Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-05
RUMORS' OF FIGHTING
A Battle Said to Be in Progress Near
Pine Ridge.
THE B. AND 0. RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED
Death Of fEmma Abbott This Morn
ing in Salt Lake City.
STOCKS ACTIVE AND STRONG
A DISASTROUS BATTLE REPORTED

isumored Fighting within Three Miles Of
Pine Ridge Agency.
| OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 5.-A disastrous battle is
| reported in progress within three miles Of Pine
Ridge. Nothing definite has been learned as
yet
A Word-Herad dispatch from Rushville.
Neb., says heavy caanonading has been going
on north Of here this morning, but no news of
a battle has been received.
OMAHA. NEB-. Jan. 5.-The Bees correspond
ent at Pine Ridge agency telegraphs: As to the
situation here, considered in its entirety the
indications that one of the greatest battles his
tory Is almost at hand are increasing. The report
OF every scout adds new and strong support to
| these indications that were only emphasized by
| the bloody affair on Wounded Knee. Gen.
Miles believes exactly this and has said so in
strong words. The small handful of Indian
employees here affirm it. Before the terrific
| clash comes they want to try and rescue their
relatives from the eneny's camp and are
now interceding with the authorities for
permission, at the risk of their
lives, to make the attempt These Indians in
government employ also express the hope that
| they can induce many Of those who were
| friendly before the Wounded Knee battle and
were remaining here according to instruction
| also to come in and be saved from the certain
annihilation that awaits them within the ranks
Of the hostiles. Extensive rifle pits are re-
ported being dug twelve miles west of here hy
the hostiles and the report is Of such a nature
tnat the authorities rely upon its truthfulness.
Last night the hostiles burned many houses
| belonging TO the settlers along the White river
and finished killing the last remnant of the
| great herd of government cattle that they
| raided 80 heavily about month ago and have
been drawing on ever since.
FERu AT PINE RIDGE.
Without desiring to make the situation a
particle darker than it really is, for God knows
the truth is bad enough, everything constrains
me to say that the danger in which Pine Ridge
| agencys white people stand at this hour and
must remain until this crisis is all over is ore
| of the most fearful perils that can we'll be
| imagined say this not for a moment for
| getting and knowing perfectly Just what
| military protection we have here. Since Gen
Miles arrived he has received the most urgent
admonition from the administration to avoid
further bloodshed. Further bloodshed, how
| ever, cannot be avoided, and before the light
| OF another Sabbath morning the truth of the
assertion viii have been proven. There
| is rumor current in official circles here that
general call for volunteers to protect the ad-
jacent territory will be made. The shooting of
tally burned last night created considerable
comment.
The Indians have a superstition that il the
| first ire arrow fired into an enemy's camp is
extinguished in fight it is evidence that their
contemplated raid viii be failure. The arrow
| that came in last night was shot from the north
| and barely missed the head of a teamster who
| was unhitching team few Yards south of the
hotel where the correspondents are quar- tered,
| which ID near tine center of the agency. Arri-
walls of physicians yesterday helped TO make
the largest assemblace OF medical officers here
| that has occurred since tie rebellion, coming
as they do Immediately after the battle of last
Monday and the heavy skirIrishes of Tuesday.
Tie fact is plain that the War Department is
| convinced that great bloodshed is at hand.
/ sKIRMIsH NEAR GORDON, NEB
| GoRooN, NEB., Jan. 5.-Two scouts Just ar
| rived confirm the report made last night of a
battle north of this place. The fight was be-
| tween the Indians and a detachment sent out
by Gen. Miles from Rosebud agency to bury
| the Indians killed at the Wounded Kpee battle
| December 29. The hostile Sioux objecting to
the burial Of their dead by their pale-faced foes
opened fire, and, after desperate and sharp fir
ing Of the Hocthkiss guns, were forced to return
to the ravines. No deaths are reported.
/ dispatch from Oulrich's ranch SAYS: A
courier from Col Offley' 8 camp on White river
| 125 miles northeast OF here. reports that this
morning the hostile Indians were engaged in
burning hay cabins in that vicinity. Troops to
| the number of ], 600 are now encamped on White
river, surrounded by almost many Indian
warriors. bloody battle will almost certainly
| take place somewhere OF White river within the
next few Gays.
SETTLERS FAMILIES SEEKING SAFETY.
Sioux CRY, Iowa, Jan. 5.-A party Of sew
| eral women and children, who had Just come
in from Rushville, Chadron, Hay Springs and
| other points near the scene of the Indian
| trouble, were at Union depot last evening. One
| woman who came from Nashville and was en-
route to her old home at Decorap, Iowa, said
that all those in the party were sent away from
Rushville Yesterday morning because of the
exposed condition OF the settlements, and said
that their departure was hurried by the fact
| that band of fifty Indians had pitched their
tepees within q few miles of the town Friday
| afternoon. Their husbands remain at the
front to attend to their property interests and
| to defend them If necessary. The woman also
said Dat the settlers families were all leaving
the country and fleeing to places Of safety.
THE WOUNDED LEAVING PINE RIDGE
Following is a list of the wounded soldiers now
leaving Pine Ridge and their destinations: To
Fort Riley, Kan.-Seventh cavalry, Lieut.
Ernest Darlington, company A; Lieut.. j. b.
Mann, company K; Lieut.. Hawthorn, second
artillery; Quartermaster Sergt ]. ID. Camp
| bell; Privates Duncan, Mcmahon and Needer,
company A; Sergts. Ward and Twohey, Pri-
Yates Green and Schriver, company G.; Private
Kern, company D; Sergt. Trittle company E;
Sergt Howard, company /; Sergt. Rayner,
Corp. Clifton and Privates Smith and voder,
company K.
To Omaha-First Lieut.. John Kenzie, Pri-
Yates Hahn, Haran, Gruner, company b, sec
company @, second infantry.
The party Ia in charge Of Assistant SURGEON
James D. Glenner, assisted BY Privates Good
win and Kuhn.
A SHORT HONEYMOON.