Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1891, Page 1

R / TWENTIETH YEAR, \ e THE OMAHA DA1Ly BEE OMAHA, OMENS OF BLOODSHED Boldiers and Civilians at Pine Ridge Warned of a Raid, WHAT THE BURIAL PARTY FOUND. Terrificd Settlers Desert Their Homes and Swarm Into Towa, ¥ GEN. FORSYTHE REMOVED FROM COMMAND Comment on the Incident at Washington and Elsewhere, SIX OF THE WOUNDED AT FORT OMAHA. Lieutenant Kinzie's Graphic Account of the Battlc Militia — Brave Beariog of the Boys. Movements of the Prye Rine Acexcy, S, D, (via Rushville, Neb.,)- Jan, 5.—[Special Telegram to Tae Brr.)—General Forsythe has been suspended from command, pending the decision of a court of inquiry regarding tho battle of Wounded Knee, The like a and created amazement in some minds. Oficial mouths are closed to Bl irrquiries on the subject. It will probably suspension come flash ) become known tothe general public, how- \ \ i , The Al has mado a warm friend of perhaps every person whom he has met here and few will withhold their sin- cerest sympathy from him. The seriousness of the situation here is in- creasing. Short Bull, the leading hostile chief, who has distinguished himself all along, during this trouble, by never fora moment considering any of the overtures looking to an amicable settloment, but who has steadily stuck to his lair in the bad lands nd has now assumed command of the great body of hostiles, last night told our spies that ho would take this agency if it cost every warrior he had. Half breeds here have been in- formed by friends and relatives whom spne of them have among the hostiles, )Ty had better immediately move their fimilies a long distance from the agency, as & great raid and ever, later on. The gen massacre balf breeds are show- ing what they think of tilis information by getting their families out f here with a rush. The eovernment herder, John Dwyer, and Issue Clerk Pugh have both discovered through their Indian friends of years stand- ing, thata raid and massacre has been folly decided upon and maturely planned, General Miles is thoroughly conversant with all these facts, and he himself says that our situation is exccedingly criti- cal. There are less than here now, all told, The party sent to Wounded Knee to bury the dead Indians returned late last night. They found and buried eighty-four bucks and sixty- three squaws and chil- dren. It was also found that five had been burled by Indians. In addition to 5 tatal of 152 we have heard now and then ofothers who have been carried away by hostile scouts, ete., sufficient swell tho number of dead as result of the battle of Wounded is cer- us six hundred soldiers to Indians, 0 QKnuo, to fully 200, with several others yet to die in the improvised hospital here. Buffalo Bill is on his way here and there is overy prospect that his expert shooting will be pressed into war service the moment he arrive A little Indian baby girl aboutdthree months old, being one of the two miraculous survivors of the battle of Wounded Knee, Who lay for three days beside the dead body of its mother, has been adopted vy Mrs. Allison Mailor, a wealthy lady of New York city, Major John Burke, manager of BuTalo Bills Wild West combination, stood as godfather to the childtoday and had it christened Maggie C. Mailor, the first name and initial being those of the child’s newly found benefactress, Some of the correspondents here are being notified by wire re- garding some simply insane reports that have sprung up in New York, San Franci and two or three other very far away cities. Oue of thesowild reports, regarding which the particulars wero asked for, ran to the of- fect thut Colonel Guy V. Henry hall commit- ted suicide, fearing he was in a situation which foretold bis meeting a fate similar to that of Custer. Another message requested particu- lars of General Miles' being killed, These crazy reports, or some of them, at loast, as we have ascertained to almost a certainty, arise from smart country ents who can partially and by hanging around the telegraph ofices along the lines over which our messages travel, cateh & word wrong end foremost, now and then, and then fire in just such reports as those quoted to distant popers in their mad effort to achieve notorfety. Some of these fame thirsty verdants have already been spoiled Dby the telegraph authorities. It has been furthermore discovered that upon important occasions during this trouble cortain country newspapers have tained whole paragraphs, sometimes o quarter or bhalf a column of strictly exclusive correspondence seut from here to papers east and have had it printed before it reached the paper to which it was addressed. OMicials of the telegraph $ ompanies have, Tam told, just made this discovery and propose to make it very warm for the proprictors of the steal, Word is just brought mo as I close this dis- pateh that Major Whiteside, Colonel Carr wnd Captain Baldwin, the latter of the Fifth correspond- read telegraphy, con- infantry, have been selected as a board of in- quiry fnto General Forsythe's case. The board will sit as soon as possible and the session will probably be open. C. H. CresseY, JACK RED CLOUID'S REQUEST, It is Regarded with Distrust by the Pine Ridge Authoritics, Pixe Rinoe Acexoy, S, D, (vi Neb.,) [Special Telegram Brg.)