New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-30
BATTLE AT PINE RIDGE.
CAPT. &. d. WALLACE KILLED.
\ BLOODY FIGHT TAKES PLACE WHILE DIS
ARAuNG BIG FOOT'S BAND.
LIEUTENANT ERNEST 4. GARLlNGTON WOUNDED
AND SCORE or SOLDIERS KILLED AND
woUNDEp-DIsPNTC NTCnfS FROM GENERAL
MILES-PRORABLE EXTINCTION
OF BIG FOOT'S BAND.

woUNDEp-DIsPATCnES FROM GENERAL
MILEs-PRoBABLE EXTINCTION
or BIG FooT's BAND
Omaha. Ncb.. Dec 20.-A dispatch to The
Bee" from Pine Ridge Agency says
"CouricTs from the BAD Lands who arrived here
this morning announced that bloody and dcs
pcratc conflict occurred this mornins on Porcuplnc
Crccl, between the United States troops and the
hostilcs.
Big Foot's band bad beer surrounded by the
troops. as detailed IN The Pccs' dispatches, and
when the former was being dIsarmed by Colonel
Forsyth. a bloody encounter took place. Captain
George d. Wallace, commanding X Troop of the
9TH Cavalry, was killed Lieutenant Ernest \.
Garington. of the same regiment was shot III
the arm. Several soldiers were Killed and a
number of IndianS bit the dust. The greatest
excitement prevails here among agency employees
and also, among the lIirndlics, many of whom
arc relatives Of the young bucks now on the war
path Grave fears are entertained for the safety
Of this post Details of the battle are expected
hourly. The courier who brought news Of the
conflict could only give tie facts relating to the
onset
" The above news snhStantiated by an
Official dispatch received at headquarters Of the
Department of the Platte. IL caused great
deal Of excitement and regret. II had been hoped
by al the Departmental officers that the diff
Guilty would bc avcricd without boodShcd. cspr-
cially rs the campaign seemed to he on the eve
Of closing. The manner in which the Indians
acted. however. as described in this mornings
trlrgrams caused some of the Indian fighters to
feel that trcachcry would be- prariiScd when the
troops came to the actual work of dsarming them.
Thcsc fears have been realized The 7th Cavalry
T. mo nr ,tuich died
around Custer in 1876. and the fate of som"
of its members now Will have an effect tho
survivors which viii not he at all friendly toward
the losticS.
second dispatch 10 The Bee from Pine
RIDGE Agency. says: Another Eight has occurred.
This time near the Agency This afternoon one
of Colonel ForSltic, troops Of the 1th Cavalry
wa, Cred ON 10y some Indians. who went ont from
the Rosebud camp near Pine Ridge, and on their
return they fired into the Agency. This can cd
q s5irmisi in which two soldiers were wounded.
The Indians. who were clmpcd near where this
skirinish took place. moved west to creek near
the Agency. Owing 10 the absence Of the cavalry
there is great trcpidation here. Indian scouts who
have iu,' come in say that but few oi Big Foot's
men are left alive
Washineton. Dec. 2o.-of al ii pat 'h's fon
General Miles dated Rapid tity. : d. were re-
,ciycd Tonight rs General Nchoicld, telling Of the
fight i'm the Bad Land, to-day between tie lndi'n
hostile, and tie white troops. The dispatches
were first sent by General Brooke to General Mile,
The first va, ~ follows:
indian, uH FORSYTH reached mm with iour moro troops
10 ;lt NJ ~ tl, m'rnhi ,%sh,ie a di.sghtms id
Indiai, have c-capcd. think We viii have tins
@'', m ~ n@,i,in ',p omi,tci Thc nslt o,rurrei near
m" head of Wounded knor tir.h naV& !u,, u,,',, ''n