Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-29
kilograms to The Star
STARTLING REPORT FROM THE WEST,
kumOred Defeat Of General Crook.
Three Hundred Soldiers Killed,
The Sad Neics COntradicted.
THE BENNETT CHALLENGE CUP,
The ldler Wins the Race.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
STARTLING REPORT FROM THE
INDIAN COUNTRY!
RuuVp nR
Three Hundred Soldiers Killed.
The Sad Neics COntradicted.
THE BENNETT CHALLENGE CUP,
The ldler Wins the Race.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
STARTLING REPORT FROM THE
INDIAN COUNTRY!
RumOred Defeat OF Gen. Crook. with
n LOSS OF 800 Killed

INDIAN COuNCHH9
RumOred Defeat OF Gen. Crook. with
a Loss OF 800 Killed.
NEW YORK, July 29.-The Herald pub
nshes the following special:
est. LOUIS, July %. "A special from
Leavenworth, Kansas, says A terri Die
story comes from Sidney Nebraska, a re.
cruiting station on the Union Pacific rail.
road, not far from Cheyenne, to the effec,
that the attack made by the Sioux upon
Crooks camp on Goose creek proved to be
more OF slaughter than q fight, nearly 300
soldiers OF Crooks command being killed
and the entire command driven across the
creek, mark for the unerring bullets OF
their savage adversaries.
LAME DEER's STORY OF THE DISASTER
The advices state that on last Wednesday
Camp Sheridan, arrived at sidney with the
Information that Lame Deer, q friendly
chief, had come into Camp Sheridan. thirty
SIX hours from the battle field: as courier,
bringing the terrible news, and stating that
Gen. Crook mad more men killed than Gus
ter had with him in the fatal fight upon the
Little Big Horn. The loss of the Indians was
not stated, as 1t is hardly probable that
Lame Deer knew; the redskins having
driven the soldiers across the creek, and
being in possession OF the field, leaving them
snmcient time 70 bury their dead. Lame
THE INDIANS NOW HAVE FULL SWEEP
In the northern country, and propose after
make q clean sweep OF the agencies, follow
ing which they propose to devote their at
tention to the different stations on the line
of the Union Pacific railroad.
THE SIOUX FEEL GREATLY ELATED
over this, their greatest victory. Large
numbers OF braves who had deserted the
standard of Sitting Bull have now rejoined
his forces. A feeling OF depression and gloom
seems to have taken possession Of the sol.
diers in Crooks command, who regard their
tate as certain, and who do not expect to see
their friends In the states again.
This is the substance of the story as told by
Mr.. Fray at Sidney, being what he heard
from the lips OF Lame Deer himself; but
nothing OF an official character has yet been
received at Fort Leaven worth relating TO il.
The Report Discredited.
following:
CHICAGO, July PA special dispatch to-
night brings the intelligence via Fort
Leavenworth, that an Indian Is reported TO
have arrived at Sidney Barracks who states
that he is direct from Gen. Crooks command
made an attack on General Crook and killed
nearly three hundred OF his command, and
routed him completely. Your correspondent
has made diligent inquiry at General Sheri-
dams headquarters, and General Drum, the
Assistant A6juiant General, says that the
report Is pTeposterous. Had the Indians
come ont from General Crooks vicinity and
struck for Sidney Barracks he would have
been Obliged to pass the Red Cloud or Spot-
ted Tail agency, and there is direct tele-
graphic communication with those points.
Had there been any truth in the wild rutnor
1T would have been received at headuuartsfs.
and not leaked out in round about by way
OF Fort Leavenworth.
Petition for Promotion OF Merito.
rtOus Officers
NEW YORK, July 29.-The Times has the
Chicago, July 2S.-General Sheridan to-day
received q letter addressed by all the sur
viving non commissioned officers AMI phi
Yates of the 18th cavalry who were engs ged
In the night OF June 25th and Goth, to Presi-
dent Grant and Congress. The letter sets
forth the earnest desire OF these men that
the vacancies among the commissioned Of
hcers be filled by the promotion OF Major
Reno to the lieutenant cOlonelcy, Of Captain
Benteen TO the majority, ana that the other
ment according to seniority. The pstition-
ers state that while this may be contrary to
the established rules Of promotion, devia-
lion lis Is desirable as II VIII be Sonferring
motion on officers who, by their bravery,
GOODNESS, and decision, saved the lives OF
every man now living Of the 7th cavalry,
and who participated In q battle which, the
petitioners say, twas one OF the most bloody
on record, and one that would have ended
with the loss OF the life Of every officer and
taken by Major Reno, which we held with
bitter tenacity against fearful odds to the
last. To support this assertion, had our po-
sition been taken one hundred yards back
from the brink Of the heights overlooking
the river, We would have been entirely cut
of from water, and behind those heights the
Indian demons would have swarmed In hum
dreds. picking Off our men by detail, and be-
fore Monday, June 26th, not an officer or en-
listed man Of our regiment would have been
left TO tell OF our dreadful fate, as we then
would have been completely surrounded"
The petition Is signed by go non commits
stoned officers and privates
The A1OuX After ALLIES.
r, NEW x or July 2s-Papers publish this
OTTAWA, July 2S-The Canadian Depart
ment Of the Interior has just recei we'd intelli-
gence from the commandment of the north
west mounted police that the Sioux sp-
preached the Blackfeet Indians resident,
In Canadian territory, and asked them to
take up arms against the whites, but were
refused. The Sioux then proposed an attack
on the Americans alone, but this also failed
TO cause an alliance. This government has
q treaty with the Biackfeet and 1t has so far
been strictly observed by both parties.
Another Denial OF the Crook Defeat.
CHEYENNE, July 29.-Tnere is no authority
for the report of Gen. Crooks fight. The
Fray report was made by him at Sidney
two weeks ago and contradicted from here
by later dates.