Evening journal., 1890-12-31
UNCLE SANS BIG LOSS.
The Victory Over Big Foot's
Band a Dear One.
TwENTY-sIx SOLDIERS KILLED.

TWENTY-SIX SOLDIERS KILLED.
At Least One Hundred of the Indians
Were Slain by the Infuriated Troopers.
Another Battle Reported In which over
Thirty Hostile Braves nit the Dust.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31.-Maj. Gen. Scho
field has received the following telegram
from Gen. Miles, dated Hermosa, S. D.,
Dec. 30; "Col. Forsythe says sixty-two dead
Indian men were counted on the plain
where the attempt was made TO dsarm
Big Foot's band, and where the fight began
on other parts of the ground were eighteen
men. These do not include those killed
IN ravines, where dead warriors were seen
but not counted. Six were brought il
badly wounded, and six others were with
party OF twenty-three men and women
which Capt. Jackson had to abandon when
attacked by about 1850 Bruic Indians from
the agency.
Hut Few Alive and Unhurt.
This accounts, comments Gen Brooke
for ninety-two men killed, and leaves bur
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 il not been
for the attacks by the Brules an accurate
| account would have been made, but the
| ravines were not searched afterward. ]
l think this shows very little apprehension
I from Big Foot's band III the future. A
! party of forty is reported as held by the
scouts at the head OF Mexican creek. These
consist Of all sizes, and the cavalry from
/ Rosebud will bring them in If it is true
| wholesome Lesson to the Sioux.
"These Indians says Gen Miles, "un
der Big Foot were among the most des
| perate. There were thirty-eight Of the re-
mainder Of the Cheyenne river and thirty
that broke away from Humps following
when he took his band and the Sitting
Bull Indians to Fort Bennett, making in
all nearly 100 warriors. Before leaving
their camps on the Cheyenne river they
cut up their harness., mutilated their
wagons and started south for the Bad
Lands, evidently not to return, but to 60
to war Troops were placed between them
and the Bad Lands, and they never sue
ceeded in joining the. hostles there. All
their movements vere intercepted, and
their severe loss at the hands OF the Seventh
cavalry may be a wholesome lesson to the
other Sioux"
Twenty-Five Soldiers Killed.
Medical Director Bache telegraphs Sur
geon General Sutherland from Pine Ridge
agency, under date Of Dec 30, as follows;
II report during an engagement with
Indians fifteen miles from here, and during
q desultory fire on this agency, the follow
ing casualties: Capt. Wallace, twenty
i've men Of Seventh cavalry and one Indi
an scout killed; Lieut. Darlington, Sew.
enth cavalry; Lieut.. Hawthorne, Second
artillery, and thirty-eight men wounded.
This includes two men of Second infantry
Many wounds are severe. Hospital Stew
ard Pollock killed. Have also about thirty
wounded Indians, men, women and chill
dren."
Three Hundred Indians Killed.
Additional information concerning the
battle between government troops and in.
surgent Indians was received at the Indian
bureau from Indian Agent Roger, OF the
Pine Ridge agency, who telegraphed to
Commissioner Morgan as follows: "On
Wounded Knee creek, while the soldiers
were disarming Big Foot and his band al
ter their surrender, fight took place, which
ItsulJcu III Tue hliitlk VI Aupub ouV luulhus
and several Of the soldiers, including Capt.
Wallace, with a number wounded. Two
Strike and his party, who were on White
Clay creek, just below Red Clouds house
opened fire on the agency from the hill.
tops opposite the boarding school, wound
ing two soldiers. The police opened fire
killing two Of Two Strikes Indians and
wounding others. Two Strike and his
band have retreated in a northwesterly
direction from the agency. and it is sup
J posed he is trying to make his way back tc
the Bad Lands Thus far the Pine Ridge
Indians have taken no active part in the
matter Big Foot, Kicking Bear and Two
Strike and his band have been, and are tax
ing, an active part in the disturbance"
Commissioner Morgan sent the dispatcl
to Secretary Noble, who Immediately tool
it to the president.