The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-14
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INDIAN SEws.

iSDIAS NKws.
Red CLOUD AGESCY, VIA TT. LARAMIE,
September G-Ihe Sioux Commission ar
rived here this afternoon, having left Fort
| Laramie on the 4Ih inst, with Captain
Egans cavalry company rs an escort They
saw no Indians on the way, and found ey-
erything gniei at the agency, which Is in
charge OF Lieut.. NeltiDg. General Me-
keIzie, Of this district, was present TO re-
ceive The Commission, and said he would
aid i by every means in his power.
There il quite large military force
here, and the Indians arc in a depressed
state Of mind, in consequence OF the concen-
trsiion of troops at the agency, and say
they fear they are all to be massacred as
soon enough soldiers arrive. They hail
the arrival OF the Commission as a means
OF relief Twenty or thirty lodges have
left for SPOTTED Tail Agency tor fear of
danger here. The Commission il anxious
to proceed, but can't say when the council
will begin.
AN INTERVIEW.
| MiNNFAroLIs, Minnesota, September T.
The "Pioneer-Press and Tribune" will
tomorrow publish an interview with an old
trapper named kidgley, who has been
long lime in the Y.Iioxs,oue country and
claims 10 have witnessed Cns,er's massacre.
being a prisoner in Sitting Bnll's camp and
seeino evsrv moveme,, ri The troo,s III.
was taken prisoner las, March and kent in
! the c.mo al the Indians ever aimee until
Cus,er's massacre He was treated kindly.
| He savs Sitting Rull organized mo, IN f;ubt
the whites. but TO drive The miners from The
| Hills. Previous TO Clusters attack. mount
Ell eouriers from Sitting Bnlrs camp had
4 for days watched his forces. it, division
| into small detacbmen;s being marked with
manifested extreme delight. Ambuscades
were Immediately prepared and while the
Indians stood ready for the attack. MANY
of them clam bered on the side hill over
looking Clusters line Of march.
| The Indian camp was divided by bluff,
the point of which ran toward the Rosebud
and in the direction of one. of the ayaI,a-
BILE lords on the river, 10 the camp on this
ford Cus,er followed their trail down 10
the waters edge. There we're but %
Sioux lodges visible to Caster, but there
were 10 double lodges behind the bluff, not
| visible. Custer attacked the smaller viii
| laee and was Immediately met by 1900 or
| 1000 Indians in regular order of battle.
Every movement was made with military
precision. Custer began the fight in "a
vine near the ford. and fully hall of his
command seemed TO be unhorsed at the
first fire. Then the soldiers retreated
toward him in the rear. They were shot
down ON the way with astonishing rapid
itv the commanding officer falling from
hi. horse in the middle of the engage
ment- which commenced at ii o'clock a,
After the massacre. OF Custer,s force the
Indians returned to camp, with six soldiers,
snd these six were tied to stakes at a wood
pile in the village and were burned TO
death While flames were torturiDg them
IN death the Indian bows fired red hot ar
rows into their flesh. until they died. Sit
,ing Rull exultinyiy remarked that he had
kileed many soldiers and one dsmned
General but did not know VIII he was.
The sonaws then armed Themselves with
knives visited the battle field. robbed and
m,,;I,,ed the hod;es Of the soldiers Will.
,hsse SoId;ers we're being burned the In
di,n. ,urned their a,,ention 10 The force
evidently R.no's attacking the lower end
~ m. v;I,,gs
P;daIv avs that Cus.er,. command had
h.en sIau,b,ered before a shot had been
fired Inv Reno's force attacking the
lower end of the camp about . p. In. The
INDIANS returned 10 .he Evening anu anu, saia
.hal ',ie men naI ioush. i.ne ane uI'n . ous
,hes eiu az r,ot mani iS. u |
iosses. me. saiu 'ne ou, ,I nau en
uri.eh paeh VIZ ant .nat .ne at'an vas
unsuccessful. me Pii S!Tii were A'pt o!ln
ing over an houi, W. h VIC" 10. pr
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THE PEACE COMMISSION.
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For, J..rimia Wv r Sentemher o The
Indian comn;ss;on which arrived here
W.dnesdav held their frs, connciI vss,ar-
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