The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-07

! Squaws and Ciiidron Buried on the
Field of Wounded Ilncc-Two Hum
| dred Indians Wcro Killed in tho hat
| tlc-Moro Hioodshcd Predicted.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.-tSpeciall-A spc-
cial from the camps near Wounded
Knee creek, S. d., gives particulars of
another engagement which took place
at that point yesterday morning. A
detachment had been sent out from Tho
camp to meet u wagon train with sup
plies for the camp and when ten miles
out were beseigcd by band of 100 In
dams.
Seeing the troops approaching the
redskins scattered in all direction but
immediately returned to the attack. On
finding only = small number of mon il
the detachment q courier was sent back
To camp FOR rcinforccments, but in the
meantime an inceSSant fire was kept IN
on both sides. resulting in tho wound intr
OF one soldier and killing and woundin,r
| several Indians. the exact number Of
which could not be ascertaincd, rs the
| reds carried their dying and wounded
! away.
Abont three hours after tho courier,
departure the troops were seen coming
1T full gallop To tho rescue. AS The
troops rode up the Indians scattered in
all directions, and the troops pursued
them, but abandoned tho chase on nc.
count OF darkness. Tho wagon train
was escorted to the camp in safety.
OMAHA, Jan. c. Special Tho Beo
mas Tie following from its staff cores
pondcnt nj Pine Ridge agency via Rush
| Nli!e IN" announcement of the Sus-
pension of General Fo-sythc came like
Il flash and created amazcmcnt IN so;u,
minds Official mouths are closed To all
inquiries on the subject. 1t will prob
ably become known to tho general pub-
! nc, however, later on.
The unfortunate disposition Of troops
| making it possible for them to 90 cross
firing with the result of killing one
! another constitutes part and possibly
the gfoater part Of the foundation for
| ForsJthe's suspension.
| The seriousness OF the situation hero
is increasing. Short Bull, tho leading
hostile chief, who has DISTINGUISHED
| himself all along during this trouble by
never Tor moment considering uny oil
the overturcs looking to IN amicablo
settlement, bat VINO has stuck to his
lair i'll lad Lands and has now assumed
commend of the great body oe hostilcs.
! last night said that he would take this
| agency II it cost every warrior he haG.
Half breeds hero have been informed
| by friends and relatives, whom sorin Of
them have among tho hostiles, that they
| better Immediately move their families
- long distance from the agency, ~ !.
| great raid and massacre was certain.
- hal k-nn L.. ~.
! they think of this information by ret
| ting their families out OF here with =
rush. Government Hcrder John Dwicr
and Issue Clork Pugh have both dis
covered through their Indian friends Of
years standing. thata raid and n.assac.u
has been fully decided upon and Iua-
turoly planned.
General Miles is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all the facts and himself saw.
that our situation is exceedingly crit ical.
! There are less than 600 soldiers here
now all told.
| The party sent to Wounded Knee TO
bury the dead Indians returned late last
night. They found and buried eighty
Tour bucks and siXty-tiirco sQuaws and
children. t was also found that five
| had boon buried by tina Indians. In ad-
dition to this total of one hundred and
| Efty-two, We have heard, now and then.
OF others who have been carried away
| by tho hoStileS' scouts, sufficient to
swell the number of dead Indians, rs
| the result OF the battle OF Wounded
Knee, to fully two hundred, with several
others yet to die i'll the improviscd hos
pitfalls here.
a little Indian baby girl about three
months old, being one OF tho two mlrac-
nlous survivors Of tho battle OF
Wounded Knee, who laid for three days
beside tho dead body OF its mother, has
been adopted by Mrs. Allison Nailor, 4
wealthy lady OF Washington.
| Major Whiteside, Colonel Carr and
Captain Baldwin, the latter of the 18th
Infantry, have been selected as a board
OF inquiry into General Forsytho's case
The hoard will sit as soon as possible
and the sessions will probably be open
lie Bee also has the following: Pine
Riigc Agency, Jan. &, via Nashville:
Jack Red Cloud and = small party
OF iriendlics came in from the hostile
camp last evening. They asked that
the Indians now at the agency be sent
out to help the Indians who fled from
The agency OH the night of the battle of
| Wounded Knee to get away from the
! hostiles. The authorities look upon the
! request with distrust and reserve their
| decision.
Father Stcphanis, Jesuit mission
airy, has left for the East. Although he
remained here but fortycight hours or
/ so, In is authortiycly said to have sue
! cessfully drawn upon some OF. the
best sources OF information among
the hostilcs, as he said to me: Il am
convinced there will be more bloodshcd
and that the greatest fight has yet to
| come
Regarding the condition of Father
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