The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-18

machine Enns alarmed the hostiles and
they fed up Grand river. The cavairf
followed but o short distance and then
returned to the camp and took posses
sion OF the bodies Of Sitting Bull and
his son. Four policemen were killed
and three wounded, and u u Thought
that altogether eight OF the
hostiles were killed. Crow
Foot, the i2-year-old son Of sitting buii
aud number Of Others were wounded:
sitting Bulls followers, when they NED
up the Grand river, left behind them all
their tents and families, which will be
turned over 20 the agency. After going
short distance mp the river, the fleeing
red skins scattered and went Of In al
directions through the country toward
the bad lands. Some OF them may try TO
reach the Indians Of Two Strikes band
farther south, while others will seek TO
escape TO the north. However, there Ia
little chance for them In any direction.
The soldiers arr located all around the
bad lands, and the Indians will have
little chance 10 get at the few ranchers
that are located In that district Even
n they attempt 90 go on small raids, the
soldiers are so placed as % head them OF.
The effect OF the death OF Sitting Bull IL
probiematical He was not q chief In
the sense OF being q leader In battle,
and never had been addressed rs chief,
but the willy, ambitious old rascal,
had more Of the politician In him
than II ordinarily credited 10 the
savage. by working ON the supersti-
tsons and fears OF the Indians he gained
whatever prestige he had. and Just how
those who survive him wiz take his
death cannot be estimated. The other
leaders. who hated him, viii surely not
seek 10 nvenge his death. Still he had
gained n considerable following among
the ghost dancers, and these may attempt
something In revenge. The people
around bismarck and I'm the neighbor-
hood OF Standing Rock agency are greatly
wrought up over the killing and express
fears for the outcome. They think the
followers that he had at the time of his
death will attack the scattered settlers
along the frontier and kin whom they
can. The scene at tho agency to-day Is
indescribabIe. The death OF the Indian
polIcemen, the flower OF the tribe, will be
mourned by the squaws for weeks and
the old warriors win join In the mourn
ing. IL viii be grand Indian funeral
these policemen will have, the death
song will continue for weeks.
Taaanka-e-o- Tocha the Bull Sitting
Down." euphOnized and abbreviated into
sitting Bull" was OF the tribe OF the Un-
capapa Sioux. the most wariike division OF
the entire nation aud the last % give In 90
the supremacy Of the whites. Bull. accord
ing TO his own account, Was between 81 and
50 years OF age. and died As he lived--a
hostile. q rocalcitrant and an irreconcila BILE.
Early In fife, according 20 the most gcner-
ally accepted story. while but lad In years,
Ina fact. he killed half-grown buffaio. he
dragged the carcass many weary miles 90
within a short distance Of his fathers tepee
when be sank 90 bis knees exhausted, the
head aud foar legs Of his prey dangling over
his shoulders. Hepce the name Sitting
Bull. given, "a ell tndlan names are. on the
spur of the moment and With some note
worthy occurrence as . basis.
sitting Hull was not hereditary chief.
hut he early became leader NOT only I'm
the chase but at che council. When but 10
years old he endured the horrible tortures
of the sun dance, and ~ late as 1879 sgain
submitted his sinews 10 the knife and his
muscles 10 the cord. lie was dark, even
for an Indian. medium In stature but heavy
in build. saturnine and cynical except
when reused by opposition or desire 10 rude
elosluencc aud bitter diAtribe.
He was FIRST seen around Grand river on
the Standing Rock agency In the 70s, and
he bitterly resented the eneroachments OF
the whites. lie opposed the Stanley expe-
dltlon In 1873 and the Custer expedition OF
1874. IL was in May. 1879. that he gained
recognition as n chief and gathered around
him a hand Of hostileE to resist encroach-
ments upon the Black Hills. month later
the terrible battle of the Little Big Horn oc-
Cured. He ran away and was not present
at the Custer massacre, but he came back
and participated In the orgies after the
slaughter. He and some of his followers
made their way northward into the British
possessions. where they lived for q few
years. Hero they made some sort of sub
mission to Mai. Walsh. OF the dominion
soxnas and hare thar Axod- tor -yaass--A-
was here that Gen. Terry had his famous
conference with sitting Bull. which resulted
I'm nothing except the snubbing of that brave
officer by the stubborn savage.
In 1880 sitting Bnll came south and Col.
Milea planned n campaign and he was driven
back into Canada, In 1881 sitting Bull and
hss followers surrendered at Fort Buford.
and be Was sent 10 Fort Randall under mil
itary guard. He was afterwards released
and sent ca Standing Rock. and put out ON
the farm on Grand river, where he has
lived ever since. In 1854 sitting Bull and
ether chiefs went 10 New York rs n part of
show and a stx months star with Cody's
wild west show. lie has been sullen and
distant ever since and readily took lead
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