Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-19
THE BAD-LANOERS
Bottled Up by the Sixth Infantry--A Dead
Indian for Bait.
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DESvER, Col, December lS.-A Ne1cs spe-
cial from the Cheyenne river ria Rapid
City. al $3.50 this morning. says: A courier
has iust come in and has aroused the camp.
lie states that party Of fifteen men are
besicged fifty miles from here on Spring
creek, az Daly's ranch. The Indians have
made three attempts 10 fire the premises.
One nearly succeeded. One of the party IS
Hon. W n. DAILY, aide de camp 10 the Gov
ernor Of the state. The courier who brings
the news had 10 make a dash through the
Indians. firing both pistols right and left.
One Of thar bullets penetrated his over
coat. He rode bv a circultous route 60 our
camp. General Carr has sent Major Tup-
per with one hundred men 10 the rescue.
Should the command meet the Indians
they will make short work Of them, as Ma
ior Upper is very determined.
BRUSH WITH THE REDSKINS.
A Ne1rs special from the camp Of the
Sixth cavalry on the Cheyenne river ria
Rapid City. SAYS: Major Perry's command
Joined Us early this morning and Scout
Gus Craven reported that near Smithyiile
large number of Indians were seen in "a
small creek in the brakes. A number Of
shots were exchanged. and while the Gov
ernment wagons were crossing Spring
creek they and their escort were attacked
bv about forty Indians and over 100 shots
were exchanged. One soldier was wound
ed another was shot through the bat. A
troop Of Captain Wells's cayalrymen came
10 their rescue, and the Indians seeing this
ran away.
Craven reports having seen sixsy-tbree
topees, which contained about 100 Indians.
The Indians were camped near the mouth
Of Spring creek early this morning and
troops were sent out, but the hostiles had
again returned TO the Bad Lands.
A DEAD IsDIAS FoB BAIT.
General Carr sent last night and tonight
armed parties to guard the ranch whore
the Indian was killed yesterday to protect
it. The dead Indian is laid out IN front of
the ranch with his rife beside him TO act
as a bait TO attract other Indians 10 cap
ture the body. number Of Indians have
been around all day but do not dare 10
approach. The Indian killed is q nephew
of Kicking Bear
Yesterday General Carr sent troop Of
cavalry up into the Bad Lands 20 watch
any movement of the hostiles. A signal
was established between the troops and
our camp 80 the effect that should the
troop be attacked IL was 20 be reinforced
from here. About seventy tepees were
seen in the Indian stronghold and were
totally inaccessible.
INDIANS BOTTLED UP"
The only known outlet OF escape for
these Indians is "a trail which goes up the
COTTONWOOD across the road from Rapid
Creek 10 Wounded Knee. crossing the Cot
tou-Wood before It crosses the Badwater
near the highlands occupied by the
hostiles. This passage viii bo closed to-
morrow by a large body of troops OF the
Sixth infantry.
SITTING BULLS ARREST MADE NONE TOO
SOON.
CmcAGo. December S.-Adiutant-Gene-
raj Corbin has received the following dis
patch from General Mics: RGDld CtLy, S.
D.-My information was reliable and posi-
tive of Sitting Bulls emIssaries and run
ners going 20 the different tribes and in
citing them to hostility. The order for his
arrest was not given too soon, as he was
about leaving with 100 fighting men. The
fight has been dishesrtening TO many.
Have directed the troops to destroy or cap
ture the eOthers that escaped after mis- death
from Standing Rock. General Brooke has
more than 900 lodges or 5000 Indians un-
der his control at Pine Ridge, but there
are still 250 lodges or over 1000 fighting In
dams in the Bad Lands that are defiant
and hostile yet.
MORE INDIANS KILLED.
MINYFAPoLIs, MINI, December 18.-The
Journals .Rusheville (Neb.) special says ::
The regular semi-monthly beef issue took
place at Pine Ridge Agency yesterday and
was participated IN by theusual number Of
Indians. There was no disturbance. The
report that three marauding Indians were
killed by white men two or three days ago
near French creek is confirmed. They
were Chevennes who were trying TO run on
cattle. The news of the death of Sitting
Bull has not reached the Pine Ridge In
dians yet.
ANOTHER MASSACRE PREDICTED.
Sr.PAUL, MINI. December ls.-A Pioneer
Press special from Pierre, 5. D., says; Ma
poeon DaChnaux, q squaw-man, has Just
arrived from Plum Creek, some seventy
five miles west of here. He says Sitting
Bulls men, with stragglers picked up
along the way, IN all amounting 10
some 300 men with ponies. under
the leadership of Old Ran-in-the-Face
passed, going south, about noon. They
appeared 10 be in good trim and on the
war-path Thereis no doubt but that they
were bound tor the Bad Lands. Old Indian
scouts here predict another Custer mas
sacre unless the greatest caution is eXer-
cised, as the Bad Lands are perfectly I'M
pregnsble.
sitting Bulls slayer Dead.
Sr. PAUL. MrNS., December ia Fort
Yates special saws: Bull Head, lieutenant
Of the Indian police. who led in the cap
ture of Sitting Bull. and fired the two
shots which killed him. died this evening
at $50 o'clock. Though he received
three severe wounds, one in the
arm. one in the leg. and one in the
stomach. the surgeons had hoped
u save him. His brother policemen
who had been gwen TO hope that he would
recover are overwhelmed with grief. Re
ports at the Agency to-day indicate that
the fugitives from Sitting Bulls camp are
preparing to return To their abandoned
homes. 1t is expected that many will re-
turn tomorrow.
The FIRE AT WAY CROSS, GA.