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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE / TWENTIETH : YEAE. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUAKY 0 , 1891. NUMBEE 202. iMENS OF BLOODSHED Soldiers and Civilians at FinoRitlgo Warned ? f a Raid. WHAT THL BURIAL PARTY FOUND , Terrified Bettleis Desert Their Homes and Swarm Into Town. * GEN , FORSYTHE REMOVED FROM COMMAND Comment on tlio Incident at Washington and Elsewhere , SIX OF THE WOUNDED AT FORT OMAHA , Jjloutormnt Klnzlc'B Ornjihla Account of tlio Untile Movements of ttio i Bravo Hearing ul'lho Hoys. PtNR Ilman Aanxcr , S. B. ( via Hushvllle , Nob.-Jan. ) C. iSpcclal Telegi-am to Tnn BEI : . ] General Forsytho hns been suspended from command , pending , the decision of n court of inquiry regarding the battle of Wounded ICnco , The suspension come like a flash and created amazement in some minds. Oflleial mouths nro closed to toll Inquiries on the subject. It will probably become known to the general public , however - over , later on. The general has mndo a warm friend of perhaps every pot-son whom ho has mot hero and few will withhold their sln- eercst sympathy from him. The seriousness of the situation hero is In- crcailng. Short Bull , the lending hostile chief , who hns distinguished himself all along , during this trouble , by never for a moment considering nny of the overtures looking to nn amicable settlement , out who has steadily stuck to his lair-in the bad lands jmd has now assumed command of the great body of hostlles , last night told our spies that ho would tnko this agency If It cost t every warrior he had. Half broods hero have been In formed by friends nnd relatives whom of them have among ttio hostllcs , . icy had bettor immediately move their ii long distance from the agency , ns a great raid and * massacre Is cer- 4tittu. The halt breeds nro showIng - Ing us what they think of tills Information by getting their families out nf here with n rush , The L'dvornmc-nt herder , John Dwyer , and Issue Clerk Pugh have both discovered through , thqjr ; Indian frlcudsct.ycar3 stand ing , tbat a raid and massacre \eenJfnlly ! decided upon and maturely planned. General Miles is thoroughly conversant with all thcso facts , nud ho himself nays that our situation is exceedingly criti cal. There are less than six hundred soldiers hero now , nil told. The party sent to Wounded Knee to bury tno dead Indians returned Into last night. They found nnd buried eighty-four bucks and sixtythrco squaws and chil dren. It wns also found that flvo land been burled by Indians. In addition to f 153 wo bavo hoard now and then of others who have been carried away by hostile scouts , etc. , suftlclont to swell the number of dead Indinns , ns n result of the battle of Wounded vjcnoo , to fully 200 , with several others yet to die in the improvised hospital , hero. Buffalo Bill is on bis way hero nnd there is every prospect that his export shooting will bo pressed into war service the moment ho arrives. A little Indian baby girl abouta three months old , being ono of the two miraculous survivors of the bnttlo of Wounded Knee , jvlio lay for three days beside the dia-1 body of its mother , bos been adopted oy Mrs. Allison Mailer , n wealthy lady of Now York city. Major John Burke , manager of BuTnlo Bill's ' Wild West combination , stood as godfather to the child today and bad It christened Maggie C. Mnllor , tbo flrst untno nnd initial being these of tbo child's newly found benefactress. Seine of the correspondents hero ere being notified by wire re garding seine simply Insnno reports that have spruturnp in Now York , San Francisco , and two or three other very far away cities. Ono of these wild reports , regarding which the particulars wcro asked for , ran to the ef fect that Colonel Guy V. Hnnrv hnB commit ted suicide , fearing ho was in n Eltuatioa which foretold bis meeting a fate similar to that of Custor. Another message requested particu lars of General Miles' bolng killed. Thcso crazy reports , or