The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-18
SITTING BULLS TOMB
Burial of the Dead Indians at
Fort Yates.
OLD TWO STRIKES COMES HOME
Ranchers and Marauding Redskins Ex-
change Bullets-More Troops Hur-
ried to the Hostile Country.

FoRT YATES. Dec. IT, The funerals of
the Indian policemen took place this aft
ernoon with military ceremonies. Sitting
Bulls body was laid away in the post
graveyard with few honors.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Dec 17-General
Miles arrived here today, and is in COM
munication with General Carr. General
Carr is encamped ut the junction of the
Rapid and Cheyenne rivers, forty miles
east, with 400 men. Thieving bands of
Indians about there have been stealing
cattle, and there has been some skirmish-
ing with Indians, in which one buck is
known to have been killed. Troops will
soon cross the Cheyenne river and proceed
toward Pine Ridge, when trouble may
ensue.
ST.. PAUL, Dec. T.-Gen. Ruger tonight
received kilograms from Fort Yates and
Rapid City on the Indian troubles. The
former stated that all was quiet today at
Standing Rock, and about 100 of Sitting
Bulls friends were still out. The other
was to the effect that one Indian who had
been caught stealing on Coles ranch,
southeast of Rapid City, had been shot.
There was firing heard IS miles from Rap
id Cityson Phinney's ranch, Indians and
ranchmen exchanging shots, but no one
was hurt.
DENVER, Dec. 17.-Seven companies of
the Seventeeth infantry, at Fort Russell,
near Cheyenne, were today ordered to
leave Immediately for Pine Ridge.
DICKINSON, n. D., Dec. ia courier
from Captain Fountains command, on
the Cannonball river, says that teamsters
from the south report a number of Indians
camped near White Buttes. 1t is believed
they arc preparing for flight to the British
possessions. Cavalry moved in that direc-
ton this morning and hoped to intercept
them. A body of infantry has been thrown
out to guard all the passes through which
the Indians might try to escape.
PIERRE, ). d., Dec. 17--White Buffalo, a
man who lives on Bad river, who came in
today, says the Bad river Indians are glad
Sitting Bull is dead. He says messenger
from Sitting Bulls band will doubtless
visit the Bad Lands hostiles today, and he
thought that when they hear Of the old
chiefs death they will kill every white
man they see. The government, he de-
clares, must disarm the hostiles ut once or
serious trouble will result
OMAHA, Dec. ia Bee special from
Pine Ridge agency says: Two Strikes and
his followers, $50 lodges. reached the
agency this morning. Troops are still
waiting under arms for orders TO march.
WASHINGTON Cry, Dec. 17.-General
Schoaeld this morning received telegram
from General Miles, dated Long Pine,
Neb., December 16, as follows:
General Brooke reports that Two Strikes and
about 500 indians now camped at Pine Ridge
agency, and these, with the other Indians at
Pine Ridge and Rosebud, are all that can be
drawn from the disaiected camps. The others
are defiant and hostile, and determined to go to
war. The general had no hopes that any other
effort at qualification would be successful He
estimates the number of men in the hostile
camp in the Bad Lands at 80. General Rugcr's
estimate represents 200 men on the Cheyenne
river, and 200 at Standing Rock reservation who
would be liable to leave, before the death of
Sitting Bull, making about $50 men. Every
possible means has been exhausted to retaif
and restrain the friendly Indians on the reser-
vation- The 10000 Sioux, who have been
restrained and have protested loyalty, should
have positive assurance with the least possible
delay that the government viii perform and
fuliill its treaty oblioatiou