Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-26
REBELLIOUS INDIANS.
Snow Falls and Cold Prevails From
New York to Dakota
SEVERAL FATAL FIRES TODAY.
An Attempt to Shoot Coadjutor
Bishop HeaIy Of Ireland.
STOCKS ARE DULL AND HEAVY
SLIPPED BY THE TROOPS,
Big Foot's Band Eludcs the Soldiers
Escapes to the Bad Lands.

Big Fo0t's Band Eludcs the Soldiers and
Escapes to the Bad Lands.
RAPID CrrY, 8. D., Dec. 25, 6 p.m.-Col. Sum-
ner il still following up the Big Foot band,
numbering about $50, that escaped from their
camp on Cherry creek and headed south ward
toward the Bad Lands, and Gen. Carr, who was
moving his command to intercept them, has not
been heard from fer thirty-six hours, as he
may have intercepted them and turned them
toward the Cheyenne River agency or had an
engagement with them.
As the point the general expected to strike
the Indians is about eighty miles southeast of
this point and no other means of communica-
ton B at hand but couriers, who take six to
eight, hours to reach this city, either event
would be favorable, but should Big Foot sue
ceed in avoiding either of the commands and
get into the BAD Lands Just at this time it
would complicate matters.
Gen. Brooke at Pine Ridge agency reports
that messenger has arrived from the hostile
camp in the Bad Lands and has word from Lit
tie Wound, Big Road and Fast Thunder, the
principal head men at Pine Ridge in which
| they say that about one-half of those in that
camp have signifed their willingness to come
IN, and the general thinks the rest will follow,
but this is doubted here.
should this information prove true it is the
most favorable that has been received from the
hostiles in several weeks-si1ce Two Strike 8
followers left them. They then said they would
not leave their village until the soldiers were
moved away and would die there before they
made move. 1t is hoped that the report that
the messenger brought in may be verified and
that it may not be interrupted by any unfore-
| seen event, but the various phases of Indian
warfare are like the changes in the kal edo
scope. Fifty Cheyenne Indian scouts from
Fort Keogh arrived in the city this evening and
Immediately left for the front. They will be
| assigned to duty under Mai. Casey at the mouth
OF Battle creek, on the edge Of the Bad Lands.
Gen. Miles now has 5000 troops in position
within forty-eight hours march OF the Indian
village In the Bad Lands. thus forming a COM
plete Gordon of that section.
Later.r-A courier has just returned from Gen.
Carrs command, now at the head of Sage
creek, and brings the information that Big
Foot g band have succeeded in slipping by the
troops sent out to intercept them and are nov
with the hostiles in the Bad Lands.
AT CAMP NEAR BATTLE CREEK.
CAMP NEAR BATTLE CREEK, s. D., Dec. o.
The situation here remains practically un-
changed. The weather is cold and the rivers
are frozen solid. company of Cheyenne
scouts is encamped at the mouth Of the Battle
creek. Two attempts were made Wednesday
by the hostiles, who number about eighty to
break into their camp. The first attack was
made by only few Of the Indians, who were
quickly repulsed with q loss of two killed and
several wounded. Three of the Cheyenne In
dian scouts were wounded and it is thought
| that one is fatally hurt. The second attempt
was made after dark by what was supposed to
be the whole band, who were led By Kicking
Bear himself. volley after volley was fired on
both sides and a calling fire was kept up by
both parties for an hour or more. 1t is not
known how many Of the hostiles were killed,
but, judging from the reports of one of the
scouts, there must have been several killed. as
he says he heard several shout out in Sioux
| language that they were hit. The troops were
sent TO the scene at an early hour yesterday
morning and report everything quiet and no
hOstiles in sight.
THREATENING WORDS FROM THE HosTILEs.
PINE RIDGE, S. D., VIA RUsHvILLE, NEB., Dec
26.-Part Of the peace party is in and the rest
was expected late last night. The warriors
send back insulting messages and ask no peace
dressing to their Christmas turkey. They are
said to be frantic and ready to die. It is
rumored around the camp that Little Wound
and other chiefs are indulging in ugly threats
| since Col. Henry's troops started out. The
general good time Wednesday night. The 2O(
braves who escaped from Col. Sumner. it is be.
| lieved, have joined the hostiles in the Bad
Lands and all signs now point to wa.
THE INDIANS In COUNCIL
OMAHA, NKB., Dec. ga special from Pine
Ridge says the Indians in the Bad Lands are
still in council. COuriers came in yesterday
with news that Short Bull has said that if the
government will agree not to disarm his meu
nor to take away their ponies he will come in
The Indians holding out fear that they are to
| be given oxen instead of ponies. wagon
train left Pine Ridge today with camp supplies
| for the ninth cavalry, which marched yester-
day.