Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-18
No Defiaite Information Yet of the Rapid
City Fight.

City Fight.
CHICAGO. December 17th.-No news has thus
far been received at any army headquarters in
this city in regard to the reported fight between
the United States soldiers and Indians near
Rapid City, S. D., yesterday.
A second report of the fight, received at Den
yer, says that the soldiers were outnum bered by
their dusky foes and amazed at the effective
ness OF the rain of lead that was poured forth
from their weapons, but not for moment did
they think OF retreat, but stood facing the saw
ages determined to win or be completely ami
hilated. For a long time the odds seemed to
favor the redskins, but the superior discipline
OF the cavalry at last began to tell, and the In
dians, losing their nerve at seeing their COM.
rades moved down in great numbers. finally
broke and ran from the field, their rout being
com plete. The troops were not slow to follow
up their advantage and they chased the retreat
ing enemy several miles and sent many bull
let after the fleeing savages, not few OF which
caused the reskins they hit to Join their late
chief in the happy hunting grounds.
WASHINGTON, December 1zth.-No inforrna-
ton has been received at the War Department
in regard TO the reported fight in which two
officers and fifty men are said to have been
killed. The report is discredited.
PEAcEABLE MEANS EXHAUSTED.
WAsHISeToS, December l7th.-General Scho-
field this morning received telegram from
General Miles, dated Long Pine, n, b Decem-
ber 10th, as follows: General Brooae reports
Two Strike and about eight hundred Indians
now camped at Pine Ridge Agency and these.
are all that can be drawn out of the disafiected
camp. The others are defiant and hostile, and
are determined 10 go TO war, and he has no hope
that any o-her effort at pScifcation would be
successful He estimates the number of men In
the hostile camp in the Bad Lands at 80. Cen
eral Ruggers estimate represents 200 men on
the Cheyenne river and 800 at Standing Rock
Reservation, who would have been liable to
leave before the death of Sitting Bull. maSin@
in all $50 men. Every possible means are ex-
hausted TO retain and restrain friendly Indians
on the reservation. The 16, 100 Sioux who have
been restrained and professed 10y atty should
have positive assurance, with the least possible
delay, that the Government Will perform and
fulfill its treaty obligations"
EXPECTING 4 FIGHT.
DESyBR, December 17th.-A special to the
Ne,cs by courier from Dsly's ranch, 5. D., says:
Things have aoout reached a crisis mere. Indi-
ans are seen in all directions and we are pre-
pared Tor an engagement at any moment. Pick
cts are thrown cut and report seeing NUMBERS Of
Indians
Scouts reported that we would be attacked
this morning, and the signal would be setting
fire to the grass. The grass has been set on fire
and number of ranches are seen burning. The
hostlles may not attack our camp till night or
to morrow morning.
A raneher reports several white men killed on
the Cheyenne river.
The Seventh Cavalrymen will be sent against
the Indians and the attack will be made on
them as soon as possible, ss decisive move is
imperative.
ward our camp. We are l25 strong, but have a
good position and can reach them with our
hotehkiss guns.
We are Informed that we will have reinforce
ments this evening of four more troops which
will make the company $50 strong, and it is
understood that General Carr will leave Rapid
City for this place to-day with four more troops.
COMPLAINING UTEs.
DURANGO (Col), December 17th.-No further
news has been received to-day of the hosti e
demonstrations Southern
of railroad surveyors was ordered Off the reser-
vation Sunday by the Indians still in Durango
The annuity goods were issued to-day at Ignacio
and it is not known what effect this will have
on the Indians. The main trouble the Utes
say, is that the Government is a Heap big
lar,h meaning the Government has failed TO
their removal to Utah. They are very restless
waiting for The Government to act, and this is
supposed to be one OF the causes of their pres
ent uglipess.
MORE TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
DENVER, Tecember l7th-seven companies of
the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort Russell, near
Cheyenne, were to day ordered to leave imme-
diately for Pine kidge.
PROBABLE EXPLANATION.
ST. PAUL, December l7th.-General Ruger has
received kilograms from Fort Yates and Rapid
City on the Indian troubles.
The former said that all was quiet at Standing
Rock, aud that about 900 Of Sitting Bull s
friends were still out.
The other was to the effect that one Indian
who had been caught stealing on Coles ranch,
southeast of Rapid City. had been shot
There was firing heard four or five miles from
Rapid City on Phinnies ranch. Indians and
rslichmen were exchanging snots, but no one
was killed.
These two little brushes reported from Rapid
City were probably all there was to last nights
report OF the many killed.
MORE SKIRMIsHING.
RAPID CITY (Dak.l, December 17th.-General
Miles arrived to-day, and is in communication
with General Carr. He knows nothing of the
reported engagement at Daly's ranch, with loss
of life. General Carr is camped at the junction
OF Rapid and Cheyenne rivers, fcrty miles east,
with 400 men.
Thieving bands about there have been steal
ing cattle, and there has been skirmishipg with
the Indians in which one buck was killed.
J he troops will soon cross the Cheyenne river
and proceed toward Pine Ridge when trouble
might ensue.
THE FUNERALS.
FORT YATES, December 17th.-The funeral OF
the slain Indian policemen took pace this af
ternoon, with military ceremonies. Sitting
Bulls body was laid away in the post grave.
yard with few honors.