some of thorn , nt least , as wo have ascertained to almost a certainty , arlso from smart country correspond ents who can partially read telegraphy , nnd by hanging around the telegraph offices nlong tbo Hues over which our messages travel , catch a word wrong end lorotnost , now nud then , and then 11 ro In Just such reports as these quoted to distant papers iu their mad effort to achieve notoriety. Some of thcso no thirsty vcrdants have already on epollod by the telegraph authorities. It has been furthermost ) discovered that upon Important occasions during this trouble ) cer.tnlu country newspapers have con tained whole paragraphs , sometimes a quarter or half n column of strictly exclusive correspondence sent from hero to papers cost and have had it printed before It reached the paper to ch It was addressed. Officials of the telegraph > oinpanlcs have , I am told , just made this discovery nnd propose to make it very warm for the proprietors of the steal. Word is Just brought mo as I close this dis patch that Major Whltcside , Colonel Can and Cnptuln Baldwin , the latter of the Fifth [ Infantry , have been selected as n board of In quiry Into Qcnernl Forsytho's caso. The board will sit as soon as possible and tlio session will probably bo open. open.C. C. II. Guns SET. JACK 11 Kit Vl.vUlt'S 11KQ VEST. It Is Ilcgnrdcd with Distrust by the I'lno Illdgo Authorities. PINT. Rinon Anr.xor , S. D. , ( via Rushvillo , Neb , , ) Jan. n. [ Special Tulcgram to THU BiJK.l Jack lied Cloud nnd a party of former frlcndllcs came In from the hostile camp this afternoon , They asked that the Indians now at tbo agency bo sent out to help the Indians who lied from the acency on the night of the battle of Wounded Knco to get away from the hostllc's. The authorities look upon the re quest with distrust nnd rcjcrvo tholr decision. Father Stephanie-the Jesuit missionary , loft tonight for the coal. Although ho remained hero but forty-eight hours or so , ho Is author itatively said tohavosucccssfullydrawn upon some of the best sources of Information among the hostile * . As ho was leaving ho said to mo : "I nm convinced tbero will bo more blood shed undo that tlio greatest fight Is yet to come. " . Regarding the condition of Father Crafts , who was slabbed in the battle of Wounded ICnco , Father Stephanie says : "Wo cannot tell anything at all about how ho Is coming out of It , 1 would give very little for his life as matters nbw stand with him. " C. II. Cncssny. GRAVE TIMES AT GOItDOV. Settlers Deserting Their Stock null Huddling Into To\vu. Goitno.v , Nob. , Jan. ! > . [ Special Telegram to TUB BUG. ] The situation Is serious in the extreme. Settlers on the north nre bringing their families to town , leaving their homos and stock to bo destroyed or to starve. J. B. O'Nrll , living near the line , told tno this morning that bo could sco a largo body of In dians on tbo hills , north of his placoc , appar ently watching. Ho has a flno ranch , , over ono hundred head of horses , and word was sent to him by half-bree'ds that the Indians would ride some of his horses before this war was over. Ono or the painted devils rode down within forty rods of his house and corrall , evidently looking over the situation , preparing to make n raid. This morning Bon Clayraoro , Dave Collier and Jim Fisher , old timers and squaw men , came in for protection. They live on the reservation and hnvo largo herds of cattle and horses , which they have abandoned. They iapart that Indians are near Porcuplno butte in largo numbers , only waiting for the result of n battle with Generals Brooke , Cnrrnnd Whitesido and , in the event of their defeat of tbo United States troops , the In dians will mnko a raid on Gordon , Rushvillo and Chadron and burn those towns. Dr. Martin , supnrlntendont of the state , . - A * * ! * * ) : * * " ; _ V. * x , . . - - A a-tt a * * * * s * V relief association , is borer making arrango- monte to relieve the settlors. Company II , Second regiment , is hero and comfortably quartered. They make a flno