The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-08
BY AN INDIAN BULLET.
Lieut.. Casey, of the Twenty-Sec-
ond Infantry, Slain.
FIGHTING At WOUNDED KNEE
Col. Red Cloud. Two Strike and Others
Near Pine Ridge Ready to Surrender
President Endorses Gen. Miles.

VIEW YORK, Jan "a Herald Pine Ridge spe-
eisl says: courier has tGss come in from Gen.
eraI Brookes headquarters on Wounded Enee
creek with dispatch for General Niles % the
effect that heavy firing Is gnsag on in the direc-
tion OF the hostile canp. and be believes that
some portion OF the troops Is engaged with the
rebeIiious Sioux His forces are ready 20 move
Just as soon as Il can BE definitely learned
where and what THE fight is scouts have been
sent out from here 20 &c. .. the truth. and Ell Is
excitement
General Niles has also received an Official re-
port tast Lieutenant Edward Casey, of Company
II, Twenty second infantry, hsd been killed By
tie nost1leS. The unfortunate young cflcer had
gone too near the hcstile camp, when he was
fred on and shot through the head His body
has been recovered
Lieutenant Casey was born In California, but
was appointed 10 the military academy al West
Point from Louisiana IN ls6e. On graduating in
1873 be was appointed . second lieutenant IN the
Twenty second infantry, and promoted to hrsE
Heutenancy in Isso. He served with his regi-
ment IN the Departments of Texas. Dakota and
Missouri up 70 ISIS, when be was made senior
assistant instructor OF infantry and artillery
ties Il West Point, serving there eye4r. He was
adiutAnf Of his regiment from 1854 TO Iss7. He
was regarded as one Of the brightest young ofi-
GERS in the service.
CHICAGO. Jan AT q late hour tonight Cap
tain Higgins. of General Niles staff. received
Dispatch from that officer at Pine Ridge saying.
General Brooke reports some fighting today.
Lie1tenan Casey, OF the twenty second in
fantry. was shot in the head and killed by the
Brule Sioux There are are no further partsea-
lars
Earlier in the evening Captain Higgins re
ceived dispatch from Assistant AdJRs2n.-Gen-
eral corbin, az Pine Ridge, saying number Of
Indians are coming 70 the agency from the camp
OF the hostiles How many OF the szvsgcs are
er route II IS impossible 10 approximate &c
coriing to the dispatch the general situation
had lot greatly changed from TIE day pTeeed-
ing. The message said the difficulty was well
expressed b. one old Indian, who today put N
an appearance at Pine Ridge. He declared that
the trouble Is that 100 many lies are passing in
both directions between Pine Ridge agency and
the Sicux camp. The inference Is that when tie
real situation becomes clear to both sides the
end viii be less distant than i has been made 10
appear.
LgScoLy, Seb., Jan "A Journals Spring
field, Web, special says Chief Yellow Horse,
formerly lieutenant OF Indian police 81 Rose
bud, passed through here today with consider
able following When asked ii he was nos
afraid 10 meet the warning element Of his tribe,
he replied: @No: We are all hostiles now"
Yellow Horse w8s supposed to be friendly.
swift Bear and his hand, formerly Cd the agency,
have also declared war. Both chiefs are sup
posed 70 be bearing for the hostile camp near
Pine Ridge Advices from Nebraska border
towns indicate more quiet feeling since the
arrival OF the state militia Settlers return
ng ~ fhssr farms.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, jan 1.-CocrierS from
among the hostiies report that nothing can az
rest hloodshed- AZ headquarters, however,
hopes are entertained that the trouble will soon
end in peace. General Niles has not yet heard
from Big Road, Jack Red Cloud, He-Dog and
Han xfx,r 7s~s-
day and returned to the hosriles. He expects
them tonight or tomorrow. II they do not
come then II Is possible that the general viii
take the field after them with but little delay.
Late this evening the general received word
from old Red Cloud that be would come in to-
morrow and bring all the Indians he could with
him. The general thinks Two Strike wiz &C
company Red Cloud. and thst they may be fol-
lowed By al the other Indians.
