St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-31

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OFFICIAL REVIEW.
President Harrison Consults With
Secretary of War Proctor.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-The president
having expressed desire to be kept
promptly informed of the Indian cam
paign, Secretary Proctor made him an
early visit this morning, taking with
him copies of all the dispatches recent
| ly received from the Indian country.
including those received last night in re-
gard to the fight with Big Foote'S band
which resulted in the death of Capt.
Wallace and his men. Some SurpriSe is
expressed that no dispatches Civ.
ing additional particulars were re-
ceived this morning, but it is
| expected that further news will
| he received later in the day. The presi-
| dent and the secretary of war regret
very much the fatal occurrence of YES
terday morning, as it had been their
| policy from the first to settle the ques-
| ton without bloOdshed or violence of
any kind if possible. Secretary Prec-
| hour, and they returned to the war de.
partment. In the absence of the official
| details regarding yesterdays engage
ment he has declined to talk about it.
! He said, however, that inasmuch as
Gen. Miles had already been given
ample discretionary power to act in an
emergency it is not necessary to send
any further instructions. He suisse
| Quently conferred with Gen. SchOfieId
and it was concluded that no action was
necessary to-day at this end of the line.
Gen. Schofleld will not add anything to
what he said last night, that the treach-
cry of the Indians leading to the Skin
mish was to have been expected Adj.
| Gen. Kelton said to-day:
lit was not to be presumed for mo-
ment that the Indians, accustomed as
they are to strife. would 90 Sent to lay
down their arms peacabiS without a
protest. There is nothing official here
yet in the way of information to indi-
cate just what terms the Indians con-
sented to come in the second time, but
| do not believe that there was any men
ton made at first of surrendering their
arms. They probably came in with the
belief that they would be allowed to
keep their guns, and when the demand
was made OIL them to give up their rifles
and other weapons they revolted. 1t
was too much to ask of them. | do not
| suppose that there was any positive
plan for the attack formed, but the
matter was probably talked over among
the Indians before they reached the
camp. The Indians are well armed
with Winchester hunting rifles, and at
close range are better shots as a rule
than the soldiers. An Indians shot
must kill. He cannot afford to miss,
Tor on his ammunition depends his life,
his food. his safety. He has all of the
instincts that tend to good marksman-
Shlp-a quick eye, sure touch and
nerves under perfect control. He never
loses his head, and under the most try
ing conditions. amid the greatest dan
ger, he is always cool.''
Gen. Schofield this afternoon received
dispatch from Gen. Miles. dated Her.
mosa, S. D., Dec. 80, as follows:
Gen. Brooke telegraphs as follows:
Col. Forsythe says sixty dead Indian men
were counted on the plain where the attempt
was made to disarm Big Foot's band and
where the fight begun. On other parts of
the ground there were eighteen more. These
GO not include those killed in ravnes, where
DEAD warriors were seen, but not counted
Six were brought i'll badly wounded and six
others were with a party of twenty-three
men and women, which Capt. Jackson had
to abandon when attacked by about l5J
BRINE Indians from the agency.
rms accounts for nlnety-two men killed
and leaves but few alive ana unhurt The
women and children broke for the hills
when the fight commenced, and COMPARE
lively few of them were hurt and few
brought in. Thirty-nine are here, OF which
number twenty-one are wounded. Had it
NOT been tor the attack by the Brules an ac-
curate account would have been made. but
the ravines were not searched afterwards 1
thlnk this shows very little apprehension
from Big Foots band in the future party
ic tod hold I,
The head of Mexican creek. These consist of
all sizes. and the cavalry from Rosebud will
bring them i'll il it is true
JOHN R. BROOKE.
"Fhese indians under Big Foot were among
the most desperate there were Thirty eight
of the remainder of Sitting Bnll's following
that joined Big Foot on the Cheyenne river,
ana thirty that broke away from Humps fol
lowing when he took his band and Sitting
Bull S Indians to Fort Bennett making in ali
nearly 100 warriors. Before leaving their
camps on the Fort Cheyenne river they cut
mp their harness and broke their wagons and
started south for the Bad Lands. evidently
intending not to return, but to go to war
Troops were placed between them and the
BAD Lands. and they never succeeded in join.
Ing the hostiles there; An their movements
were anticipated aid their severe loss at the
hands of the Seventh cavalry may be whole
some lesson to the other Sioux.
(Signed) MILES,"
Gen. Schoheld said this afternoon that
I liie HgIlL Was a most unfortunate occur
renee, but he did not see how it could
have been avoided. He sent telegram
to Gen. Miles saying that he regarded
tie news received from him as still en-
couraglng, ana expressing the opinion
that he (Miles) would be master Of the
situation very sooB. He also expressed
i l thanks to the officers aud men of the
Seventh cavalry for the gallant conduct
displayed by them.
The following telegram was received
by the surgeon general, L. S. A.. this
afternoon, dated Pine Ridge Agency,
S. D.:
II reported. during an engagement with
Indians yesterday, fifteen miles from here
the following casualties:
Capt, Wallace, twenty-five men OF Seventh
cavalry and one Indian scout killed Lieut..
Darlington. Seventh cavalry; Lieut.. Haw-
thorne, Second artillery; and thirty-eght
men wounded; this includes two men of See
ond infantry. Many wounds are severe.
Hospital Steward Pollock killed Have also
about thirty wounded Indians men. women
ana children. BACHE
Medical Director"
The commissioner of Indian affairs
late this afternoon received telegram
from Special Agent Cooper at Pine
Ridge, dated to-day, confirming previous
reports of Yesterdays fight at Wounded
Knee creek, in which, he SAYS, 25
soldiers were killed, IS wounded, and
about $50 Indians were killed and 80
wounded and captured. Special Agent
Cooper'S telegram also states that the
Indians attacked the Ninth cavalry