The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-01
RIFLE AND TORCH.
A Sharp Skirmish Near the
SGhOOl-HOuSe Fire.
The Troops Retire With the Loss Of Six
Killed and Several Wounded.
A Scheme 10 Burn Pine Ridge Agency
Frustrated = Ranches Pillased by
Rowing Bands of Indians.
Special to THE M6aSINs CALL.

! squawS, and the majority OFT NJ will die
| In addition TO Carrs conn. .soH1the Seven
| teenth Infantry and all the cavalry will be
here tonight. General Miles will also ar.
| rive.
When the Seventh and Ninth cavalry re.
sponded TO the alarm from the mission yes
| terday they found it was not the mission or
fire, but the day school mile this side. In
the vicinity there were fully 1900 hostile
bucks, but few of them showed themselves
at the time. The commander feared an
ambuscade, ana as they were greatly out
numbered returned to the agency after a
sharp skirmish. Six soldiers were killed
and several wounded. A number of In
dians were killed. In the evening a scout
brought in word that the h0ssfleS, embold-
ened by the retiring of the soldiers, had
planned to attack aud burn tile agency with
fire arrows, then stampede the troops and
massacre the inhabitants. The report was
proven to be true to some extent but the
heavy lines of plckets frustrated and stopped
the scheme. A terrific blizzard struck the
agency this morning and the air was filled
with binding snow and the mercury is fall
ing rapidly.
DISAPPEARANCE OF FRIENDLIEs.
A special dispatch to the Bee from
Rushville says: A binding snow-storm,
which is fast assuming proportions of
blizzard, has been raging here aid at the
agency since o'clock this morning. Ad-
vices are that desutOry fight was kept up
nearly all night at the battle-ground within
few miles Of the agency until, by reason
of the suspicious actions of alleged friendly
Indians in camp near the agency, 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 south of the agencies until yester-
day? a half-breed courier, who was through
that camp last night, reports nearly every
able-bo1ied Indian in this outfit had quietly
slippedaway after dusk and joined the hos
tile forces. The friendly Indians at Pine
Ridge now, he says, are principally squaws
and those not able TO fight
NOPE FIGHTING Evprnnr.-
That further desperate lighting VIII occur
there seems to be no doubt. II the Indians
should make an onslaught during this storm
they would undoubtedly have great advan-
tage, as they are in their element at such
time. The danger is that the Indians will
now break away to the strongholds in the
Baa Lands, and will be rr-enforced by
Rosebud, Standing Rock and other Indians.
Eight more dead soldiers were brought in
10 the agency after dark last night, being
part OF yesterdays fatalities.
RECRUITS FOR TIE UosTIEs.
A late special to the bee f.e.n Pine Ridge
says: Nearly all the able-bodied0 LUZ 1suSe
have gone to join the hOstiles. Red Cloud
and all the lesser chiefs, except Little
Wound and American Horse, have joined
the hostiles for last great struggle. At
late hour tonight fierce blizzard Is still
raging, which is more advantageous to the
Indians than to the troops.
APPEAL FOR PROTECTION.
LINCOLN CNcDr), Dec. 81. - Governor
Thayer to-day received a telegram from the
Sheriff at Chadron, Nebr., 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 immed iately re-
piled by ordering company Of the Second
Regiment, Captain Smith, commanding, at
Chadron. on duty for the protection of the
people in the town and country. 1t is un-
derstood that rowing bands of hosties have
renewed their depredations along the Ne
braska-DakOta border.
MORE VICTIMS.
Journals Pine Ridge special says:
The list OF dead was augmented to-day by
the death of Private Shttiie of Troop G,
Seventh Cavalry, and Private Kranberg OF
Troop A. This makes total of thrty-five
fatalities for the two battles. Forty-one
seriously wounded are in an improvsed
hospital at the agency, many of whom will
die. Little hope is expressed Of the re-
covery Of Father Craft. the Catholic priest.
who was stabbed al the battle at Wounded
Knee.
RANCHES PILLAGED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A special dispatch to
q local paper from Omaha says much alarm
prevails in the vicinity of Chadron, Nebr.,
over the depredations of the rowing bands of
hostileS referred to in the message of tho
Sheriff to the Governor. Many ranches, it
is reported, have been pillaGed and burned
Three rancbers are reported to have been
killed on White River. John Dyer. chief
herder of the Government he'd, has aban-
doned his post. Rauchers from a about ate
coming into ChadrOn rs rapidly as pos,
A blizzard is raging at Pine Ridge and IN
northern part of Nebraska. h. numbe- f.
hosties now away FROM the agency Is esti-
mated at 5000. Re-enforcemenis OF troops
are on the way to Pine Ridge aud General
Miles will reach there tonight.
| The two strangers found murdered within
two miles Of the agency yesterday are now
| believed to be the teAmsIers from Nashville.
| Indian signal lights were again plainly
| visible last night in the rough country,
twenty miles north.
THE TROOPS oUTNUMBERED.
special from Pine Ridge, referring tc
yesterdays tight, says word was brough,
| in by a courier that the Catholic Mission
y.
the inmates were being massac.ed. The
weary cavalrymen at once saddled agar
and started Tor the scene. They found il
was school-house which was fired and no
the Mission buildings, which were Il mil,
away; away, There were over 1900 bucks In tn,
Vicihlty when the troops came nm
put only few would show themselve
AZ as;, ~ eine, a. the intention evidentl.
Delng 10 uraW the troops in. Colonc
Forsyth suspected a trap was laid and hein,
greatly outnumbered began to retreat The,
the Indians made an attempt to snrroun
his force of the Seventh Cavalry, and ba
almost completed the Gordon when tn
Ninth Cavalry came up from the agenc
and caused the Indians to retire. The com
bined forces of cavalry were, however, sti
greatly outnumbered, and returned to tn
agency after.a sharp skirmlsh, in Mhic
several were wounded and 1t is believe
some Of tie Indians were killed. Troubl
Is looked for tomorrow. when 1t is though
Colonel Carr's command, returning froI
the Bad Lands, may meet the Indians.
MONDAYS LOSSES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Grneral Schc
field this morning received the followin
telegram from General Miles. dated Chat
ron, Nebr., December 30th: Il rep0rte
yesterday The statements received frol
: Colonel forsythe through General Brook
o / am now lniofmed the losses in that affa
: were Captain Wallace of the Seventh CAY
airy and twenty-five men killed, and Liel
tenant Darlington and thirty-four men wei
wounded: Lieutenant Hawthorne of til
q Second Cavalry and about 800 Indians tn;
d | were AZ or near the agency at the time al
) low here. General BrsIsa reports that j
expects Some will return. About 200 zoe
COW belong to tue hostile element. e.
pect to be at tbs a;,Hpey tomorrow moil
Ing and report more III detAil.''
1 on THE MOVE
SALT LAKE, Dec. sl.--Ssaefal connanl