Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-02
FIGHTING INDIANS.
BIG F00T'S BAND START A MAS
SACRE In THE BAD LANDS
Troops Respond at Once and Much
BloOdshed Ensues.

BloOdshed Ensues.
The Battle Lasted an Hour and a
HaIf-No Quarter Given.
CHICAGO, Dec. ga dispatch from
Wounded Knee Greek, S. D., gives the
details of the surrender OF Big Foot's band
as follows: Sunday morning dawned bright
and warm as a summers day. Every one
of the soldiers had their overcoats off and
were talking weather. The Is Indian
scouts had been gone two days and no word
from them. Little Battle started out at
daybreak, and at 1890 was seen dashng
over the ridge for camp waving his hat.
In a few minutes he was at Major White
sides quarters with the news that Big Foot
was only eight mics away.
Boots and saddles were sounded, and If
ever lot of men got out of camp in a
hurry it was the veterans OF the Seventh.
In few moments they were hurrying
over the ridge eastward toward Porcu-
pine butte Passing that, they turned
north and east, descending the slope to
the Porcupine valley, where they soon
found Big Foot's band drawn up in line
battle. There were over $50 warlike
bucks, heavily armed, facing the cavalry
that they met last in 1876 on the Little Big
Horn. One shot from any source and u
tragedy would go over tho wires, but Big
Foot advanced from his side and Nal
Whitesides from the boys in blue. Big
Foot started in for a long talk on how
weary he was Of running around and said
he wanted 30 open ais heart 10 the chief Of
the soldiers. Whitesldes was there
for business, however not talk,
and said that he must surrender or fight.
Like magic up went the flag OF truce and
Big Foot surrendered with his band OF
over $50 warriors and ESQ women and
children.
The prisoners were marched over to the
old camp on Wounded Knee. The battalion
have surrounded the Indian camp and viii
keep vigil and guard until more troops
arrive. The prisoners include the Sitting
Bull gang that fed after their chiefs death.
Scouts just in report that Short Bull and
his braves are on their way to the agency
aud are in camp now at the Catholic
mission, only six miles away.
VIOLATED THEIR FLAG OF TRUCE.
WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, Neb., Dec. 3d.
morning. At o'clock they were ordered
TO be in readiness to move. At that hour
the cavalry and dismounted troops were
massed about the Indian village, the Hotch-
kiss guns overlooking the camp, not so
yards away. Col. Forsythe ordered all the
Indians to come forward away from their
tents. They came and sat in half circle
until counted. The dismounted troops
were then thrown around them, Company
X, Capt. Wallace. and Company Il, Capt.
Varnum. The disarming order was thon
given to Indians to 60 and get their guns.
On returning, it was seen that only two
guns were had. A detachment immedi-
ately set out TO search the village,
resulting in 3S guns being found.
AS this task was about completed, the
Indians surrounded by Companies X and .
began TO move. All of sudden they throw
their hands upon the ground and begin fir
ing rapidly at the troops, not twenty feet
away. The troops were at a great disad
vantage, fearing the shooting OF their own
comrades. The Indian men, women and
children then ran to the south, the battery
firing rapidly as they ran. Soon the
mounted troops were after them, shooting
them down on every side. The engagement
lasted fully an hour and half. To the
south many took refuge In a ravine, from
which it was difficult TO dislodge them. II
is estimated that the soldiers killed and
wounded number about fifty. 1t is i'm
possible TO state the exact number of dead
Indians. There are more than fifty, how
ever, killed outright. The soldiers shot the
Indians down wherever found, no quarter
being given by anyone. Capt Wallace, X
troop, with cavalry, was killed and Lieut..
Darlington, of Arctic fame, shot through
the arm at the elbow. The troops are
still firing from the camp and pursuing the
enemy in every direction.
To say that it was most daring feat,
100 Indians attacking 500 cavalry, ex-
presses the situation but family. 1t could
only have been insanity which prompted
such deed. 1t is doubted that if before
night either a buck or squaw out OF all
Big Foot's band will be left TO tell the tale
of this days treachery.
The members of the Seventh cavalry
have once more shown themselves TO be
heroes in deeds of daring. Single handed
conflicts were seen all over the field. The
death OF Capt. Wallace causes much
regret. The poor fellow met his death by
blow on the head from war club.