The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-19
MOVEMENTS OF THE kEos.
An Eye Witness Describes the Death OF
Old sitting hull.


ST.. PAUL, Dec. ls-A special from Fort
Yates says;' Bull Head. lieutenant Of In
dian police, who led in the capture of Sit
ting Bull, died this evening. Reports AT
the agency tonight indicate that the fugi-
tiyes from Sitting Bulls camp are prepar-
ing 10 return 10 their abandoned homes.
ST. PAUL, Dec. IA correspondent OF
the Pioneer Press at Fort Yates, n. d., was
one Of the cavalry officers who partci-
pated in the fight in which Sitting Bull
met his death. lie te telegraphed his paper
tonight long and detailed account of
the fight and the incidents leading up to
It. Bull Head, who was in charge OF the
Indian police, was bitter enemy of Sit
ting Bull. When a courier from the po-
lice came back on the road and
notified tho cavalry Of the fight,
the latter started forward on a gallop.
The hostiles were in the timber
and were firing on the police
who defended themselves from Sitting
Bulls house. A few shells from Hotch-
kiss gun sent the redskins hurrying up
the river out Of range. The police
men formed in line and pre-
ented fine appearance as they
received the soldiers, but the
horrible in the extreme. Eight corpses
lay about ON the ground riddled with bull
lets and muiilated. Sitting Bull was on
his back, and his face was hardly recog-
niEable, so shot up and battered was IL.
The correspondent thinks a number OF
hostilcs who escaped were badly wounded.
The police entered the camp early In
the morning and proceeded quickly to
Bulls house, and surrounded IT, Several
went inside and arrested Sitting Bull,
when he gave the alarm by yelling.
Several Of his lieuicnanis repeated it and
the fight then begun. The police stood
their ground heroically in spite OF the
tremendous odds against them.
DENVER, Dec. ls.-A special from the
Sixth cavalry, on Cheyenne river, via
Rapid City, says: Major Perry's COM
mand was joined early this morning, and
Scout Gus Cravens reported that near
Smithyille a large number OF Indians
were seen in small creek in the brakes
and number of shots were exchanged.
While some government wagons were
crossing Spring creek they aud their cs-
cort were attacked by 40 Indians and over
100 shots exchanged. One soldier was
wounded and another shot through the
hat. A troop Of Captain Wells cavalry
came 60 the rescue and the Indians ran
away, Cravens reports having seen 6S
tepees which contained 100 Indians,
camped near the mouth Of Spring creek.
Early this morning troops were sent out,
but the hostiles had returned TO the Bad
Lands. General Carr sent armed parties
TO guard the ranch where the Indian was
killed lately. He was Kicking Bears
nephew. Yesterday General Carr sent a
troop Of cavalry up into the Bad Lands 20
watch any movement Of the hostles.
Signals were established by the troops
and our camp by three relays. Should
the troops be attacked they were 10 be re-
inforced from here. They reported about
seventy tepees In the Indian stronghold
and totally inaccessible. The only known
outlet for these Indians Is the trail which
goes up Cottonwood across the road from
Rapid creek TO Wounded Knee. This pass
will be closed tomorrow by large body
Of the Sixth infantry.
| blSMAhih, W. b.,btt. io.-it - Ftpofttn
that the negroes in Mandan are affected
with the Messiah craze and are holding
meetings in an empty government build
ing.
PIERRE, ;. d., Dec. R.-An Indian
scout has arrived at Fort Bennett bring.
ing word that Sitting Bulls followers who
escaped when their chief was killed, had
camped the night before at the mouth OF
Turner creek, of Mireau river, being on
their way TO the Bad Lands. Colonel
Merriam's command of Seventh re gimeni
has started 10 intercept the hostiles.
A storeman in to-day says Sitting Bulls
men with siraeglers picked up, amounting
in all 10 about 800 warriors, were seen
to-day going south, under the leadership
Of old Rain-in-the-Face. There Is litt.e
doubt but they were bound for the Bad
Lands.