Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
A Large Number Of Sitting Bulls
Followers Surrender.
spoGHUE BEATS fHE RECORD.
Probable Friendly Settlement Of
the B. and o. Dispute.
FOREIGN LABOR TROUBLES.
WHITES NOT BLAMELEss.
Cowboys and Ranchers Have Molested the
Indians.

DESvER, COL, Dec GA Cestor, s. D., spe-
cid by courier TO Rapid City says: The situa-
ton here remains unchanged. Things have a
better look since the disaf.ected Indians from
the north have been captured and returned to
Fort Mead Concerning the situation in the
lad Lands there have been no reports. Two
cowboys, who reached the camp yesterday, re-
port having seen Two Strike and Kicking Bear
leave the cabin of Kicking Bears brother-in-
law. who is squaw man, who lives ten miles
from here. and go toward the Rad Lands Two
troops of cavalry started to head them of, but
after pursuing them for thirteen miles the In
dams disappeared into the Bad Lands. The
troops returned to camp at midnight. Another
party Of troops left here yesterday to capture
n band of Indians who had the night before at
tackled two cOuriers and chased them some dis
lance. firing shots at them. They proceeded
about nine miles south of here, when they saw
a party of Indians about two miles in advance
of them. They Immediately gave chase, and
when the Indians saw that the soldiers were
gaining on them they abandoned the two squaws
and one papOOse. who were riding behind them
on the same ponies. These were made prison.
ers and brought back to camp. The Indians
managed TO escape.
The governor Of the state has issued large
number of Springfield rifles to ranchers and
cowboys for protection to themselves and
homes. 1t Is reported that some cowboys have
Lain near the reservation lines for Indians and
when they appear shoot at them. thus causing
a great deal of Il-feeling and trouble. which is
hard To overcome. There is no doubt that al
though the Indians are the principal aggressors,
yet since the arrival of the troops, the cowboys
and rancherS have become very daring and are
now themselves molesting Indians instead of
PROTECTING their homes. The department COM
mander has given orders to watch closely all
settlers and diSlrm and make prisoners of any
of them caught in the act OF invading the In
dian reservation
PIERRE. =. d.. Dec. 24.-Frank Patterson.
who arrived from Midland last night, says that
ON the way in. at Napoleon's ranch, he met a
courier from the south who reported three white
men killed b. the Indians in Pratt county on
the White river.
SURRENDER OF SITTING BULLS FOLLOWERS.
EAPrD CITY, SD, Dec. 24.-Two hundred and
forty-four Of Sitting Bulls followers have sur
rendered at Fort Yates aud Fort Bennett. Col.
Summer has rounded up $50 of Big Foots peo-
pie on the Cheyenne river and will
probably bring them into Fort Mead. Col. Mer-
riam is following up stragglers from Humps
CAMP, who have broken through the Gordon
and are supposed 20 have joined the Indians in
the Led Lands. The majority of the outlying
Cheyenne river and the order is daily expected
10 close in ON the renegades. The
Indians last night set fire TO the
ranch belonging to o man named
Mccormick. Troops were Immediately sent
out. but on arriving at the ranch found nothing
but heap of snouldering ashes. The Indians
had taken every thing of value. burned tons of
hay and killed nine beeves- Mccormick and
his family had left the ranch some few days ago.