The Washburn leader., 1891-01-03
Members of the Seventh Cavalry
Again Show Themselves
to be Heroes.
Captain Wallace Met His Death by q
Blow on the Head by
War Club.
A Partial List of the Killed and
WOunded-Complete Details
Not Yet Attainable.
The President Approves the Fargo
Public Building Bill, and it's
Now q Sure Thing.
A Fight With Hostiles.

A Fight With Hostiles.
GENERAL MILES TO COLONEL CoRBIN.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The following was
received at army headquarters tonight at
late hour: ......
Rapid City, S. D., Dec. 20, 1S9O.-Col. H. c.
C0rbin, Army Headquarters, Chicago,
ILL.,:
Colonel Forsythe reports that while dis
arming Big Foot's band fight occurred.
Captain Wallace and few soldiers were
killed. Lieutenant Darlington and fifteen
men were wounded. This again compli-
Gates the surrender of all the Indians,
which would have taken place in short
time had this not occurred. Forsythe had
two battalions and Hotchkiss guns. Quite
a large number of young warriors have
been away from the camp that were going
from the Bad Lands, also quite a number
of Two Strikes band going toward For
sythe. The troops are in close proximity.
(Signed) MILES, Commanding.
OFFICIAL FROM MILES.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Official dis
patches from General Miles, dated Rapid
City, S. D.. were received tonight by Cen
eral Schofeld, telling of fight in the Bad
Lands to-day between Indian hostiles and
white troops. The dispatches were first
sent to General Brooke, then to General
Miles. The first was as follows: "White-
side had four troops of cavalry and held
the Indians till Forsyt5e reached him with
four more troops last night. At $50 this
morning. while disarming the Indians, q
fight commenced. I think very few In
dians escaped. 1 think we will have this
matter in hand as soon as all are in posi-
tion. There was no precaution omitted.
The fight accurred near the head of
Wounded Knee creek. have just seen
many of the Indians, who went out to-
wards Forsythe this morning, come back"
The next dispatch was: General Brooke
telegraphs from Forsythe the report that
while disarming Big Foot's band this MORN
ing a fight occurred. Captain Wallace and
five soldiers were killed. Lieutenant Gar
lington and fifteen men we're wounded.
The Indians are being hunted up In all
directions. None are known to have got
ten their ponies. General Brooke also re-
ports that many of the young warriors
that were going out from camp In the
Bad Lands to the agency have gone to-
ward Forsythe. All the troops have been
notified. Colonel Forsythe had two bat.
TALON of the Seventh cavalry and Hotch-
kiss guns. Other troops were in close
proximity" A later dispatch says: "Gen-
eral Brooke reports that two shots were
Hred near the Pine Ridge agency by some
one and several more were fired In return.
Quite q number of Two Strikes band ran
away and all at the agency are greatly ex-
cited. All this makes matters look more
serious"
MORE THAN FIFTY KILLED.
WOUNDED KNEE CAMP, Dec. 29.-Bright
and early were the troops up this morning.
Ats o'clock they we're ordered to be In
readiness to move. At that hour the cav
airy and lismounted troops were massed
about the Indian village and Hotchkiss
guns overlooking the camp not fifty yards
away. Colonel Forsythe ordered all the
Indians to come forward and away from
their tents. They came and sat in half
circle until counted. The dismounted
troops were then thrown around them
company K, Captain Wallace, company B
and Captain varnum. The order was
then, given to twenty Indians to 70 and get
their srA.s. Upon returning 1t was seen
that only two guns were had and detach-
ments at once began to search the village,
resulting in thirty eight guns being found.
AS. this task was about completed
the Indians, surrounded by companies
* and B, began to move. All of q sudden
they; threw their hands to the ground and
began firing rapidly at the troops, not
twenty feet away. The troops were at 2
disadvantage, fearing the shooting Of their
own comrades. Indian men, women and
children then ran to the south battery,
hring rapidly as they ran. Soon the mount
cd 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 ravine, from
which it was difficult TO dlslodge them.
iti1 estimated that the soldiers killed and
! wounded number about fifty. just now It
Il impossible to state the exact number OF
sdaad Indians. Many more than fifty. how