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Show SITTING BULL". ' His Son, IIldcLlitril and L'lerrn Othrrs Killed In a Oimbat, Vitfrdaj. GENERAL BROOKE WILL ATTACK THE H0S7ILES. SIttin; RpU' Hfinartalile 1'ropoal-Uo:i 1'ropoal-Uo:i to JfcLaa;Min, ltefure IIU Uiath. - riCVIVAVS AND TRANCES IN THE WOOOUORTH CRAZE. X Horrible Crime ComniittrJ by a Itoj fur a 1'allry Svvt f Mot.J ft TdeCTapa to tte ES, AX I.OIiX CIIICFGitML SltlliiE Hull nn.l III Kon Killed la n fiirlon. rntiln-tr, St. r.OL, lce. lS.-A report re-rivr.t re-rivr.t here latu tbb aftvJiioon that Sittir.!? Bull bad Uiria hllleil, Is apiiarcntlyxoiitirmeil tijatlvins Svcelved Vy UeDLTil illles at the rfttJftary huulquartera attlils city, lie ruix-lveit two disfiatchea thli tvtnlng, ttie flrtt from I'ii-rre, rj.li., tLVJng lliat Sitting Hull auil lilabon wine killetl, Lut pivmg no further articular?. The other ilifjiatch uas from Standing RocJr Agtncy, B.l)n amTbUtsil lliat the Indian poilit tartul out thU luorulriK to mt SittiriK Hull,havIusuiiUir!toDd that lie proi'Ot.-J ttartlUi; for the Bad laitida at once. The police were folio nud by a troop pf cavajry under un-der Captain FoQ'cbes sni lifautry under Cetem.1 LVuru. When the poIic5 reached t-ittlnc Bull'i camp on Grand Kivi-r. about forty nillt from S'taniliui: Itock, they found ar-ranReiiitiits ar-ranReiiitiits were being made Jur dcjiartuie. The cavalry had Lot yet reached tin- tyrrp ishen tlie tollce arrebtt-i lluil and started t.3ch frith him. lib followers Quickly rallie to the rcecue and tried to rttake him. Iu the melte the w ily old chief is told to have been killed, and also Ave of the Indian In-dian ol k-e. One of the police rode back to the cavalry and Infantry, telling them to hurry up to the Mipiort of thu (olice and tln.il hurrlt-J on lo the ii(feccy with th News oi tiic hattle Kotliing later than tbTa s received bat the featb of HlUlug Bull and atleaitSve of tlict-e who captured IiImtemundou tedli" true. A disiiatcli received late tonight by the J'ijitzcr IYiu about toilaj'a fight j-aya: When the Indian o-Ik-u remind the camp they found the Indians ready to march. Their Inies were painted and many savages sav-ages had jtrlpjl for w.ir. The police po-lice made a uasti Ii.lo the camp nud H-I.-.ed Sitting Dull. Theywehi on their way back to Statpllng Bock when a ou of the f.mom chief urged hlj comrade- to rectpture the ola man. The women au;l children x ere left IU the buiie, and then, witli yells, the hollies charged u(in the police, firlngas they came. A haud-W-hauA itrujrle euued, during which Sitting liuli, who wai not chaikled, g-ive tils order iu a loud voice. For -eVvAl mitiute the llring was heavy and ileaJly. Iu the furicaj futllade Sitting Bull fell out of his toldle, pitretrJ liy a bullet, bul-let, but it n not known whether it was fired by the charging orty or liy one of tlie police. The eon of sitting Bull wns slain almost at the j first volley" of the police. The hos- i tllei fired with great accuracy, and I slowly drove tlie jiolice from tlie t field. If the cavalry had net come i t this time It is probable that tl.o force would have been annlhiu:J. Tne Bildiern wera quick to enter j into action. A Ekiraii-h line w-i' thrown out and then, k&eeliug and firing as they advauced, the trooj. with Lhe machine guns playing over their headi, loured a withering wither-ing fire into th- savages. Sitting Hull's body, which had been abandoned aban-doned by the ol:cc, was secured, as well as that ol hi son, aud taien to Standing Itocl:. After the fight was over the followers of the dead chief ttruclf out for the I tad Iindj. OKHCIALLV COSFIBJII.U. Chicago, Dec 13. At 9 o'clock tonight Assistant Adjutant-General Corbiu of General Mile' stall received re-ceived an official Jkpatch from St, I'aul saying that Sitting Bull, five of SitUug Bull's men and seven of the Indian police were killed in a fight today following an attempt by the illce to arrest Sitting Bull. HAKKISOX RECEIVES THE NEWS. WAijiilxirrON, Dec 13. Indian Commissioner Jlorgau this evening received from Indian Agent Mclaughlin Mc-laughlin the following dispatch: "The Iudiau pohc arrated sitting Bullat his camp, fllty miles uorth-wetof uorth-wetof the agency, tlii morning at daylight. His followers attempted to rescue him and a fight commenced. com-menced. Four policemen were killed and three wounded. Kight IndLtnsweru killed, including Sit ting Bull and Iiishou. Crowfoot, and