The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-12-31
INDLAN YREICMERY.
Six Wen Killed and sixteen wounded

LINCOLN, Neb., December 30.-The
State Journal has from it's special cores
pendent the following story Of a fatal
fight between the United States troups
and Big Foot's Indian at their camp at
Wounded Knee: AT o'clock this morn.
ing the troops were massed about the
Indian village, with Hotchkiss guns over.
looking the camp not fifty feet away.
Colonel Forsythe ordered all the Indians
to come forward away from their tents.
They came and sat in half circle until
they were counted Discounted troops
were then thrown around them-Com-
psny K, Captain Wallace, and Company
b, Captain Varnum. The order was given
for twenty Indians to go and get their
guns. They returned with only two
guns. A detachment of troops at once
began to search the village, finding thirty
eight guns.
As the task was about completed the
Indians surrounded by Companies X and
b began to move Ali Of sudden they
whipped up rifles aud began firing rapidly
at the troops not twenty feet away. The
troops were at great disadvantage, fear
ing to shoot their own comrades. The
Indisn-men, women and chidren-then
ran to the south, the battery firing rapid.
iy IS they ran. Soon mounted troops
were after them, shooting them down on
every hand.
The engagement lasted fully an hour
and half To the south many took
refuge in ravine, from which it was
difficult to dislodge them. | should es-
innate the killed and wounded. from
what saw on the field and vicinity, at
fifty. just now it is impossible to state
the exact number. The soldiers are
shooting them down wherever they are
found. The field was one of great con-
fusion. Horses were running in every
direction and the men for few moments
were frantic, owing to the unfortunate
way they were placed, Captain Wallace
of X troop was the only office killed.
10 the first mad rush of the Indians
those of them who bad no guns attacked
the troops with knives, clubs and toma-
hawks, and poor Captain Wallace was
struck down with a blow from Ratchet
on the head Father Craft, q Catholic
missionary, received q bullet wound
which will probably result fatally.
Lieutenant Darlington of Attic explor-
alton fame received a serious wound in
the arm. A number of non commissioned
officers and privates were wounded, pro-
bAbly twenty-five or thirty 10 all.
Several of these are likely to die. can
not at this time give the names of all the
wounded As this dispatch is being
written the troops are still pursuing the
Indians in every direction. The Indians
must have been mad to have attacked
the number of soldiers who were gathered
about them, there being only 100 bucks.
This treacherous deed, coming at the
time it did, was a surprise, and the cor
respondent doubts if any of the Indians
will be left slive to tell the tale when the
soldiers get through their days work.
| The members of the Seventh Cavalry
have once more shown themselves heroes
in deeds of daring. Single conflicts OF
great bravery were seen all over the
field.
CHICAGO, Dec pa special dispatch
from the scene of to-dsy's Indian battle
gives the following partial list OF casual
| ities
Killed-Cspt. Wallace, X troop; Pri-
yate Cook, B troop. Wounded-Father
Crafts, Catholic missionary, probably fla
tally: Prvates Stone, Smith, Sullivan,
Davis, Hazelwood, Toohey, Adams, B
troop; Lieut.. Darlington, Lieut.. Kinzis,
Interpreter Wells, Sergeant Lloyd. Ser
geant Camell, Sergeant Dyer, Corporal
Newell, Trumpeter Choedenson. Sew
eral of those wounded will die.
This by no means completes the list
of wounded. 1t cannot be accurately
given until tomorrow.
Another special from the scene of bat