Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-20
NO. Is.
Sitting BULL Shot.
The Willy Old Sioux Chief Said to
Have Been Killed.
In the Fight That Ensued Eight Hostile
Indians and Five Police Were Sent ta
the Happy Hunting Grounda


Indians and Five Police Were Sent to
the Happy Hunting Groands.
The news Of the killing of Sitting Bull has
been confirmed by advices received BY Gen.
eral Miles at the military headquarters in St.
Paul He received two dispatches-the first
from Pierre, $. D., stating that Sitting Bull
and his son had been killed, but giving 10
further particulars.
The other dispatch was from Standing Rock
Agency, and stated that the Indian police
started out to arrest Sitting Bull, having un-
derstood that he proposed starting for the Bad
Lands ST once. The police were followed by
a troop Of cavalry under Captain Fouchet aud
infantry under Colonel Drum.
When the police reached Sitting Bulls
camp on the Grand River, about 10 miles from
Standing Rock, they found arrangements be-.
ing made for departure. The cavalry had not
reached the camp when the police arrested
Bull and started back with him. His
followers quickly rallied 70 his rescue and
tried 70 retake him. In the melee thai ensued
the willy old chief is said to have been killed,
and five OF the best Indian police were also
killed.
One Of the police jumped on one of Sitting
Bulls horses and role back to the cavalry
and infantry, telling them to hurry up to the
support of the police, and then hurried on to
the agency with news of the battle. Nothing
later than this has vet been received. but the
death OF Sitting Bull and Of at least FIVE OF
those who had captured him seems undoubt.
eddy true.
BULLS BAND IN RETREAT.
DICKINSON, S. ID Reliable dispatches 70.
ceived are to the effect that Sitting Balls
camp was attacked BY troops and himself and
seven warriors killed. The remainder Of the
band are now in retreat up the Grand River,
put II IS not yet known definitely along which
fork their trail will lie.
Information Of the most reliable nature was
received that band of eight wagons were en-.
camped on the little Missouri, opposite Pretty
Buttes. IL IS therefore, probable that the
fugitives will make this camp their objective
point They will not be able without great
exertion to reach the forks on Grand River
II Is estimated that $50 warriors are In the
band, and this number is likely to be increased
by other bands.
Lieutenant Casey, with troop Of Cheyenne
scouts, and Captain Adams troop OF the First
Cavalry are headed for the north end OF the
Powder River range, opposite the mouth Of
the Box Elder Creek Captain Fountain's
troop of the Eight Cavalry, with pack trans.
poria tion, which will leave here for White
Buttes, will probably intercept the band be.
fore II reaches the Little Missouri. IL not.
Lieutenant Casey and Captain Adams will do
So
Sitting Bull was born about 1887. He was
the principal chief of the Dakota Sioux who
we're driven from their reservation in the
Black Hills by miners in 1876 and took up
arms against the whites and friendly Indians.
refusing TO be transported TO the Indian Ter.
ritory. In June. 1876, they defeated and
mastered Gen. George A. Clusters advance
party Of Gen. Alfred II. Terry's column.
which was sent against them ON Little Big
Horn River, and we're pursued northward by
General Terry. Sitting Bull with part Of
his band made his escape into British terri.
tory, and through the meditation of Dominion
officials, surrendered on a promise Of pardon
In 1880 In July and August, 1888, he infiu-
enced his tribe TO refuse 10 relinquish Indian
lands