Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-27
PRACTICALLY OVER.
The Backbone of the Indian
War Broken.
The HOstiles Decide to Return
to the Agencies.
An Attempt to Disarm Them May
Cause Fresh Trouble.
Big Foot Continues TO Elude His Pursusrs.
A Battle Between Eostiles and
Scouts Reported.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Dec. 26.-Two
battalions of the seventh cavalry, with
two Hotchkiss guns and pack train,
have left for Wounded Knee, about
thirty miles away. The Indian council
in the Bad Lands has decided in favor OF
the hostiles returning to the agency.
The authorities feel that the Indian war
is practically over, but there is still
danger of trouble in case an attempt
is made to disarm the hostiles. Unless
this is done, all the Indians will be at
the agencies in few days.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Dec. 26.-General
Miles, who has been waiting several
days to hear the result of the friendly
mission of the Pine Ridge Indians to
the hostiles' camp in the Bad Lands, to-
day received word from General Brooke
that couriers in from his emissaries re-
ported the hostiles ready and about to
come in. several small parties are
already moving into the agency, and the
balky Indians are all expected there
within day or two. Word was also re-
ceived that Big Foot and his band, who
had been missing since their escape
from Colonel Sumner, have been found
on Porcupine creek, moving toward
Pine Ridge. No details are given, but
Big Foot has certainly evaded for several
days all the force in search of him.
DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL MILES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-General Scho-
field this morning received the follow
ing telegram from General Miles, dated
Rapid City, S. d., December 25th:
"Have not heard from Colonel Carr for
cept Big Foot. General Brooke reports
that messenger from Little Wound,
Big Road and Fast Thunder, leaders of
the Indians who went to the Bad Lands,
says about half the Indians there are
coming, and he thinks the rest will fol-
low, should not this be interrupted by
some unforeseen event."
General Schofeld also received tele-
gram from General Miles, dated Rapid
City, December oath, as follows:
Colonel Sumner has reported his
company at Big Foot's camp ON the
Cheyenne river. Big Foot assured him
he would do whatever he said, and bring
all his people to Sumner camp, but
the Indians deceived and eluded his
command, going south in the night"
AN ALLEGED BATTLE.
CAMP NEAR BATTLE CREEK, S. D., Dec.
26.-The weather is cold and the rivers
are frozen solid. A company of Chey-
enne scouts is encamped at the mouth
of Battle creek. Two attempts have
been made by the hos.iles who number
about eighty, to break their camp. The
first attack was made by only few In
dians, who were quickly repulsed with
loss of two killed and several wounded,
one of whom it is thought was fatally
hurt. A second attack was made after
dark, by the whole band, led by Kicking
Bear. Volley after volley was fired on
both sides, and desultory fire was kept
up for an hour or more. tits not known
how many hostiles were killed, but judg-
ing from the reports of scout, there
must have been several killed. Troops
sent to the scene, report everything
quiet and no hostiles in sight.
CAPTAIN FOUNTAIN ALL RIGHT.
DICKINSON, N. d., Dec. 26.-A courier
came in this evening from the relief
force sent out to rescue Captain Foun-
tain's command, which was reported
surrounded by 500 hostiles in the Cave
hills. Captain Fountain was surprised
when the relief party came up, as,
although he had been industriously
searching he had been unable to find a
single hostile since he went out. He
sends word that the stories about the
murders of ranchmen. the destruction of
property and skirmishes with soldiers,
are without a particle of found alton.
Nearly all of Sitting Bulls followers, he
has learned, have made their way
toward the Pine Ridge and Cherry Creek
reservations, where they will surrender.
GHOST DANCE ABANDONED.
GUTHRIE, 0. T., Dec. 26. - W. P.
Thompson, legal agent of the Iowas, re-
turned today and reported the ghost
dance abandoned. On the solicitation
OF To Hee. the blind Cheyenne chief, and
White Cloud, all the Indians returned
peacefully to the reservations.