seven others were wounded. The police wire MirroundeU for Mine time, but maintained their ground until reinforced by United States troops, who now havei jus-ailou of fitting Bull's camp, Willi all the women, children and properly. Sitting Bull's followers, prouably one hundred men, deserted their families and Jled west up the Grand Hlver. The police behaved nobly, tud great credit is due them. Particulars Par-ticulars by mail." Commia.ioncr Morgau tbowed tms telegram to the President late dlia ivening. The President said lie had regarded Sittii g Bull as a reat disturbing element in the nbes, and now that he was out of he way. hoped a settlement or the Jifilculties could be nude without lurther bloodshed. TELEGRAMS KKOMGENEItAL-KUGEB. General Schofleld this afternoon received two telegrams from General ttoger, commanding the Department Depart-ment at Dakota, fn one of whicn he aysbehojed to get In all the In- tiaus who turned back from Uie Bad Lands. Two Strike's party Is tryimt Co induce them to come along with hem. He says the Indians are moving mov-ing tlowly on account of Lheir poet itocfc. Theolher telegram Includes dispatch received yesterday from Jie commanding offlcerat Oelrichs, Dakota, saying Interpreters Just in irom White river report fifty lodge-in lodge-in the Bad Itnds trying to work heir way to the Cheyenne river Agency. G-neralltuger adds thai iino-wirvstvp will l taken to Intercept In-tercept them if possible. 1'uo Arf JciateJ t'rs report was commurieated to General ichofield and SecrcUry of War Proctor, and as the first Information they had about the lattle In which Sitting Bull was killed. General Schoflrld was disinclined to discuss tlie matter. mat-ter. He indulged in the hope ei-urem-tf by others, that It would ha-en ha-en n settlement of the troublo. He thought It would make n more definite Una between the Ijleudlj Indians and those inclined to M hortlle. Secretary -Proctor said he did not think the killing would prove of any bad effect on fricudly Indians. They liad not been kindly illtpcsed toward Sitting Bull and had no lave for Mm. GE.S-1.1UL, 11E0OKE WILL riGUT. Chicago, Dec 15. Gen. Brooke, in charge of the troo; at Pine I'tidi;e, telegraphed the situation to Ateistant AuJutant.General Corbin at army headquarters tonight, as follows: "All the Indian who can be brought In are now here or near, having hav-ing about 0) bncki in the Had Land, who rcfu- to lien to any ono or anv tbing. Again-tthcsol lllndasiif-Ileient lllndasiif-Ileient furee to capture or light thcin. Alt has been dono that can Ixi done. Tho Indlaie now out have a great many Ktolen horses and cattle i lib them. I hopo to lu able to n.l thii matter now." The following ofliclal telegrain. was al-t r.-,."rfTvd' Sr. Paul, Dec 13. To Colonel Corbhi,.V-sIsUnt Adjultnt-Oeneral, Adjultnt-Oeneral, Chicago- bitting Hull was arrested this morning morn-ing at daylight bv the Indian pullcc Frloiid-i atlruipietl his rt-xur. and a lisbt cn-ucil. Sittlug Dull, hU K'Ti, UUckbinl, Catch Uearanil ToUrotbi rn wrro kllltil. a!j i-eten Indian poliet'. CapLnin Fcchct arrlnil jut in time Willi Ins two tn epS, tioVbulss and (iaUihc f un, and secured the boJy of billing hull. CuMUAXDIXO GlNEHAi. MlLLo. CAVALRY IN I-UKSCjT. Sr. Paul, Dec. 15. A uispatch totlie1o;it:t7-7'rr: from Dickinson, X. D., auotit totlay's flht, says It is estimated there are 150 warriors in the land which fled up Grand I'tvcrnftct tho kllhinr of Sitting Hull. Several troops of cavalry are after thcili IU dht.h-nt dlreition", nnd it ia especttd they will be quickly healed oU. A general out: break on the Sioux reservation is not feAred;, AtHI tlieii; diiarecled lubds nich are now giving trou-bis trou-bis will boon be pUced where thiy will cease to be cause for alarm for the settler". The Sioux reservation is surrounded by trooia thoroughly efuipied for a winter campaign. It is expected before another sun has set that Silting Hull's celebraleil chorus of daucers will be good Indians Indi-ans or prisouew. M'LAL'GllLl.N AND bITIINU HULL. Chicago. D. 15 The t tory of the List visit ald by a white man to Sitting Hull's camp prior to the tragic tAents of today is told In a report received this attetuoon by Assistant Adjutant Oviieral Gorbiu. Tlie narrative throws a flood of light ou the old chief wily char-acternnd char-acternnd strongly deiJcth the clr ctltnst.direaiiitlugiil5ihe isolated Camp. Theiiocunient Is addressed toti.mmis-iouer of