Sitting Bull Shot

Sta uní no Kock Aokncy, N. D., Deo. IS.- Sittinjr Buil, the Sionx chief, was shot and killed at bis camp forty miles northwest of here early Monday morning toy the Indian pólice while resisting arrest. Seven othcr Indiana, including Sitting BolVs Bon. ('row Koot. Black Uear and Catch Bird, were slain. Five of the Indian pólice were killed. Four or five daya ago it was decided y the War Department that Sitting Bnll should le arrested. Last Saturday Indian Agent McLaughlin sent the ehief an order t oome into the agency. He reiused, and Sunday nig-ht the InAian polii-e were sent out to his camp and Instructed to br'mg him in. The plan was for the pólice to proceed to Bnll"s camp on (rand rirer, followed closcly ly a troop of cavalry under Captain Fechct anii a dt'tachment of infantry in the rt'ar of the cavalry. Buil had been told of the coming ot the Indian polier and he and his immediate followcrs ere fully armed with Winchester, s iilping-kniTes, revolrers and clubs. The Indian pólice did not get an apportunity to demand the oíd medicine man's surrender, bt firing began (rom the Indian topees ïmmeuiawiy pon me pptrianee of the officers. and three of the latU-r were killed outright and two wonDded so seriously that they died before they could be moved, and three others slíghtly. The pólice then opened fire upon the savages. at the same time dispatching couriers tothe rear to bring up the eavalry nnder Captain Feehet. Sitting Buil started tt run iip the river and was captured, but his followers made a debperate effort to rescue him, and he was shot twice, once in the left Bhoulder and again in the region of the heart. The body of Nitting Buil vas Becured by the eavalry and is being brought to Fort Yatee. A party oi reds, estimated ut 100, escaped up the Graml river. A general ootbreak on the Kioux reservation is not feared, and those disaffecU-d bands whk-h now are giving trouble will soon be placed where they will cease to be a cau' oí ahirm forthe Bettlers. The Sioux reservation is surrounded by troops, thoroughly equipped for a winter campüign in the most difficult country. All are in communication with each othor and dapartmuit headquartens. Xo outbreak can become general in the face of the precautions already taken, and the wild rumors which have eaused the population of entire valleya to fly for their lives are malicious and groundless. The arch villain is dead and his followers ivill soon lose the enthusiasm neeessary to follow his t-achings. Troops are hot on their trail, and before another sim has set Bitting I{uH"s eelebrated choms of d&aoera will be good Indians or prisolKTij. AGKNT tl I.A[(.I1IN (- REPOST. Washington, Dec. 16. Indiaa Commissioner Morgan reeeived from Indian Agent McLaugUin the following disT;iU'h: Füht Yates. N. D.. Bcc. 15.- The Indian pólice arrested sntinií Huil at his camp. forty miles northwest oí Ihe agency, thls morning at daylight. His followers attempted his rescus and flgntlng oommenoed, Pour policemen were killed umi fine woundcd. Eight Indiana were killed, including Silting Buil and his son, Crow Foot, and several others wounded. The poliep were BurrouütU.1'! f' r some time. but m:tintainedtheir ground ui:til relieved b.v United States troop, who now have possession of Sittin Iiull'scamp, wlth all tne women, chüdren and property. Sitting Bull'S lol owers. probably 1CK) men, deBerted thelr familias and Hcd west up ihe Grand river. Tlie polito behaved no'uly, aml great credit is duo them. Particular Oy mail." Commissioncr Morgan showed thia telegram to the President late Monday eveninjr. The President raid that he bad regardi'U ittin7 Huil as the gTeat disturbini; element in his tribe and now that he was out of the way he hoped that B srttleraent of the difficulties could be reached without furtlier bloodshed. Thfl War Department is without any information concernin the fighting at Sitting Buli's camp. When Becretary Proctor was asked concerning the efEect of the killing he said he did not think it would have any bad effect on iriendly Indians. They had not been kindly disposed toward Kitting Buil and had no love for him. It was only with the disaffected Indians that he had any influence.