— friendlies camn Rushvillo, to Tue y of former in from the hostile camp this Jan d Cloud anda par afternoon. They asked that the Indians now at the ag fle of to ¥ be sent out to help the Indians from the on the the butt Wounded get away from the The authorities look upon the re- quest withdistrust and res Father Stephanie, the Jesuit mission tonight for the east here but forty-eight hou itatively sald tohay of the best among the bostiles, said to me: who night agen, of Kneo hostiles. rve their decision, v, left Although he remained or 80, he is author- suceessfully drawn upon some sources of information As he was leaving he I am convinced there will ba mora blood- shed andoethat the greatest fight is yetto come,” Regarding the condition of Father Crafts, who was stabbed in the battle of Wounded Kuee, Fathier Stephanic says: ““We cannot tell anything at all about how be is coming out of it. 1 would give very little for his life us matters nbw stand with him,” C. H. Cresscy. GRAVE TIMES AT GORDO) Settlers Deserting Their Stock and Huddling Into Town. Gonrooy, Neb,, Jan, 5. —[Special Telogram to Tue Bee,]—The situation is serious in the extreme. Seutlers on the north ave bringing their families to town, leaving their homes and stock to be destroyed or to starve, J. B, O’Neil, living near the line, told me this morning that he could see a large body of In- dians on the hills, north of his placee, appar- ently watching. He has afine ranch, over one hundred head of horses, and word was sent to him by half-breeds that the Indians would ride some of his horses before this war Oneof the painted devils rode within forty rods of his house and corrall, evidently looking over the situation, preparing to make a raid. This morning Ben Claymore, Dave Collier and Jim Fisher, old timers and squaw men, came in for protection. They live on the reservation and have large herds of cattle and horses, which they have abandoned, They 1eport that Indians are near Porcupine butte in large numbers, only waiting for the result of a battle with Gencrals Brooke, Carr and Whiteside and, in the event of their defeat of the United States troops, the In- dians will malke a raid on Gordon, Rushville and Chadron and burn those towns. Dr, Martin, superintendent of thoe state relief assoclation, is here making arrange- mente to relieve the settlers. Company H, Second regiment, is here and comfortably quartered. They make a fino apoearance and will make a record for them- selves that the state of Nebraska will be proud of. Scouts oreout aud will not be in before moruing. was over. down SAID MILES WAS KILLED, A Very Sensational Dispatch Which Had No Foundation. Cnicao, Jan. 5.—A special dispateh from St. Paul toa morning paper says a telegram was received in that city saying that General Miles had been killed in & battle with the Indians. Captawn Huggins, acting assistant adjutant gencral fn charge of the army head- quarters fn this city, has heard no uews in regard to the killing of General Miles, He does not credit the report. A dispatch from Gordon, Neb, received this morning, says a rumor was current there that General Miles had been killed, but the report was unfounded. COLONEL FORSYTHE'S REMOVAL, Tne Report Confirmed by the War Department at Washington, WasniNGroy, Jan, 5.—General Schofield has received two telograms from General Miles regarding the Tndian troubles, the first dated Pine Ridge January 3, and giving a list of the casualties resulting from the skirmish with the hostiles on White Clay creck De- cember 80, The othor telegram is of the same date and gavea list of the killed and wounded at the Wounded Knee fight Decomber 20, Tho list does mot differ from that already given in these despatehes, Thie report of the relief of Colonel Forsy#he of the command of the Seventh cavalry by General Miles is confirmed at the war de- partment today. The oficials, however, show a decided disinclination to tall: about the matter, General Schofield said: “It had been suggested by @ person, whom I cau- not mention, that it would be well to look into the matter of the fight at Wounded Knee creek the other day, inasmuch as re- ports state that several Indian women and childron were killed. Accordingly Goneral Miles, at a suggestion from here, relieved Colonel Forsythe of his command, pending the investigation,” An investigation 15 probably now being conducted by General Miles. Tue general management of tho fignt is also to be looked fnto, but the particular pofat in question is the women and children, Cousiderable eriticism against Colonel Forsythe's suspension is heard in the war department, It seems to be directed against the policy of removing an officer during the progress of the campaign, instead of waiting until after the troubles are settled. As to the charge that Colonel Forsythe allowed bis men to kill wom:n and children, it is stated it would ba impossivle, in the hurry aud confusion of the unexpected fight and subsequent stampede and pursuit, to detect the sex of the Sioux. One officer remarked: “It Is proposterous to say that it is necessary,in Tndian skirmish, tostop firing long enough to fiud out just what sort of an Indian you are shootiug at. Women and men look very much alike in “sixty miles north, their blanket costume, and the former are squite as fierce fighters as the men. A Sioux squayw is as bad an enemy as a buck at times. Little boys, too, can shoot quite as well as their fathers, and what a spectacle it would bo for a soldier, on seeing a ten-yoar-old pointihg a loaded gun at him, with as true an aim as the best marksman in the to stop his advance and cry out, army, ‘my you must drop that gun, for you area minor and Tum not allowed to hurt you.' " Another officer said: ‘At this rate Sioux troubles will grow to be just as bad as the events of the fiest three years of wat, when every officer with an independent com= son, the mand had not ouly an enemy in front of him, but court-matial behind him.” till another oMcor said it wis a grave error to order the relief of Forsytho at this stage of the proceedings and hold up & warn ing finger to every colonel in the littlo army in Pine Ridge, to tell them that the death of each Sioux must be explaine APPEALS FOR HELP, Requests for R frotection Se oL, Neb,, Jan, b.