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WASHBURN LEADER
BY K. H. COPEI.AND,
WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA
CONDENSED TKLKGRAMS.
Emperor William will visit Paris.
Indianapolis is Hooded with bogus $2
bills.
Toronto street cars oan't ran on Sun
days.
A strange epidemic is killing Kansas
horses.
Henry Donnelly murdered his wife in
New York.
The Kilkenny election is a victory for
the priests.
The senate finance committee reported
a financial bill.
Three thousand railroaders at Glasgow
are on a strike.
General Terry was buired at New
Haven Thursday.
The Kean bank assets at Chicago con
tinue to diminish.
President Harrison issued the World's
Fair proclamation.
Colonel Sumner captured 150 hostiles
near Standing Bock.
The run on the Kellogg bank, of Green
Bay, Wis., has stopped.
Official returns show the election of
Hennessy, anti-Parnell.
Seven thousand men are now out in
the Scotch railroad strike.
The house transacted no business of
importance and adjourned.
The president approved the Sheboygan
and Racine public building bill.
The senate adjourned till Saturday,
when it will adjourn to Monday.
A bill has been introduced in the house
against the Sunday World's Fair.
Mrs. McGuire and grandchild burned
to death at Newark, N. J., Friday.
Chas. Lobetz of New York shot his
wife and two children and himself.
The senate adopted the conference
report on the Sioux reservation bill.
General Miles thinks all of Sitting
Bull's followers have been captured.
It is said the secretary of state is pre
paring the World's Fair proclamation.
The Pennsylvania anti-oleomargerine
law has been declared unconstitutional.
The Iowa Business Men's association
organizing a mutual insurance company.
The British government is sending
supplies to famishing Irish on the west
coast.
The Wells-Fargo express company de
clared a 4 per cent, semi-annual
dividend.
Three tramps were lynched by railroad
men near Huntington, Oregon, for injur
inga brakeman.
"oe Doneghue won the international
'i.r skating championship at Cam-
England.
^ave been brought againB
"'MCago, and the as-
ornor, Wiley has been sworrn
.nor of Idaho, Shoup having
jcted senator.
*e schooner Mary Ellen, from Salis
.ry, Md., for Baltimore, is reported
lOBt, together with her crew of five men.
Attorney-General Leese of Nebraska,
in a report to the governor, strongly ad
vocates governmental control of rail
roads.
The United States supreme court holds
that the wife is not a competent witness
against her husband where polygamy is
charged.
Banker Prettyman of Chicago and his
cashier, C. S. Johnson, have been in
dicted for embezzlement in receiving
deposits when they knew the bank to be
insolvent.
After being out twenty-two hoars the
jury in the celebrated Horton murder
case at St. Paul brought in a verdict of
not guilty. The case has been a hard
fought one.
A collapsing wall at the Chicago stock
yards killed Mike Barry and an unknown
and fatally injured Win. Devine and
John Mclnerney.
There has been great damage from
snow storms throughout the state of
Maine. Vessels are ashore, wires down
and railroad traffic hindered.
Sheriff Webb, of Sherbroke, Out., died
suddenly of heart disease Friday just
before time for the hanging of Montague
Bat the man was hung just the same.
Martin Schearney, killed, Frank Gein
er, fatally scalded, and one man thought
to have been blown into Lake Erie, is
the result of a boiler explosion in Cleve
land.
The Indianapolis News of Tuesday
says the new reaper and binder trust
will, on January 1st, discharge several
thousand men from the factories and
offices throughout the country.
The passenger train on the Wheeling
& Lake Erie road broke through a tres
tle near Bolivar yesterday and killed
Mrs. Ada Hall of Sharodaville, Ohio
Henry Hill, Mrs. Garrie Hill, Illinois,
and one unknown woman, and wounded
nine—two fatally.
