The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-20
INDIANS IN A TRAP.
Their Bad Lands Encampment
Completely Surrounded.
SOLDIERS FIND THE TRAILS.
Sitting Bulls Warriors Are Surrender
fng-Red Cloud says His People
Are Dying of Starvation.

Kansas CgTY, Dec IA Guthrie dis
patch says number OF Greek Indians to-
day asserted that their people had no SYM
pathy With the Messiah craze, although
Sitting Bull had sent couriers TO all the
different tribes 10 incite them. They had
been successful only with the uncivilized
Indians.
OMAHA, Dec. IA special from Camp
Carr. on Cheyenne river, says. John
Farnham, scout. was today placed under
arrest Farnhan is suspected of giving
information concerning the movement Of
troops TO the hostiIes. He IL sguaw man.
The troops are ready for movement as soon
as orders are received, and viii have no
difficulty IN penetrating TO ths Indian
stronghold. Several easy routes have been
found in and QUE of the so-caIled irnpreg-
nable stronghold.
KANSAS CRY, Dec. ia special says:
One thousand Kickapoo and other war
riors are dancing near the eastern line Of
Oklahoma Troops are watching them
For YATES, Dec. f9.-Buil Heads BODY
was buried today with military honors.
His squaw, who was upon the Cannon
Ball river when she heard Of the hight.
started at once for Fort Yates, and walked
eighty miles without rest She reached
her husband just before his death, and fell
in a faint when admitted to the room.
More than forty OF Sitting Bulls followers
have reported TO the agent, and are now
in camp close by. The remainder are re-
ported to be south OF the reservation. near
the Moreag river.
RSFIp CrTY. 5. D., Dee. l9.-Four hun
dreti men Of the Seventeenth infantry
started today for General Cars camp az
Rapid creek and the Cheyenne river
General Miles now has concentrated! about
! % men with artillery There il large
cncampsnens 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 ranches
Troops are being dispersed 90 guard every
pass and outlet, and caTaErv are scouting
among Sitting Bulls followers. who were
supposed 10 BE heading Tor shat point. In
slIcations are that General Niles proposes
holding the Indians in tie basin until
ready 10 make movement into the Bad
Lands simultaneously with General
BrooAe's forces As the troops are dis
posed ii now appears that the escape Of the
hostiles is impossible
Reports Of engagements between troops
and Indians az Days ranch and other
points are false. There have been three
skirnishes between the Indians and
Colonel NJ. H. Days command of settlers
and cowboys, numbering fifty men The
last one. on Tuesday, was a hot one. The
Indians attempted to burn haystack at
Days ranch, but were driven off by
Colonel Day and ten men, 4 band Of If
teen hostiles IS rnoFing westward, ten
miles north Of here, in Butte county
Eighty men of the Ninth cavalry and sixty
Cheyenne scouts hare been sent after
them.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 19-Dr Bland,
of the Indian Defense Association, has re-
cciyeI long letter from the Indian chief,
Red Cloud, at Pine Ridge agency, under
date Of December 10. Red Cloud says he
is the constant friend OF the whites, and
his people have no intention of going on
the warpath. 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 were SO scant
that they had to kill their own cattle TO
avoid starvation. Many became sick from
Vi pEOGSf 1L4 IL nave UlEl
from starvation since the fall Of last year.
PIERRE, 5. D., Dec. 19---George Morris, a
storekeepeT at Cheyenne City. near the
mouth of Cherry creek. has just arrived.
He says that the entire population of
twenty families and also number of
friendly Indians have left. there, some to
0akes, and others to Pierre. He says that
just before leaving. the night before last.
twenty Indians from Bulls band arrived
and held big council with the Cherry
Greek Indians, TO see whether they should
fight or not, and that they were Joined
after the council by over i50 Cherokees, all
Of whom started for the Bad Lands.
Morris says that during the time the
refugees were getting away 70 the Bad
Lands sharp firing was heard between the
Indian police and the hotties, and thar q
battle had no doubt been fought. but as
the settlers made haste to reach the towns
he can give no further particulars. Is
troops were ordered to that point yester-
day. it IS believed that the hostiles were
routed and captured. Morris says Bulls
Indians are well armed and determined 10
ayenge his death