AdyiceS from Washington City announcing the
approval Of GeneEal Niles suggestion OF putting
the agencies where trouble exists under military
control were received tonight Miles Is satisfied
tina. this resorn Will act 10 the benefit and hap
piaess OF tie Indians, bzsing his opinion upon
the records OF the officers he has selected. All
of them have IN times past had experience in
handling Indians with success
Mrs skies, formerly superintendent of the
Indian schools 81 this agency, has received per
mission Of Gen. Niles 10 take Little Wound 10
warrior. who is row among tie hostiles and was
one OF the earliest disafected, tell the story OF
the reported wrongs OF his people. She returned
only few days ago from Wa hine-oa City AMI
bore letter from the president 20 General Miles,
on the strength Of which the request was
granted.
General Colby, of the Nebraska state militia,
has eighteen companies, numbering shout LOO,
protecting the towns along the western border
Of the Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies. Cal
onel Baker, OF Omaha, and Major Conegyx, Of
Cheyenne, arrived today 70 pay the troops It
viii require $4,000 Colonel shsfter. who has
been On the sick list, returned this evening
WAsEISGToS CITY, Jan 7-secrefsries Proctor
and Noble and General sehoield had confer
ence az the war department this afternoon IN re-
gsrd 70 the Indian troubles, and agreed 20 recon
mend 10 the president the appointments OF an
officer Of the army as agent Of TIE Indians al
Pine Ridge agency, thus neeessitssing the re-
tiTement OF Indian Agent Roger from that duty.
The officer so appointed VIII, however, retain his
position il the army Indian agents st al tie 9TH
er agencies are not 10 be disturbed but, as shown
il General Sehodelds telegram 81 the 9Th list.
10 General Niles. array oE6cers have been desiS-
rsted 70 take military control Of four other
agencies. with instructions 70 cooperate with
agents OF tie interior department. The report
that these agents lad been displaced Is without
foundation, except so far as relates 10 Pine
Ridge sgency. Captain Pierce, ei the First
infantry, has been selected as AGENT at Pine
Ridge, and viii probably BE- appointed b. the
president tomorrow. = message em5oiyinz tie
facts given above las been sent 5y General sebo-
Eeld TO General Niles.
Secretary Proctor is considerably exercised
over the newspaper reports o. a controversy be
tween The var and iaterieE departments Ii re-
gard - the management Of the Indian cam
paign He said this afternoon that the tive de-
r&-12ants are in perfect harmony IN tie matter,
and authorizes the NEST emphatic denial Of any
report indicating the slightest friction between
the two Department.
The commissioner OF Indian affairs has re-
eeive3 s long report from the ssers at Pine
Ridge about the Wounded Knee fight. according
10 which the fight wss started by the medicine
men OF Big Foo;s band. When tie soldiers were
searching the tepees for arms, he Suddenly
began 20 err out XII the soldiers; their osil-
lets won't have any effect on our ghost spirits.
az the same time throwing up handfals OF dirt
iato TIE air After short performance ne fred
his gun II the direction of TIE military. and
sEis started TIE Hght- The following CORES
poudsnce made pGb.ie today explains fuily The
position OF the administration On the Indian
question
WASHINGTON CRY, Oct q.
=. To the Secretary % Wzr-Ssr. | forward for
your i2fS-Iastz0n letter &dsresse5 30 Eae by TIE
So rStSry Of Tire interior under GATE q Sc-ghSr
81, accompanied By Letters from the cuEn-ais-
SSousr OF Indian Sfszi-s Sn3 OF certain Indian
agents, al relStz1g - Tie app7ehsased trouble
with tie Sioux 416&S1S. This deluss0a - 20 the
coming O. the IT1lkn Messiah and the reEurn Of
dead lndizn wsrrlors tor crusade against tie
whites scans 10 have taken 3 strong
Eoid net only upon the sloGx.
as widely sepsrSrei SIS Indian terrIr5rv You
viii 81 once cause personal invesi;E atlsn % he
made oy either tAe division department. con-
naEnGe< into the srsosi e4onsiiEsc,, al things
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