The plant of the Gull Biver Luirber
oompany, near Brainard, was damaged
by fire Tuesday. The loss is $10,000 ex
elusive of 3,000,000 feet of lumber
which also burned. The company is
composed of the PUlsburys of Minneap
olis and the plant is insured.
Agent McLaughlin's official report of
Sitting Bull's death has reached Wash
ington. The details are as heretofore
given. He says Catch-the-Bear, hostile,
find the first shot. The agent asks for
substantial government recognition of
the work of the police and pensions for
the widows of the slain.
A passenger train on the Western New
York & Pennsylvania railroad jumped
the track at Watsonville, Pa., Tuesday,
and twenty-one of the thirty-eight pas
sengers on board were more or less in
jured. The wreck was caused by the
spreading of the rails. Two passenger
oars and one baggage oar toppled over
an eight-foot trestle. There were no
tats tines.
WAS BULL
MURDERED
Corporal Gunn Says it was
Little Short of Deliber
ate Assassination.
When the Troops Arived at Bull's
Camp Fighting Was
All Over.
Sitting Bull, Gunn Says, Was Not in
Bed When the Police
Called.
He Came to the Door to Hear the
Warrant of Arrest
Read,
And "Bull Head" Shot Him Down
Before Resistance Con Id
be Offered.
As He Fell Sitting Bull Fired at
''Bull Head," Striking Him
in the Thigh.
A Hand to Hand Fight in Which But
Few Shots Were
Fired.
Sitting Bull's Head and Body Terribly
Mutilated and His Scalp
Taken.
His Face Serves for a Target for
Enraged Indians With
a Plank.
Letters from Mrs. Weldon Found
Among the Effects of Sit
ting Bull,
Warning Him That the Government
Was Intending to Kill
Him Soon.
Can Gunn'a Story Be Believed.
A THIHUNE reporter run on to Corporal
Gumi of troop, 8th cavalry, last evening
at the Custer house, and from him re
ceived an account of Monday's fight on
Grand river and the killing of Sitting Bull
that is very much at variance with all
other report? thus far received. Corporal
Gunn was with the troops that went out in
support of the Indian police. In the first
place he says Captain Fecliet didn't have
orders to follow the police to Bull's camp
and the military has been wrongfully cen
sured for not being closer to Bull's camp
when the fighting was going on. The
truth is, the Indian police wanted all the
credit of arresting and bringing in Sitting
Bull. They started from Fort Yates about
9 o'clock in the evening, and the cavalry of
100 men left a few minutes before mid
night. The two forces were instructed to
go to two different points, the Indian po
lice to Grand river and the cavalry to Oak
creek. At Oak creek the cavalry were to
find orders or couriers from the Indian po
lice as to the latter's movements. Not
finding any, Captain Fechet became
alarmed and started on to Grand river.
Before they were over two miles out Red
Tomahawk, an Indian policeman, met
them, lie was breathless and greatly ex
cited and could not speak coherently.
Even Louis Primean, the interpreter,could
not make out what the Indian was trying
to say.
"SITTING HULI, is DEAD
he screeched, "and four policemen killed
with him! Hurry up, quick, or they will
all be killed!" Corporal Gunn says they
disbelieved his story and they were almost
on the point of arresting Red Tomahawk,
thinking he was a coward and had desert
ed his comrades, but we decided to move
on quickly to the scene to ascertain the
situation. We galloped rapidly and when
we reached Sitting Bull's camp there was
no fighting, but a terrible sight presented
itself. Around the warrior's shack were
strewn a dozen or more
dead bodies, Sitting
Bull among them, together with four of
the police. The bodies of the latter had
already been prepared for burial by their
comrades. The legs were tied tightly to
gether. the arms strapped securely to their
sides and a cloth tied over the face of each.
