Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-19

side him to act as bait to attract other
Indians to to capture the body. A number
of Indians are around but do not dare APP
proach.
The Indian who was killed was a nephew
OF Kicking Bear. Yesterday General Carr
sent troop of cavalry up into the bad
lands to watch any movement of the hos.
tiles. A signal was established by the
troops and our camp by three relays.
Should the troop be attacked they were to
be reinforced from here. They reported
about seventy tepees being seen in the In
dian stronghold and totally inaccessible.
The only known outlet of escape for these
Indians is trail which goes up the Cot
tonwood pass across the road from Rapid
creek to Wounded Knee, crossing the Cot
tonwood before 1t crosses Bad Water, to
near the high point occupied by the hos
tiles. This pass will be closed to-day by q
large body of troops of the Sixth cavalry.
ZINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Dec. 49,
Some OF Taylor's scouts justreturned from
White River say they heard cannon firing
toward the Cheyennss. General Carr has
heavy battery at the south of Battle
creek on the river.
FIT. YATES, N. D., Dec. 1S.-The funeral
of the five police, Shave Head, Broken
Arm, Hawk Man, Afraid of Soldiers and
Little Eagle, who were killed in Mondays
fight, took place yesterday afternoon with
full military honors. The cortege
in all comprised nearly 1000 per-
sons. The burial services were very
impressive. Father Boynard performed
the rites of the Catholic church and deliv-
cred an eloquent tribute to the dead. The
military escort fred the funeral salute, the
full bugle corps sounded 'staps," and in
one grave the five brave Indian police lay
buried in the Catholic cemetery of the
agency.
Immediately after the impressive ser
vices over the bodies of the Indian police
men, Sitting Bulls body was buried by a
quartermaster's detail in deserted corner
of the military cemetery without any GER
emony. A guard will protect the grave
against attempts to secure the body.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Dec 1S.-A special
to the Tribune from Pierre, S. D., says:
An Indian scout runner arrived at Fort
Bennett last night bringing word
that Sitting Bulls followers, who
escaped when their chief was killed,
had camped the night before at the
mouth of Thunder creek on the MORGAN
river, being ON their way to the bad lands
This point was sixty miles from Fort Ben
nett, and on a directs line through Big
Foot's and Low Dogs hostile camps on
Cherry creek. A report was received
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Colonel Merriam's command of the
Seventh cavalry had left Fort
Sully to-day and crossed the Missouri
at Fort Bennett and started to intercept
the hostiles at Cherry Greek. Should Sit
ting Bulls warriors combine with Big and
Low Dog bands they will greatly outnum-
Der the troops. Friendly Indians continue
focking into this city, Cheyenne agency
and the forts for protection, and news is
anxiously awaited.
NEwORLEANs, Dec. 1S.-The Picayune's
Austin, Tex, special says: The governor
has information from the border that the
Kiowas and Comanches are engaged in the
smoke dance, and settlers in Texas are very
much alarmed and fear the bucks may raid
into the state. The governor to-day order
ed arms and ten thousand rounds of am
munition to be sent to settlers in the Par
Handle at the scene of the anticipated
trouble.