—| to Tue Ber)—The following teleg received by Governor Thayer from the scere- tary of war: WASHIN ions and Military vernor. L 0N, Jun. 5.~Governor Thayer: st Tations will be issued for the time being for the peoplo who have been the Indian troubics to leave th Lls, of course, Is only for tho hey should he provid a8 soon a8 possible, Dir iven for the (ssuc of ‘any arms and im- munition that ean be spared from Fort Robin- son. The supplies can be sent from the nal'if there are nov saflictent at the f REDFIELD PROCTOR, Secretary of War. ms have also been v.Neb,, Jan, 5.—Governor Thayer: Two hundred armed Kickapoo Indians crossed the Union Pacific at Lexington this morning. Now in camp at Qonedon, on Kearnoy & Black Hilis ratlroud. * Furmers' uncasy, £, R. GREEN, o, Neb., Jan. 5—General A, N. Cole, Lincol d another compuny 1o this place today i possible, IW. ¥, HARRISON, Neb, Tan. 5.—Governor Thiy Indians in the Hot Oreck valley. Thesettlers ask for proteetion. Can yous nd us two com- panies Nebraska nationdl guard and arms ammunition? Country will be depopulated unless something Is done at once. Situation here is very serions. C. LW . The gorernor sent telegrams to H. Wellerof Harrison and Charles Mann of Chadron that troops were on the way. In response to a telegram Buffalo Bill was at the state house tonight and had a long con- ference with G nor Thay As aresult Mr. Cody was commissioned to go to the seat of the Ind trouble on a special mission. He will leave for Pine Ridge at 8in the morning. HAY SPRINGS A cAMP. Farmers Do Their Milking Armed to the Teeth. Hav Sprixas, Neb., Jan, 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—Excitement is still run- ning high and every available space of shelter is being occupied at night by settlers from all parts of the county. Many return home during the day, but always come back at night, while others have abandoned their homes altogether, having turned their stock loose before coming to town. The loss from cattle and horses straying away and dying will be great. None of the farmers here haviog brands for their stock, 1t wiil be impossible to find them wnen wanted, Tne farmers living near here leave the middle of the afternoon to go to their homes to milk the cows, armedto the teevh. It looks very much as if they were afraid of something, Company F of the national guards still do picket duty here, and another company is en route to this place with ten da; rations and camp equippage for the men. Whero they are coming from is not known as yet. A courier has just arrived here from north of town and reports being chased over a mile by hostile Indiaus, Several shots were ex- changed between them. No one was in- jured. A woman was brought to town several days ago with a babe less than three hours old. Two others have been born in the church since, and all are reported doing well, Cheyennes and Arapanoes Restless. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan. 5.—The Associated press correspondent at Guthrie, Ok, tele- graphs about the situation among the Indians that the news of Sitting Bull's death and the fight at Woundea Knee, together with tho exaggerated reports, which the Indians be- lieved of the massacre of Sioux squaws and children, hus ‘caused considerable com- motion _among them. Ghost dances are to be held at Red Rock, a point The Cheyennes. and Arapahoss bave received nows that the gov- ernment intends to disavm them, 1t is not known hiere whether there is any truth in the report, but it has greatly disturbed them, A friendly Towa Indian in Guthrie said to: day that the Cheyennes and Arapahoes would resist disarmament. Military ofiicers here would not confirm or deny the report, but said that something would be done soon, Settlers in the vicinity of Guthrie are not disturbed over the situation. INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS, Amount of the Reductions in the Past Twelve Yea WasnixaroN, Jan. 5.—The commissioner of Indian affairs says to the best of his knowl- edge and belief the Sioux Iundians of South Dakota are not starving and that he has reason to think the statements regarding their destitution are grossly exaggerated, Itis true, he says, that congress has greatly reduced the appropriation for the Sioux and other tribes and that the agree- ments made with them have been only partially filled but whose fault it was he could not Say. The recent outbreak, he thought, was partially due to the ons above stated, failuve of theirerops and the religious craze. He was opposed to the transfer of the Indians to the war depart- ment. The following table shows the amount the Indian appropriations have been reduced by congress from and including. : 1870, $105,000; 1880, &55,000; 1881, 1889, §2,000;° 1853, $215,000; 1884, $275,000; 1585, &I75,000; 1880, §30,000; 1887, £200,000] 1558, $100,000; 1584, no reduction; 159., 100,000; 1861, §50,000, Captain Wallace's Hrave Fight, LeavENwont, Kan, Jan, 5.