appearance ana will make a record for them selves that the state of Nebraska will bo proud of. Scouts ore out and will not bo in before morning. SAID JHljES WAS KfLfiED. A Very Sensational Dispatch Which llnd No Foundation. CHICAGO , Jan. 5. A special dispatch from St. Paul to a morning paper says a telegram was received in that city saying that General Miles had been killed in a battle with the Indians. ClpUun Iluggms , acting assistant adjutant general in charge of the army head- qunrters In this city , has hoard no news in regard to the Killing of General Miles. Ho does not credit the report. A dispatch from Gordon , Nob. , received this morning , says a rumor was current there that General Ml to * had been killed , but the report was unfounded. t JFOltS YTHE'H MtK.Tlli VA L. TIIO Hijport Confirmed by tlio War Department at Washington. WASHINGTON- , Jan , 5. General Schoflold has received two telegrams from General Miles regarding the Indian troubles , the llwt dated Pine Hldgo January 3 , and giving n list of the casualties resulting from the skirmish with the hostlles on White Clay crock Do- cembcr 80. The other telegram is of thosamo date and gave a list of the killed and wounded at the Wounded Knee tight December 29. Tlio list does not differ from that already given In these despatches. The report of the relief of Colonel Forsytho of the command of the Seventh cavalry by General Miles Is conllrmod nt the war de partment today. The officials , however , show adccldoa disinclination to talk about the matter. General Schoflold said : "It had been suggested by a person , whom .1 can not mention , that it would bo well to look Into the matter of the fight at Wounded Knco crook the other day , inasmuch as re ports state that several Indian women nnd I children wcro killed. Accordingly General Miles , at a suggestion from ncro , relieved 1 Colonel Forsytho of his command , pending the investigation. " An investigation is probably now being conducted by General Miles. The general management of the flgnt is also to uo looked into , but the particular point in question is the women nnd children. Considerable criticism ng.ilnst Colonel Foraytlio's suspension Is hoard in the war department. It seems to bo directed against the policy of removing an ofllcor during the progress of the campaign , Instead of waiting until after the trouble ) arc settled. As to the charge that Colonel Forsytho allowed his men to kill wonviu nnd children , it is stated It would ba impossible , in tbo hurry and confusion of the unexpected fight and subsequent stampede and pursuit , to detect the sox of the Sioux. Ono ofllcor remarked : "It Is preposterous to say that it is ncco3saryIn Indian skirmish , to stop tiring long enough to llnd out Just what sort of an Indian you are shooting at , Women and men look very much alike In their blanket costume , nnd the former nro squlto as fierce fighters ns the men. A Sioux s qunw is ns bad an enemy us n buck at times. Llttlo boys , too , can shoot qulto as well M their fathers , nnd what a spectacle It would bo for a soldier , on seeing a ten-year-old polntihg n loaded gun at him , with ns true an aim at the best marksman In the nrniy , to stop his udvanco and cry out , 'my son , you must drop that gun , for you are a minor nnd I nra not allowed to hurt you. ' " Another ofllcor sold ! "At this rate Sioux troubles will grow to ba Just as bad as the event * of the first thrco years of the war , when every ofllccr with an independent com mand had not only nn enemy in front of him , but court-matial behind him. " Still another ofllcor said It was a grave error to order the relief of Forsytho at this stngoof the proceedings nnd hold uu a warn Ing finger to every colonel In the little nrniy in Pine Ridge , to tell them that the death , of each Sioux must bo explained. I'OIt MlEll\ Iteqiicsts for Rations nnd Ulllttnry I'rntcctlon Sot tlio Governor. L.IXCOI/X , Nob. , Jan. 5. fSpccl.il Telegram toTiiKBEi : . ] The following telegram was received by Governor Thnycr from tbo