Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-30
A BLOODY CONFLICT.
eusFAcss AND REDSKINS FINALLY
COME TOGETHER.
=, x,mbar Of praves on Both sides Bite
the Dusi-Bis Foot's surrender In
complete. as IL We're.

Ov,nA. Nrn.. December PA special TO
Ae ne from PIne-Ridge Agency says :
c,,riers from the Bad Lands who arrived
- this morning announced that bloody
"a desperate conflict had occurred this
ming on Porcupine creek between
T,,teA States troops and hostiles. Big
r.,r. band had been surrounded by the
,..,ns and when the former were being
,.,.rned BY Colonel Forsythe bloody en-.
.,,y,er took place. Captain Wallace.
,,mmanding x troop Of the Seventh cav
az, was killed. Lieutenant Darlington.
Cffbe same regiment, was SHOT in the arm.
e,ver,l soldiers were killed and a number
,fIrdfans bit the dust.
PINE RIDgg EXCITED.
The greatest excitement prevails here
,,9ong the Agency cmployes and also
s-,onr The friendirS many Of whom are
..Jsvvee 81 the young bucks now on the
-sr.rath. Crave fears are entertained here
tr fhs safety OF this post. Details of the
ia,tle are expected hourly. The couriers
vbo brought the news Of tho conflict could
',iv giye the facts related above. Their re-
II las bocn substantieted by an official
5sspatch received at the headquarters of
De Department Of tho Platte.
oyrrrrAL COMBINATION or TIE FIGHT
Cuc,eo. December 29.-The following
was received st army headquarters to-
NIGHT a ,ate hour
ilfd Cibi 6. D.. December 29-To Colo
IN C. C0rbtn, Ay-ray Headquarters, Chicago,
JI CIoDI POrsythe reports that while
J,s,-uing Big FOOt's band hght Oc-
,rryed. Captain Wallace and five soldiers
ucro knlod. Lieutenant Darlington and
f.fesr men we're wounded. This again
r,,nphcates tho surrender Of all the In
Gtus ahich would have taken place in a
.Lorf time had this not occurred. FOrsythe
l,i two battaAions and a Hotchkiss gun.
MfFs. commanding.
VERY IEw ISDIASB ESCAPE.
WAsmsoToE, December 29.--Ofiicial dis
rstcbea from General Miles, dated Rapid
tu. :. D., were received tonight Thy Gene
-s Scboheld. telling of fight In the Bad
I1nds TO-DAY between the Indian hostiles
s,d whito troops The dispatches were
at sent by General Brooke 20 General
Niles. Tbs FIRST was as follows:
WhitsS De la four troops of cavalry and
held the Indians till FOrsythe reached them
with four more troops last night At $50
ihis morning, while dissrming the Indians.
a Geht commenced. | THINK very few
Indians have escaped. thnk we will have
tbs matter in hand as 5000 as all are in
noTtic,h. There was no precauNon omit
I'D. The fight occurred near the head of
wounded Rnee Greek. / have Just seen
ioany Of the Indians who went towards
lOrythe this ursnlng come back
JuR INDIANS BKIsG HUNTED.
TheneSt dlSY)atch was: General Brooke
,ieeraphs tho Porsythe reports that while
dis1ming Blg Poot's band this morning a
NJ occurred Captain Wallace and five sol
der, ware killed. Lieutenant Darlington
AM fifteen Dsu we're wounded. The Indians
sft being hnpaed up in palidrectbons. None
ln, known 20 have gotten their ponies. Cen
~ Brooke also reports that many of the
y1npl w1HriOrs that were going out from
ramp in the Bod Lands TO the agency have
gone toward Rorsythe.
All troops bove been notified. Colonel
FoT,ythe bad two bsttaliUus Of the Sew
cath ca velry aud q HOtchkiss gun. Other
rfooye are IA cADee proximity.
ln d later dispatch he SAYS: General
Ir0oke reports tbat two shots were fired
I,ar theageocy Pine Htdge) by sorpe one
and several were fired in return. Quite n
hfge number of Two Strikes band ran
away. and all at the agency are greatly OK
cited All this makes matters look more
FauOus."