The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1891-01-01
NUMEROUS RED SKINS
Yesterdays Developments In the Indian
Outbreak.
GATHERING OF THE DEAD
Three Thousand Hostiies at Pine
Ridge Agenoy-General Miles
Goes to the Front-Scenes
of Blood and Carnage.
THERING OF THE DEAD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Oeneral Scho-
field received dispatch from Pine Ridge
agency stating that 1900 Indians at the
agency have broken away and some are
trying TO escape north. General Ruger
sent troops TO intercept them. General
Schofield thinks more fighting is certain.
He says the Indians are determined 10
fight and all that can be done is TO give
them all they want Of it,
CnADRoN, Neb.. Dec. 31.-An authentic
report of the fight Monday between Big
Foors band aud Captain WAllace's SOL
diers places the number of soldiers killed
at 36 with the same number wounded. In
yesterdays skirmish Major Henry's COM
mand lost one man killed and six
wounded. About three thousand Indians
near Pine Ridge OF 5000 are known TO be
hostile.
OMAHA, Dec. 3l.-A Bee special from
Rushyille says the binding snow storm,
which Is fast assuming the proportions OF
blizzard, has been raging there aud at
the agency since o'clock this morning.
Advices are that a desultory fight was kept
up nearly all night at the battle ground
within few miles Of the agency until, by
| fNdSou VI tut suspicious tCNioho Va thN
alleged friendly Indians in camp near
the agency, the troops were called in
from the field.
The question on every hand is, what has
become of the supposedly large number
of friendly bucks located at the agency
until yesterday. half-breed courier who
was through that camp last night reports
nearly every able-bodied Indian in this
outfit had quietly slipped away after dusk
and joined the hostile forces. The
friendly Indians at Pins Ridge now, he
says, are principally squaws and those
not able to fight.
Up TO IL o'clock this morning, however,
everything is reported quiet. Both sides
are resting on their arms and each await
ing some move from the opposing forces.
That further desperate fighting will occur
there seems no doubt. II the Indians
should make an onslaught during this
storm they would undoubtedly have a
great advantage, as they are in their ele-
ment at such time. The danger is that
the Indians will now break away TO their
strongholds in the Bad Lands and will be
reinforced by the Rose bud, Standing
Rock and other Indians. Eight more
dead soldiers were brought 10 tie agency
after dark last night being part Of yes.
terday's fatalities.
Losses TO the Indians are known 10
have been great but the definite number
is not as yet ascertained. The two
strangers found murdered within two
miles Of the agency yesterday are now
believed TO be teamsters from Rushville.
Indian signal lights were plainly visible
last night in the rough country 70 miles
north. Ii has been repeatedly suggested
here that in the event offurther hoslilities
part OF the state militia might be used
TO good advantage in the small towns
nearest the reservation 10 guard against
struggling bands inasmuch as in gen.
eral fight the regular troops would I'M
doubtedly have all they could take care
of at the seat of war.
PINE RIDGE, S. D., Dec. 3l.-General
Brooke has just received news from the
scene of the fight at the Catholic mission
on Clay creek. Six men Of the Seventh
cavalry have been killed and many
wounded. Further particulars have not
yet been received.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 3l.-Governor
Thayer to-day received a telegram from
the sheriff at Chadron, Neb., asking him
TO order out the militia and send arms, as
the Indians have been fighting there for
two days and that the city is full of
women and children. The governor inl-
mediately replied by ordering company
L of the second regiment, Captain Smith
commanding, at Chadron, on duty for the
protection of the people in the town and
country. 1t is understood rowing bands
of hostiles have renewed their depreda.
tions along the Nebraska-Dakota border.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 3l.-Seyeral
companies of the Sixteenth and Twenty
first infantry now at Fort Douglass have
been ordered TO start at once for Rush
vile, Neb.
CHICAGO, Dec. A.-A special TO a local
paper from Omaha says much alarm pre-
walls In the vicinity of Chadron, Neb,
over the depredations Of the rowing bands
Of hostiles referred 10 In the
message of the sheriff to the governor.
Many ranches il is reported have been
pillaRed and burned. Three ranchers
are reported TO have been killed on White
River. John Dyer, chief herder Of the
government herd has abandoned his post.
The ranchers from all about are coming
into Chadron as rapidly as possible. A
blizzard is raging at Pine Ridge and in
the northern part Of Nebraska to-day and
tonight. The number Of hostiles no W
away from the agency is estimated at
5000. Reinforcements of troops are now
on the way 10 Pine Ridge aud Gene raj
Miles will reach there tonight.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 3l.-The Journals
Pine Ridge special says: The list of the
dead was augmented to-day by the death
OF Private Sheltie of e troop, Seventh
cavalry, and Private K7ansberg Of troop
A. This makes total Of 35 fatalities for
the two battles. Forty-one Of the seriously
wounded are in an improvised hospital al
the agency, many Of whom will die. Little
hope is expressed of the recovery of
Father Craft, lhc Catholic priest, stabbed
at the battle OF Wounded Knee.
CHICAGO, Dec. a.-A special from Pine
Ridge, referring TO yesterdays fight SAYS
word was brought in by courier that the
Catholic mission buildings had been fired
by hostiles and the inmates were being
massacred. The weary cavalry men
were at once IN the saddles again and
started for the scene. They found Il WINS
the school house which had been fred
and not the mission buildings, which