Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-05
The News Is Confirmed-The Burial Squad
Attacked,


Attacked.
OMAHA, January 4th.-A special from
Gordon, Neb, says:
Two scouts who have just arrived con
firm the reports made last night of a battl,
north of this place. The fight was between
Indians and q detachment sent out BY
General Miles from the Rosebud Agency tc
bury the dead Indians killed at The
Wounded Knee battle.
The hostile Sioux, objecting to the buria
of their dead by their pale-faced foes
opened fire, and after desperate and SHARP
firing of the Ho.chkiss guns were forced IL
return to the protection of the friendly ra
vines.
No deaths were reported.
WILL AyENeE SITTING BULLS DEATH.
FoRT YATES On. d., January 4th.-The
brief dispatches from Mandan last night
did not indicate how serious the detection
of the young bucks from the Standing
Rock Agency had become.
The discovery was made on issue
day that many did not come TO the
agency. and one of the friendlies said they
had armed themselves and gone to join
the bands in revolt.
1t is believed that there have been 1,00(
desertions.
at Grand River the Sioux have been
fomenting trouble ever since the death O.
Sitting Bull, and they have not been slow
in manifestins. their anger toward AgenI
Mclaughlin. The, have been disposed tt
resent the killing at the ,.,rst opportunity
The dispatches at the time, whlu.H statec
tnat number of the Indians were giau
that Sitting Bull had been removed, were
greatly exaggerated.
Troops are being rapidly moved in differ.
ent directions to aid in squelching the up.
rising.
RUMoRs OF MILES DEFEAT.
CHICAGO, January 4,h.-Assistant Adiu-
tant-General Corbin, upon telegrapnic
order from General Miles, left for the In.
dian country at o'clock tonight.
: In an interview he said he heard rumor
to the effect that General Miles command
had met the hostiles and that General
Miles had lost heavily, but he did not be-
lieve it. and was positive that 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 tonight
he was asked if the order transferring him
to the sest of war meant that the situa-
ton was more serious than supposed.
He replied: II think not; it's not at all
strange that l am sent for, and probably
ought to Fave been there before By
virtue of my rank l 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 any
thing about the matter
The only news received at headquarters
this afternoon was short message from
Lieutenant Moss to General Miles. 1t was
to the effect that the Sixth Cavalry, under
command of Captain Kerr, had met band
of Indians at Clay creek, and short en-
gagement followed. One Indian was re-
ported killed and one wounded. There
were no casualties to the troops.
SCOUTS AND POLICE DOING GOOD WORK.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-The Com.
missioner OF Indian Affairs has, in response
to telegram sent to Agent Roger at Pine
Ridge inquiring as to whether any of the
Indian scouts or police have Joined the
hostiles. received the following reply from
the agent:
None of your enlisted scouts have
Joined hostiles. The police and scouts are
rendering good service. and by their vigor-
ous firing prevented the hostiles from
burning the agency buildings"
A reporter tonight called the attention
Vi ebO NOAaniiSsAO6C1 " s-IcpOIls tfOm
Pine Ridge, saying that General Miles had
recommended the removal of the Indian
agents at Pine Ridge and at other places,
and to the statement that the Indians were
slowly starving to death. The Commits.
sioner said that so far as the agents were
concerned there was no evidence that there
had been any dishonesty on their part in
distributing the supplies.
The Commissioner has submitted to the
President statement covering the ques-
ton of the charge that agreements with
the Indians had not been fulfilled.
BL oopY CONFLICT PREDICTED.
DENVER, January 4.h-A News Pine
Bluff special says:
The army of Indians now surrounded
by General Miles soldiers. on White Clay
creek, number over 1000 with their women
and children, most of them from the upper
Dakotas reservation. Hundreds of the
crowd are crazed with ghost dancing, and
will fight as Big Foot's men fought.
Shots were fired by the pickets nearly
every hour last night, banishing sleep from
all eyes.
Fire arrows were thrown into the agency
about midnight from a ravine near by, but
fortunately fell harmiessly.
Half breeds and squaw-men are leaving
for the railroad, saying they know what is
coming and don't propose to remain.
This war will not be ended except by
one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history
of Indian warfare