The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-30

CHICAGO, Dec. 3o.-A special dispatch
from the scene of yesterdays Indian battle
gives the following partial list of the
casualties:
CAPTAIN WALLACE, 4 troop.
PRIVATE Cook, B troop.
WOUNDED.
FATHER CRAFTS, Catholic missionary,
probably fatally.
Privates STONE, SULLIVAN, SMITH, DAVIS,
HAzELwoop, TooHEY, ADAMS, B troop.
LIEUT.. DARLINGTON.
LIEuT. KNIFE.
INTERPRETER WELLS.
SERGEANT LLOYD.
SERGEANT CANNED.
SERGEANT DYER.
CoRPoRAL NEWELL.
TRUMPETER CHoLDEssoS.
Several of those wounded will die.
This is by no means completed list of
the wounded. 1t cannot be accurately
given until later.
PINE RIDGE, Dec. 29-4Big Foot's band
of Indians were discovered shortly before
noon yesterday by Little Bat, one of the
Indian scouts, at hostile camp eight
miles northeast of Major Whiteside's
camp, on the Wounded Knee. When this
was reported to Major Whiteside he
ordered four troops of the Seventh cavalry
into the saddle and marched to the point
indicated by the scout.
As the military approached the hostiles
formed in line of battle. The major
brought his men up into line, and when
they came within ride shot Big Foot came
forward on foot, unarmed, and signaled
that he wanted to speak with the major.
Dismounting, the latter walked out and
met the chief. As they came forward Big
Foot extended his hand in token of peace.
He said:
am sick. My people here want peace.
Major Whiteside cut him short. saving
81 do not want, nor win / have any parleying
at all. 1t is either unconditional surrender or
HgnL Nnat is your answer.
surrender said the chief. eve would have
done so before, but we couldn't find you, and
couldn't find soldiers to surrender to-
Then, at signal, his warriors raised a
white dag. and in less time than it takes to
write the military had their prisoners sur
rounded, md courier hastened to the
agency for the other part of the Seventh
cavalry and Lieutenant Taylor's scouts to
HOLY, arJ nd Il ! tl,.,
WAsHISGToN City, Dec. 29-Official dis
patches from General Miles, dated Rapid
City, 5. D., were received tonight by Gen.
eral Sehofield, telling of fight in the Bad
Lands today. The first was:
Whiteside had four troops Of cavalry and held
the Indians till Forsythe reached him with four
more troops last night. At $50 this morning
while disarming the Indians, a fight commenced
think very few Indians have escaped. / think
we will have this matter in hand as soon as all
are IN position. There was no precaution
omitted. The fight occurred Dear the head of
Wounded Knee creek. have Just seen MANY Of
the Indians who went out toward Forsythe this
morning coming back.
The next dispatch says:
General Brooke telegraphs: Forsythe reports
that while disarming Big Foots band this morn.
ing a fight occurred. Captain Wallace and five
1NAN-ASAS HSA0 hAtASts ltCtlleAdLt harrington
aud fifteen men wounded. The Indians are be-
ing hunted up in all directions. None are
known to have gotten their ponies. General
Brooke also reports that many young warriors
that were going out from the camp in the Bad
Lands 10 the agency have gone toward For.
sythe. All the troops have been notified.
later dispatch says:
General Brooke reported that two shots were
fired near the agency at Pine Ridge by some one
later in the day, and several We're fired in re-
turn. Quite a large number of Two Strikes
warriors ran away, and the agency is generally
excited. This makes matters look more serio,,s
General Schofield, though deeply regret
ting the occurrence, was not greatly sur
prised when he learned of the treachery
displayed by the Indians in the tight. He
had been on the lookout for treachery all
the time. 1t was almost inevitable.
SO far as he could see just now, there
appeared to be no further danger at hand
except that TO he feared by the disarned
band OF indians that Is still ont, although
the excitement following the fight of TODAY
might be the means of leading to further
trouble.
Secretary Proctor also expressed regret
at the occurrence. as he had hoped for a
settlement of the trouble without further
bloodshed. He supposed that inasmuch
as Big Foot was connected with Sitting
Bulls band il was case where the In
dians wanted revenge for the killing of
their friend
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 29.-The State Jour
nat has from. its special correspondent the
following story of the tight between the
troops and Big Foot's Indians at the camp
at Wounded Knee:
At o'clock this morning troops were
nassed about the Indian village the
Hofchkiss guns overlooking the camp not
hfty yards away. Colonel Forsythe or
dered al the Indians 70 come forward,
away from the tents. They came aud sat
IN half circle until counted Dismounted
troops were then thrown around