The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-30
HAD A FIGHT AT LAST
Big Foot; Band Kills a Captain and
Several Soldiers.
NEW TROUBLES FEARED
General Miles Fears That This Bat
tie viii Arouse the Indians To
Fresh Outrages-The Tale
Told In Brief.

tried 10 disarm Big foot's band. The ru-
NOR was confirmed by the following tele-
gram by Colonel Corbin from General
Miles at late hour to-night.
RAPID CtrY, s. d., Dec -.
Colonel Forsythe reports that while dissrmlng
Rig fcots hand night occurred. Captain
Wallace and few soldiers were killed. Lieu
tenant Darlington and fifteen men were
wounded.
This again complicates the surrender OF all
the Indians which would have taken place IN a
short time had this not occurred. Forsythe had
two batallions and Hotchkiss guns. Quite large
number Of young warriors have been away from
camp that were going 10 the Had Lands, also
quite number Of Two strikes hand were going
toward Forsythe. The troops are In close proN-
unity
WASHINGTON. Dec. e9.-Ofiiciai dis
patches from General Miles, dated al
Rapid City, :. d., were received tonight
by General Scofield, telling OF the fight
In the Bad Lands to-day. The first was:
whiteside had four troops Of cavalry and
held the Indians TIL forsythe reached him with
four more troops last night. At 80 this morn
log, while dlsaTmlng the Indians, the light com
menced. think very few Indians have escaped.
think we will have this matter In hand soon,
ss all are IN position. There was no precautlon
omitted The fight occurred near the head of
Wounded Knee creek. ! have Just seen many
OF the Indians, who went out toward forsythe
this morning, come back.
The next dispatch says:
General Brooke telegraphs that Forsythe re-
ports that at the disarming OF Blk foot's band
this morning fight occurred. Captain Wallace
and Ave soldiers were killed, Lieutenant Gar
lingtOn and IS men badly wounded. The In
dians are being hunted up In all directions. y one
are known 10 have gotten their ponies.
General Brooke also reports that many young
warriors who were going out from camp In the
Rad lands 10 the agency have gone toward For
sythe. All the troops have been notified.
A later dispatch says: General Brooke
reports two shots were fired near
the agency, Pine Ridge, by someone later
in the day and several were fired in re-
turn. Quite a large number OF Two
Strikes band ran away and all on the
agency are generally excited. All this
makes matters look more serious"
General Scofield, though deeply re.
GREETING the occurrence, was not greatly
surprised when he learned Of the treach'
cry displayed by the Indians in the fight
Tie has been on the lookout for treachery
all the time. II was almost inevitable
So far as he could see just now there ap-
peared to be no further danger at hand
except that 10 be feared from the disarm.
ament Of the band Of Indians that is still
out, though the excitement following the
fight Of to-day might he the means OF
leading 10 further trouble.
Cacrot, -, Drn,tnr aIsa a nro a a al rau ral
at the occurrence, as he had hoped for
the settlement OF the trouble without
further bloodshed. He supposed in as
much as Big Foot was connected with
Sitting Bulls band, II was case where
the Indians wanted revenge for the kill
ing Of their friend.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. a.-The Stat,
Journal has from lis special correspond
ent the following story OF the fight be
tween the troops and Big foofs lndian'
at the camp at Wounded Knee:
Ats o'clock this morning the troop,
were massed about the Indian village
the Hotchkiss guns overlooking IN,
camp, not 30 yards away. Colonel For
sythe ordered all the Indians TO come for
ward away from the tents.
They came and sat in half circle un
ill counted. The dismounted troops wer,
then thrown around them, Company X
Captain Wallace, and Company b, Cap
tain varnum. The order was then giyer
20 % Indians 10 go and get their guns
They returned with only two guns. A de
tachment Of troops at once began tc
search the village, finding thirty
eight guns. As this task was about com
pleted the Indians, surrounded by Com
panies X and b, began to move. All Of q
sudden they threw their blankets 10 th,
ground, whipped up their rifles, and be
gan firing rapidly at the troops not 20 fee
away. The troops were at great disad
vantage, fearing TO shoot their own com
rades. The Indians, men, women anc
children, then ran TO the south, the bat
terry firing rapidly as they ran. Soon Oh,
mounted troops were after them, shooting
them down on every hand. The engage
ment lasted fully an hour and half.
To the south many took refug,
in ravine, from which {
was difficult to dslodge them. | shoulC
estimate the killed and wounded, from
what saw on the field and vicinity, a
fifty. Just now IL is impossible TO stat
the exact NUM- ber. The soldiers ar,
shooting them down wherever found
The field was one Of great confusion
horses running in every direction and th,
men for a few moments were frantic
owing 10 the unfortunate way they wer'
placed.
Captain Wallace, Of X troop, was III,
only officer killed. In the first mad rlsl
OF the Indians those OF them who had no
guns attacked the troopers with knives
clubs and tomahawks. and poor Captain
Wallace was struck down with n blow
from hatchet on the head.
Father Graft, the Catholic missionary
received bullet wound which will prob
ably result fatally.
Lieutenant Darlington, OF Arctic ex
| ploration fame, received a serious woun,
| in the arm. A number OF non-commis
stoned otficers andpriyates were wounded
probably % or 20 in all. Several OF thes
are likely 90 die. | cannot at this tim
give the names OF all the wounded. A
this dispatch is being written the troop
are still pursuing tile Indians in ever
direction.
The correspondent says the Indian
must have been mad TO have attacks
the number Of soldiers who were gathere