—2& letter from Pine Ridge details some hitherto un. known facts concerning the death of Captain Wallace at Wounded Knee. Aftor the fight, the letter states, Captain Wallaco was found at the entzy of an Indian lodge with five dead warriors lying near him, each corpse showing a bullet wound, Five of the chambers of the captain’s revolver were empty and it is pre- sumed that Wallace killod the five Indians before lie was o vercor Colonel Cody's Mission, b., Jan. 5,—Colonel Cody (But- Il leave tomorrow morning on an important n.issiom among the Indiaus, being sent by Governor Thayer. The latter de- clines at present to make known the nature of the mission. Morgan Ready If Wanted. Wasuixaroy, Jan. b—General Morgan, commissioner of Tndian affairs, says be is ready to go to Dakota 0 treat with the In- l dians if the president and the secretary of | the interior desire him tg do so, i Anxious to Fight Indians, Cnicago, Jan. 5—Captaln Mathey, in e of the recruiting officd hee, says that | since the fighting in the Sioux country bogan | the number of applications for enlistuent in the army has doubled. No Battie, —A dispatoh received by General Schofield from General Miles, at 5 this evening, indicates that there has been no battle with the Indians today, This was the latest dispateh received up to mid- night, THE NATIONAL GUARD. Citizen Soldiers at the Front and on Their Way. Neb,, Je B, ~[Special Tel- Bee.) from York and Geneva, arrived here yesterday, as previously reported, and were today followed by their camp equip- page and ten days’ rations. They are now Rusitviie, egram to Tur | state militi house yard, the building thrown open for their use in case of sovero weather or other needs, All are well and seom to be enjoying the new situ except Private F'rank Avers of company 1, who met with a painful, though not serious accident last night, While the soldiers wounded in recent batties at Pine Ridge were being transferred from ambulances to the train at this point the militia were not only interested spectators but many gave helping hands, Young Ayers was overcome by the sickening sight of the mangled bodies and fainted. In falling bis head struck on a piece of railroad iron causing a severe scalp wound, The boys atl speak highly of the treament received from the citizens here and express themsclves as ready to fight, if necessary. for the protection of the people and property. No evidences of fight ave visible amongst the gentlemanly members of these companies. Today two crates of guns were received from the adjutant general of Iowa for arming the sottlers, There were not half enough to supply even those most exposed to danger but they were most gratefully received and distributed to reliablo parties, where most needed. Many farmers ve asked your correspon- dent to thank the lowa authonties through the columns of Tue Bre and to express the hope that moru arms will be forwarded, On recelving guns and ammuni- tion these men started at onee for their homes to look after their stock and property, which has not had attention for several day: Nothing is plainer than that the presence of the militia and the avming of settlers will s00n bring oraer out of chaos end prevent the depovulation of the settlements which had already begun, j During & few moments today the most intense excitement reigned in town. A detachment of the Seventh Iry that accompanied the woundod soldiors here left about noon for the agency and at 9 o'clock came dashing back, followed by the empty ambulances, making a great rumble. The cry was raised by some that the Indians were chasing them back, Then pan- domonium reigned. The miliva and home guacds grabbed | their guns and prepared for a gt as if used towar, [t developed that the soldiers had met a coarior from General Miles ordering them to return and cscort’soine stalt ofiicers to the agency, who would arzive tonight, No movement of the militia has yet been ordered, but it 1s expected that, on the arri- val of Tnspectoe General Hotobkiss and other officers tonight, some move will be made, Passing Through Fremont. Frevoxt, Neb, Jan. eram to Tue Bee, | —Four companies of the First brigade, Nebraska National guards, have arrived, en route for thé frontier. They are @mpanies C, Captain Reed; H, Captain Short; I, Captain Wilson. Allof the First regiment and company C of the Second. They are accompanied by General. W. Colby, As- ssistant Adjutant General | Bates, Brigade Surgeon Welden of the gencral staff, Colonel J. P. Bratt, Lieutenont Colonel W. W. Wal- cott, Adjutant Glick of the First regiment. A change has been made in the disposition of the troops. Tho citizens of Valentine hay- mg telegraphed for protection, com- piny C of Beatrico was assigned toduty at that point. The command was reenforced by Company K of the Second and Aow aspecial traln will hurey them to their places of assignment, stopping only for water, The boys are in good fighting condi- tion and arein the best of spirits. (General Colby has been in consvltation with *he regi- mental and company commanders and fuli instructions have been given to each, The staff department is issuing rations, ammuni- tion and general supplies and the commands will leave the train ready for immediate action, Citizens at all points along the route have crowded the depots and the troups are enthusiastically cheered as they pass. Gen- eral Manager Mabana of the Elkhorn accom- panied the troops from Liucoln and has done everything in his power to make every one comfortable, Fairbu Famwnery, Neb., Jan, 5.—|Specal Tele- gram to Trp Bre.] —Company D, of the Sec- ond regiment, Fairbury’s crack military com- pany and ranking second to none in the state in militacy eMeiency, left for Crawford, via the St. Joe & Grand Islsud road, today at BEEN At also being roll call, Captaln John Heasty, First Licutenant L w. rich, Second Lieutautent E. V. Munger and forty men snswered to their names, This is a'larger number than the company has over taken to ® state encamp- ment, and therefore reflects great credit upon them us a military company. The following officers accompanied the company: Colonel C.J. Bill, commanding Second infantry Ne- braska national gnards, snd the following members of his staff: Adjutant L. M. Katon, Surgeon Dr., G. L. Prichatt, all of which go to Rushville, Before leaviliy the armory the company wag drawn up in lige and addressed by Colonel George E. Jeniins of the gov- ernor’s staff, former cqptaiu of the company. who Ina few well chosen: words congr: lated the compaay upon their prompt re- sponse to their first call for actual nl&limry 1d, and assured them that the people of Fairbury felt proud of them as ens and soldiers. he company was escorted to the depot, by Russell post, Grand Army of the Republic, the Fairbury military band and an immense throng of citizens, business being entirely suspended for the time. At the depot o large crowd of ladies had also gathered and many were the tears shod by foud mothers, wives and sweethearts, Indians Sighted at Ord Onp, Neb, Jan. 5—[Special Telogram to Tug Bre.] A company of Indisus, number- ing 300, has encamped thirty-six miles south- west of this city, They are making for the bad tands of Dakota. Au effort will be made to intercept them. The militia bovs ure greatly missed here and people would feel safer if they were at home. Departure of Recruits. York, Neb, Jan. 5.