sccro- tary , of war : WASiiiNOTON1 , Jan. * . Governor Tlmrcr : At your request rations will bo Issued for the time liclnK for the pcopln who huvo Iicon obliged ) > y the Inillan troubles to leave tholr homes. This , of course. Is only for the onior- iieeioy. They should ba provided for , other wise , us .soon as possible , Direction1) ) hnvo been given for tbo Issue of nny anus and am munition tlmtoan bo snared from 1'ort Kobin- son. The supplier can lie sent from the nrso- nit ; If tlioro lira not Hiilllclont ut tlio fort. Hiiifui.i : : ) I'IIOCTOII , Secretary of Wiir. The following telegrams have also been received : KIUII.NKV. N'ob. , Jnn. fl.-jOovcrnor Thayer : Two hundred armed Klcknpoo Indians crossed the Union I'aullluat Lexington this morning. Now In camp at Oormdon , on Kearney & Uluuk Hills rullruud , farmers uneasy. uneasy.Jt. . II. fiiinnN , OoitnoN , Nob. , Jnn. 5. General A. N. Cole , Iilncoln : Send another company to this place today If possible. J. W. .Torcn. IIAiwt o.v. Nob. , Jan. 5. Oovornor Tlmycr : Indians In the Hot Creuk valloy. Thos > ottlers nsk for protection. Uanyoiisjnd us two com panies N'ohrnsitn natloniil gunrd and arms and aininiiiiltluii ? Country will bo depopulated unless something Is douo at oncn. Slluatlou liorc Is very serious. U. II , WF.U.KII. The goernor sent telegrams to CH. . Wollerof Harrison nnd Charles Mnnn of Chadron that troops were on the way. In response ) to n telegram Buffalo Bill was at the state house tonight nnd hud a long con ference with Governor Tnayor. As a result Mr. Cody was commissioned to go to tbo seat of the Indian trou bio on a sneclal mission. Ho will lenvo for Pine Hidgo at 8 in , the morning. UAV SPttlXGN A C.13I1" . Fanners Do Their Milking Armed to the Teeth. HAT SPRINGS , Nob. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram to TUB BIK. : ] Excitement is.still run ning high and every available space of shelter Is being occupied nt night by settlers from all parts of the county. Many return homo during the day , hut always como back at night , whllo others have abandoned their homes altogether , having turned their stock loose before coming to town. The loss from cattle and horses straying away nnd dying will bo great. None of the farmers hero havingiHbrandavfor.their stook-it , willbo Imposslblo to find thorn wncn wanted. Tno farmers living near hero leave the middle of the afternoon to go to their homes to milk the cows , armed to the teeth. It looks very much as If they wcro afraid of something- . Company F of the national guards still do picket duty hero , ana another company is en route to this place with ten days' rations and camp cquippago for the men. Where they nro coming from Is nqt known as yot. A courier has just arrived here from north of town nnd reports being chased over a mlle by hostile Indians. Several shots wcro ex changed between them. No ono was In jured. A woman was brought to town several days aeo with n babe less than three hours old. Two others have been born in the church since , nnd all arc reported doing well. Choycniicf ) and Arutmtioci Restless , KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Jan. 0. The Associated press correspondent at Gutbrio , Ok. , tele graphs about the situation among the Indians that tbo news of Sitting Bull's death , and the fight at Wounded Knee , together with the exaggerated reports , which the Indians be lieved of the nmssacro of Sioux squaws and children , has "caused considerable com motion among them. Ghost dances are to bo hold at Ucd Hook , n point ' sixty miles north. The Choyenncs. and Arapahoos bavo received news that the gov ernment intends to disarm them. It Is not known here whether there Is any truth in the report , hut it has greatly disturbed them. A friendly Iowa Indian in Guthrlo said to day that the Choycnnos and Arapnhoes would resist disarmament. Military officers hero would not confirm or deny the report , but snld that something would bo done soon , Settlers In the vicinity of ( Jut brio nro not disturbed over the situation , iA Tlo s. Amount of ttio Hcdiiutlons In tlio PURI Twelve Voni-M. WAsniN'oioy , Jan. fj. Tlio commissioner of Indian affairs says to the best of his knowl edge and belief tbo Sioux Indinns of South Dakota nro not starving and that ho has reason to think the statements regarding their destitution are grossly exaggerated. Ills true , ho says , that congress has greatly reduced the appropriation for the Sioux and other tribes and that the agree ments inado with them have been only partially Jlllcd , but whoso fault it was ho could not say , The recent outbreak , ho thought , was partially duo to the reasons above stated , failure of thelrcrops and the religious craze. I la wns on posed to the transfer of the Indians to the war depart ment. The following table shows the amount tbo Indian appropriations have bean reduced by congress from and including 180 : 1S7U , SlOIi.OOO ; 18SO , $ . )5OUO ; 1831 , 595,000 ; 183'J , SiVOOO ; IBM , $275,000 ; 18S4 , $ " 25,000 : 18S5 , 37h,000j 188U , WO.OOO ; 1887 , 5200,000 , : 18S8 , $100,000 ; 18S9 , no reduction ; 189. , JIUO.OOO ; ' 1S91 , $50,000. , _ Captain AVallaoe's lirnvo l-'l lit. LKAVEXWOIITII , Kan , , Jan. 6. A , letter from Pine. Rldgo details seine hitherto un known facts concerning the death of Captain Wallace at Wounded Knoo. After the light , tlio latter states , Captain Wallace was found at the entry 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 nnd 1th pre sumed that Wallace killed tno tlvo Indians before he was o vcrcomo. Colonel Cudy'd allusion. LINCOLN , Neb , , Jnn. S. Colonel Cody ( Buf falo Bill ) wllllcava tomorrow morning on an Important iiilsslom among the Indians , being sent by Governor Thuyor. The latter de clines at present to make known the Datura of the mission. Morgan Ilonily If WantPil. SiuxoToy , Jan. 6. General Morgnn , commissioner of Indian affairs , saya ho is ready to go to Dakota to treat with tbo In dians if the president nnd the secretary of the interior dcslro him to , do so , An.vlmiH to Klght Indiana , CHICAGO , Jan. 5. Captain JIathcy , In charge of the recruiting ofllco hero , says that since the fighting In tbo Sioux country began the number of applications for enlistment in the nrmy has doubled. Nil ilnttlu. WASHINGTON , Jnn. 5. A dlspatoh received by _ General Schofleld from General Miles , at 0i. : ; this availing , Indicates that there has been no buttle with the Imllr.th tod.iy. This was the latest dtspatcli received up to mid night. T1IK XATMttXAIt tWAItt ) . Citlzaii .Sohllci-H nt the Trout nnd on Tliclr Way. Ru8imu.R , Nob. , Jan , 0.j-Special [ Tel egram to TUB Une. ] Companies A and G , state militia , from York ntid Geneva , arrived hero yesterday , as previously reported , nnd were today followed by their camp equip- page and ten days' rations. They are now comfortably mHablished in camp in the court house yard , the building also being thrown t open for their use in case of severe weather or other needs. All are well nnd seem to bo enJoj Ing the now situation except Private Frank Avars of company i'1" , who met with n painful , though not serious accident last night , Whllo the soldiers wounded in recent battles at Pine Hldgo were being transferred fronj ambulances to the t train at this point the jnllltia were not only interested spectators but many gave helping 1t 1 hands. Young Ayers \ is overcome 1o by the sickening sight of the mangled bodies ntid fainted. In falling bis head struck on n pleco I of railroad iron causing a scvoro scalp wound , ; The boys all speak highly of tbotrcamont rccoivcd from the citizens hero nnd express themselves ns ready to fight , If necessary , for the protection of the people and property. No evidences of fight are visi'blo nmongst tbo gentlemanly members of thcso companies , Today two crates of guns were received from the adjutant general of lown for arming the settler * . There were not half enough to supply even these most exposed to danger but they were most gratefully received nnd distributed to reliable parties , where most needed. Many