THE STORY OF THE FIGHT
as given by the Indians, says Corporal
Gunn, is as follows: Sitting Bull occupied
the shacks, one in which he lived with his
sons and the other occupied by his wives
and children. About fifty lodges are in
the vicinity—within a hundred yards—of
Bull's followers. Bull Head went to the
door and read the warrant for Sitting
Bull's arrest. No one was in the shack
but the old warrior and the two sons.
While Bull Head was reading the warrant
one'of the sons came to the door and gave
the alarm to the Indians lurking near.
Without a moment's hesitation Bull Heaa
shot Sitting Bull before resistance was
offered. The ball pierced his breast, im
mediately over the left nipple. As he
staggered Sitting Bull fired one shot, strik
ing Ball Head in the thigh, while falling.
Crowfoot was next killed and he fell across
the body of his father on the threshold.
The combat was then hand to hand. Bull's
followers rose up like magic and a terrific
encounter ensued.
BUT FEW SHOTS WERE FIBED.
The guns were clubbed, the stocks shat
tered to splinters and some of tae barrels
even were bent. The faces of the dead
were blackened by powder and dirt.
The Indian police found themselves
handicapped and sought refuge in Sitting
Bull's shack, leaving four dead of their
men and nine of the hostiles, including the
chief, outside. The police began pepper
ing tiiem from the shack with little effect
The hostiles returned tire and shot out
every window. The Indians had retired
to ambush when the soldiers arrived. The
willows were so dense that not a form was
seen. Captain Fechet formed a skirmish
line and began pouring hot shot into the
ambush. Shouts and cries could be heard
and the corporal thinks there were many
more hostile Indians killed than reported.
The soldiers soon, after returned to the
post, taking the dead, wounded and two
prisoners, nephews of Sitting Bull, whom
the squaws were trying to shelter from
capture. One was twelve, and the other
eighteen years old. The elder had several
rounds of ammunition on his person, but
no weapons.
SITTING IllTLIj'S SCAI.I*
was lifted by some one of the braves.
Some of the Indian police say that Ked
Tomahawk killed Bull, but as it is not
known that Bull Head shot him through
the left breast, the surgeon thinks the
was the fatal wound. Red Tomahawk is
evidently scared, as he refuses to say any
thing of his part in the affair. He lsyfjt a
permanent policeman and did not wear a
uniform. Bull Head was carried to the
agency, where he afterwards died, making
fourteen casualties actually known. Be
fore he died he said he killed Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull's body was in horrible shape.
In fact, all the dead bodies were mutilated
frightfully. One of the Indians battered
the dead warrior's face with a plank. Af
ter tiring of this sport he balanced it across
his nose and with maniacal glee, left
it in that position. One of the policemen
jumped into the kettle drum and shouted:
"NO MOKE GHOST DANCES."
The few remaining hairs on Sitting Bull's
head were clipped off and his moccasins
and bits of clothing were carried away for
relics.
It is said that among his effects were
found letters from Mrs. Weldon warning
him that the government was going to kill
him and advised ln'm to flee to the Bad
Lands.
This is only a portion of the story told
by Corporal Gunn. It is given for what
it is worth. He looks and acts like a re
liable sort of a man but he may be away
off in his statements regarding this affair,
as the soldiers did not know anything of
what was going on until about ready to
move Sunday night. What he says, he
gets from Indians at Standing Rock. How
ever, his statements and that of others who
have come from Standing Rock have
awakened a great deal of curiosity to know
exactly how it was. The TRIBUNE'S
graphic description in another column is
by one thoroughly reliable, and if in error
it is because of false statements from the
Indian police. They alone know the facts.
No white man was there.
lamed Rations to the Kickers.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Dec. 18.—
The military counted to-day the returned
recalcitrants and issued rations to them.
There were 1,024. A grand council was
held last night. Red Cloud told the re
turned dancers that they had caused a
great deal of trouble and now their stock
was here eating grass (very serious thing
at present) ana they were eating his ra
tions, but he would count it all nothing if
the trouble could be settled. If those who
were out would not come in and the sol
diers were forced to kill them, he should
feel sorry, for tiiey were his relatives, but
he must say it was just. The hostiles in
the Bad Lands number probably 600. Gen.