-{Special Telogram to Tie Bre, )~ reoruits left this city today for Rushy ¢ the Fremont, Elk- horn & Missouri under command of W. L. Frew. York. Valle Guards R-ady o Fig't There 1sabulletin fn the armory of the Compunies A and G, | comfortably established in camp in the court | They will join compauy A of Omaha Guards which reads that all the men shail make arrangement to be ready within six hours notice to go to the front and fight Indians About six weels ago Captain Soharff w to Governor Th of the guards ing the men for their liberal offer, but gave itas his opinion that the regular and state militia would be sufiicient o protect the live8 and property in the vicinity of the Indian troubles, Since that time Mr. Mul- ford has been elected captain and inasmuch a8 the war become more threatening, he also 4 o letter and te gram to the ruor offoring the services of the guards, This was only on Saturday last The governor responded that ho would first have to exhaust the state militia, bat would bear in mind their geucrous offer, The guards are in excollont conditio Thov have had gatling drills almost eve night for the last few weeks, Instead of being alirmed or afraid of beiug called out, the boys are really anxious togo. In case they ard called out at least forty men will stavt heir gatling gun will be taken along in case they get orders to move, - 1 addition to this yer has been informed us to exa yhat the guards will need in camp and will "have it ready incaseof a sudden call, o Return of the Wounded. Frevost, Neb, Jan, 5.--[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—Twenty wounded sol- diers, belonging to the Soventh cavalry, ounded at the battle of Wounded Knee creek, came down over the Elkhorn rod this evening, were transferred to the Union Pa cific and loft at once for Fort Riley. There were three officers and eighteen privates, The former were Lieutenant fugton, A troop; Lieutenant Maun, G troop, both of the Seventh cavalry, and Lieutenant Haw- thorno of Battery k. of Sugeon Glenn, Nincteen members of the York company who were not at home to go with their com- pany Saturday passed through hero this evening to join their company at the front. The Sehuyler company was ordered to move thi fternoon and left at 6:40 this evening. The car was in charge Company BeaTricr, Neb, [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek,]—Company C, regi- mont Nebraska national guards, Captain A A. Reed, commanding, departed at 9 o'clock a.n. viathe B. & M. for Rushville, Neb. The company was escorted to the depot by avout one hundred veterans of Rawlns post, Grand Army of the Republic, who opened ranks when the column reached the depot and let the company pass through, the vet- eruns saluting them " as they marched down the lines. A thousand or more people were at the depot to sce the boys off. The Smith Brothers presented the bovs with an outfit of new blaukets and chest protectors, and M. S, Wolbach donated each member of the com- pany a pair of gloves and ear mufls. Heroic College Boys. Lixcory, Neb., Jan, b.-—|Sy to Tie Bee.]—This evening ( received an urgent appeal fron tuck of Gordon for military axd, raquest came from Hot Spriugs, companies 6f college boy: battalion at the state univ Telegram A similar The four onstitute the offered their services to the governor to go to the front at onco. Licutenant T. W. Griffith, the command- uant, also offered his services. A telegram will probably be sent to the secretary of war asking permission to the lieutenant to go to the front. Tn the colle; aro sent Griffith will act as colonel for the battalion. Ravenna Saluted. RAvENNA, Neb,, Jan, 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Five compauies of state militia passed. through Ravenna on o special train about 0:30 this evening. The Ravenna band and fully 500 citizens were at the depot to meet the train. A ten minutes stop was made during which time Ravenna was roundly cheered by the boys in blue. As the boys pulled out each company fired a salute from the window: Fear Trouble { Wicmra, Kan., Jan graphed from militarp headquarters to Cap- tain Woodson of the Fifth cavalry to disarm the Inaians in the Choyenne and Arapahoo country has created the greatest anxiety among the settlers of Oklahoma and on the borders of Texas. The Indians on the south- west reservations are poaceable enough and taking away their arms will, it is feaved, have the effect of rousing aspirit of resist' ance now dormant. Oklahoma, —The orders tele- A Musical Farewell, StrRON&BURG, Nob., —[Special Tele- gram to T Br ny T left Monday by overland route for York, to take the Bur- lington & Missouri railrcad for Crawford. There were thirty in the company with C. C. Eroe, captain; Irvin Scott, fivst lieutenant; James Creighton, second licutenant, and W. Leerch, sergeant. A large crowd saw the boys off to the sound of music by the Stromsburg band. Colby Hasteninz to the Front. Norrouk, Neb, Jan, 5.