Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-20

KILLED like Malays running . muck.
1TES guard and ssher troops gave
chsse. The Indians novsds south
toward tie creek, the squaws belns drives
in ! mass ahead Of the sraeAy at laA
I've Of the latter kesplns up . = inossans
fire. Il was in retursihE ths 6fv that ~.
eral women and children were killed. No
woman or child was intentionally harmed,
and, in fact, many officers and soldiers
showed great daring in trying to save them.
To take the men prisoners was impossible,
~ they al REFUSED to surrender, and. when
exhausted food. at bay. Several soldiers
lost their lives in trying TO capture such
men. No Indian vas killed who could have
been captured. When these Cheyenne
were first captured they were but partially
disarmed, and several guns and pistols were
taken from them after they had entered the
prison, they having ample time = conceal
arms under the door, that place of deposit
not being searched. The prison has been %
guarded that the theory of arms having been
introduced subsequently, to their incarcsra,,
ton is scarcely tenable, yet events proved
that they had 1t least is guns in addition 70
the two obtained from the dead s~entinels, and
some few revolvers, and we're we'll supplied
with knives. There are many proofs that
. desperate outbreak was long premeditatsd.
Tho squaws say that they feared hanging If
they returned SOUTH, and that in this affair
all expected to die from the time their re-
movai was decided upon. They were in
such . frame of mind that were the move.
ment to be attempted in any way it would
simply be . question rs to who should be
killed-White man or Indian. "a
Casualties to date Soldiers killed, 5;|
wounded, 4. Indians captured, II; killed,
80.
A company resumed the trail to-day, an
other will start tomorrow. Please &C.
kovledge receipt.
w. s. SCHUYLER, Aid de Camp.
GEoRRH CGooK, Brigadler General.
Gen. Sheridan, while declining to ex-
press any opinion, evidently thinks that
the escape of the Cheyennes ought to have
been prevented, though he refrains from
attaching blameful responsibility to any
one. The general believes that the Red
Cloud Indians who were permitted to visit
the Imprisoned Cheyennes at Robinson in.
formed the latter where they could get
guns ard ammunition cached near the
camp. This theory, however, was express
ed before Capt. S%chuylsrs report was re-
ceived.
LATER lNIELLIGENCE.
Fort Robinson, Neb., Jan. IA courier
has just arrived from the scene Of HOSTILE
ties, five miles distant from the position held
by the Cheyennes at the last writing, with
information to the effect that the savages
had assumed the most inaccessible position
of any Of the many from which they recent
ly stood troops at bay. He also states that
= party of FIVE soldiers who were detached
from the command for the purpose of ascer.
tanning the position held BY the Indians.
while engaged in that duty, unexpectedly
found themselves within short rifle range Of
half = score of Indians. The latter dis
charged : volley at the squad, killing pri-
vate Barber, of company H, Of the Third
cavalry, gaining possession Of his car
bine, pistols and ammunition. The
comrades of Barber, although exposed
to the fire of the Indians, used
desperate efforts to prevent the Indians
from obtaining either his remains or equip
ments, but without avail. Capt. .Wessells
believes the Indians cannot be dislodged
from their present position without the sac.
rifce of a greater number of lives than he
deems advisable and has in consequence
dispatched Lieut.. Dodd Of the Third caval-
~ to Red Clond agency with a view to OBJ
tain the as~sistancepofsa dozen Sioux scouts,
we'll versed in the Indian mode of warfare
usually adopted by Indians.
Cheyenne, Jan. 17-Agent Irwin of Red
Cloud arrived tonight to learn the particu-
lars of the late events. He reports the ex-
element at Pine Ridge agency intense.