farmers have asked your correspon dent to thank the Iowa authorities through the columns of Tim Bun ana to ox press the bopo that moro rms will bo forwarded. On receiving gims and ammuni tion tiieso men started at oncofor , their homes to look after their stock and property , which has not had attention for several days. Nothing Is plainer than that the presence of the militia and the arming of settlers will soon bring oraor out of chaos and prevent tbo deponulutlon of the settlements which had already begun. * During' a few moments today the most intense oxcltomoiit-rclgncd in town. A detachment of the Seventh cavalry that accompanied the wounded soldlors here left nbout noon for the apcncy and at 0 o'clock came dashing back , followed by the empty ambulances , making a great rumble. Tlio cry wag raised by some tlint the Indians were chasing them back. Then pan demonium reigned. Th'o ( militia and homo guards grabbed \ tholr guns nnd prepared' for a flglft. us if used to war. It developed that , { ho soldlors had met a courier from Goncra tfllUss ordering them to return and'isoort'so'irio-'staff- ' ' to the agency , \vho would arrive tonight. No movement of the militia has yet been ordered , but it is expected that , on the arri val of Inspector General Hotohklss and other officers tonight , some move will bo inado. FrtKMONT , Neb. , Jan. B. [ Special Tolo- cram to T.IU : BI-I : : . ] Four companies of tbo First brigade , Nebraska National guards , Jiavo arrived , en route for the-frontler. They nro co'mpanles C , Captain Ileod ; H , Captain Short ; I , Captain Wilson. iAll of the First regiment mid company Oof tlio Second. They are accompanied by UeneralJL. W. Colby , As- sslstant Adjutant Genor.il p3atcs , Brigade Surgeon "Wcldon of the general staff , Colonel J. P. Bratt , Lioutonont Colonel W. W. Will- cott , Adjutant Gllck of the ; First regiment. A change has been made In the disposition of the troops. The citizens ot " Valentino hav ing telegraphed for protection , com pany C or Beatrioo was assigned to duty at that point. The command was reenforced by Company K of the Second and .low n special train will hurry thorn to tholr places of assignment , stopping only for water , Tbo boys are in good ligiiting condi tion and nro in the best of. spirits. General Colby has been In consultation with the regi mental and company commanders and full instructions have been given to each. The staff department is issuing rations , ammuni tion ana general supplies und the commands will leave the tram ready for immediate action. Citizens nt all points along the route hftvo crowded the depots und the troops nro enthusiastically cheered as they pass. Gen eral Manager Mnbnna of tno ICfkhora accom panied the troops from Lincoln and bus done everything hi his power to make every ono comfortable. Fnlrlniry's .Favorites Depart. FAIIIIIUHY , Is'ob. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele gram to TUB BHE.I Company D , of the Second end regiment , Falrbury's ' crack military com pany and ranking second to none in tlio state in military efllclenoy , loft for Crawford , via the St , Joe & Grand Island road , today at 3:4.- : . 3:4.At At roll call , Captain John Hoasty , First Lieutenant L , W. Good rich , Second Lleutontent E , V. Mungcr and forty men answered to thcii names. This Is a larger number than the company has over taken to n Btuto encamp ment , and therefore reflects great credit upon them as a military company.