—[Special Tole- gram to Tur Bre)—Genoral Colby and stafl passed through at :30 this evening on a special for Rushville. The general is accom- panied by detachments from the First rigade, consisting of Companies C, Hand 1 of the first and C of the Second. Company K missed connections at Fremont and wiil follow tomorrow. Nelson's Newsoy, Neb., Jan, to Tne Be at the depot this worning to bid good-bye to Company H, which was called by Gove Thayer to report at Rushville at once. Cu rp arrived from Chic in time to take command. diers were on hand and starte ior the front, ) New Ghost Dancers, Pieree, S. D., Jan, 5.—Two parties in from Bad river, report that Indians all along the river are preparing to hold ghost dances, They state that the Indians at the forks of the Bad and White rivers are also showing signs of fight. Settlers in that vicinity say this is the first time these Indians have of- fered to take part in the outbreak, Company ¥ Hastigs, Neb, Jan, 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,|—Company F, Nebraska national guards, comprising forty-seven men of Juniata, passed through this city enroute, via Aurora, to thescene of the Indian con- flict. The boys promise to cover themselves with glory or gore before they return. Company 0. Spoken dkaxD Istaxp, Neb, Jan, Telegram to T Bre.|—Company D of tho First regiment of the Nebraska national guards of Fuirbury, Captain Stasty in coni- mand, passed through the city on a special train this evening, enroute for the sceue of she Indian trouble, Company F Go JuxiaTa, Neb,, Jan, to Tur Ber)—Forty ging to company F, First regiment, Nebraska na- tional guards, left here this morning for the front. _They were ordered to report at Craw- ford, Neb. “A large number of the ci‘izens escortea them to the traio, Enroute, *5 to Crawford, -[Special Telegram CHADRON GUARDED- Two Militia Companies Quartered in the City. , Jan, 5 The situat Th First ed nere from quartered o Ciaprox, Neb, to Tue Bee.) practically unchanged s and ever Company gnards, arri pleasantly Special Telogram noin this city is town is full of building is occu- regiment, pational Fremont and s the large skute | ing rink. This for exerciso today and presented a | ereditable appearance. Captain E. D. Pe | Who is in command of ‘this compaty, reports his men in good health and spirits, Com- pany E, Second regiment national wards of Chadro quartered in the court house. ities extend to Chadron these mpanics will give a good account of nselves, [0 the more timid their pres- ives satisfaction, although most people scout the idea of an attack on our city. citement is extending to the southern part the county. 1tis rumored that the there contemplate coming to Chadron tlers ia the southwest large fort at the head eck, Captain Henry C. m command of two companies of the Six teenth infantry which arrived from Fort | Robinson last n Th marched this | morning to join several companies of the First infantry, now at the head of Beaver creck, Two more companies of tho Sixteenth iufantry will pass through here tonight from Fort Robinson en route to Oclrichs, D, Consider excitement w the appoarance on our stre Allen, editor of the Cl was in the fi and who brought with him a bleeched buckskin hunting stirt taken from one of the dead Indians on the battle field. he shirt had a hole in it above the left ast the size of a and was saturated with blood. mayor is _of tho opinion that settlers soutn of Pine Ridge have iing to fear from the hostilos, who are now directly north of tho ageney in an almostimpregnable position and aro engaged in throwing up breast works and otherwise fortifying against an attack. company was vor of Howard ing a Butt ¢ is oceasioned by ay of C mocrat, Wounded FOR THE RELIEF OF INDIANS, A Letter from the Commissioner Indian Affaies WasmiNgtoy, Jan, 5.—-Therp was today laid before the house a lotter from the com- missioner of Indian affairs to the secrctary of the interior, givifig an opinion tlat a relief fund should be mude by congress so as ‘to enablo the department to assist all Indians who require aid this winter, not only with food but also in the puchase of seeds and other articles required for planting in the spring and to_grant im- mediate assistance when required, He sub- mits a draft of an item to be inserted in the Indian appropriation bill, proposing an_ap- propriation of $150,000 for the purpose men- tioned, Thetribes appealing to the govern- ment for help are principally the kton Sioux of South Dakota, A kawees, Gros and Mandan at Fort Berthold North Dakota, northern Arapahoe: oming and the Sisseton and Devils Lake of North and South Dakota. of THE FIGHT AT WOUND ED KNE Lientenant Kinzie's Description—Re- turn of the Injured Soldicrs. Fort Omaha was even more desorted and preseuted a more intensified everybody-gone- to-the-war appearance about 5 o'clock last cvening than at any time since the Second infantry was sent to the front, Since that time the band and the hospital corps have literally “held the fort,” and Lieutenant Wilkins, the only commissioned oficer about the place, has been monarch of all he surveyed. iled out’ the home guards last even- s the arrival of the sick aod woundad who came in on the South Dakota express over the Fremont, Klkhorn & Missouri Vailey roud, due at Fost Omaha about 5 o'clock, Fully an hour before that time the red cross ambulance was backed up to the platform at the little depot at Thirtieth street, and the lospitul corps, with several membors of the band, who were relicyed from_their tempor- ary guard duty, arranged themse{ves in com- fortable vositions to await the urrival of their wounded comrades. The wounded men who were to be brought in were Lieutenant John Kinzie, adjutant of the Second in: Sorporals Boyle and wley, Comp: id Privates Hahn, Huran' and Gruner, Company