Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-01

special from the ZINE Ridge says:
Lieutenant Herman Krantzerg of Com
pany a, Seventh Cavalry, who was shot at
WOUNDED Knee, died last night. Several
Others are in critical condition. The
Episcopal Church has been turned into
hospital and contains thirty eight wounded
hosiiles, most of them squaws, and the
majority will die. In addition to earns
command the Seventeenth Infantry and
all the cavalry will be here tonight
General Miles will also come to-day.
When the Seventh and Ninth Cavalry
respon ded to the alarm from the mission
yesterday they found it was not the mis-
sion that was on fire. but the day school, a
mile this side. In the vicinity were fully
500 hostile bucks, but few of whom
showed themselves at the time.
The commanders feared ambuscade, and
as they were greatly outnumbered. returned
soldiers were killed and number
wounded. A number Of Indians were
killed.
DEvILIsH PLOT.
In the evening a scout brought in word
that the hostiles, emboldened by the re-
turn of the soldiers, had planned an at.
tack and to burn the agency with fire
arrows, then stampede the troops and mas
sscre the inhabitants.
The report was proven true to some ex-
tent, -bat the heavy lines of pickets frus-
trated and stopped the scheme. A terrific
blizzard struck the agency this mornipg e.
The air was filled with binding snow and
this morning it is falling rapidly.
WHY MANY sQUAws WERE KILLED.
OMAHA, December 3lst.-In the course Of
the story sent to the Omaha Bee from Pine
Ridge the correspondent says: Beside som
of those who fell in the gullies, 116 war;
riors and 40 squaws were lying dead on the
ground at Wounded Knee yesterday. Tha
squaws were not killed with particular in
tent, but because they were mixed up with
squads of bucks. Squaws also busted
themselves by running around with scalp
ing knives trying TO stab the wounded SOL
diers.
Referring to the attempt of Two Strikes
band 70 capture the wagon train in the
morning, the correspondent says several OF
the Indians were killed and many wounded.
When Two Strikes men were running
away 'ast night from the agency they com.
ps.td old Red Cloud, under threats OF
death, 70 accompany them.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
PINE RIDGE, December 31st.-A full list
OF lie d. led and wounded at the Wounded
Knes engagement Chat is list of the
whites1 hss been obtained at the hospital
quarters here.
Tbs dead are: George D. Wallace, Cap.
tain Company K, Tenth Cavalry; johnson,
Sergeant Company A, Seventh Cavalry;
Frye. private Company A, Seventh Cavalry;
Dyer, First Sergeant Company A, Seventh
Cavalry; P. Kelley, private Company A,
Seventh Cavalry; v. Cain, private Com pany
AeSesenth Cavalry; Cogley, First Sergeant
vate Company :, Seventh Cavalry; MUIR
ply, Company K, Seventh Cavalry; Kel-
per, private; Nettles, First Sergeant Com
pany 3, Seventh Cavalry; Oscar Pollock,
hospital steward, United States navy;
Hodges, private Company X; Bone, Cor
poral Company l; Newell, private Com
psny B; McCue, private Company A; A.
Costello, private Company B; Regain. pri-
vate Company A; Christensen, private
Company K; Ranske. Company D; Frey,
private Company c; William Adams pri-
yste Company K; all of Seventh Cavalry.
Tcial, "A men,
wounded, Thomas Harm, Robert Brun.
ner, private, Company B, Second Infantry:
John Coffee, private, Light Battery, First
Artillery; Charles Campbell, Quarter
master; Sergeant Harry Clifton; Corporal
Company K; James Ward, Sergeant Com
pany B, Seventh Cavalry; H. L Hawthorn.
First Lieutenant Second Artillery; William
Toopy, Sergeant Company b; John Nc.
kenie, private Company B; Harvey q
Thomas, private Company l; Chris. Mar
TIN, private Company A; John F. Fritte.
First Company E; Daniel McMason, pr
waite, Company A; Adam Meter, private,
company a; Henry Stone, private Com
pany 3; Fred. Wedaer, Hugh McManus
and William Davis.
FIGHTING AT cHADRoN.
Lincoln (Nsb.), December 31st.-Goy.
ernor Thayer TO day received a telegram
from the Sheriff. at ChadroD, Neb., asking
him to order out the militia and send arma
as the Indians had been fighting there far
TWO days and that city is full of women
and children. .-'ss---s'-.
Ahe Governor Immediately replied BY
ordering The company of The Second Regi-
inent, Captain Smith commanding, at
chadron on duly for protection of the peo-
pie IN The town and country. II is under
stood that rowing bands of hostiles have
renewed their depredations along the Ne
braska and Dakota border.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT cHADRoN.
CHICAGO. December 31st-A special to a
local paper from Omaha saws that much
aiarm prevails in the vicinity of Chadrou.
Neb., over depredetions of the rowing bands
of hostiles referred to in the message of the
Sheriff 10 the Governor.
Many ranches, it is reported, have been
pillaged and burned.
Three ranchers are reported to have beer
killed on White river
John Dyer, chief of the Govern s
ment herd, has abandoned his post
Ranchers from all about are coming into
Gl d1rtkD "a rap5dlv os roeofhla
a blizzard has been raging at Pine RIDGE
and in the northern part of Nebraska ID.
day and Tonight. The number of hostil )
now away from the agency is estima.edsa
5000. achievements to the troops are On
the way to Pine Ridge, and General Miles
will reach there tonight.
RUSHING FOR RUsHvILLE
SALT LAKE (Utah), December Slst-S A.
eral companies of the Six zenith and
Twenty-tirst Infantry, now at Fort Doug
las, have been ordered to start at once for
Rushyille. Neb.
WILLING The DEATH-LIsT.
LINCOLN (Neb), December 3lstAghe
Journals Pine Ridge special saws:
The ist of the dead was augmented to.
day by the death OF private Shettie of q
troop, seventh Cavalry, aud private Kran.
oerg OF Troop a. This makes a total of
thirty. live fatalities for the two battles
Forty one are seriously wouaded aud are
N an lmprovised hospital at the agency.
Many OF them will die. Little hope is ex
pressed Tor the recovery of Father Craft,
the Ca;holc priest who was stabbed in the
battle at Wounded Knee.
PREPARING FOR THE LAST srRussLE.
OMAHA December 31st-An Omaha Bee
lac special frou Pine Ridge. saws.
Nearly all the ahle-b5di bucks have
gone to jain the hos.iies.
Red Cloud and all The lesser chiefs ex.
cept Little Wound and American Horse
have joined the hostiles for the last great
struggle. o COZ
Al late hour tonight the fierce blizzard
IS still raging It is more sf,vantaoeons -
Indians lhsn troops. y
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