Carr is close in their rear, and their case
seems hopeless.
Predict Another Cuater Massacre.
PIEUIIE, Dec. 18.—Napoleon Dachneaux,
a squawman, has just arrived from l'lum
creek, some seventy-live miles west of
here. He says Sitting Bull's men, witli
stragglers picked up along the way, in all
amounting to some 300, with nonies, under
the leadership of old Rain-in-the-Face,
passed going south about noon. They ap
peared to be in good trim and on the war
path. There is no doubt but that they
were bound for the Bad Lands. Old In
dian scouts here predict another Custer
massacre unless the greatest caution is
exercised, as the Band Lands are perfectly
impregnable.
Five Were Drowned.
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 19.—A terrible ac
cident occurred on the Cunard's south
wharf to-night, by which four or five men
were drowned and several others had a
narrow escape from death. Part of the
wharf sunk in the water and the five fol
lowing were drowned: Nicholas Baldwin,
Henry Wise (colored), John Brown (col
ored) and two named Kelly and Power.
Power was foreman of the gang. It is im
possible, owing to the darkness, to make
any efforts to get the bodies out of the
water.
Keda Seen Anxious for fight.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Dec. 18.-—General
Miles is in receipt of a dispatch fron Gen
eral Brooke, stating that 600 friendlies will
start to-morrow for Brule camp to bring in
the hostiles now entrenched in the Bad
lands. M. H. Day, who has just returned
from a scouting expedition, says that on
Monday, eighteen of his men approached
the camp of the hostiles, but were driven
back across the river by the Indians, who
came out to meet them, seemingly anxious
for a fight. Several shots were exchanged
but no lives were lost.
Indian Encounter on Cherry Creek.
PIERRE,S.D., Dec. 19.—Some forty fam
ilies from Cheyenne, at the mouth of Cher
ry creek, have come in and report an
encounter between the Indians of the
Cherry creek dance and the troops, but
could give no particulars. A rancher
named McGraw, on the trail between
Cheyenne and Pine Ridge was attacked by
a small band of Indians but escaped ana
came here. As the weather is warm, it is
likely the hostiles will break up into small
bands and work their way into the Bad
Lands.
Conductor and Brakeman Killed.
CRUGEBS, N. Y., Dec. 19.—At S o'clock
this morning Conductor Fred Harris and
Brakeman Harry Evans of a freight train
on the Hudson River railroad met with a
horrible death by falling from the top of
the train while in motion between this
place and Montrose, Both men died from
a fractured skull. Evans lost his life
while trying to save the conductor, who
had slipped on the icy roof of a car and
was rolling off. He grabbed the conduc
tor and both rolled to the ground in each
other's embrace.
It is Said the Box in Which he
Was Buried Was "Very
Light,"
And There's a Belief That Sitting
Bull's Body is Still Out
of Ground."
The Last Seen of the Remains They
Were in the Hospital Dis
secting Room.
Perhaps the Government's Museum
is to be Graced With the
Chieftain's Skeleton.
From All Over the Country He Had
Received Requests For His
Autograph.
Mrs. Weldon Was Repeatedly Oidered
From the Reservation, Rut
Declared
Her Love For the Old Warrior,
With Whom She Wanted
to Live.
Sitting Bull Actually Shed Tears
When He and Mrs. Weldon's
Son Were Separated.
A Lonely Grave.
When Sitting Bull's body was brought
in from Grand river it was taken to the
military hospital dissecting room, and it is
said the Indians at the agency—enemies of
Sitting BuU, would have nothing to do
with it. The bodies of the Indian
police were bin ied Willi military honors,
while a box supposed to contain the re
mains of the late Mr. Bull (Tatanka Yo
tanke) was placed iu a lonely grave in an
isolated spot away from the graves of
others who have heretofore gone to the
"happy hunting grounds."
