Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-31
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. CayaIrymen Making Short
 Work of Indians. GREAT CONFEDERATION IN LONDON. Story of a Survivor of a
 Capsized Schooner. clWTrlI nOnTccTc uIc luuNnrunc
sAWTELL PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
Several Men Buried Under a
 Falling Roof.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. An Encounter With Chief Two Strikes Band-The Seventh and Ninth Cavalry Partfcipants-Over Thirty Indians Wounded-No Cas- ualties Among the Soldiers-GraPh- ic Description of Mondays Battle List of the Dead and Wounded.
 OMAHA, Dec. 30.-The Bees special from Nashville says: Advices from the seat of war give the news of another encounter between the troops and Indians at point within four miles of the agency. The Seventh and Ninth cavalry were just com ing in from yesterdays battle field, follow ed at some distance by their provision train. On reaching the point named, large band of Indians, headed by Chief Two Strike, dashed suddenly upon the train, captured it, and were making off toward the bad lands, when the cavalry wheeled and gave pursuit. In the battle, which followed, over thirty Indians were wounded, but no soldiers were killed. Ac cording to the latest reports Two Strikes Indians had yesterday been considered peaceable and subdued, but their sudden change of front causes the gravest fears here that perhaps none of the so-called friendlies can be relied on. However, word from General Brooke to the settlers to-day is somewhat reassuring, it being to the effect that great body of the savages have remained loyal all the while and that nearly all the rebels are dead. He further says the settlers here are not now in danger. Reliable news is also at hand that Colonel Henry is now ap- preaching the agency with seven hundred Indians captured in the bad lands This is believed to include all the remnant of the rebels on the reservation and hopes are entertained of speedy settlement. It has cost the lives of about two hundred and fifty Indians and twenty-five or thirty soldiers killed and wounded to effect this result, if indeed it may be said that peace is yet established.
 The body of gallant Captain Wallace and the other dead soldiers arrived here at noon from the agency and will be shipped to Fort Robinson, the nearest military post. Nashville is crowded with settlers. The churches and all public rooms are thronged and no effort is being spared to make the refugees comfortable.
 DESCRIPTION OF MONDAYS BATTLE.
 OMAHA, Dec. 3O.-The Bees correspon- dent at the camp on Wounded Knee creek telegraphs as follows concerning yester- days battle In the morning as soon as the ordinary military work of the early day was done Major Whitesides determined upon disarming the Indians at once and at 6 o'clock the camp of Big Foot was sur rounded by the Seventh calvary and Tay- lor's scouts. The Indians were sitting in half circle. Four Hotchkiss guns were placed upon hill about 200 yards dis tant. Every preparation was made, not especially to fight, but to show the Indians the futility of resistance. They seemed to recognize the fact, and when Major White sides ordered them to come up twenty at a time and give up their arms they came, but not with their guns ill sight. Of the first twenty but two or three displayed arms These they gave up sullenly and, observing the futility of that method of procedure, Major Whitesides ordered de- tachment of K and A troops on foot to en- ter the tepees and search them. This work had hardly been entered upon when the 120 desperate Indians turned upon the soldiers who were gathered closely about the tepees and immediately @ storm of firing was poured upon the military It was as though the order to search had been signal. The latter not anticipating any such action had been | gathered in very closely and the first fir | ing was terribly disastrous to them. The reply was immediate, however, and in al | instant it seemed that the draw in whicf the Indian camp was set was sunken l Vesuvius.
 The soldiers, maddened at the sight oi their falling comrades, hardly awaited the command and in moment the whole front was sheet of fire, above which th' smoke rolled, obscuring the central scene from view. Through this horrible curtain single Indians could be seen at times fly ing before the fire, but after the first dis charge from the carbines of the cavalry there were few of them left.
 FELL ON ALL SIDES.
 They fell on all sides like grain in tn course of scythe Indians and soldier lay together and, wounded, fought on tn ground. Off through the draw toward tn bluffs the few remaining warriors fled turning occasionally to fire, but now evi dently caring more for escape than battle
 Only the wounded Indians seemed possess
 ed of the courage of devils. From tn
 ground where they had fallen they contin
 ued to fire until their ammunition wa
 gone or until they were killed by the SO
 diers. Both sides forgot everything e1 cept only the loading and discharging ( ) rifles.
 It was only in the early part of the affra | that hand hand fighting was seen. Ga
 pines were clubbed, sabres gleamed an
 war clubs circled in the air and came dow
 like thunderbolts. But this was for onl 5 short time. The Indians could not star
 that storm from the troopers. They ha not hoped to. It was only stroke of Ii . before death. The remnant fled and u a battle became a hunt.
 . It was now that the artillery was callt 2 into acquisition. Before, the fighting "
 so close that the guns could not be train' f without danger to the troops. Now wi : the Indiaus flying where they might it W n easier to reach them. The Gatling al s Hotchkiss guns were trained and then b 9 gan heavy firing, which lasted half z hour, with frequent heavy vollsys of mt ;o ketry and cannon. It was war of exit 9 imitation with the cavalrymen. It W 'oo difficult to restrain the troops. Tacti ,O were almost abandoned. About the on
 tactics was to kill while it could be do 2 wherever an Indian could be seen. Do, 5O into the creek and up over the bare hi 5O they were followed by artillery and ml 5o ketry fire and for several minutes the { RI RI gagement went on until not live Indi
 was in sight.
 00 LIST OF CASUALTIES. % Following is a list of killed and wound " soldiers in Mondays action: ss Captain G. D. Wallace, commander moo m Troop K, killed.
 sS Private Cook, Troop B, wounded. a, a, Father Crafts, Catholic priest, morta
 wounded in lungs.
 Private Frank Lewis, Troop B.
 Private Stone.
 Private Sullivan, Troop K.
 s. F. Smith, Troop K. - Corporal Clifton, Troop K.
 Davis. .r
 Hazelwood.
 Toohey.
 Lieutenant Darlington.
 Sergeant Lloyd.
 Interpreter P. F. Wells.
 Lieutenant Kinzie.
 Trumpeter James Choldenson, morti l wounded.
 D Sergeant Came1l.'
 Private Better, Troop A.
 Sergeant Dyer Hoduncan.
 George Elliott, Troop K.
 Sergeant Ward, Troop B..