The famous Indian Chief, or rather medicine-man, " Sitting Bull,"
was killed on Monday during an attempt made by the police to secure his arrest, a step necessitated by the news that he contemplated flight. " The police, having arrested 4 Sitting Bull,' started. back with him in custody. His fol- lowers, however, rallied and attempted a rescue, and a melee ensued, in the coarse of which Sitting Bull,' his son, and several Indians, as well as five of the Indian police, were killed." The Indians numbered some hundred, and it was with great difficulty that they were held at bay. " For- tunately, a troop of the United States cavalry was about three miles behind the police, and when Sitting Bull's' braves attempted the rescue, a courier was at once despatched to the rear to call up the mounted men. The latter hurried for- ward, and arrived just in time to prevent the wholesale massacre of the policemen, who had completely used up their ammunition, and were at the mercy of their foes." It was feared at first that the death of " Sitting Bull " would pre- cipitate an outbreak on the part of the Indians, but up till Friday no fresh incident of a serious character had taken place.
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