The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-11
SIOUX IN REVOLT.
TWO strike and His Party Murder ]!

Two strike and His Party Murder Four
White Men.
PINE RID0E AGENCY, s. D., Feb. f.
Two Strike, with his band, has gone to
the hills and refuses to come in. This
was the message received by Agent
Brown yesterday. and at once all was
excitement at this agency. Two Strike
is one OF the most unruly Indians of the
entire SIOUX nation, and has given more
trouble than any other Indian. He
was the leader Of the dlscontented
portion Of the Brule- Sioux, and ever
since the trouble that ended in the Mis-
sion fight and Wounded Knee Creek
battle be has been fomenting discomfort
among the Indians. For some time
1t has been noticed that Indians were
leaving the agency, ostenslbly going
on hunting expeditions to the West,
and now 1t has been learned that these
hunters all went heavily armed and
took their families with them. 4
winter camp has been made in the
heart of the Bad Lands, on Big Butte,
known as Hill-in-the-W Woods, or Hidden
Butte. This is one OF tie most inaccess-
lble portions of the Bad Land country,
especially IN winter, and here the In
dians can defy the United States army
until late III the summer, when n cam
paign can be prosecuted with vigor.
II was reported at the agency yester-
day that some white men had been
killed by the Indians. The acting
agent, Capt Brown, sent out some po-
ilCemen to investigate, and they report
ed that they found three white men
killed and one mortalIy wounded, who
had since died. They Will be brought
10 the agency tomorrow. These
men were killed by Two Strike,
his son and White Face Horse,
full-hloOd. Can't. Brown sent detach-
ment of twenty police to arrest the
murderers. All the prominent chiefs,
Young Man Airaid- -ot-l liIs-Iiorse, Red
Cloud and others, deplored the killing
and said the guilty parties must be pun
Ished. Capt. Brown instructed the po-
lice that he sent out this morning that
they must bring the murderefS to the
agency.
The report of First Sergeant Joe
Bush, who was in command, tells the
story. He arrived at the agency at , F..
NJ. to-day and reports as follows:
The men were Camped down near
NO-Water camp, close to the hill. The
police were out on the fiat where the
Omaha House is. When the police
came upon them they fired once at us,
and all OF Us then commenced to fire
upon them. We got one Indian going
up the hill, and there was another man
raised there close by the house, but
we finished him and knocked
him down there. NergI. Sitting
Bear killed enc, Policeman Red
Owl killed one, and Sergt. Blunt Horn
killed one. | took five OF \ Oung- Man
Afraid : men, Young fellows, and they
helped us great deal, No Water came
up to the police and told us that we had
settled them; that We had killed them.
and that they had all they wanted. and
that the best way now was To drop it."
After making their reports, the police
were highly recommended by Capt.
Brown and Inspector disney.
Two Strike and one Of his BOYS got
away. 1t is thought that Two Strike is
seriously wounded. Capt. Brown has
another squad OF police out after these
two, with instructions to bring them to
the agency.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. IA special to the
Bee from Rusvllle, Neb., says: Another
chapter IN the shooting tragedy on the
Sioux reservation was enacted Friday
evening near the spot where four white
men were killed. AS soon as the news
of the tragedy was brought TO Pine
Ridge, Capt. Brown, the agent, dis
patched twelve mounted police un-
der command of Police Sergeant
Joe Bush to the scene of the
shooting, with instructions TO ar
rest and bring in the perpetrators of the
bloody work. When the squad arrived
at their destination, Two Strike and his
crowd opened fire on them, and a skIr-
mish took place, resulting in the death
Of two of Two Strikes party and the
wounding of one OF Strikes sons and
another buck. Two Strike himself was
ol4ot ia tlu ius and in the abdomen
Two Strikes son was voun,3e.I -I:-I.1y
in the ankle. The dead Indians were
left where they fell. and the wounded
ones were brought TO the agency.