Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-31

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A soLpIER-susHynLx CROWDED WITH SET
TLERs-DIsPATcHEs FROM GEN. nnRs-eEN.
scHoFlKLD REGARDS THE KxcouxTK1 - uN-
AvoDABlB-
A special dispatch received last night from
| Rushville. Neb., says: Advices from the seat Of
| war give the news of another encounter be-
| tween the troops and Indians at . point
within four miles of the agency. The
seventh and ninth cavalry we're Just
| coming in from Mondays battle field,
| followed at some distance by their provision
train. On reaching the point named large
band Of Indians, headed by Chief Two Strike,
dashed suddenly upon the train, captured it
| and were making of toward the Bad Lands,
| when the cavalry wheeled and gave pursuit.
In the battle which followed over thirty In
| dams were wounded, but no soldiers we're
killed.
According to the latest reports Two Strikes
Indians had been considered peaceable and
subdued, but their sudden change Of mind
causes the gravest fears that perhaps none of
| the so-caiied friendlies can be relied on. How
ever, word from Gen. Brooke to the settlers
that great body Of the savages have remained
loyal all the while, and that nearly all the rebels
are dead. He further says the settlers are not
| new in danger.
| RUsHvILLE CROWDED WITH SETTLERS.
Reliable news is also at hand that Col. Henry
is now approaching the agency With 700 In
dians captured in the Bad Lands. This il be-
| lieved to include all the remnant Of tho rebels
| on the reservation and hopes are entertained
Of a speedy settlement. 1t has cost the lives of
about $50 Indians and twenty-five or thirty
| soldiers killed and wounded to effect this re-
sult if, indeed. it may be said peace Is yet es-
| tablished.
The body Of gallant Capt. Wallace and the
| other dead soldiers arrived here at noon from
| the agency and will be shipped to Fort Robin
son, the nearest military post:
Rushville is crowded with settlers The
churches and all public rooms are thrown open
and no effort is being spared to make the
! refugees comfortable. They are here. as pre-
viously reported, on the advice of Gen. Brooke.
They are not only ready to defend their homes
but many are anxious to enlist with the regu-
lars If further fighting should occur.
NEWS FROM GEN. MILES.
Gen. Schofield yesterday afternoon received
dispatch from Gen. Miles, dated Hermosa, 8.
d., December 80:
Gen. Brooke teiegrsphs as follows: Col.
Forsythe says sixty-two dead Indian men
were counted on the plain where the attempt
was made to disarm Big Foot's band, and
where the fight was begun. On other parts
of the ground there were eighteen more.
These do not include those killed in ravines,
where dead warriors were seen, but not
counted. Six were brought in badly wounded,
and SIX others were with a party of twenty
three men and women, which Capt. Jackson
had to abandon when attacked by about $50
Brule Indians from the agency. This accounts
for ninety-two men killed, and leaves but few
alive and unhurt. The women and children
broke for the hills when the fight commenced
and comparatively few of them were hurt and
few brought in Thirty-nine are here Of which
number twenty-one are wounded. Had it not
been for the attack by the Bruies an accurate
account would have been made. but the ravines
we're not searched afterward l think this
shows little apprehension from Big Foot's band
in the future. party of forty is reported as
held by the scouts at the head Of Mexican
creek. These consist of all sizes and the cav
airy from Rosebud will bring them in if it is
true.
"'(Signed) JOHN R. BRooKK'"
BIG FooT's BAD INDIANS.
Gen. Miles adds: "These Indians under Big
Foot were among the most desperate. There
were thirty-eight of the remainder of Sitting
Bulls following that Joined Big Foot on the
Cheyenne river and thirty that broke away
from Humps following when be took his band
and Sitting Bulls Indians to Fort Bennett.
making in all nearly l69 warriors Before leaving
their camps on the Fort Cheyenne river they
cut no their harness, mutilated their wagons
and started south for the Bad Lands evidently
intending not to return. but to go to war.
Troops were placed between them and the BAD
Lands and they never succeeded in joining
the hostiles there All their movements we're
intercepted and their severe loss at the hands of
the seventh cavalry may be a wholesome lesson
to the other Sioux.
''(signeD MILES,"
THE FIGHT UNAVOIDABLE.
Gen. Schofeld said that the fight was most
unfortunate occurrence but that he did not see
how it could hive been avoided. He sent a
telegram to Gen. Miles, saving that he regarded
the news received from him as still encouraging,
and expressing the opinion that he (Miles}
would be master of the situation very soon. He
also expressed his thanks to the officers and
men OF the seventh cavalry for the gallant con-
duct displayed by them.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR BAcHE's REPORT
The following telegram was received by the
surgeon general. United States army, yester-
day afternoon, dated Pine Ridge Agency. Sd:
II report that during an engagement with
Indians yesterday fifteen miles from here and
during desultory fire on this agency. the fol-
lowing Casualties: Capt. Wallace, Twenty-Five
men of seventh cavalry and one Indian scout
killed; Lieut.. Darlington, seventh cavalry:
Lieut.. Hawthorne, second artillery and thirty
six mHn wounded. This includes two men of
second infantry, Many wounds are severe.
Hospital Steward Pollock killed. Have also
about thirty wounded Indians, men, women
and children. BAcRE Medical Director"
OPPOSED TO THE TRANSFER.
Two prominent citizens of Philadelphia. tn r
kindly faces and their broad-brimmed silk hats
unmistakably denoting their Quaker faith had
a long conference with Secretary Noble yester-
day. in which they strongly protested against
the transfer Of the Indian service from the In
terror to the War Department. They repre-
sented that the civilization Of the Indians
could be best and more speedily brought about
by peaceful rather than warlike means. The
training of the soldier they believed totally I'm
fitted him to deal with the Indians, who should
be treated with kindness and led, rather than
driven. into the white mans ways Of living.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF MONDAYS FIGHT.
The Omaha Bees correspondent ut the
camp on Wounded Knee creek telegraphs as
| follows concerning Mondays battle:
In the morning, as soon as the ordinary
| military work Of the early day was done, Major
Whiteside determined upon disarming the
| Indians at once, and at o'clock Big Foot was
surrounded by the seventh cavalry and Taylor's
scouts. The Indians were sitting in half cir
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