The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-01-01
A BLOODY BATTLE.

lNfs All'fis INhLN'1 - l''' i'''' '"'
Couricrs from the Bad Lands who ar-
rived here yesterday morning announced
that a bloody and desperate conflict oc-
Cured yesterday morning on Porcnpinc
creek between the United States troops
and the hostilcS. The fight was prcrtp-
itatcd by the troops under Colonel For-
sythe attempting to disarm Big foOtS
band. Captain Wallace. commanding X
troop of the seventh Cavalry. was killed.
Lieutenant Darlington, of the same reg
imcnt was shot in both arms. Several
soldiers and Il number of Indians We're
also killed. The greatest excitement pre-
walls n"rn -" "nE rgeDcv employees, anh
also among the friendlcs many of "n"m
are relatives of the young bucks now on
the war path
Details of the Battle.
WorNpEp KNEE CREEK. Nrb., Dec
80. Bright and early were the troops
up this morning At eight o'clock they
were ordered to he in readiness To- move.
At that hour the cavalry and dis
mounted troops were maSSCd about the
Indian village. the llotchliiSs guns over
looking the camp not fifty yards away
Colonel ForSvthe ordered all the In
dians to come forward away from the
tents They came and sat in Il half cir
clc until counted The diNmouutcd
troops were then thrown around them.
Company X, Captain Wallace, and Com
pany Il, Captain Narnum The order
was then given to twenty Indians to go
and get their guns. Upon returning it
was seen that only two guns were had.
| a detachment at once began to search
the village. resulting in thirty-right
guns being found.
As this task was about completed the
Indians surrounded bv companies *
and l began to- move. All of Il sudden
| they threw their hands to the ground
and began firing rapidly at the troops
not twenty feet away. The troops were
at great disadvantage. fearing shoot
| ing of their own comrades. The Indian
men. women and children then ran to
the south, the battery firing rapidly as
| they ran.
Soon tn" mounted troops were after
them, shooting them down on every
side. The engagement lasted fully AN
hour and Il half. To the south manY
took refuge in d ravinr. from which it
was difficult to dslod@c them. 1t is cS-
timatcd that the soldiers killed and
wounded number about fifty just now
it is impossible to state the exact NUM-
Der of dead Indians. Thcr" are many
more than fifty, however killed out
right. The soldiers are shooting the In
dams down wherever found. no quarter
being given by any one.
Captain Wallace, X Troop. Seventh
cavalry. was killed and Lieutenant Dar-
l;po.on of Arctic fomo was shot thru,mh
,ba ,rp, ,t tbc cIhoy
The troons are still firing from the
c,nn and nur.uino +he enemy in every
direction,
TO saw that it was II most daring feat,
one hundred and twenty Indians at
tacliinr five hundred cavalry. expresses
the situation but family. It could only
have been insanity which prompted
Such n decd. 1t is doubted if lv
uirht either a buck or suuaw ont
of all Big Foot's band will hc left To- tell
the tale of this DAVIS trrachrrv. The
members of the Seventh Cavalry have
once more shown themselves to he
heroes in deeds Of daring. Single
handed conflicts were seen all over the
nclu.
The death of Captain Wallace causes
much regret. The poor fellow met his
: death by IA blow ON the head from IL
war club. Full particulars can not bc
> given until so!ne time tomorrow.
hi"""y war N""S' ''r''''" !" '"''""'
! kuSiVlfLE' Nch.' ll'r' 80 " h'i' ,'p
news OF yesterday hEll' "' N""ii,'"
khee creek reacI.'o 'n' aS'n'F "' il'o
kld&e' PahutilohluIii "rpN' ''''9' ",ii'i'E ~
the hVe thousah" ln"''nH E.'l,I'"
there ana Iar%r huiil"'r "l 'h.Se
, broke away. The friendly Indians m
GLIDING ked Cloud lolned tht army
forces under General Brooke. NJ sum
down fighting had commenced WI'hln
, three miles of the agency bindings ana
II determined effort was being madn
by the Reds to reach ana purl me
agency. An Indian village OF tnend-
lies in plain sight of the agency. was
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| MIA ront.,ir of ,b, Ruqbville Home
c,,a,,J, ,.dor;,,od ,t,;ciol notice from th,
aaano,, ,ostordoy aftrrnoon to make
60, - ynoSSsil,le nrennrntion for defend.
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