The morning call., 1890-12-20
ESCAPE SHUT OFF.
Hostile Indians Surrounded in
the Bad Lands.
Over Forty Of Sitting Bulls Followers Re-
port at Fort Yates.
Settlers Seeking Positions Of Safety-Chief
Red Clouds Story Of Starvation and
Death-FalSe Reports.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

hAflD SlI1 70. Dahl, Dec. l3-r CUR
hundred men of the Seventeenth Infantry
started to-day for General Carr's camp at
Rapid Creek and Cheyenne River. General
Miles now has concentrated there about
200 men with artillery. There Is larn
encampment of hostile Indians in the grass
basin of the Bad Lands. about ten miles
from Cars camp, and the Indians have
been making raids on the ranches from
there.
Troops are being disposed of to guard
every pass and outlet. and the cavalry is
scouting about to intercept Sitting Bulls
followers, who are supposed to be heading
for that point.
The indications are that General Miles
proposes holding the Indians in the basin
until he is ready to make movement into
the Bad Lands simultaneously with Genera
Brooke's forces. AS tile troops are disposed
Of, it now appears that the escape of the
hostiles is impossible.
FORT YATES On. Dak.), Dec. 19.-Bull
Heads body was buried to-day with military
honors. His squaw was up on the Cannon
Ball River when she heard of the fight,
started at once for Fort Yates and walked
eighty miles without a rest She reached her
husband just before his death, and fell in
faint when admitted to his room.
More than forty OF Sitting Bulls follow.
ers have reported to the Agent and are now
in camp close by. The remainder are re-
ported to be south of the reservation near
Moreau River.
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the Indian Defense Association has received
a long letter from the Indian chief, Red
Cloud, at Pine Ridge Agency. under date of
December 10Th. Red Cloud says he is a
constant friend of the whites, and his people
have no intention of going on the warpaih.
He never had anything to do with the ghost
dance. He complains of the Government
rations being cut down more and more every
year. The past two seasons were so dry
that the Indians could raise little, and the
rations SO scant that they had to kill their
own cattle to avoid starvation. Many be-
came sick from the want of the proper guam
tity of food, and 217 died from starvation
since the fall of last year.
MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. ia Rapid City
Is. Dak.) special says: Reports of engage
ments between the troops and Indians at
Days ranch and other points are false.
There have been three skirmishes between
Indians and Colonel NJ. FL. Days command
OF settlers and cowboys, numbering fifty
men. The last one, on Tuesday, was hot
one. The Indians attempted to burn the
haystacks at Daly's ranch, but were driven
of by Colonel Day and ten men.
A band of 80 hostiles is moving west
ward, nifty miles north of here, in Butte
County. Eighty men of the Ninth Cavalry
and sixty Cheyenne scouts have been sent
after them.
DENVER, Dec. ia News special, re-
ceived early this morning from Camp Chey-
enne River by courier to Rapid City, says
From twenty to thirty ranchers rode into
camp to-day. All agree that the Indians
are augmenting their forces and are gIow-
ing bolder hourly. 1t was ascertaiued early
this morning that the deserted ranch and out
buildings of man named Wilson were
burned to the ground last night. being first
looted. NJ. II. Day, aid to Gov. Melette,
Battle and Spring creeks, he saw another
large band further down tie Cheyenne
River. He thinks they number at least 800
and estimates that they had 1000 head of
ponies and large number of cattle with
them, most of which were stolen. Early
this morning General Carr sent Captain
Stanton of the Sixth Cavalry, with his troop
numbering about sixty men, to scout and
lock around for Indians in the Bad Lands.
Three heliograph stations have been es-
tablished, one in camp, one on the top of
the high bluffs and one which had followed
up as nearly as practicable Captain Stan-
toms command. A soldier from the hello
graph station reported to General Carr that
Captain Stanton was in an engagement with
the Indians. General Carr gave orders to
Lieutenant Scott and Troop ID to go to his
assistance. Later Captain Stanton and
other troops returned. 1t was learned he
had skirmsh with a large party of In
dians heading for the Bad Lands. Shots
were exchanged In quite lively manner for
some time When the Indians escaped 20 the
Bad Lands Captain Stanton followed them
for some time, but, fearing an ambush, he
withdrew his troops and returned to camp
PIERRE Is. Dak.), Dec. 19.-George Nor
ris. store-keeper at Cheyenne City, near the
mouth OF Cherry Creek, has just arrived.
He says the entire population of twenty
families also number Of friendly Indians,
have lett there, some going to Fort Ben
nett, some to Oaks, and other TO Pierre. He
says just before leaving there night before
last twenty Indians from Sitting Bulls
with the Cherry Creek Indians to see
whether they should fight or not, and
were joined after the council was
over by $50 Cherokees, all of whom started
for the Bad Lands. Morris says during the
time the refugees were getting away to the
Bad Lands sharp firing was heard between
the Indian police and the hostiles, and that
battle no doubt has been fought, but as
the settlers made haste to reach the towns
they can give no further particulars. AS
the troops were ordered to that point yester-
day it is believed The hostiles were routed
and captured. Morris says Sitting Bulls
Indians are well armed and determined to
avenge BULBS death.
OMAHA, Dec. ia special from Camp
Carr on the Cheyenne River says: John
Farnham, scout, was to-day placed under
arrest. Farnham is suspected of giving in
formation concerning the movements Of the
troops TO the hosliles. He is squaw man.
The troops are ready for movement as
soon as orders are received and will have no
difficulty in penetrating the Indian strong
hold. Several easy routes have been found
In and out OF the sO-called impregnable
stronghold.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. ia special dis
patch says that 1000 Kickapoo and other
warriors are dancing the ghost dance near
the eastern line OF Oklahoma and that
troops are watching them. The report
lacks confirmation. A Guthrie dispatch
says number of Creek Indians asserted to-
day that their people had not any sympathy
with the Messiah craze. although Sitting
Bull had sent cOuriers to all of the different
tribes to incte an uprising. The messengers
had been successful only with uncivilize d
Indians.
A SUICIDES PISTOL.