St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-23
SHORT BULLS PEOPLE
Kicking Bear Threatens Them
With Vengeance If They
Surrender.
Report That TWO Companies
Of Troops Are Surrounded
by Indians.
Official Report Of Maj. Nc
Laughlin Upon the Death
OF Bull.
Miss Grace Howard Details
the Condition on the
Reservation.

RAPID CRY, S. d., Dec. 22.-Dis-
patches to Gen. Miles from Col. Sumner
to-day show that nearly all OF Sitting
BULBS followers, together with Big
FoOts band. have surrendered To him.
Col. Sumner, in dispatch, says this
dispoSeS of all the Indians along the
Cheyenne river, and if there are any
more of Sitting Bulls people out he
does not know where they can be. Gen.
Brooke reports the arrival of friendly
Indians at the Bad Lands camp, and
says the capture Of Sitting Bulls peo-
pie and Big Foot's forces will aid the
efforts of the friendlies TO bring in the
hOStiles.
An Indian scout reports to Gen.
Brooke that Short BULBS followers are
anxious to come IN. but are withheld
by the threats of Kicking Bear. one of
Sitting Bulls agents. The scout thinks,
however, that the friendlies will at last
succeed In bringing out Short Bulls
followers. a report has reached Gen.
Miles via Missoula that two companies
OF soldiers in the Yellowstone region
are surrounded north of Cave hills by
five or six hundred Indians, and have
sent courierS out with notification of
danger to the settlers. Gen. Miles SAYS
there are Indians in that vicinity, but
discredltS the report that the
Troops Are Hemmed In.
He has, however, ordered reinforce
ments sent. Reports of fight with the
Indians north of here are mOmentarily
expected. A large command left here
this morning in charge of Col. Sumner
TO intercept band of Indians making
for the Bad Lands. A scout who wus
sent by Carr returned this afternoon.
He reports that Sumner, having heard
that Humps band on Cherry creek were
reported as preparing to join the hos
tiles in the Bad Lands, also most of Big
FOot's band, he sent Il party of soldiers
to intercept them on their arrival in
Humps camp. They were repulsed, a
number of shot being fred, but no one
was seriously hurt. They returned to
Col. Sumner. who has sent two troops
of cavalry to the scene. No reports
from them have been received. The re-
port is that there are about 5000 In
dians, including women and children,
VINO are badly armed, coming on to join
those in the bad Lands. There are
about 600 fighting men among them.
This report is thought to be somewhat
exaggerated, as there are thought to be
not over 800 fighting men among them.
Yesterday some ten cowboys went down
near
Battle Creek Draw,
where there are a large number of hos
tiles encamped on the reservation. They
concealed themselves behind rocks. ard
had not waited long until eight Indians
rode slowly up the draw and dismounteo
and unsaddled. The cowboys slowly
crept upon the bluff and poured volley
of lead into them, Que Indian dropping
dead. The others were SO frightened
that they fed for their lives, the cow
boys shooting until they were out of
range. The cowboys captured seven
fine saddles and three good Indian
ponies. This morning Mr.. Mccormick
came and reported that during the night
while be was away from his ranch, the
hUStileS attacked the place or
as he reports it, shot it to pieces and
shot the windows out. They cut all his
grain sacks and scattered the grain all
over the ground and destroyed the fur
niture. The great hindrance to their
capture is that after committing their
thefts aud destroying the property they
return to their reservations, where the
troops cannot follow, there being strict
orders against it.