Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16
SITTING BULL DEAD.
SITTING BULL DEAD.
He is Killed in a Battle Between
Indian Police and hOstiles.
HIS soz CROW BIRD ALSO FALLS.
Belief that This Will Terminate
the Troubles on the
Frontier.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION. ]

CHICAGO, December 18th AT o'clock to-
night Assistant Adjutant-General CorSin, of
General Miles staff, received an official dis
patch from st. Paul saying that Sitting Bull, FIVE
Of Sitting Bulls men and seven of the Indian
police were killed in & fight to-day, following
an attempt by the police to arrest Sitting Bull.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), December 15th.-The report
received late this afternoon that Sitting Bull
had been killed is apparently confirmed by ed-
vices received by General Niles at military head
quarters in this city. He received two dis
patch,s this evening the first from Pierre, s.
D., stating that Sitting Bull and son were killed.
but giving no further particulars
The other dispatch was from the Standing
Rock Agency, s. D and stated tnat the Indian
police started out this morning TO arrest Sitting
Bull, having understood that he proposed start
ing for the BAD Lands at once. The police were
followed by troop of cavalry under Capt ain
Fouchet, and infantry under Colonel Drum.
When the police reached Sitting Bulls camp.
on Grand river, about forty miles from Standing
Rock, they found arrangements being made for
departure. The cavalry had nos yet reached
the camp when the police arrested sitting Bull
and started back with him. His followers
quickly rallied TO his rescue and tried to take
aim. In the melee the willy old chief is said to
have been killed, and also five of the Indian
police. One of the police rode back to the cav
/ airy. and infantry, telling them to hurry
up to the support of the police, and then
hurried on to the agency with the news of the
battle. Nothing later than this hss been re-
ceived at the present writing. but the death OF
Sitting Bull and at least five of those who cap
tured him seems undoubtedly true.
IT LOOKS LIKE FIGHTING.
WAsHINGToN, December 15th.-Buffalo Bilrs
agent, J. NJ. Burke, now at the Pine Ridge
Agency, last night sent a dispatch to Allison
Mailer. of this city, as follows MATTERS have
| drifted into serious condition. 1t looks now
| like fighting"
| TRYING TO INDUCE THE INDIANS TO COME IN.
| WASHINGTON, December 18th General Scho
| field this afternoon received two kilograms from
| General Ruger, commanding the Department o.
| Dakota, in one of which he says that he hope!
| to get in all the Indians who turned back from
| the Bad Lauds. Two Strikes party is endeav
orlng to induce them to come along with them
He says the Indians are moving slowly on &C
count of poor stock.
The other telegram includes a dispatch re
ceived yesterday from the commanding office
at Oelrichs, Dakota, saying interpreters just il
from White River report fifty lodges in the Bst
| Lands trying to work their way to the Cheyenne
river agency. The General adds that necessary
steps have been taken TO intercept them, if POS
sibie.
SITTING BULL AND HIS SON KILLED.
WASHINGTON, December 15th.-Indian Com
missioner Morgan this evening received from
| indian Agent Mclaughlin the following dis
patch:
1.-THE Indian police arrested Sitting Bull at hi
camp, forty miles northwest of the Agency, thi
morning at daylight. His followers attempte,
policemen were killed and three wounded
Eight Indians were killed, including Sittin
Bull and his son, Crow Foot, and several other
| were wounded.
but maintained their ground until relieved b.
the United States troops, who now have po;
session of Sitting Bulls camp, with all tn
women. children and property. Sitting Bull
followers, probably one hundred men, deserted
their families and fed up the Grand river.
"The police behaved nobly, and great credi
| is due them. Particulars by mall
Commissioner Morgan showed this telegram
TO the President late this evening. The Pres
dent said he had regarded Sitting Bull as tn
great disturbing element in the tribe, and nov
ment of the difficulties could be reached with
out further bloodshed.
MOST OF THE INDIANS AT THE AGENCIES.
Il CHICAGO, December 15th.-General Brook e. i
charge of the troops at Pine Ridge, telegraphe
the situation to Assistant Adjutant- General Coz
bin. at army headquarters tonight, as follows
"All the Indians who can be brought in a.
now here or near here, leaving about 200 buck
one or anything. Against these I will send
sufficient force to capture them. All has bee
done that can be done. The Indisns now hav
great many stolen horses and cattle hop
to be able to end this matter now."