Editor Ilicklc, who is direct from Fort
Yates, says it is believed by many at the
fort and agency that the remains of Sit
ting Bull were l.ot in the box that the box
was handled as il it was light t-.nd that a
guard was put around the grave just as a
blind—to thwart any suspicion. It is pos
sible that the bodyof Sitting Bull is to be
dissected in the interest of medical science
and the skeleton placed in the national
war museum. The utmost secrecy pre
vails at Fort Yates regarding' the move
ments of the military and ludinn authori
ties on all matters relating to the Indians
and no one except the highest officials
know wiiat is to be done until th-. time of
its doing.
There is also another theory advanced
regarding the burial of Sitting Bull, and
that is that his body was not buried where
generally supposed for fear that it might
be stolen. However, all these opinions
are only conjectures.
In Sit'ing Bull's effects were found let
ters and documents of all descriptions
from all over the country. Most of them
were from people enclosing slips of paper
for his autograph, hut he never responded
to these requests unless a fat monetary
consideration came with the letter. Ilis
signature always commanded a dollar and
he found ready sale for it. All he could
write was his name and that in a painful
scrawl.
It is said there were several communi
cations from Mrs. Weldon, the woman
who claimed she was sent out from Brook
lyn, N. Y., by an Indian society. She
came to the agency about a year ago, but
by creating an air of discontent among
some of the Indians the authorities re
peatedly ordered her off the reservation.
She finally said she loved Sitting Bull and
went to live with him on Grand river. She
was a remarkably fine looking woman 80
years of age and had a pretty little son 10
years old with long, curly dark hair. In
dians say the couple lived together as man
and wife, though there was no ceremony
performed. Whenever Sitting Ball wanted
a fresh partner he selected the prettiest of
his flock, and his children are scattered
throughout the Sioux nation by the score.
He thought as much of Mrs. Weldon's
young son as he did of the woman herself,
and took great delight in putting the
youngster on one of his ponies and
riding with him on his own
charger in triumph to the agen
cy on ration days. Mrs. Weldon
took her departure from Standing Rock
two months ago. Tears actually trickled
down the weather-beaten cheeks of the old
warrior as he parted with the little boy. It
was the firsc time he ever exhibited any
emotion. The boy had claimed a warm
spot in his cruel heart. Mrs. Weldon took
the steamer Chaske to Sioux City. When
she arrived at Pierre the boy was stricken
with lockjaw. The best medical aid was
summoned, but of no avail, and lie died.
Mrs. Weldon was grief-stricken, as was
also Sitting Bull on hearing the news, and
sought solitude for several days. Mrs.
Weldon is a well-educated and refined
woman. Her actions were a mystery.
She is an able writer and fluent conversa
tionalist, and a streak of mild insanity or
crankismis the only reason assigned for
her strange conduct.
While in the east after the death ot her
son, she wrote a number of letters to Sit
ting Bull foretelling the terrible tragedy
enacted the other day. She warned him
to be on the alert, telling him that the
military and jealous Indians who sided in
with the government were seeking a pre
text to put him forever out of the way.
Letters from time to time were received to
this effect, beseeching him to flee for his
life. He paid but little attention until al­
most the last moment, when he began to
realize the danger and was preparing to
escape to the Bad Lands.
TOE KILIEN-SHKEBY FIGHT.
Declared iu Favor of Klllen on a Foul at
the Knd of Five Minutes.
ST. PAUI,, Dec. 19.—The prize fight be
tween Pat Killen of this city and Joe
Sheeliy of Ashland, Wis., Marquis of
Queensbury rules, for the northwestern
heavy-weight championship, lasted about
five minutes and was declared in favor of
Killen on a foul. Dick Moore, a local
light-weight pugilist, was chosen referee.
