Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-19
INTO THE BAD LANDS.
Troops Drive Indians to Their Strong
hold.
IRISH MOONLlGHTERS SENTENCED.
CattIemen Hoping to Occupy the
Cherokee Strip.
STOCKS DULL AND STAGNANT.
DRIVEN To THE RAD LANDS.
Troops skirmishing With the Indians Neas
Wounded Knee Greek.

Wounded Knee Greek.
CAMP on CHEYENSE RyER. \. D.. Doc. f9.-
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon q soldier
reported TO Gen. Carr that Capt stanton and
fifty soldiers were having engagement with
the Indians near Wounded Knee. Gen. Carr
sent Lieut.. Scott and troop ID 20 his assistance.
Some time later Capt. Stanton and troops re-
turned. when n was learned that some time
after noon he noticed large party Of Indians
with herd of ponies coming from the east.
lie Immediately gave chase and after running
some miles gradually drew nearer the Indians,
who began firing at the troops. shots were
exchanged quite lively for some time when the
Indians made for a creek called Wounded Knee.
lhis they followed for some distance and were
lost to view IN the Bad Lands Capt. Stanton
followed them for some time, but fearing an
ambush withdrew his troops. Most Of the In
dian ponies were stsmpeded. To-day Gen. Carr
Will send out a large force 90 look for them
The troops are holding themselves In readiness
Tor an attack, which is expected today.
ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN sErTIERs AND INDIANS.
MINNEAPoLIs, MIN, Dec. ia special to
the Journal from Rapid City, Sd, says: The
reports of an engagement between troops and
Indians at Daly's Ranch and other points are
| false There have been three skirmishes be-
tween Col NJ. II. Dalys command Of settlers
and cowboys, numbering fifty men. and the
hostiles. The last occurred on Tuesday and
was a hot one. The Indians attempted to burn
thc VI i'alN Tancl. Dut were drlttu
Of by Col. paly and ten men
band Of $50 hos,iles are moving westward
! nifty miles west of here in Butte county.
Eighty men OF the ninth cavalry and sixty
eheyenne scouts under Capt. Moore have been
sent after them. Several companies of the sew
enteerth cavalry, now at Fort Russell under
Col Misner.w will arrive at Hermosa today. Gen.
Miles has received dispatches IRON Gen. Carr,
whose camp is forty-fiNe miles southeast of
here, showing that everything is quiet there.
ha a,, 81. eel. ...xS
country, north of Minnesota, are thought 70
| be Sitting Bull y band.
RED CLOUDS HEART BROKEN
OMAHA, NEB., Dec. ia Pine Ridge special
| says: The military yesterday counted the re-
turned recalcitrants and issued rations 30 them.
There were 1904. 4 grand council was held
last night Bed Cloud told them that his heart
WAS broken. They had caused deal of trouble
and now their stock wns here eating grass a
very serious thing at present. there being NO
| much stock here) and they were eating his
rations, but he was willing TO give the grass and
ratlons, and he grunted. He would count IL
all nothing If the trouble could be settled. III
those who were out would not come in the
soldiers were forced 10 kll them. He should
( feel sorry, for they were his relatives but he
| must say that IL was lust.
! fight seems imminent. The hostiles are in
the Lad Lands, about sixty miles o. the north
west There are not more than 80 fighting
men. Gen Carr is close in their rear and their
case IL hopeless. Gen. Brooke has exercised
| the greatest patience and seems determined 20
exhaust every peaceful means VI settlement
| before an advance il made. One company Of
| Indian scouts under Lieut. Prestch lett camp
yesterday for Rapid City. Ii is also rumored
| that the hostiles have moved their camps.
| MASDAN, ND. Dec. ia special from
Fort Berthold states that the Mandan and tiros
Nentres Indians began ghost dance Yesterday.
Renewed anxiety is reported among the settlers
between Mandan and the sioux reservation. lt
is reported the hostiles have come north OF
Cannon Ball river and were committing
depredations. In consequence Of this settlers
| have come 10 town.