Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
A Conflict Reported--Two Officers
and Fifty Men Are Killed.
The War Department Not Advised. But
the Report is Generally Credited.
Gen. Brooke Reports.
Troops Ordered from Texas Are Placed IN
Rather Delicate Position Indians
Preparing for Flight.
THE DAYS MOVEMENTS.

over the OfncHl3 or tue military tele-
graph. All newspapers are cut off from
aug communication by wire with the
agency. The mail driver from WinOna
this afternoon knew nothing more than
was published by uli morning papers.
II is learned that Capt. Fetchet's troops
of cavalry did not pursue the rptrenting
hosties who went up the Grand river.
Two troops of cavalry from Fort Lincoln I,
with three DAYS rations, start for the
crossing Of the government trail over the
Cannon Ball river about tifty-tive miles
southwest of here. and will! probably
establish Il camp there. a number Of
teamsiers and wagons were sent from
here this afternoon to follow the troops
with supplies IRON the qu8r;ermnster $
department.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF SITTING BULL 8
DEATH.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 1.-THE Pr
oneer Press has received from Fort
Yates. via courier TO Bismarck, full de-
tails OF the killing OF Sitting Bull. The
police were in cump over night near Sit
ting Bulls camp and in the morning.
under command OF Bull Head, lieuteu-
ant, and Shave Heal, first sergeant,
went in and made the arrest. Sitting
Bull expressed willingness to go With
them, but said he wanted to get ready
first. The two leaders went with him
into his tent, after he had ordered that
his horse be got really. While the old
chief WIS getting ready two bucks
wrapped In blankets entered the tenee
and, throwing of their blankets, opened
fire on the police. Sitting Bulls wife
set up howl outside. which seems to
have been q signal for the assault. III
this tigh, which followed Red Tomahawk
killed Sitting Bull, several of Sitting
Bulls followers were killed and Bull
Head aud Shave Head desperately
wounded, and will undoubtedly die.
The police were now surrounded, but the
military arrived aud, after an hour of
he; skirmish, the Indians took TO flight
and disappear in thu timber. They
will undoubtedly go TO Pine Ridge camp.
Trouble at Standing Rock agency IL now
believed TO be over. Four police were
killed and two mortulIy wounded. Seven
hostiles were killed.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH nEAvY loss.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. IA dispatch
from Denver says the News has informa-
ton from one of its couriers that q
rnncher had arrived post haste mt the
camp near Rapid City, bringing informa-
ton that command OF cavalry mad been
attacked by Indians aud two officers and
fifty men killed, but the Indians were
repulspd with heavy losses. The num-
Der of Indians killed Is not known. The
Indians were put to rout. This report Is
probably correct, but 1t Is not known
hose command it was. 1t 10 probably
that of Maj. Jumper OF the Sixth cav
airy and his three troops Of 40 men.
ance Tomorrow.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS NOT on TO IT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dec. II. No news re-
ceivrd this morning at army headquar-
tiers In regard TO the reported fight be-
tween United States soldiers and Indians
n ear Rnpid City yesterday. Adult. lien.
Corbn is inclined to disrredit the news.
He says conflict under the condition
mentioned at the time was not on the
He feels assured that
neither Gen. Miles nor Brooke have any
knowledge OF such conflict, else he
would have received Intelligence OF it.
II it turns out there was a fight, he says,
it will probably prove to have been with
q detachment of the Sixth cavalry, IN
der Col. Carr.
GEN. BRooKE's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Gen. Scho-
field this morning received a telegram
from Gen. Miles, dated Long Pine,
Neb. Deem Der is, as follows: Gen.
Brooke reports Two Strikes and 1874
lodges of about 800 Indians are now
camped mt Pine Ridge agency. These,
with other Indians at Pine Ridge and
are all that can be drawn out
Of the dlsnffeoted camp. The others are
DE- liant and hostile and all are deter
mined to go TO war. He has no hope
that any other effort at pacficaiIcn
would be successful. He estimates the
number OF men in the hostile camp in
the Bad Lands at 250. Gen. Ruger's
estimate represents 200 on Cheyenne
river and 800 on Standing Rock reserva-
ton who could have been liable to call
before the death of Sitting Bull, making
in all $50 men. All possible means have
been exhausted TO retain and restrain
the friendly indians now on the rpserva-
lions. The l6 900 Sioux who have been
and profess loyalty should
have positive assurance with the least
possible delay that the government will
perform and fulfill lis treaty obligations. |
No information has been received at
The war department in regard to the re-
ported fight in which two officers and
nifty men are SAID 10 nave been Killed.
The report Is discredited ut the depart
neDt.
INA DELICATE POSITION.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Dec. ia
peculiar state of affairs exists IN the de-
partment OF Texas which will make |
things awkward for o number Of ofRcer.. |
Ten days ago the Fifth infantry, scat |
Tered all over the state, was, at tine re-
quest of Gen. Miles, ordered to pre- pare |
20 take the field. Two days later they
we're ordered by G n. Schof1eld TO 60 TO |
he department OF the Platte. Any |
regiment in the army would have been
-asier 10 gather together than the Fifth, |
and hence IL has required over week to
yet the companies at. Fort Brown TO the
railroad by q forced march OF l50 miles.
Now that the regiment Il ready to move,
he order has come to hold them In read-