, 1890-12-31
Agent Royes, Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs this morning re-
eeived the following dispatch from Agent
d. F. Reyes, dated Pine Ridge Indian
agency. Dec. 90: "On Wounded Knee
creek this morning, while the soldiers
we're disarmin0 Big Foot and his band
after their surrender. a fight took place
which resulted in the killing of about 800
Indians and several soldiers, including
Capt Wallace, with a number wounded.
Two Strikes and his party, camped on
White Clay creek. Just below Red Clouds
house, opened fire on the agency from the
bill tops opposite the boarding school,
woundinR two soldiers. The police re-
turned the fire, killing two of Two
Strikes indians and wounding two others.
Two Strikes and his band have retreatsd
in a northwesterly direction from the
agency, and it is supposed they are trying
to make their way back to the bad lands.
Thus far the Pine Ridge indians rave
taken no active part in the war but Big
Foot. Slow Bear, Kicking Bear and Two
Strik g have been aud are active 10 toe
disturbance"
Gen. Schofeld this afternoon received
the following telegram from Gen. Miles,
dated Hermosa.S ID. Gen. Brooke tele
grabs as follows: Col. Forsyth says sixty
two dead Indian men were counted ia the
plain where the attempt was made to dis
arm Big FoOt's band and where the fight
begun 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
BRHydea seSesiy sS@rea Fit-ho ulibG
which Capt. Jackson had to abandon
when attacked by about $50 Brule Indians
from the agency. This accounts tor ninety
two men killed, and leaves but few alive
and unhurt. The women and children
broke Tor the hills when the fight com
meuced and comparatively few of them
were hurt and few brought in. Thirty
nine are here, of which number Repty-
one are wounded. Had it not been for
the attack bv the Brules an accurate
count would have been made, but the ra-
vines were not searched afterwards. A
party of forty is reported as held by
scouts at the head OF Mexican creek
These consist of all sizes, and the cavalry
from Rosebud will bring them in il 1t is
true.
These Indians under Big Foot were
among the mOsl desperate. There we're
thirty-eight of the remainder nf Sitting
Bulls following that Joined Big Foot on
the Cheyenne river and thirty that broke
away from Humps following when he
took his band and Sitting Bulls Indians
to Fort Bennett, making in all nearly 100
warriors. Before leaving their camps on
Fort Cheyenne river they cut up their
harness and broke their wagons and
started south for the bad lands, evidently
not intending to return. but go to war.
Troops were placed between them and
the bad lands, and they never succeeded
In Joining the hostiles. Their movements
were anticipated and their severe loss at
the hands OF the eth cavalry may be a
wholesome lesson TO the other Sioux.
Gen. Scho6eld said the fight was a
most unfortunate occurrence, but he did
not see how it could have been avoided.
He sent a telegram to Gen. Miles ex-
pressing the o, inion that he (Miles) would
be master of the situation very soon. He
also expressed thanks to the officers and
men of the 9Th cavalry for the gallant
conduct displayed by them.
The surgeon general received from