The morning call., 1890-12-30
INDIAN TREACHERY.
Big Foot and His Band Refuse
to Surrender Their Arms.
Desperate Fight With the Hostile Redskins
Near Wounded Knee Geek.
Captain Wallace and Five Soldiers Killed,
: and Lieutenant Darlington and
Fifteen Men Wounded.
Special TO THE MoRSINs CALI.

OF Major Whiteside's camp, on the Wounded
Knee. When this was reported TO Major
:Mhteside he ordered four troops of the
Seventh Cavalry into saddle and marched
to the point indicated by the scout. AS the
military approached the hosties formed in
long line of battle. Major Whiteside brought
his men up into line, and when they came
?. within rifle-shot Big Foot came forward ON
foot and unarmed, and signaled that he
wanted to speak with the Major. Dismonnt-
ing, the latter walked out and met the
Chief. As they came forward Big Foot ex-
ten d his hand in token Of peace. Il am
sick. My people here want peace, and"
Major WhiteSide cut him short with 81
don't want nor will have any parleyihg
at all. 1t is either an unconditional sur
render or fight. What is your answer?"
I'VE surrender said the chief. 1--WE
would have SO before, but we could not find
you and could not find any soldiers to whom
10 surrender"
THE WHITE. FLAG.
Then, at signal, his warriors raised the
White flag. In less time than it takes to
2 write it the military had their prisoners
surrounded and courier was hastened into
Pine Ridge Agency for the other four
troops Of the Seventh Cavalry ana Lieuten-
ant Tayler's scouts to help guard and dis
arm the party. There were $50 warriors,
all perfectly armed. and 250 squaws together
with many children. Major Whiteside has
$50 soldiers
'' sERIops FIGHT.
CHICAGO, Dec GA report received in
this city this afternoon that a serious fight
= occurred when the troops tried to disarm
Riy . ha,,
ceipt Of the following telegram by Colonel
Corbn from General Miles a. a late hour
tonight:
RAPID CITY (S Dak.), Dec 90
Colonel Forsythe reports that while disarming
Big Foops band a fight occurred. Captain " al
lace ana few soldiers were killed. and LieuIen-
ant Darlington and fifteen men were wounded.
Indians. which! would have taken place in a
short time had this not occurred. Forsythe had
Two. battallons aud :Hotchkiss guns. Quite
large number of young warriors have been away
:. from the. camp that was going from the Bad
Lands: also quite aspuIpber OF Two Strikes band
are going toward foIsythe. The troops are In
Close proximity. MILES
= OFFICIAL REPORTS.
~ WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Official dispatches
from General Miles dated Rapid City, S.
Oak, were received tonight by General
ScEofield, telling Of a fight in the Bad Lands
to-day. The first was: "Whiteside has
four troops Of cavalry. he held the Indians
till Forsythe reached him with four more
troops last night. AT 80 o'clock this morn
ing, While disarming the Indians, fight
commenced. / think very few of the In
dans have escaped. 1 think We will have
this matter in hand as soon as all are in
: position. There was no precautiDn omitted.
The fight occurred near head of Wounded
: Knee Creek. have just seen many of the
Indians who went out toward Forsythe this
morning come back
KILLED AND WOUNDED
:: The xtdspatch says: General Brooke.
telegraphs that Forsythe reports that while
disarming Big Foots Band, this morning.
five soldiers were killed. Lieutenant Gar
ling on and fifteen men were wounded The
Indians are being hunted up in all directions.
None are known TO have gotten their ponies..
General Brooke also reports that many of
the young warriors that 'sere going out
from the camp in the Bad Lands to the
/: agency thave gone toward Forsythe. All
the troops have been notified"
LOOKING SERIOUS.
.- a later dispatch says: General Brooke
reports that two shots were fired near the
agency at Pine Ridge by .some one later
in the day and several were fired in return.
Qnite large number of Two Strikes Band
= ran away and SO all the agencies are gener-
: ally excited. All this makes matters look
, more serious"
General Schofeld, though deeply regret
ting the occurrence, was not greatly sur
. prised when he learned of the treachery
Ndlsplayed by the Indians in the fight He
has been on the lookout for treachery all the
time. 1t was almost inevitable. So far as
he could see just now. there appears to be
no further danger at hand, except
from the .dsarmam ant of the band of
Indians that is still out, though the
excitement following the fight of to-day
might be the means of leading to further
trouble. Secretary Proctor also expressed
regret at the occurrence, as he had hoped
fol. a settlement OF the trouble without fur
:ther bloodshed. He supposed, jnasmuch as
Big Foot was connected with Sitting Bulls
band, it was case where the Indians
wanted revenge. for the killing of their
friend.
A CORRESPONDENT STORY.
LINCOLN (Nebr.l, Dec. 29.-The State
Journal has from its special correspondent
the following story of the fight between the
troops and Big Foots Indians at the camp
at Wounded Knee:
were massed about the Indian village, the
Hotchkiss guns overlooking the camp, not
d. fifty yards away. Colonel Forsythe ordered
all the Indians to come forward away
from the tents. They came and sat In a
haf-circle until counted. The dismounied
troops were then thrown around them, con-
sisting Of Company K, Captain Wallace,
and Company b.. Captain Varnum. The
order was then given to twenty of the In
dians to go and get their guns. They re-
turned with only two guns. A d-tachment
of troops ut once began to search the vii
lage, finding thirty y-eight guns. AS this task
was about COMPLETED the Indians, surrounded
by Companies X and b. began to move. All
of a sudden they threw their blankets to.
the ground whipped up their rifles and be-
gan firing rapidly at the troops, not twenty
feet away. The troops were at disad-.
vantage, fearing to shoot their own CON-
Indians d.d
dren, then ran to the south, the battery
firing rapidly as tliev ran.
-: No:QUARTER.
"Soon the mounted troops were after
them, shooting them down on every hand
The engagement lasted fully an hour and a
half. To the south many took refuge in the
ravine, from which it was difficult to dis.
:. lodge thcm. l should estimate tile killed
and wounded, from what saw on the held
. andin the vicinity, at fifty. Just now it is
impossible to state the exact number. The
soldiers are shooting them down wher-
ever found. The field was one of great
confusion; horses running in every direction
and the men for few moments frantic,
owing to the unfortunate way they were
placed. Captain Wallace Of K Troop was
/. the only fficer killed. In tho first mad rush
'.of the Indians those of them who had not
guns attacked the troobers with knives,
was struck down with blow from atchet
on the head Father Craft, the Catholic
I missionary, received bullet-wound which
will probably result fatally.
THE TROOPS SURPRISED.
Lieutenant Darlington of Arctic explor-
alton fame received serious wound in the
arm, and number of non-c0mmissIoned Of
= fccrs and privates were wounded, probably
twenty five or thirty in all. Several OF these
are likely to die. cannot at this time
give the names Of all the wounded. As this
:. dispatch Ia being written, tue troops are