B, ull of thé Second infantry. hortly after's o'clock the general's ambu- lance, in’ which were several of the ladics of the 'post, was driven to the statign. The train was over an hour late and did not arrive until ¢ clock. Much to_ the relief of those who had assembled, it was found that none of the relurning soldiers were dangerously hurt, and the stretchers pro- vided were not required. Three of the men had been sent to the hospital because of sick- ness and three were soffdring from bullet wounds in thier lower limbs, but were abla to walk with the aid of crutches Lieutenant Kinzie was assisted into the gene nbula nd driven to the qu ters of General Wheaton. The others were taken to the post hospital, where they were 1 after by Surgeon Holliday. At his own request Private Graner was al- lowed to stop in one of the rooms of the first floor tosee his family und afew friends, but the others were at once taken to one of the rds on the floor above, iruner was seen by a Be whom he stated that” his we troubled him ut all since the preceding night, He was shot through the thigh atthe time the attack was made on the agency Monday afternoon. The company was double timini in sets of fours to form a skir he was shot. The bullet was a 45 v man in lace, passing reporter, to ud had ‘not of him, in pre through his leg and then h Gruner, The ball passed through Gruner's leg and made a flesh wound in the leg of the man_ be- hind him. The last wound was not serious. These were the only hurt in the at- tack. When the men stavted home, had to ride the tu six miles from idgeto Rushyille in an ambulance, any thing but pleasant for a wounded man, and then to make matters worse they had to lic in Rushvitle for seven hours wait- ing for their train, which did not leave until were i ntWilkins calied to see the wounaed me, r requested that ofticer to look after his papers. “My term is up next Friday,” said Gruner, “and T want to re-enlist 0 as to gev back up there during this campaign and get a little atisfaction for this job, " This is the third time that Gruner has been wounded. The first time was during the re- bellion at the buttle of Red river,und the second time duriog the Modoc wa Haran, who was wounded at the same time as’ Gruner, v hurt considerably worse, the ball having goue through the thickest part of his leg, making him lame, Ho was suflering severcly after his long trip. Corporal Boyle was suffering from rhieu matisi and Corporal Cowley and Private Hahu had each a high fever, When Tue Beg r ative General Wheaton's quarters to see Licutenant Kinzie he was compelled to_wait until that gentleman had discussed a hearty breakfast. cutly the sound of crutches was beard oming down the hall, aand the lieutenant walked in on three legs. “I's onty a scrateh,” he raplied in response to inquiries, *and L don't propose to give up my appeliteana becowe an invalid, slthough stich nurses would strongly tempt one in that direction,” and the gallant officer glar At the ladies who had already taken Lim under their wing, Being solicited to gi battle of Wounded K called at ean account of the ee, al which he was shot, the lieutenant stated that he doubted if he could tell anything new about it, as he out | and Colonel K¢ e 202 NUMBER ‘enty of them were then told off, and send Lo tepees to get their guns, They roe 1ed with just one gun. A squad of sol- s was then sent to search the topecs, and found about forty guns,althoueh many of were not apparently of much accotnt, ¢ 1hiis time the medicine man had been \ through a kind of ghost. dance, swings i v arms over his head and singing. Hy W ally ordered to sit down, but ho looked. v 1 nd instead of ' oboying, ho w clear around the bunch ot Indians an Ily sat down near Big Foot, who was sicw with pneumonia and was huddled up on the ground under an old quilt, I had been standing with Major Whiteside sythe, und bad received tolos grams to send to” Genoral Brooke, presume ably informiug him that everything w able. and had just gone to et into th on to drive to the agency. The order had 1 given to search the persons of the Ine dians and one or two had_scarchod when I t ut say, ‘Look out." *I'he medicine man grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it into the i, I'hat seemed to be the sigoal I'he first move was m by Tnd who raised a bi ife to stab Phil Wost, the fnter standing near Big Foot. West threw up his arm just in timo to blow, but the kuife was just enough reach his nose, " and ut oft the end of it as clean as could b Just then another one of thom stabbed ther Craft, and then the whole outfit v open their blankets, pulled up their hesters and began to pump them for all worth, hen, of course, the began to return their fi and a whilo it was awful hot there, horses started to run away, but wound up right in | tho of it, where they stoppe L wus hit early in the fieht. Tho ball avpa ently struck one of the spokes and glanced ward, striking me just above the heel. 1t slid around, just grazing the ankle bone, and then passed out at the top of my overshoe.” Mrs. General Wheaton her insisted on e ing the overshoe in spite of the licutens r The footgrear indicated that had been taken for another Achilles, as it was perforated exactly over the only'vu ble spot in the anatomy of that mighty warrior, “It was' 0 o'clock when tho fight begs continued the eutenant, *tand ock when the final sk conciuded. The hand-to-hand only a few minutes, when - the Tndiaus broke and tried to get to cover. When_ the Indians led out the squaws had rounded s aud began taking down the tepees and packing the saddles, When the firing began the squaws started to run. Some of them tried to '08s the ravine ana otners rushed into the tepees. Some of them crowded into the wali teat that had been