The morning call., 1891-01-03
ANOTHER BATTLE.
Cavalry Horses Taken to the
HostileS' Camp.
Vague Information Of the Fight Received
Through Scouts.
Change Of Affairs al Pine Ridge Since the
Arrival Of General MileS-Father
Crafts Letter.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

on were brought into the hostile camp last
night by young warriors. A scout heard the
hostiles make remarks to the effect that
there were fourteen less soldiers to fight and
the hostiles lost only two warriors in getting
the fourteen cavalry horses, etc.
The scouts report has created new SEN
sation here, which is being followed up by
increased activity around the military head
quarters. That a battle or sklrmish has
taken place in which Brooke's OF Carr's
command has lost men there is little doubt.
Later in the day another scout brought
second report to the effect that skirmish
haa occurred. Scout said he learned that
the Cheyenne hostiles made rush upon
squad OF Carr'S Sioux scouts on Grass Greek
last night and killed several of them.
When the scout asked whether any Of
the soldiers were engaged in the skirmish
he was told there were, but that they took
very little part in it.
number of reports are brought in by
Government employees stationed in various
parts of the reservation to the effect that the
country seems TO be alive with squaws Of
hostile scouts. As yetsthe authorities have
been unable to get at the truth of the report
regarding the cavalry horses in the hostile
camp, though this report regarding the at
tack by the Cheyenne hostiles seems to
somewhat verify it.
Instead of keeping the troops IN hud-
died condition in the center of the camp as
Brooke had them, General Miles has to-day
thrown them out into permanent picket lines
upon the top of ridge that encircles the
agency valley. and is having rifle-pits
and board shelter built for them, one
for use in case of attack and the latter to
shelter them while off duty. In other
words, instead OF the agency building sur
rounding the soldiers, the soldiers are to
surround the agency. Indeed, during the
brief time since General Miles arrival
here the entire face of affairs has undergone
q radical change.
Two of the wounded hoStiles taken pris-
oners after the Wounded Knee battle died
to-day. The wounded soldiers are doing
well. Father Crafts, the Catholic mission
ary, much to the surprise of the surgeons is
getting better. The body of one of the Gov
ernment herders was found to-day some dis
tance from the agency lddled with bullets
SURROUNDING THE REDS.
The Bee has the following from its staff
of correspondents at Pine Ridge Agency,
S. Oak, January 1St, via Rushville: Gen
eIal Brooke and staff, together with eight
companies of the Second Infantry and all of
the Ninth Cavalry that have been here,
started into the field this morning. via the
Oelrich road, to Beaver Creek, eighteen
miles almost due west of this agency. From
there they will swing out into as long line
as practicable, thus forming the western
part of the northern side Of a hollow square
which, it now seems, it has been decided TO
form about the hostles.
Cars command has arrived at Wounded
Knee, near the point where the battle took
place, which is six miles east of Porcupine
Butte, or about sixteen miles northeast of
here, at the Wounded Knee Postoflice.
Thus it seems that Carr's command is to
constitute the east and north sides of the
square. The three companies of the First
Infantry from San Francisco have already
arrived, and six more are expected tonight
to replace the Second.
A scout came in this morning and re-
ported that the main body Of the hostiles
had moved back twelve miles from the
agency and toward Bad Lands on the
north. Another arrived this afternoon and
reported that the reds were indulgiug in a
wild war dance only eight miles from here.
NINE WOUNDED HosTLEs.
A party of Indian scouts to-day visited
the scene of Mondays battle, and found
nine Indians who were wounded in the
fight still alive. Two OF them had been
taken to log hut near by, and were being
cared for by sQuaws that had remained be-
hind. The other seven were found lying in
the mud.
Two of the bodies found by scouts yes
terday at Pine Ridge were bucks and
FIVE sQuaws. Tie scouts brought them in
and they are now in the hospital. In addi-
tlon to the adults, two tiny Indian babies,
neither of them over three months old, were
found alive, each beside the dead body of its
mother. They were well wrapped up, but
how they ever survived the fearful weather
of the last forty-eight hours seems miracle
OF thirty FIVE wounded Indians brought in
after the battle, nearly all of whom were
squaws and children, not one has yet died,
though many of them are badly mangled
with bullets. The rear guard Of the party
of cLarity-doing scouts that went out on
their search for wounded Indians were
forced to exchange several shots with some
Of the rowing hosties. After the late
battle Indian scouts went over the field and
picked up all the disabled hosties they
could fud before the troops were compelled
to hurry back and protect the agency.
GUAEDING AGAINST SURPRISES.
The snow-storm that has been raging for
twenty-four hours has ceased and the
weather is warmer, and the vigilant outlook
foT surprise by the hostiles, which was al
lowed TO lapse during the war of the ele-
ments, has been resumed. None of the
wounded soldiers are any worse tonight
and most Of them seem little better.
The Bees special from Rushvile says: 1t
is definitely known that hostiles to the num-
Der of about 1900 are encamped near the
mouth of White Clay Creek, and that Gen
eral Brooke, with detachment of troops, is
swinging around to the north of them. Gem
eral Carr is supposed TO be approaching
from the west, and General Miles will make
Il dash from the south. The force thus en-
gagged is thought to be ample for the an
Inhalation of the entire band, unless some
unforeseen complication or misfortune
arises.
Embassad ors from this hostile camp have
again to-day been suing for peace and offer
ing to surrender their arms. 1t is not known
here whether the terms will be granted or
not, but the general opinion prevails that in
view of the recent actions of the rebels in
slaughterlng the troops while under flag of
truce. not much weight will be given to pre-
tended repentance.
THE REBELS RE-ENFoRcED.
That the hostiles have been largely re-
enforced within the past few days there is
no longer any doubt, and there seems rea-
sonable grounds for the rumors that some Of
the Indians from other agencies or the Brit
ish possessions have joined these.
A report has just reached here by courier
that foraging Indians from the main camp
on White Clay attacked last night tho ranch
of Douglas Points, few miles west, killed
| him and drove away his 400 cattle. The
rumOr lacks official confirmation, but seems
| reliable nevertheless.
1t is also currently reported here this fore