Evening journal., 1891-01-02
SIOux'S FINAL STAND.
Over Three Thousand Are Now
on the Warpath.
sANeuNARY BArrLEs ExrECTED

SANGUINARY BATTLES EXPECTED
Seamsters killed, Houses Burned, stock
Stolen, and Every Indication That the
Long Looked for Uprising OF the Red
nzen Has at Last Come in Earnest.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., via RUSH
VILE, Neb., Jan. 2-The Upper Brules
are now in open rebellion. After two
months OF unrest and uncertainty the
Sioux have finally shown their hand. Over
5000 of them, under the leadership OF such
cunning fellows as Big Road, Kicking
Bear, Little Wound, Short Bull and Jack
Red Cloud, and even old Red Cloud him
self, have turned upon the government for
what win doubtless prove to be their last
stand against the military American
Horse Is now the only remaining loyal
chief, but his following is so small that it
would make no difference whether he
counseled war OF peace.
DepredaUens Already Commenced.
Squads OF Indians have been leaving for
the warpath today. Under the cloak Of
the heavy snow storm which has been rag
north, but their destination Is not known.
II Is thought, however, that they will make
for the Bad Lands or the vicinity OF the
old Spotted Tail reservation. Troops have
been ordered to intercept them. Depreda
tions have already begun on the ranches
Scores of houses along White river have
been burned and the cattle run off and
killed. A scout who came In late Tuesday
night from the vicinity Of White river,
near the mouth of Hay creek, reported
that three cattlemen left their ranch after
they heard Of the engagement between
Forsythe and Big Foot's band and that
they have not returned yet 1t is feared
they have been killed.
All Spies WIN he killed.
The hostles sent word to the friendly
Indians that all spies would be killed 1t
Is reported that John Dyer, chief herder Of
the government, had to leave the govern
ment herd. which consists OF about 5000
cattle, ard look out for bis own life The
hsfd has been seized aud appropriated by
the Indians. Two teamsters, who are sup
posed to have lived IN Rushyille, were found
dead in the road ten miles from the agency.
They had been shot by Indians. Lieut..
Herman Kranberg, OF Company A, Sew
enth cavalry. who was shot ia the arm aud
side at Wounded Knee, died Tuesday
night Several other troopers are dying,
although most Of the wounded are doing
well. Francis Schette. of Troop G, Sew
enth cavalry, was one Of the soldiers killed
Tuesday In she battle that took place six
miles west OF here The Episcopal church
has been turned into hospital, and con
tains thirty-eight of the hostile Indians
who were wounded and captured at
Wounded Knee. Most Of them are squaws,
and many Of them will die.
Panic Among the Settlers.
In addition to Carr's command, the Sev.
enteenth infantry and all the cavalry now
at Rosebud are soon expected here with
Gen. Miles A scout who came in Tues
day night said that the hostiles, rcassured
by the fact that the soldiers quit the field
during the afternoon, had planned to at-
tack and burn the agency with fire arrows,
then stampede the troops and massacre
the inhabitants The report was true TO
some extent but the heavy lines of pick
cts stopped the savages. Gen. Brooke has
ordered 100000 rounds OF ammunition
from Omaha.
The panic in the railroad towns in the
vicity Of Pine Ridge is indescribable. Set
tiers are pouring into the villages on foot,
in wagons and on horseback. Many OF
household goods. Some OF the refugees
who travelled through the blizzard yester-
day were badly frozen. At Chadron, Al
bany, Rushville and Valentine the panic
amounts TO a stampede
War In Blizzard.
The Rushville guards are on duty day
and night and refugees and citizens have
made forts Of the school houses. Armed
men patrol tbs streets az night, and senti-
nels have been posted along the road lead
ing to Pine Ridge. The peril OF Chadron,
which is the biggest town in Nebraska
west of Fremont, has caused the citizens
TO organize themselves for a defense OF the
town. The savages have burned the
Catholic mission near Chadron Gen.
Brooke will send a company Of soldiers to
guard the town as soon as re-enforcements
reach him. Gen. Miles at the head OF the
Sixth cavalry left Chadron for Pine Ridge
at a. m. Companies of the Eighth and
Ninth cavalry at the Rosebud agency have
also been ordered to Rushvilie II has
been showing furiously all day and the
temperature Is growing colder.
The Hostiles Well Surrounded.
One battalion OF the Seventh cavalry il
en- route to prevent the Indians from re-
treating on their old trail south OF ths
DAdch AAillh. Ole troop Also acted "a
escort to cen. Miles, who came back witt
them from Chadron Couriers are ia
from Gen. Carr's command saying that b,
is coming from the White river Col
Sumner and Capt. Wells are west Of him
forming a kong line to the west of the In
dians. This, with the troops from tn,
Seventh, should confne them to the res
ervation. Yesterday afternoon the buria
OF thirty Of vhe dead took place at til,
Episcopal eenetery, just east of camp
Tuesday night Standing Soldier brought
in a party OF seventy-two Indians whom
his Indian soldiers had captured on Medi
cine creek, fifty miles east Of here IN,
party, which included only nineteen wei
armed bucks, submitted TO be disarmed a
the agents Office without a murmnr Th
camps Of Two Strike and the rest of tn
fugitives were plundered Tuesday by th,
friendlies who remained. The bodies o
Big Foot's men lie unburied where the,
fell
strikers Want to Settle.
GLASGOW, Jan. 2-The strikers, at
mass meeting, rejected proposal to ap