put up for Big Foot. The bucks sought the same shelter, and then began picking off the soldiers, It 'became necessary to dislodge them, and the Hotchkiss threw in n fow shells, which tore up the tents and burned them. One Indian was roasted in Big Foot's tent in this manner as completoly as though baked in a brick oven. It was not intended to shoot down the squaws, although some of them were undoubtedly as bud s the bucks, but they could not be singied out. They got mixed up with - the bucls and had to’suffer with them, No one fired on u squaw intentionally. The result shows this to be so. “There were 119 them went scott stoy long it to Win they fight lasted up the po bucks, and only one of free. X got away, but five of them were badly wounded. There wero 450- in the whole band, including women and children, and s ounly 180 were killed, of whom 113 were bucks, it show the greater part of the squaws aad childven escaned. 1 don't think that we had the wholo of Big Foot's band in that bunch, because more Indians came up and attacked the soldiors on the hills after the fight was nearly Lam of the opinion that they comprised the remainder of Big Foo’s band. “The Indiaus kept up the firht, and somo of them sought shelter in a shallow cave on ‘lahdesiduu"(:lhe ravine n:%c:;fil not l;:.':m« ged. cked a8 as they showg(?’(h:mmlvcx, and finally a shell was sent straight in there from the Hotch- kiss. There wasn't anything left of the In- diuns. Captain Wallice was killed with a war club, of which there were a great many on the batt fleld He was steack twice across the forchead, ap- parently by different instruments. He was also shot. “When they fouud him his hana i und 1 it was clenched his re- ery chamber was empty, and erouped around him were five dead Indians, He had done good worlk before he died. “Itis not true that manvof the soldiers were shot by their pwn comrades, although it is possible that a fow wi hurt in that way, as it was o terribly mixed u; fora few minutes. The machiue guns di good work, but the most of it was done with the musketry, he attack on the agency could hardly be called a fight, as tho Indians were out on tho hills and fived at lone range, and the soldiers did not return it. The situation up thore is peetty badly mixed, and I think the In. dians will so0n be fighting among themselves, 1 would not be surprised to see in tomorrow’s dispatehes that such is the case, The friend- considerably at outs, the agency several I beard nothing of Colo- being relieved of his command w it in this morning's paper on the train. Nothing was head at the agency of an officer being arrested for insubordination, T doubt if it is true. “It is hard to tell what the outcome will e, There are now about three thousand troops in the fleld and four thousand Indians, of whom about one thousand are bucks in good fighting trim. Many of the reds raising a disturbance about thoe agency young and itis their first experience,* brought tome one of the erred to by Lientenant Kinzie, It was picked up on the battle field ut Wounded Knee. The h is four feet long and the head od stone weighing about four | ould be a fearful weapon in the & muscular man, "The wounded soldiers en route to Fort Riley were detached from tho train at Fre- mont and sent south in a special cir. is nands of Always the Best. There are three war corrcspondents for Nebraska newspapers at Pine Rulge, says the Kearney Hub. The best reports are those published in Tur Bk, the Lincoln Journal's reports rank nexv, und the poovest reports of allure furnished the World-Her- ald, - World's Fair Matters, Cinicado, Jan, b.~The world’s fair ground committee after a long session today agreed upon the selection of a board of expert archi- tects, but used to give out the names, The members of the board were inereased to ten in number, doubled in Pive are from Chicago and the remainder from New Yorlk, Boston and Philadelphia, New Yori. Jan 5,—The committ affairs of the World's Columb) tion met this afternoon and elected (€ Davis toact as its agent in expending % especially appropriated by congress fc branch of work, with instructions 1o to the national committes. The dir of forcign on for 1 Cxpos| report tor gone the departe art committee has Marquand to become dire partment asked Henry G. tor of tho art de- New Foundla Harieax, N, S., Hawley, who arvived from St. Johns, N. K., Saturd saw Tue Bee's war correspondent on tho battle fleld justas the fight began, Being | ressed for ‘his own obscrvations, however, e told the following stor *“I'ho fight was a big surprise to all of us, as there hadn't been a move to Indicate that tue Iudians intended treache The Indian camp was in the bend of the ravine aud the bucks were deawn up in front of their oamp | last Monday morning at 9 o'clock for the pur pose of disarming them. The troops were dismounted wud drawn up across. the bend, | and several detachments wera deployed on other side of the raviue to prevent the Indians from escaping in that divection They were really surrounded. When the; were called out they wers told to hand ove theiv arms, but they said tbey nad nove, reports the peopls in a continued state of ine dignation over the announgement that o set- tlement of the bait and Freneh shore ques- tion is to be effected without refere to the colony, Regarding the probability of serious trouble in the spring, Dr. Hawloy sivs New Foundland cannot fight either Kuglnd or France, but if a score of French fis crmen are shot or drowned Eugland and k'rance must selge the matter between them, - Twelve Men Dashed (o Death, Los Axarres, Cal,, Jan. b—Twelve men were killed in the Utica mine at Angeles cawp today. The men were being lowered on askip, wheu the rope broke, precipitating all u distance of 450 feet to the bottom.