.-The cave
wherein the Younger and James gang hid
during the raid IN Mortified, where six
men were killed. has been discovered ard
at the same time the mystery Of the disap.
pearance OF the youngest Of the James
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
Claims the Bank Defrauded Hsr,

New York, Dec. &-Nathaniel Niles,
ex-president OF the Tradesmen's National
bank. was arrested to-day by the deputy
sheriff on an order issued by Judge Beach
Of the supreme court, in a suit by EIIzassSSS,
chattels, of which she claims he defraud0dss
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26
1rish-Amerlcans 1ndorse Parne1l,

New York, Dec. 19.-About %s2,OOOIrishs
Americans attended the meeting in Cooper
Union tonight. called by the municipal
council of the Irish National league to- en-
dorse Parnell as leader of the nationaltstAA
party. Michael Breslin presided. Reso-
lutions We're unanimously adopted and
ordered cabled to Parnell, endorsing him
as leader. ss