The following official telegram has been n
ceived:
"sT. PAUL tMinn.}, December 18th Colon
Corbin ASSISTANT Adiutdnt- General, Chicago: 81
ting Bull arrested this morning at daylight b
Indian police. His friends attempted his re
,, cue, and fight ensued. Sitting Bull, his SO
Black Bird, Catch Bear and four others wei
!. killed, also seven Indian police. Captai
Fechet arrived just in time with his two trooI
with Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, and secure
I the body.of Sitting Bull. By command of GeI
eral Miles"
NO ILL-EFFECT WILL FOLLOW.
7 WASHINGTON, December 15th.-An Associate
! Press reporter communicates to General Sch
: | field and Secretary of War Proctor the first i
formation they had about the battle in whic
Sitting Bull was killed. Ger eral Schofeld WI
} disinclined to discuss the matter. He indulge
: in the hope expressed by others that it .woul
hasten the settlement of the trouble. I
f thought he would make definite line betwee
the friendly Indians and those inclined to
: hostile.
} Secretary Proctor said he did not think tn
7 killing will have any bad effect on the friend
: Indians. They have not been kindly dispose
toward Sitting Bull, and had no love for him.
E TROOPS AFTER THE FLEEING WARRIORS.
) ST. PAUL, December 15th.-A dispatch to Il
y Pioneer Press from Dickinson, n. D., about I
days fight says 1t is estimated that $50 warrio
/. are in the band which fed up Grand river aft
, the killing of Sitting Bull Several troops
+ cavalry are after them in different direction
!" and it is expected they will be quickly head'
= Off A general outbreak on the sioux Reserv
IS ton is not feared and those OF the dissatisft
e bands which are now giving trouble Will sot
be placed where they W i'll cease TO be cause
. alarm for the settlers. The Sioux Reservati'
D is surrounded by troops, thoroughly equipp'
2 for winter campaigning. 1t is expected that
ir fore another has set Sitting Bulls celebrst
> chorus of dancers will be good Indians or pr
:; | oners.
= LAST INTERVIEW WITH SITTING BULL.
" CHICAGO, December 15th.-A sto. y of the Il
r. visit paid by white man to Sitting Bul
camp prior TO the tragic events of to-day, is tC
: in report received this afternoon by Assista
u Adjutant- General CorbIn. The narrative Ihro
D. flood of light on the old chic swily charact
re and strongly depicts the circumstances exist
in the isolated camp. The document is 0
rr dressed to Commits sioner of Indian Affairs M
- - gan by United States Indian Agent McLaughl
~ OF the Standing Rock Agency, and is, in ps
u y as follows:
Learning that ghost dance was in progre
- III Sitting Bull camp, and that large numt
81 of Indians of the Grand River settlements We
er participating, Mclaughlin concluded to ia
k them by surprise. Sunday morning he left
40 that settlement, accompanied by Louis Primes
lit and got upon them unexpectedly. Ee fou
ms the ghost dance at its hight. The msjority
rs the boys and girls participating were unit
ID few weeks ago pupils of the day schools of I
A. Grand river settlements.
Mclaughlin did not attempt to stop |
: dance, but remained over night, snd next q
N had long talk with Sitting Bull and a Eumt
N | of his followers. He spoke very plainly
| LueIu, pOluliuS Oul hildt Udu DeGu QOQp Dy
n. Government for the Sioux people, and how t
faction, by their present conduct, were abus
the confidence that had been Ieposed in tn
- by the Government in its magnanimity
X granting them full amnesty for all past offsns
~ when from destitution and imminent star
ce, ton they were compelled TO surrender as p
oners OF war in 1850 and dwelt at length vi
: what had been done by the Government
Is, their own industrial advancement. He assu
las them of what this absurd craze would lead
,l6 if these demoralizing dances and disregard
res Department orders were not soon discontinu
er- Sitting Bull. while very obstinate and at
IT inclined to assume the role of big chief. fiji
!. ly admitted the truth OF MeLaughlin's ress
Ing. He had proposition to make which
the Indian Agent would agree to and wo
. carry out, would allay all further excitem
among the Sioux Indians over this ghost dar
e Sitting Bull then stated his proposition, wh
90 was that Mclaughlin should accompany
IL H. on journey to trace lom this agency to e
~ OF the other tt bes OF Indians through WI
GENERAL NOTICES.