Indian A Hairs Morgan, by United States Indian Agent McLaughlin, of Standing Rock agency, aud is iujart as fol-Iow: fol-Iow: lA'arnlngthataghct dance wa in progress iu Sitting Bull's camp and that a large number of Indians of tlie U-a-id river settlement wire jurlicialiug, McLaughlin concluded con-cluded to tttke them by surprise. Sunday morhing lib left for that M-ttlement, accunijanied by .Louis Priueau, aud got ttiere unexpectedly unexpect-edly and found the tlhevt dance at lis Light. A majoilty of the boys ami girls partlcijaitlug were, until a few weeks ago, jiupilt of the Indian Kluolsat the Grand river settlements settle-ments McLaughlin did not attempt to slop the dunce but remained over night and next day had n long talk with Sitting Bull and a number of his followers. He soke viry plainly tii them, pointing out what had been done by the Government for the Sioux people and how this faitlon, by tlielr prct-eut conduct, Wire AllCSLNi: THE CONFIDENCE that had been resed in them by the Government in ita magnanimity magnani-mity in granting them full annesty for all past olleuses when from destitution, and imminent starvation, starva-tion, they were coniiiellcd to surrender a prisoners m war, and d-aelt at length upon what has leen cuc by tlie Giiverumeut for thilr own, iudu-tria! advancement aud assured them of what this alt-unl crszs would lead lo if these demcml-iiing demcml-iiing dances and disregard of de-urtineut de-urtineut orders wire net soon dis cuulinued. Sitting Bull, while very sb-tiuate aud at first Inclined to assume the role of "Big Chief," filially admitted admit-ted the trutli of McLiughliu's rert-souiiig. rert-souiiig. Ho had a proposition to make, which, if the Indian agent would agree to, auJ would carry out would allay all further excitement among the Sioux over the ghost dance. Sitting Hull stated bis prop-oiitioti, prop-oiitioti, which was that McLaughlin should accompany him on a journey to trace Irom mi? agency to each of the other tribes of Indians through which thu story of the Indicn Messiah Mes-siah lias been brought, aud when he reached the last tribe, or w hero lt originated, if they could not produce the man who started the story nnd did not find the new Messiah a described de-scribed upon earth, together w ith the dead Indians returning to reln-hablLtte reln-hablLtte this country, ho would return convinced that they (tlie Indian.) In-dian.) had been iinpo-ed upon, which report from him nould satisfy the Sioux, and all the practices of tin- ghost societies would ceaee. But If found to be as riajI'lIESIKI) 11V THE INDIANS they should be permitted to continue their medicine, practices and orgnn-Irs orgnn-Irs as thevare now endeavoring to do. McLaughlin told him the proposition propo-sition was a novel one, but an attempt at-tempt to carry it out would ie similar simi-lar to an attempt to catch the wind that blew lostyear, but wished him to come to bis house where he would convlnrehimof the. absurdity absurdi-ty of the craze. Sitting Bull, how -ever, would not fully promise to come Int3 the agency t discu.- the matter, but said he would consider the talk Just had aud decide after delilw-rattuu. Meliiugblin found that the active mcmlurs of the d mce were not more than half the. number of the earlier uancers, and believes the craze is losing ground among the Indians; while ttveruare many who are half tielievels here, he is fully xatistled that lie can keep the dance i-ouGued to the. Gland Hlver district. dis-trict. Frumclrse obscrvatiun he is convinced that, the dance can tx-brofaen tx-brofaen upa and after due reflection would respectfully suiigest, iu case this visit to Sitting Bull falls to bring him In, as invited to do, that all Indians IWIrgou Grand Kiverbe notified that those wishing to be known as OWOSED to the ghost doctrine and frieudly'to the Government dealing de-aling .he support provided Is tlie treaty must report to theagencyand be required to camp near the agency for a few week.", aad those practising tlielr medicine practices in violation of Department orders to remain bn Grand river, from wbonV subsistence rill be held. Something locking toward breaking up this craru must be done, and now that cold Weather is approaching, is the proper time. -Sucna t as here suggested would Ixtve Sitting Bull with hut few-followers, few-followers, ss all, or nearly all, would r-ix-iit for enrullmenfand thus he would be forced in hirUKrlf. |
