The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-01

PilcltIy.
Sitting Bulls true object in work
ing the Indians up to this frenzy was
really to force the government into in.
creasing the ;ssas Of ratious to the
Sioux by threatening to leave the res
ervation and 60 toward the northwest
along the Montana Canada border,
where ne had gone with his people
after massacreiog Gen. Custer on the
Little Big Horn fourteen years before.
Scouts who we're familiar with this
king pin of bad Indians did not believe
that Sitting Bull intended to fight un-
less absolutely forced to do SO.
After the Indians had danced all
during the fall Of 1890, about 80 per
cent. of the entire Sioux tribe became
firm followers Of Sitting Bull; had in.
teryiswcd the Great Spirit and had
been anointcu with "medicinc" by
their high priest or medicine man.
When the Indians had got into the
condition that Sitting Bull could be
sure that his ever, order and wish
would be o. eyed tbe "ghost" dancing
ceased and preparations for war be-
gun. Then it was that the command
ing officer of the United States troops
at Fort Yates was ordered to arrest
old Sitting Bull and confne him in
prison at the AGENCY of Standing Rock
for the time being.
Sitting Bull was oamped forty miles
away from tie agency, but squad Of
fifty cavalrymen started after the old
Indian early on December Is. The
Indian police, commanded by "Bull
Head" and "Shave Head" were with
in striking distance Of Sitting Bulls
camp several days before the cavalry
left the fort. Sitting Bulls cabin
was almost surrounded by the fanati-
cal "ghost Dancers" but tho Indian
police managed to reach the house and
arrest the old fellow. Sitting Bulls
young son slipped from the house and
aroused the "ghost dancers who
soon swarmed around the little party
of police.
After the police mounted their
horses 70 return to the soldiers with
Sitting Bull, that old warrior called
upon his followers to rescue him and
Strike the Kettle and Catch the ear
dashed up at full speed to the two po-
lice who guarded the prisoner and
shot them. Both guards were killed,
but in falling Bull Head, guard, F,
wheeled anu instead of shooting his
assailant, shot Sitting Bull dead.
The police then took refuge in Sit
ting Bulls cabin, which was -imma O.
diately surrounded by hundreds Of
yelling, frantic Indians. The soldiers
came up at that moment and the ghost
dancers fed to the timber, half a mile
away.
An hour later an incident happened
which showed the sublime faith his
followers had in Sitting Bull, which
had great bearing upon the future
conduct Of the Indians, and which led
directly to tie battle fought two
weeks later by the ghost dancers at
Wounded Knee-the battle which the
monument commentaries.
While the troops were preparing to
return to the fort, carrying the dead
body Of Sitting Bull with them. an
Indian riding at full speed emerged
from the woods into which they mad
gone when the soldiers appef. ed.
Straight toward the assembled sol diers
rode The red man, until he halted on
9 small knoll about eighty yards
away.
Dressed (or rather undressed) in full
war paraphernalia, eagle war bonnet,
war paint, war lance, etc., and war
shirt which Sitting Bull had anointed, J.
the warrior stood like statue on the
knoll, while every soldier and Indian
police in the troop fred point blank at
him, again and again. For five min
utea he sat on his horse, immovable,
drawing tho FIRE Of the ninety men,
most Of whom were crack shots.
. Then the firing ceased and every.
soldier in the troop applauded the
wonderful nerve Of this warrior. He
had been testing the efficacy Of the
medicine" Of Sitting Bull. Appar-
entity satisfied, he turned his back On
the soldiers and rode again at full.
speed for the timber, never once look
ing back. Two weeks later this same
Indian started the fight at Wounded
Knee by Draining Capt. Wallace in;
the presence Of his entire company.
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