Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08


about so could still be seen rapidly re-
treating over the hills to the big camp
| six miles away.
In the fight with Big Foot's band, the
| Indians, maddcned with the sneers of
| one Of their medicine men, opened fire
and killed several soldiers before the
latter fired a shot, In each Of the sew
cral skirmishes which have occurred
within the past week, including the one
with X troop yesterday, the Indians
have been the attacking party and have
fired the first shots,
AT daylight this morning three troops,
under command of Capt Kramer, started
on scout TO the scene of Yesterdays
skirinish, The other six companies Of
this regiment were held iii readiness to
50 TO their assistance should they be
attacked Capt. Kramer returned at 5
O'Clock, having encountered no hnstilcs.
lie met a detachment of the Eighth
Cavalry out on q scout. Gen. Brooke
is expected on the White river, at the
mouth Of White Clay creek, tomorrow.
REPORT or MILES DEFEAT.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 4.-There is II
rumor here that Gen, Miles and cavalry
have met the Indians, been defeated
with heavy loss, and that the general
was killed The only news about Gen.
Miles received here to-day, however,
comes from the army headquarters in
Chicago, and no mention is made of
General Miles being killed or wounded.
The rumor is undoubtedly untrue
CHICAGO, Jan,4,-Assistan Adiutant-
general Corbin, upon telegraph orders
from General Miles, left for the Indian
country at 8 o'clock, Tonight, over the
Chicago & Northwestern road. Captain
L. Il. Higgins, now in charge of army
headquarters, said at s O'clock, tonight,
that he had heard rumor that General
Miles command had met the hostiles,
and that General Miles had lost heavily,
but he did not believe and was positive
the general could not have been within
many miles of the locality where the
fight is said to have taken place.
just before Colonel Corbin left he was
asked If the order transferring him to
the seat of war meant that the situation
was more serious than supposed. He
replied II think not. II is not at all
strange that | am sent for, and probably
ought to have been there before. BY
virtue Of my rank am chief of staff,
and when the general in command is on
the field his chief of staff should be there
also. Further than this | cannot say
anything about the mattern
The Worlds special correspondent at
Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, sent
word to the World last night of the
alarming situation there, but made no
mention of a battle in which General
Miles had been killed. The St. Paul
rumor can, therefore, be considered
baseless
TO INVESTIGATE FoRsyTHE.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, (via Nashville,
Neb), Jan. Alt is rumored tonight |
that Col. Forsythe of the Seventh |
Calvary, has been relieved by Gen.
Miles, pending an investigation of his |
conduct at the battle of Wounded Knee.
The colonel, in anticipation of such an
ORDER applied by telegraph to Gen. |
James H. Wilson of Wilmington, Del,
1.-THE noted cavalry commander Of the
rehellion), TO take charge Of his side of
the case. Gen. Wilson answered, re-
GREETING his inability to accept the ser.
vice, but promising TO endcaYor to Sc
cure an acceptable attorney
A spy from the hosties SAYS Red |
Cloud was knocked down yesterday be-
cause he opposed the war and would /
have been killed but for the interference |
of his nephew.
Word has been received that the hos
tiles will attack this camp. Every man
is armed and ready.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 6-The Bee has the
following from its staff correspondent
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. D., VIA. RUsH-
WILLIE, NEB; The announcement Of the
suspension of General Forsythe came like
flash and created amazement in some
minds. Official mouths are closed to all
Inquiries on the subject II will probably
become known to the general public
however later on, The unfortunate dis
position of the troops making it possible
Tor them to do cross firing with the result
OF killing one another constitutes a part
and possible the greatest part of the f6un-
iatlon Tor General forsythe's suspension.
SHORT BULL DETERMINED ON WAR.
The seriousness of tho situation here is
Short Bull the leading hostile
'hiief' who has distinguished himself all
Along during this trouble, had never for
considered any of the oyertures
ooking to an amicable settlement but
who has stuck to his lair in the Bad Lands
and has now assumed command of the
great body of hostiles last night told our
ipies that he would take the agency if it
'ost every warrior he had.
RAID AND MASSACRE is CERTAIN.
Half breeds here have been informed by
friends and relatives whom some of them
nave amt ng the hostiles that thev better
move their families long
distance from the agency, as great raid
md massacre was certain. The half
breeds are showing lis what they think of
his information by getting their families
out of here with rush. The government
lerder John Dryer and Issue Clerk Pngh
nave both discovered through their Indian
friends of years standing that a raid and
has been fully decided upon and
planned.
GENERAL MILES BELIEVES THE SITUATION
CRITICAL.
General Miles is thoroughly conversant
With all these facts and himself says that
'ur situation is exceedingly critical There
ire less than 600 soldiers here now all told,
200 BUCKS AND seuAws SLAIN.
The party sent to Wounded Knee to bury
be dead Indians returned last night. They
ound and buried 81 bucks and ti3 squaws
md children. 1t was also found that five
1ad been buried by the Indians. In ad.
lition to this total of 1872 we
rave heard now and then Of others
who have been carried away by hostile
couts &C., sufficient to swell the number
II dead Indians rs a result of the battle of
Wounded Knee to fully 200, with several
'thers yet to die in the improyised hos
,ital here.
a PAFoosE's GOOD FORTUNE.
A little Indian baby girl about three
months old, being one Of the two miracu-
Gus survivors Of the battle Of Wounded
lnee, who lay for three days beside the
lead body Of its mother, has been adopted
". Mrs. Allison Nailor, wealthy
furke, manager Of Buffalo Bills Wild
Vest combination, stood as godfather to
he child and had it christened Maggie &.
''ailor. The first name and initial are