Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01
SLAUGHTER or REDSKINS.

Indians Fired the Shots, But the Troops
Showered the Bullets with Terrible
Effect.
OMAHA, NEB., Dec 30.-The corre-
spondent of the Bee in his account of
yesterdays Indian fight, says the In
dams must have fired hundred shots
before the soldiers fired one but that
when the soldiers did begin there was d
terrible slaughter of the redskins.
He says Capt. Wallace and Private
Cook were the only soldiers killed but
that of the % wounded many will die.
Father Crafts, a Catholic priest,w NOR
tally wounded.
Capt. Wallace was tomahawked
squarely in the forehead.
300 OF BIG FooT's BRAVES SAID TO HAVE
BITTEN THE DUsT-HosTTLITIEs RE-
NEwED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The commits
sioner OF Indian affairs this morning re-
ceiyed the following dispatch from
Agent Roger date Pine Ridge Indian
Agency; December Goth:
On Wounded Knee this morning while
the soldiers were disarming Big Foot
and his band after their surrender q
fight took place which resulted in the
killing of about 300 Indians and several
of the soldiers, including Captain Wal
lace, with number wounded.
Two Strike and his party who were
camped on White Clay creek Just below
Red Clouds house, opened fire on the
agency from the hilltops opposite the
boarding school, wounding two soldiers.
The police returned the fire, killing two
of Two Strikes Indians and wounding
two others. Two Strike and his band
have retreated in north westerly direc-
ton from the agency and it is supposed
he is trying to make his way back to
the Band Lands. Thus far the Pine
Ridge Agency have taken no active part
in the war but Big Foot, Slow Bear,
Kicking Bear and the Two Strike band
have been and are active in the disturb
ance.
BUCKS EAGER FOR GoRE-EvEN THE
FRIENDLIEs WANT TO GET INTO THE
FRAY-BRUTAL BuTCHERY FEARED.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. d., Dec. 80.
The news of the battle at Wounded
Knee excited the Indians at the agency
Ill an alarming manner. The entire camp
was soon in commotion and the restless
young bucks at once took to the hills
apparently eager for the fray. Even the
most loyal of the Indians were affected
and the couriers themselves seemed to
be eager for blood. 1t was not long be-
fore desultory firing was heard near the
agency.
PREPARING TO ATTACK THE AGENCY,
Little Wounds men have fled back TO
the range north of here toward Two
Strikes, and both gangs are preparing
to attack the agency. The firing last
night was just west Of the school house,
and between the police and Two Strikes
gang. Bullets whistled past the build
ings in a startling way. The troops
here are the infantry under Major
Wheaton, with one Calling, four heavy
guns and one Hotchkiss rifle. There
will probably be only heavy skirmish-
ing until morning Every one hopes
that the troops will arrive from the rail-
road by that time. There are 5000
Sioux encamped about the agency build
ings. Their tepees are pitched in a
way to the northwest and
east, and along deep ravine through
which runs Clay creek.
REVOLT AND MASSACRE THREATENED.
If all these Indians revolt il would
not take them long to wipe out the !
handful of infantrymen from Omaha |
and massacre the entire camp. Every
at the agency is built of wood |
and after looting the traders stores and |
the government storehouses the Indians
could complete their work in short
order by applying the torch.
FLEEING FROM THE AGENCY.
The Indian school-houses, which are
lust west of the agency buildings and
within rifle shot of Gen. Brooke's head
quarters, are immense wooden struc-
ures There are nearly 200 Indian boys
md girls in the schools. The teachers
ire whites and half-breeds. People who
AN leave the agency are doing SO as
apidly as possible.