- The following officers accompanied the company : Colone ! C. J. Bill , coininundinif Second infantry Ne braska national guards , und the following members of his staff : Adjutant L. M. Knton , Surgeon Dr. G. L. Prichatt ; , nil of which KO to Kushvillo. Beforeleaving'the armory the company was drawn up in line and addressed by Colonel Ueorgo E , Jonitins of the gov ernor's staff , former captain of the company who In n few well chosen words congratu lated the company upon tholr prompt response sponso to their llrst call for actual mllltarj service in the field , nnd assured them thu the people of Fnlrbury felt proud of thorn as citizens and soldiers. The company was escorted to tbo depot by Russell post , Grand Army of the Hopubllo the Falrbury mllitarv band und an immense throng of citizens , business being entirely suspended far the time. At the depot a largo crowd of ladles hnd also gathered nud man ; wcro the tears shod by fond mothers , wives und sweethearts , Indiana Righted nt Orl. OHD , Neb. , Jim. C , [ Special Telegram t THE BKB.I A company of Indians , number ing liOO , has encamped thirty-six miles south west of this city , They ore making for th bad lands of Dakota. An effort will ba mad to intercept them. The militia bovs ur grentlv missed hero nnd people would fee safer If they wcro ut homo. Departure of Hrurults. YOUR , Nob. , Jan. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] Twenty 'recruits left this city toiiay for Kushvlllo over the Fremont , Elk'- horn & Missouri Valley , under command of W , L. Frew. They will Join company A ot York. Guards U'iuly in Fig' r. There Is a bulletin In ( ho armorv of the Oninhn Guards which reads that nil the mon shall make arrangement to bo ready within nix hours notice to go to the front nnd fight Indinns. iiti About six weeks ngo Captain SchnrfT wrote to Governor Tlmyor , tendering the service * 0ii the guards. Ho received an answer tlinnk- Ing the mon for their llbor.il offer , but gave itII ns his opinion that the rogulur and state inllltln would bo sufficient \p \ protect the HveS and property In the vicinity of the Indian troubles. Since that tlino .Mr. Mill ion 1 has boon elected uaptnln nnd inasmuch llh the war hns become more threatening , ho also forwarded a letter and tclo- grnm to the governor offering the services of the ! guards. Thlt was only on Saturday last. The governor roipondi'd that ho would llrst have to exhaust tlio state militia , but would bear in mind their generous offer , The guards nru In excellent condition. They hiivo had gntllng drills almost every night lor tholnstfow weeks. lnst"adof being alarmed or afraid of being called out , the boys are really anxious to go. In case they are called out at least forty men will start. Their gntllng gun will bo taken nlong In caio they get ordora to move , in addition to this : , Governor Thayer has been informed as tin exactly what the guards will need In camp and will htivu it ready in case of a sudden call. Return ol'tlio Wounded. FURMONT , Neb. , Jnn. B. ( Special Tele gram to THR Biu. : ] Twenty wounded sol diers , belonging to the Seventh cavalry , wounded at the battle of Wounded Knee creek , came down over the Klkhorn ro id this evening , were transferred to the Union Pa cific nnd loft at once for Fort Hltoy. Thcro were three ofllccrs and eighteen privates. The former were Lieutenant Garlington , A troop ; Lieutenant Mutin , G troop , both of the Seventh cavalry , and Lieutenant llnw- thorno of Battery B. The car was in charge of Sugcon Glenn , Nineteen members of the York company who wcro iiotnt homo to go with their com pany Saturday passed through hero this evening to Join their company at the front. The Schuyler comminy was ordered to move this afternoon and left nt 0:40 : tnls evening. Company C'n Send Off. BC.VTHICK , Nob. , Jnn. 5. [ Special Tele- -ram to Tin : Br.u. ] Company C , First rogl- nont Nebraska national guards , Captain A. \ , Heed , commanding , departed at 9 o'clock i. in. via the B. & M. for Kushvillo , Neb. The company was escorted to the depot by nooiitono hundred veterans of Kawhns post , rand Army of the Hcpubllc , who opened ranks when the column reached the depot and lot the company pass through , the vet- rans saluting them as they marched down he lines. A thousand or more puoplo were it the depot to sco the boys oil. The Smith Jrothcrs presented the bovs with an outllt of unv blankets and chest protectors , nnd M. S. YVolbach donated each member of the com- lany a pair of gloves and ear muffs. Heroic College Hoys. * , Nob. , Jnn. B. [ Special Telegram .o Tnu BUR. ] This