Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-17
AFTER THE BATTLE.
The Surrender OF All Hostile Indians
Expected in q Few Days.
sitting Ball Never Recognized as Chief-Ue
Only Kept His Men Together Py
Constant Agitation.
POSSIBILITIES BELIEVED TO BE ENDED.

The army headquarters, was very
5ubIlant all day. ''Sittipg Bull
was never recognized "a chief.
said Col. Corbin. ''He was n
great man 10 promise great things TO the
Indians of his tribe, but was scoundre
and coward and only kept his men to-
gether by constant agitation. In the
Messiah craze he was able to keep the
younZ bucks excited, bnt now as he is
dead I believe that hostllities Will cease.
II the Indiuns insist on fighting 1t will
only last few days. Gen. Brooke has
them pinned 10 the Bad Lands, and
therefore has the advantage over them
There are very few ranches in that part
OF the country, aud it will be
impossible for the braves 10 make
raids. received telegram from
Gen. Miles stating he has left st. Paul
aud would tie ut the scene very soon.
From Information received from Pine
Ridge agency It appears that the
police officers under Capt. Frehet went
TO Sitting Bulls camp and demanded
his surrender, whereupon the chief
ordered his men to protect him ard shoot
the officers. No more outbreaks are ex-
pvcted. During the week the com mand-
ing officers at the different agencies will
be instructed TO ask for the surrender of
all hostile lndiuns, and il IS expected
they will obey the orders.
ALL HOAX.
Special TO the Gnzette
AUSTIN, TEX. Dec. lG.-The county
judge of Childress telegraphed Governor
Ross last night that the Indian scare was
ali hoax. The governor does not relish
such practical jokes and says that some
body is liable TO get into trouble.
TWO STRIKES AND MS TEAM.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, 5. D.-Two
Strikes is within live miles OF this agency
with 1874 lodges, principally old men,
women and children. He has sent word
that he will arrive to-day aud do what
ever Gen. Brooke says. This order of
Two Strikes stopped the Increment Of
the troops for awhile. They are, how
ever, in readiness TO start at q moment 9
notice.
ONLY SCHEME TO GET MORE TO EAT.
CHEYENNE, WYO., Dec. I6.-Intelli-
geuce has been received here that an iu-
IcrvIew has teen held with Sharp Nose,
leading Shoshone and Arapaho tribes at
this agency. II has been charged that
~ event OF trouble the ShOshOnes would
siay with the whites while the Arapa-
hoes would jolr the hnstilrs; also that
Sharp Nose with 100 men was going to
Join the Sioux ut the earliest opportu-
nifty. Sharp Nose said nothing WAS fur
Their from his mind than fighting. He
would not even undertake fist fight.
He suid: ave have too many children
III school here aud are too well treated to
90 such 9 foolish tatu= as to fight. The
whole business was got up to get more TO
eat. That is all there is in H..
NO In ClTENENr IN GREER Fo-.NTY
spocin to The Gazet,e.
FRAZER, Ten, peo. Is No excite
meut herr about Indians; everything
quiet ana n danger is unprecedented. All
Che excitement that exists is caused by
exaggerated newspaper reports.
PARTICULARS OF SITTING BULLS DEATH.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Dec. l6.-On Sum
day Maj Mclaughlin, agent ut Standing
Rock agency, heard that Sitting Bull
and his followers were about TO make for
the Bad land. 1t seemed necessary TO
act M once ami the police set out in the
night with troops. After reaching the
camp the police found the campers ready
10 move. Sitting Bull was secretly
placed under arrest, but not bound. The
police quickly started for the agency.
but the followers of the old man soon
got over their surprise, and q sharp fire
was at once opened on the police. The
police responded IN kind, and several fell
from their horses, among the number
being Sitting Bun and bis son, Black
Bird.
The old medicine man had tried to
direct matters for some time by loudly
shouting his orders. His fall upset the
hostiles. They NJ once rallied, however,
and surrounded the police, who fought
brsvely and well, but would soon have
been oYerpUwered had not the
cavalry who had been sent for arrived
on the scene. The police were fighting
hand to hand, but the sight OF the SOL
dlers and roar OF guns alarmed the In
dians, and they fed up the Grand river.
The cavalry followed for 4 short dist
ance, and then returned TO camp, tooka
possession Of the bodies of Sitting Bull
and his son.
Four policemen were killed and three
wounded, and it is thought that alto
gether eight of the hostiles were killed,
Crowfoot. she eighteeu-year-o old son
of Sitting Bull, and number of Others
were wounded. Sitting Bulls followers
fed up the Grand river, leaving behind |
all their tents ana families, which were |
taken possession of by the soldiers and |
VIII be returned TO the agency. After |
going short distance up the river the |
heHug redskins scattered and went in all |
directions through the country towards |
the Bad Lands. Some of them NAV try |
30 reach Indians OF Two Strikes, further
south, while Others Will seek escape TO |
the north. However, there Is little
chahce for them III any direction.
The soldiers retreaied all around the
Bad Lands, and the Indians will have
trouble, as there are very few ranches IN
that district. Even il they attempt to
go on small rards the soldiers are SO
placed as 10 head them of. In fact,
they are completely surrounded, and
while they might hold ont for some time
in the Bad Lands, il is simply matter
OF time until lucy must surrended TO the
officers.
with Dickinson ne center on the
north and Pine Ridge rs the southern 7.
center, Fort Sully on the east and troops
stationed along the western border of