Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-31
HEAP GOOD INDIANS.
The Terrible Slaughter at
Wounded Knee.
Bic FOOt's Band Almost Com
pletely Wiped Out.
The Killed and Wounded Count Way
Up in the Hundreds.
The Seventh Cavalry's Loss Twenty
eight Killed and Forty Wounded.
Additional Skirmishes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs this morning re-
ceived the following dispatch from agent
D. F. Roger, dated Pine Ridge Indian
Agency, December Goth: "On Wounded
Knee creek, this morning, while the
soldiers were disarming Big Foot and
his band, after his surrender, a fight
took place, which resulted in the killing
of about three hundred Indians and sew
eral soldiers, including Captain Wallace,
with number OF wounded. Two Strike
and party, camped on White Clay creek,
just below Red Clouds house, opened
fire on the agency from the hill
tops opposite the boarding school,
wounding two soldiers. The police
returned the fire, killing two
of Two Strikes Indians, and woundng
retreated in northwesterly direction
from the agency, and are supposed to be
trying to make their way back to the
Bad Lands. Thus far the Pine Ridge
Indians have taken no active part in
the war, but Big Foot, Slow Bear Kick
ing Bear and Two Strike have been, and
are, active in the disturbance"
THE SLAUGHTER AT WOUNDED KNEE.
General Schofeld this afternoon re-
ceived the following telegram from Gen
eral Miles, dated Hermosa, S. D.
General Brooke telegraphs as follows
Colonel Forsythe says sixty-two dead
Indian men were counted on the plain,
where the attempt was made to disarm
Big Foot's band, and where the fight be-
gan. On other parts of the ground
there were eighteen more. These
do not include those killed in
the ravines where dead warriors were
seen, but not counted. Six were brought
in badly wounded, and six others were
with a party of twenty-three men and
women which Captain Jackson had to
abandon when attacked by about $50
Brule Indians from the agency This
accounts for ninety-two men killed and
leaves but few alive and unhurt. The
woman and children broke for tha-hills
when the fight commenced, and COM
paratively few of them were hurt and
few brought in. Thirty-nine are here,
rs wh;~H rrmher twenty-one are
.oan1ti ds OF been for the attack
hy tae Br.es$ 4ccprate count would
hare t1 0lo ut the ravines were
not ses.s ned wards. l think this
sbo,,e ~ .ia oprehension from Big
Foo15'ba 'n tl future. A party Of
forty .s reported held by scouts at the
hesd.o 8Ca Wn .reek. These consist
9 Sl sizes. J, cavalry from Rose
la9o WIZ Brit t, il in if it is true"
20 THE SIOUX.
Gll3g4isi M Ids: "These Indians
ud sr Eg. eo5 ere among the most
ae p ate l'ef were thirty-eight of
thl msanler Sitting Bulls follow
ing ha ufa Foot on Cheyenne
rive -'irtg nat broke away from
.HNmp l0l Iwus when he took his
haa ala -.Uu ,ull's Indians to Fort
Berne.. mating a all nearly 100 war;
rrs H.o.e wing their camp on
Eorb ll1ga1 2 er, they cut up their
.1tss ana 1ro = their wagons, and
atrx luta ia he Bad Lands, evil
Io lteg ng to return, but 90
.u wtl Nr%S& we're placed between
1he1o and sheWad Lands, and they never
succeeded ioinng the hostiles there.
Ai their moopme ITS were anticipated,
,a,la U1 s,r5r SIS at the hands.of the
5atengl cas ai ay be a wholesome
lesson - the org Sioux"
e- ", FULL DISCRETION.
Secretary 4. y 5r conferred with the
dent this frning regarding the
indian lt L the absence of Off
,sia' ottsai ng yesterdays engage
uan,. 4le iry declined to talk
hual. #. M 1, however, that mas
much as Miles had been given
-aDno di.cr ry power to act in an
~emc 7,l. it not necessary to send
win any turlb rections. He decided
thaf no action as necessary today at
tls ead G 'h. iue.
Geae 8ohole'd said the fight was a
loost d - occurrence, but he
did noi W it could have been
avoided nJ telegram to General
MILES sefrs sr the opinion that he
Miles wona 1e Master of the situation
very soau, He 10 expressed thanks to
The oA0l sai men of the Seventh
cagaly ior ae liant conduct displayed
them