Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-31


blood they could not be restrained. Au
Indian will enlist as a scout TO fight other
Indians, and be ready after bis term OF
service expires to fight the scouts Us soou
as the troops begin 10 disarm the hostile.
He added, "They will fight, for II !.
worse than death to au Indian to take
away his weapons or put him in the
guardhouse.
For this reason he does not believe that
the fight begun By Big Foot's baud was
premeditated, but relieving them of
their arms was too much for their pride.
The Fifth infantry OF this department.
which has been held in readiness for a
month TO go TO the front, will probably
ce ordered TO move at once. The order
is being awaited
THE HoSrILES EXCITED.
CHICAGO. ILL, Dec. 30.-A SPECIAL
dispatch from Pine Ridge agency received
this morning SAYS: News OF the battle
at Wounded Knee excited the Indians nc
the agency in an alarming manner. The
entire camp was in cOmmotion, and rest
less young bucks at once took TO the
hills, apparently eager for the fray
Even the most loyal OF the Indians were
affected, and oouriers themselves seemed
eager for blood. 1t was not long before
desultory firing was heard near the
agency.
Little Wounds men have He'd to the
range north Of here toward Two Strikes,
and both gangs are
PREPARING TO ATTACK THE AGENCY.
The firing last night was between 20
lice and Two Strikes band. Troops
here are infantry under Maj. Wheato
with one Calling, four howitzers and ono
Hotchkiss- There are 5000 Sioux en-
camped about the agency building lf
those Indians revolt il would not take
them long to wipe out the handful OF in
fautry men from Omaha and massacre
the entire camp. Every building ut the
agency is built of wood and after loot
ing the traders stores and government
store houses, the Indians could complete
their work in short order bv applying the
torch. People vino can leave the agency
are doing so as rapidly as possible.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs this morning re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Agent Reyer, dated Pine Ridge Indian
agency, December 20: ''On Wounded
Knee creek this morning while the SOL
diers were disarming Big Foot aud his
band to surrender, q fight took place
which resulted i'll the killing of abou:
300 Indians and several soldiers, inolud-
ing Capt. Wallace. with number
wounded. Two Strikes and his party,
who were camped IN the White Clay
country just below Red Cloud 8 house,
opened fire on the agency from hill to
hill opposite the boarding school, wound
ing two soldiers. The police returned
the fire, killing two OF Two Strikes In
dams and woundiug two others. Two
Strikes and his band have reiterated in q
nortbwesterly direction from the agency,
and it is supposed he is trying to make
his way back to the Bad Lands. Thus
far Pine Ridge Indians have taken no
active part III the war, but Big Foot,
Slow Bear, Attacking Bear and Two
Strikes bands have been and are active
in the disturbance.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The president
having expressed a desire to be- kept
constantly informed of the Indian cam
paign, Secretary Proctor made him an
early visit this morning, taking with him
copies of all dispatches recently received
from the Indian country, including those
last night in regard to the fight
with Big Foot's band, which resulted III
the death of Capt. Wallace and his men.
Some surprise is expressed that no dis
patches giving additional particulars
were received this morning, but it is ex-
pected that further news will be received
later in the day. The president and SEQ
rotary OF war regret very much the fatal
OF yesterday morning, as 1t
had been their policy from the first to
settle the question without bloodshed or
violence of any kind II possible.
Secretary Proctor was with the prssi-
dent about an hour, and then returned
to the war department. In the alb
sence CT official details regarding yes
terdsy's engagement: he has declined
to talk about 1t. He said. however.
that lnasmuch as Gen. Miles has already
been given ample discretionary power to
act in emergency, it is not now necessary
TO give him any further instructions.
He subsequently conferred with Gen.
and It was concluded that
no action was necessary to-day at this
,nd of the line. Schoheld will add
nothing to what he said last night,
hat the treachery of Indians leading
20 the skIrmish was to have been ex-
oected.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Dec. 30.-Ac-
,ording to the latest available reports
'uo LiSt VI ucdd ohu "OIuutu III ycsStT-
lays Dattls at Wounded Knee creek u
Is follows:
Kllled-Captain Wallace, commander
If K troop; Private Cook, b troop.
Wounded: Father Krafts, a Catholic
,riest, mortally; Private Frank Lewis,
3 troop; Stone, private; Private sulli-
'an. K troop; s. F. Smith, 4 troop;
Corporal Clifton. K troop; DAVIS, Ha-
atwood, ToOhey, Lieut.. Darlington,
'ergt. Floyd, Interpreter P. F. Wells,
lieut.. Mirzie. Trumpster James Chol-
lersen, mortally; Sergt. Camelle, Pri-
ate Setter. troop A; Sergt. Dyer, H.O.
Duncan, Geo. II. Knell, Z troop; Sergt.
Ward, B troop; Sergt. Hotchkiss, NOR
ally; Hippacook, L troop; Private
adams, K troop; Corporal NewelIs, B
roop; Capt. Merlin Mile, mortally;
ergt. Campbell, wounded in the mouth;
Davis, troop R, shot in the arm; Dun
an, troop A, wounded In the head.
Capt. Wallace and seven troopers are
eported killed and twenty or thirty men
Forsy ths's camp Is an IN
afe place just at present, but REIN
oroements are being sent to
i'm. Capt. Wallace was q famous