The sun., 1890-12-17
THE FATE OF SITTING BULL.
Settlers ApprehensIve thnt H's Followers
Will seek Vengeance.

BISMARCK, n. D.. Dec 16. - Tho country
round about Is terribly wrought up over the
killing OF Sitting Bull. Instead Of creating an
easy feeling 1t has aroused much apprehen-
zion. 1t is feared that many families OF settlers
will feel tho vengeance OF Sitting Bulls fol-
lowers. Sitting Bulls son who was killed was
q bright youth only IL years old. lis expect
ed that the settlers will flock to Bismarck and
Mandan by the hundreds as soon as the news
OF Sitting Bulls death is known.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY Dec. 16-Two Strike 10
within five miles of this agency with 1874 lodges.
principally old mon. women. and children. He
has sent in word that he will nrrlve to-day and
do whatever Gen. Brooke says. This offer Of
Two Strike stopped the movement OF the
troops for n while They are. however, having
everything in readiness to start at moments
notice.
ST. puAr. Dec. 16.-About ten days ago Major
Mclaughlin visited Sitting Bull at his camp.
He found the Indians In one OF their ghost
dnnces What he saw on that visit decided
him TO arrest Sitting Bull.
On Sunday he heard that Sitting Bull and
his followers were about to mako for tho Bad
Lands. He deemed it necessary to act at once.
and the police set out on sunday night. tho
troops following close alter.
On reachinR the camp the police found the
Indians READY 10 InON0. SllNluR DuIl NnS
seized, placed under arrest. but not bound.
and the police quickly started Tor the agency.
But tho followers OF tho old man soon got over
their surprise and q sharp FIRE was At once
opened ON tho police.
The police responded In kind. and several
fell from their horses. among the number Sit
ting Bull and his son. Black E,.u. Sitting Bull
had tried TO direct matters for time by loudly
shouting orders. but his foil upset the hostilcs.
They at once rallied. however. and sur
rounded the police. who fought brRvely and
WE'LL but would soon have been oyerrowered
had not the cavalry arrived on the scene.
Tho police were at that time most out OF
ammunition and wcro fighting hand to hand.
but the sight OF tho soldiers and the roar Of
guns alarmed the Indians. and they fed up the
Grand River.
The cavalry followed only a short distance,
and then returned to the camp and took pos
session OF the body Of Sitting Bull and his son.
Four policemen were killed and three wound
cd Altogether it is thought eight OF the hos
Crow Foot. the 12-year.old son OF sitting
Sitting Buils followers. wheny the filed up no
Grand River, left behind them all their tools
and heir iames which %ess % t1Seq h
After going. a short distance UP the river the ttbne
dirctions throuR the country toward the Bad
Lands Some OF them may try to reach the
Indians OF Two Strikes band further south
while others will seek to escape to the north
However. there is little chance for them in any
direction
The soldiers arc oil around the Bad Lands,
and the Indians will have little chance to get
ct tho ranches in that district Even II they at
tempt to 20 on small raids the soldiers are SO
placed as to head them of.
In fact, they are completely surrounded and
while they may hold out for sone time In the
Bad Lands II ts isimply matter OF time until
they must surrender to tho superior forces
and supplies Of the whites.