Sheehy at the start tried to rush matters,
but in every one of the three or four
clinches in the first round lie fouled by
striking below the belt while clinched.
Killen got in a number of good blows and.
refusea to allow his friends to take advan
tage of their right to claim a foul. In the
second round the men clinched and Killen
fell beneath Sheehy, who proceeded to
pound him while sitting on him and hold
ing him down. Denny Killen, Pat's broth
er, and one of his seconds jumped into the
ring and pulled Sheehy off. Another
clinch followed, and as Ileferee Moore
tried to separate the men, Sheehy turned
and struck the referee a blow that stag
gered him. The police at this point came
on the scene and stopped the tight, which
was decided iu Killen's favor on the ground
of a foul. Sheehy stripped at 196 pounds
and Killen at 185. About 1000 people paid
$2 each to see the fight, who were not by
any means satisfied with its brevity and
general taineneys. The ipen, divided the
m« sy.
Plenty of Soldiers at Rapid City.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Dec. 19.—Four hun
dred of seventeenth infantry from Ft.
Russell disembarked here and at other
points on the Elkhorn railway last night
and took up the line of march for General
Carr camp at the junction of the Rapid
Creek and Cheyenne rivers. General
Miles has concentrated at that point eighth
and sixth cavalry, seventh infantry
scouts and artillery, making a fighting
force of 1,200 effective men. There is a
large encampment of hostiles on what is
called Grass Basin, in the Bad Lands
about ten miles southeast of Carl's camp,
from which thieving forages have been
made on ranches. General Miles is mak
ing dispositions to guard every pass and
outlet from the camp, and he issued orders
for the cavalry to scout and intercept Sit
ting Bull's followers, who are supposed to
be en route to join these hostiles. General
Miles' present dispositions contemplate
protection of settlers and holding the In
dians iu the basin or pocket, awaiting
a general movement into the Bad Lands
simultaneously with General Brooke's
forces and result of peace efforts of 600
friendly Indians who left Pine Ridge to
day to bring in hostiles. Escape of the
Indians being cut off they must soon sur
render or, like Sitting Bull, die fighting.
Arreated for Giving Hostiles Information.
OMAHA, Dec. 19.—A special from camp
Carr, on Cheyenne river, savs: John Farn
ham, who has been in the employ of the
government as scout, was to-day placed
under arrest by order of General Carr,
under instructions from General Miles.
Farnhain is suspected of giving informa
tion concerning the movements .if troops
along Cheyenne river to hostiles. Farn
liain is a squawman and married an
Ogallalla squaw. Troops at this camp are
ready for forward movement as soon as
orders are received, and if given permis
sion, will have no difficulty in penetrating
to the Indian strongholds. Dr. McGiili
cuddy, John R. Brenton and Americus
Thompson went to within two or three
miles of the Indian camp In Bad Lands
and found several easy routes in and out
of the socalled impregnable stronghold.
The Indians have to-day been firing grass
in the basin north of White river slope,
and it is thought to be a signal to Sitting
Bull's warriors. Another battery of
Ilotchkiss guns was received at the camp
to-day. Forty Cheyenne scouts are ex
pected to arrive to-morrow.
Bull Head's Body Burled.
FOIST YATES, N. D., Dec. 19.—Bull Head's
body was buried at 4 o'clock to-day with
the same honors that were given to his
dead comrades Wednesday. His widow
stood with his father and brother at the
head of the grave. This poor woman was
on a visit at Cannon Ball tiver the morn
ing Bull Head was wounded. She learned
from an Indian runner that Bull Head was
not killed and set out afoot for Sitting
Bull's camp, 68 miles distant. She passed
through the agency but could not be per
suaded to stop, afld walked to Oatc creek,
SO miles further. Learning that he was
not dead and had been sent to the agency,
she turned and walked back here, making
in all eighty miles without rest. When
admitted to Bull Head's presence she
fainted. More than forty of Sitting Bull's
band have come in and reported to the
agent. The rest are reported by runners
sent out by the agent, to be south of the
reservation, in the neighborhood of Me
reau river.
