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Ireived.II UK \ I II CONFIIOIED.lion (he Old *o*i* Disturber W-« Killed.I'ollcr Behaved Nobly.W\his«.ton. I Vice tuber 13.—Indian y o*mui.-'toii**r Morgan this owning r«-. ivcd from Indian Agent Mcl«aughlin• he(allowmgdispatch, dntod I on Yates. N. 1).. December 13:“Indian |K1fC0 arreslod Sitting II • b ' ramp, forty miles mrthwet lt;*f iii« agency, this morn inn. at daylight. j Ills followers attempted hi? rescue and lighting commenced. Four polleemeu wi re killed and three wounded. KiglU Indians were killed, including Sluing Bull and hi -on. Crow l\Kit. and -ewral other* wounded. The polSen were ur-rounded for -Hme lime, but maintained th« : gi mud until relieved by United State# troops* who now have posesslon of Sitting Bull’s - amp. with a!l the women, children and property. Sitting Bull's followers probably one hundred men. deserted their families and lied West up the Grand river. The poliee behaved nobly, aud great credit l due them. Particulars by mail.'’ Commissioner Moreau 'bowed this gram to tin* President late thlsevn* me. The President -aid be bad regarded Sitting Bull ..s the great di* t .rbing • lenient In his tribe, and now that lie was out of the way h* hoped i• bat a settlement of tin? diftieullio could be r« ached without further bloodshed.
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Wheeling Register
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Tue, Dec 16, 1890
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