The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-01
A Fight ON c,av Crock.

OMAHA, Neb., Dee. 31.--A Bee CORE
spondent at Pine Ridge telegraphs that
General Brooke has iust received news
from the scene of the fight at the Cath
Ollie Mission on Clay creek, that six
men Of the Seventh Cavalry have been
killed and many wounded. Further
particulars have not yet been received.
The first intimation of the trouble at
the Mission was brought late yester-
day afternoon bya courier, who rushed
In with the startling news that the
Mission building, where there are Il
number OF Catholic priests and Sisters
and hundreds of children. was sur
rounded by hostiles, and had been set
on fire. The eayalrymen, who had had
scarcely any rest for four days, We're
instantly in the saddle, and with a
couple of Hotchkiss guns, started on
q gallop for the Mission. As the des-
patch was being written the roar of
tho guns could be heard, indicating
that hot fight was In progress.
Two Strike, Little Wound, Short Bull
and other chiefs ran away from the
agency Monday night after hearing of
the Wounded Knee fight, taking with
them hundreds of warriors. They also
compelled the old chief Red Cloud to
accompany them under threat OF
DEATH
It Is these indians who attacked the
supply train yesterday morning, and
In the afternoon raided the Catholic
mission.
INDIAN PLANs FRUSTRATED.
OMAHA, Dec. STA Bee special from
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D., says: In
addition to Carl's command, the Sew
enteenth Infantry and all the cavalry
at Rosebud will be here by night. Gen.
Miles will also como to-day.
A scout came In about o'clock last
night and said that the hostiles, reas-
sured by the fact that the soldiers quit
the field yesterday afternoon, had
planned to attack and burn the agency
with fire arrows and then stampede the
troops and massacre the inhabitants,
and the report was proven true to
some extent, but the very heavy lines
OF pickets frustrated and stopped the
hellish scheme.
A terrible blizzard struck the agency
at O'clock this morning. The air is
binding with snow and the mercury is
falling rapidly.
MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
LINCOLN, NEB., Dee Ex-Governor
Thayer is in receipt OF the following
telegram:
'.GHADnoN, NEn., Dec. 3I.-Indians
fighting here for two days. The city
Is full of women and children and no
arms. Can't you order out militia and
send guns. Signed,
JAMES &. DAHf.MAN, Sheriff.
The Governor Immediately author
lied the following response:
LINCOLN, NEs., Dee. 3i.-To Captain
Fred II. Smith, Company Il, Second
Regiment, chadron, Neb.: Order your
company on duty for protection OF
people In town and country.
Signed,
A. V. COR, Adjutant-General.
II is understood that bands of hos
tiles have renewed their depredations
all along the Nebraska and Dakota
border.
THREE THOUSAND INDIANS on THE WAX
PATH.
OMAHA, Dec. 31.-GeneraI Miles left
Chadron ut a. m. for Pine Ridge,
with IA large force OF cavalry. Ii is
reported that the ranchers on White
river have been pillaged, horses stolen
and cattle killed. John Dyer chief
herder OF the Government herd, has
abandoned his herd. Three ranchcrs
are reported killed on White river. v
The Catholic Mission near Chadron
was burned by Indians this morning.
General Brooke has ordered detaeh-
ments there to guard the town. IL is
showing on the reservation and bliz-
1'trd Is settling in.
Ranchers arc leaving their homes
and Hooking into Chadron. The loss
of life and property Is great. Three
thousand Indians are rumored TO have
broken away from the agency and to
have gone on the warpath.