Ghost Danclug Scholar*.
HUNTINGTON, IND., Dec. 19.— Young
Hoosier savages in Salamanca township,
this county, have taken possession of the
schools and are running tilings to suit
themselves. At one place they overpow
ered their teacher, tied him to the desk,
formed a ring and gave a ghost dance. In
stead of painting themselves the young
hoodlums daubed the teacher's face with
colored inks, tied a feather duster on his
head and made him look like a bad Sioux
buck. After dancing till weary to the
music of an old tin ash bucket, they let the
teacher go, first tying on his back a pla
card labeled: "Old Two-Call-five, the Orig
inal Indian Messiah." Then they locked
the school house door, nailed up the win
dows and went home. The matter was re
ported to the school board and the county
superintendent, and the ghost dancers are
likely to be indicted by the grand jury.
Poisoned by Bough On Rata.
CI.ABKSBURO, W. Va., Dec. 19.—The
family of Charles A. Bond, consisting of
himself, wife and five children, are all ex
pected to die before morning from the
effects of rough on rats administered by a
young colored girl employed as a domestic
in the family. The girl has been arrested
and has confessed, saying she mixed a box
of poison with the coffee this morning, but
refuses to assign any reason for the crime.
Fighting Over in Kidder County.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19.—A special to the
Tribane from Steele, N. D., says: A light
occurred at Dawsou to-day between Chas.
Roberts and Editor Raymond of the Times.
Friends of both parties interfered aud
Raymond's brother, Edgar, was severelv
injured on the head by Deputy Sheriff
Pettibone. Several arrests will follow.
Three Feet of Snow In Pennsylvania.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa., Dec. 18.—The snow
storm whicii has raged thirty-six hours
ceased this morning, leaving nearly tw.o
feet of snow on the ground. Great damage
has been done. It was toe heaviest snow
storm seen here for many years.
TO INVESTIGATE.
Resolntion Introduced in the House
to Investigate AlWged Mur
der ot Sitting Bull.
Shrewd Scheme of a Baltimore -Man
to Get Money from Uncle
Sam's Servants.
Four Hundred Hostiles Under Big
Foot Refuse to Come in
for Rations.
A Remnant of Sitting Bull's Camp,
Numbering 100, Are Destitute
and Want Protection.
Want to Know' How Bnll Was Killed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—In the house to
day Representative Blanchard of Louisi
ana offered for reference the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEKEAS, The recent killing of the In
dian chief, Sitting Bull, appears to have
been accomplished under circumstances
recognized neither by the laws of war nor
those of peace
Resolved, That a committee consisting
of five members of this house, who are
members elect to the house of representa
tives of the Fifty-second congress, be ap
pointed by the speaker of the present
house, and directed to inquire into and in
vestigate the killing of the said Indian
chief, Sitting Bull, and the immediate
causes leadiug thereto, and whether a state
of war existed which justified his summa
ry taking off and if not, what justification,
if any, there was for his violent death at
the hands of the Indian police in the em
ploy of the government
Resolved, That the committee is charged
with the duty of investigating the threat
ened Indian outbreak in the west and the
causes thereof whether neglect of the gov
ernment of Its treaty obligations with the
Indians or the tardy or inadequate fulfill
ment of such obligations on the part of
the government had anything to do with
the turbulent state of affairs existing
among the Indians.
Resolved. That lie committee shall have
power to appoint sub-committees and to
travel from point to point as may be
necessary, and in doing so it is authorized
to use government conveyances and means,
of transportation.
Resolved That the committee may sit
during the present session aud after final
adjournment of the present congress, and
shall make a report by the first of Decem
ber next to the Fifty-second congress.
