Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1890 — ON THE FRONTIER. [ARTICLE]

ON THE FRONTIER.

Slight Skirmish*'* Only Slake Vp the Pres «nt Indian War, A special from Hart’s ranch, near the Bad Lands, says: Monday night news was brought in that the grangers on the coal draw, near Battle Creek, killed an Indian as he with others was trying to set lire to a ranch belonging to a man named Ibotnp. son. This report was verified Tuesday morning. About one hundred and seventy | Indians from the Cheyenne agency are ' known to be coming to Short Bull and Kicking Bear’s people in the Bad Lands. Gen. Carr’s, Col. Sumner’s ind other large forces are now out to intercept them before they reach the Bad Lands, and a report of their cap. ture is momentarily expected. Should they make any resistance a sigh will take place. It is reported that there are about 500 Indians nearing the hostile camp who are going to make a strong effort to bring them in, but do success is expected from this move. Hump and Big Foot, of the Cheyenne river Indians, are gone into their agency, so as no assistance can be expected from them. Should these Indians from the north succeed in slipping through the cordon established around the hostiles and go into the Bad Lands, an effort will be made to keep them there. It is certain that there are now enough troops around the Indians to compel their absolute surrender. Two companies of the Seventeenth lufantry, comprising over one hundred men, reported to Gen. Carr on also forty-six Cheyenne In’ dian scouts reported, which now brings the strength of thi3 command up to over seven hundred men. A (decisive movement 6f some kind or another, with a skirmish with these Indians, is momentarily bx pec ted. Dispatches to Gen. Miles from Col. Sumner show that nearly all of Sitting Bull’s followers, together with Big Foot’s band, have surrendered to him. Col. Sumner in a dispatch says this disposes of all the Indians along the Cheyenne river, and if there are any more of Sitting Bull’s people out, he does not know where they can be. Gen. Brooke reports the arrival of friendly Indians at the Bad Lands camp and says tbe capture of Sitting Bull's people and Big Foot’s forces will aid the efforts of the friendlies to bring in" the bostiles. An Indian scout reports to GenBrooke that Short Bull’s followers are anxious to come ;n, but are withheld by the threats of Kicking Bear, one of Sitting Bull’s agents. The scout thinks, however, that the friendlies will at last succeed in briugingout Short Bull’s followers.