Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-08
TOCSlN OF WAR SOUNDED.

T0CSlN OF WAR SOUNDED.
Troops Preparing for an Onslaught
of the Mad Savages.
The Hostiles on the Moys--sicnaI Fires
Supposed to Announce That the Red.
skins Are Ready to strike the Blow.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
CAMP AT SECOND RANCH ON
WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, S. D., Jan. z.
The aspect of affairs during the past
"a hours has remained without any
material change. Gen. Brooke and staff
arrived here late Monday night and has
established his headquarters. 1t is
reported that number of Indian mes
sengers will be sent to the hostile village
on White Clay Creek and hold a coun-
Gil with them and endeavor to have
them surrounded. Three troops Of the
Eighth Cavalry and large number Of
Indian scouts arrived yesterday
The soldiers are gathering the cattle
and ponies in. Pickets report signal
fires to the south and what appeared to
be a large band of Indians moving
northward. A troop of cavalry is kept
constantly saddled night and day. 1t is
reported that Gen. Miles will be here in
few days to superintend operations
personally.
A wagon train which arrived from
Rapid City yesterday, and which con-
sisted OF five wagons, was fired into
when about Is miles from this point by
a rowing band of Indians, who had been
following from the day previous, and
about 2 p. m. Monday they attacked.
The Indians, would ride up, circle
around and shoot, and would then ride
OIL to safe distance. After firing about
so shots they withdrew.
None of the teamsters were hurt and
1t is believed none of the Indians were
wounded.
THE SETTLERS VERY APPREHENsIyE-
NEBRAsKA's MILITIA IN THE FIELD
BUFFALO BILL SEES NO HOPE OF
AVOIDING FIGHT.
LONG PINE, NEB., Jan. 7.-All along
the line of Elk Horn & Missouri Valley
railroad people believe themselves in
great peril in case a battle, that seems
at Pine Ridge should result
adversely to the troops.
A part of the National Guard of
Nebraska, 1000 men, is already in the
field and Governor Thayer has ordered
General w. L. CoIAg
Of the state troops is in command with
at Rushville, where the
larger body of military is stationed.
Colonel Cody buffalo BilD, chief of
staff to Governor Thayer, will confer
with General Colby at Rushville and
the two will decide upon the best points
At which to station troops. The report
that Colonel Cody was to Join General
Miles at Pine Ridge is untrue.
Buffalo Bill takes gloomy view of
The future and says it is his opinion that
! big battle is almost sure to occur
within a few days in the immediate
vicinity of Pine Ridge. The Indians, he
links, have reached that stage of their
madness in which they will court death.
Since the Wounded Knee affair they are
worse than ever and the Messiah craze
las made them fatalists to that degree
hat they firmly believe that if they go
Under in battle they will come to life |
lgain in the spring.
Should the Indians mass and make an |
Ittack on the troops at Pine Ridge and |
,vercome them, there would be an over
unning Of the country that would
mean more than repetition of former
lorrors. Even if defeated the Indians
will scatter in small bands and do an
immense amount of damage.
The fear of this, more than any belief
hat the Indians will raid the county be-
ore offering battle to the regulars, has
ed to the throwing out of line of
tate troops along the Nebraska frontier.
here are 16 companies of the state mil
ia on the frontier. -Four companies are
tationed at Rushville, three at Gordon,
* at Crawford, one at Hay Springs,
ne at Cody and one at Chadron.
The rumors of another fight at Pine
idge have sent additional hundreds of
lie settlers into the small railroad
WINS. AT nearly every station one sees
INTERCEPTED wagons, which form the
mporary homes Of the fleeing settlers.
THE HosTTLEs-PICKETs
FIRED AT IN THE NIGHT-PATRoLING
THE COUNTRY.
DENVER, COL, Jan. 1.-THE Rocky
'Ountatn Mems correspondent at camp
l White Clay Creek wires the follow
g; No new developments have oc-
Irred at this point. All are anxiously
aiting for the word to attack the
,stiles. Gen. Brooke and staff are en-
mped at Wounded Knee, where they ,
we established the headquarters of the
apartment of the Platte. Gen. Miles, /;
no is now at the Pine Ridge agency, I
III leave there in day or two to super /
tend the movements himself. n
The Gordon of troops are slowly clos =
g in around the hostiles in the valley y
White Clay Greek. General Brooke n
S given Instructions that each com T
inder of troops in this vicinity patrol .
9 country from one command to the
her to see that no party, however :,
Iall, of the hostiles escapes. Il
Late last night the camp was aroused q
shots being exchanged by one of the E
tying pickets which are stationed ut y,
distance of about three-fourths of a =
lie from camp. Immediately every =
G was under arms, horses were sad Al
ID and two troops were sent out to d,
scene. BY this time a picket rode s.
o camp and stated that while they II
re on guard a band of Indians tried h,
surprise them, shooting at them from n
lind pile of rocks. They immedi-
ly returned the fire. 10
Is the night was pitch dark the num- ii,
of Indians was not known, but =
ging from the number of shots that
re fired, it is thought the Indians
st have numbered about 90.
he two troops hurried out to the
ne, but on their arrival there after
king thorough search in all direc- HI
Is they could find no Indians. 1t is an