Representative McAdoo offered for refer
ence a resolution calling on the secretaries,
of war and of the interior for all official
correspondence relating to the killing of
Sitting Bull, and more especially for the
reports of those officers and agents directly
concerned in ordering or effecting the ar
rest of Sitting Bull.
Scheme to Bleed V. 8. Senators.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The Evening
Star to-day publishes the account of a
shrewd attempt to make money from the
United States senators, by Wm. Duval and
Mary F. Duval, his wife. They sent letters
to many different senators, stating they
had named their first born after the distin
quisbed statesman on account of their ad
miration for said statesman and because
his state was the native state of the happy
father. Duval always enclosed a certifi
cate of baptism and a number of tickets
for a benefit about to be given for himself
on account of his having broken a leg from
a fall. Xumberous seuators sent off hand
some silver cups, properly engraved, and
others were only loo glad to send money
for tickets to the alleged benefit perform
ance, which was to be given in Baltimore,
that place being the residence of the Du
vals. Already over twenty first-born chil
dren have this couple had, and the number
may increase. The matter came out
through Senator Manderson. who received
the usual letter and baptismal certificate
but happened to remember that he had
seen a similar certificate with the name of
Justin Morrill Duval where Charles Man
derson appeared in tiie one sent him. He
investigated quietly and the facts came
out and the senate was in a mild mirthful
state all day. Among seuators who have
been honored by having a child named
for tlieni are: Senators Saunders, Power,
I'ettigrcw, Sawyer, Washburn and others.
It is probable that proceedings will be in
stituted against Duval.
Hostiles Kefuse Rations.
PIKKRK, S. D., Dec. 22.—J. M. Coulter
who has just arrived from Fort Bennett
reports the following: Four companies of
infantry left for Plum creek to-day. To
morrow is ration day. Some rations were
issued to friendlies yesterday. About 200
lodges of Cherry creek Indians arrived at
Fort Bennett to-day to receive rations.
About 400 hostiles under Big Foot refuse
to come in, and the troops have been sent.
to bring them. An Indian policeman
named Look-in-the-Bush arrived at the
fort yesterday and reported no damage
done to property at Plum creek yet Cav
anaugh, who has a big ranch and store,,
was ordered away by Big Foot's men. who
told him he would be killed if he stayed..
After he left, the Indians killed some cat
tle and pillaged the store. The remnant:
of Sitting Bull's camp, now numbering,
about 100, are encamped on Plum creek.
They are almost destitute, have no clothes,
and want to come into Fort Bennett for
protection. They say tbey got scared out
at Grand river, and the women and chil
dren did not have time to dress. After
their arrival, Hump, who is now captain
of the Indian police, wanted to take them
to Bennett, but Big Foot objected and
wanted them to join him in his march to
the Bad Lands. Hump refused to give
them up, and an attack was made on him
by Big Foot. There was some firing but
no loss of life, and Big Foot was repulsed.
The Cavanaughs have left for Belle
Fusche, where soldiers are stationed, to
help the settlers. All the settlers at Plum
creek have left except Henry Angell, who
stays at his store with two horses saddled
for the past ten days, ready for flight. It
will take the infantry about four days to
reach Plum creek, and settlers are follow
ing in their wake. Boss Farmer Mercellea,
a squaw man, is at Bennett. He brought
in a large number of Indians, inducing
them to leave off dancing. He thinks if
somebody could induce Big Foot to be
come a policeman, as Hump did. the
trouble woald be at an end. Big Foot's
band is four times as large as Hump's was.
Stamped to Death.
DANVIT.LE, Va, Dec. 23.—A shocking
tragedy occurred here to-day. Edward
Enoch, a railroad man, and James Gravett,
a carpenter, were in a saloon, aud both un
der influence of liquor. They began to
quarrel about some trivial matter and
Gravett insulted Enoch, when the latter
knocked him down and literally stamped,
him to death with his heavy boots.
Gravett's face was crushed and he died
almost Instantly. Enoch was arrested.