Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-02


1.-The Episcopal church is turned
into hospital and contains thirty
eight wounded hostilcs, most of them
sq1a'es. and majority will die
That is part of dispatch from
Pine Ridge, dated Dec. 3lst, 1880.
ltpartiy tells the tale weexpec,ed to
hear. The words we have put in
italics disclose a fact the full partic-
uIar5 of which will most likely be
covered up SO that they will not
reach the public eye. When Big
Foot's band surrendered, bringing
with them twice as many sguaws as
warriors and also a large number OF
paPooses, it was clear to every read
er who knows anything Of Indian
customs that the submission was
genuine. Indians do not expose
their women and children to danger
from battle. Depend upon it there
Is something behind that reported
story Of the attack of the reds upon
the soldiers who were disarmiup
them, more than has been given to
the papers.
The slaughter of these squaws is
an indication of foul play. We
have not yet learned how many
papooses also fell victims to the
soldiers proves in shooting down /
the Indians wherever found.'' Blu,
from the New Years day dispatches
it appears that their ''braveryo ib
that direction was also shown Oh
the field. For, instance, one item
says, concerning wounded hostiles
found on the scene of Mondays
"battle'':
Five of those found were bucks and
five squaws. The scouts broughr
them in and they are now in the hos
pi'al. In addition TO the adults, two
tiny Indian babes, one of them over
three months old, were found alive.
each beside the dead body OF it,
mother. They were wei wrapped up.
but that they ever survived the
weather of the last fourth-eight hours
seems a miracle.
ofthe thirty-five wounded Indians
brought in afier the battle. nearly all
of whom were sIuaws and children.
not one has Vet died. though many
are badl Y mangled with bullets.
Whoever heard'of Indians choos-
ing a hattie ground where their Z
squaws aad papooses were gathered?
Yet another dispatch says:
"While the fgh. we ho,,c-t arr
mingled with the roar OF muske;rv
the careless, joyous laughter of half
4 dozen little Indian children. who
were not more ihn five or six wards
from the scene of the savage con-
fiict, andwEo paid no more attention i
to them than if il were 80 much con-
versaiion.T'
1t locks as though the design fore
Swallowed in the opening Of this ,
campaign mas been largely accom-
a
plishe.l. The Indians have beer
forced into a conflict and the inten-
ton now is,api arertiy, TO effect their
What encouragement :
is there for surrender? When the q
news of the slaughter following sub j
10y Big Foot's band reaches j
the other "hostiles'' will it not be
notice 10 them that their only chance
for life is TO fly or fight?
The following from the Omaha
World fiora5d OF Dec. 3lst ex presses
the views of 4 host OF people who are
informed on the subject: :
as the details Of the recent gratuit- c
oIs sa-rifice Of life at Wounded Knee c
become known. the elements Of un- n
-iirn-ss in il grow apparent. The y
Npr''i- HerG'd s. anxious to write with
he greatest temperance on this sub u
&C.. There can be no doubt, however. n
hat the Indians firmly believed they ii
we're TO . murdered. They saw ci