The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-01
THE INDIAN WAR.
SCHOOLS BURNED AND TEACH
Frs AND PUPILS MAS
SACRED.
The Damage to the Troops is Small--
25 Soldiers and $50 indians Killed
inOne ssattle.
by United Preas,1

by United Preas.l
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. D., Dec. 81
The Seventh cavalry had Just reached
camp yesterday morning, after repulsing
the attack made on their supply train by
Two Strikes band, when courier arrived
with word that the Catholic mission
was on fire and the teachers and pupils
were being massacred. In twenty MIN
utes the Weary and hungry, and ex-
hausted cavalry was once more in mo-
ton. They found that the fire was at
the day school, one mile this side Of the
mission.
The Indians under the command Of
Little Wound and Two Strike were
found to the numb7r of 1900 about o4ae
mile beyond the mission. The seventh
formed line and began the fighting,
which was carried on by only 800 or 400
Indians at time. while the great mass
| kept concealed. General Forsythe sus-
pected an amo bush, and did not let them
draw him into dangerous ground. Col
Henry started one hour later than For
sythe, and owing to the exhaustion of
his horses had to travel very slow. The
seventh became surrounded by the red
skins, but just as the circle was ready
to charge, the ninth broke in upon the
rear Of the hostiles and they vanished
The weary soldiers slowly retreated,
reaching the agency at dark. The in
fantry had been ordered out but were
stopped by the sight of the head Of the
column of cavalry. The soldiers, brave
and heroic as they were, were greatly
outnumbered and there are not enough
troops at this point to clean out these
indians, who are still camped within
seven miles of the agency. The damage
done to the troops is small. Lieutenant
Mann, Of Company 4, Seventh calvary,
was wounded, shot through tn 81 se
First Sergeant of Company K, was also
wounded
Battle at Wounded Knee Creek.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 3l.-Spe
cial indian agent Cooper of the Pine
Ridge Agency, this morning telegraphei
the indian bureau as follows: "Bi!
Foots band attacked the military abou
8 O'Clock yesterday morning on head o.
Wounded knee Greek with the follOWin!
results: 20 soldiers killed, 35 wounded
! about $50 indians killed and 80 wound
: ed and captured. Father Croft wound
ed. Two of Strikes band opened fire d
' the agency yesterday from the hill top
7 on the north side, wounding two soldier
4 and killing no one Indians attacke
e 9th cavalry wagon train this mornin
s two miles no'th ot agency, killing on
:. soldier OF the advance guard"
WASHINGTON, o. o, Dec 81. Major
y General ochoti-ld to-day received tn
. following Telegram from General Mile
. dated Sharon, Neb Dec 30:
I, i reported yesterday statements 6
70 received from Col Forsythe throug
General Brooks | am now informe
that the loss 5 il that affair we're; Cal
tain Wallace CT the seventh cavalr,
and twenty five men killed; Lieutena1
's Darlington and thirty four men wount
N ed; also Lieutenant Hawthorne, secor
artillery. About 900 Indians that wel
at or near the agency at the time a
now here. General Brooke reports th
D. he expects some will return. About 81
Ks men now belong TO hostile element.
Re expect to be al the agency to-morro
~, morning and will report more in deta