eveningGovernor'f liayer received an urgent appeal from Mayor Shat- tick of Gordon for military aid. A similar rorwost came from Hot Springs , Tbo four companies 6f college boys who constitute the battalion nt the state university offered their services to the governor to go to the front nt onco. Lieutenant T. W. Grlfllth , the command- int , also offered his services. A telegram will probably bo sent to the secretary of war asking permission In the lieutenant to go to , ho front. In case the college boys nro sent Grltllth will act as colonel for the battalion. Itnvcnim Sainted. RAVENNA. Neb. , Jnn. 5. [ Special Telo- ram to THIS BUB. ] Five companies of state militia passctVtbrough Kavcnna.on.o- , special train about Oi.TO this evening. The Uavonna band and fully BOD citizens were nt the depot to moot the train. A ten minutes stop was made during which tlino Ravenna was roundly cheered by the boys In bluo. As tbo boys pulled out each company fired a salute from tno windows. Fear Trouble In Oklahoma. WICHITA , Kan. , Jan. 5. The orders tele graphed from milltnrn headquarters to Cap tain Woodsou of the Fifth cavalry to disarm tbo Indians In the Choycnno and Arapnhoo countrv has created the greatest anxietv among the settlers of Oklahoma and on the borders of Texas. The Indians on tbo south west reservations are peaceable enough and taking away their arms will , It is feared , have the effect of rousing a spirit of resist ance now dormant. A Mtisloal Karowcll. SrrtOM'jnuito , Neb. , Jan. 5. [ Special Telegram gram to Tun Bui : . I Company I left Monday by overland route for York , to take the Bur lington & Missouri rallrcad for Crawford , There were thirty in the company with C. C. Eroo , captain ; Irvln Scott , llrst lieutenant ; James Croigbton , second lieutenant , nnd F , W , Loorch , sergeant. A largo crowd saw the boys off to the sound of muslo by the Stromsburg baud. Colby HiiHtonlir ; to the Front. NOHFOI.K , Nob. , Jan. 5. [ Spoctul Telegram - gram to THE BEE. ' General Colby and staff passed through at 0:30 : this evening on a special for Kushvillo. The general is nccom panted by detachment' ! from the First brigade , consisting of Companies C , II and I of the first and C of the Second. Company 1C missed connections at Fremont and will follow tomorrow. Nelson's Company St'irtH , NELSON , Nob. , Jan. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tnn BKK. ] An Immense crowd assembled at-tho depot this irornlng to bid good-bye to Company H , which was called by Governor Thavor to report nt Kushvillo nt onco. Cap tain ll. W. Sharp arrived from Chicago just In time to take command. Thirty-two sol diers wore on hand and started in good spirits Tor the front. Now Gliost DnnoofH. PicniiE , S. D. , Jnn. 5. Two parties Ii from Bad river , report that Indians nil nlong the river are proparinc to hold ghost dances , Thev stnto that the Indinns nt the forks of the Bad and Whlto rivers are also showing signs of tigiit. Settlor.in that vicinity say this is the llrst tlino thcso Indians have of fered to take part In the outbreak , Company F Knrmito , HASTINGS , Nob. , Jan , 5. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BUE.J Company F , Nebraska national guards , comprising forty-seven mon of Junlatn , passed through this city cnrouto via Aurora , to tbosrono of the Indian con flict. The boys promise to cover themselves with glory or gore before they return. Company I ) . Spokon. Guvxn ISMND , Nub. , Jan. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEK. ] Company D of th First regiment of tlio Nebraska national guards of Falrbury , Captain Stasty in com maud , passed through the city on n special train this evening , cnrouto for the scouo Iho Indian trouble. Compn'ny F Goes to Crawford. JUNIATA , Nob. , Jnn. B , [ Special Telegram to TUB Bun. ] Forty-ono men belonging company P , First regiment , Nebraska nn tlonal guards , loft hero this morning for tin front. They were ordered to report at Craw ford , Neb. A largo number of the cl'.lzeii ; oscortcu them to the train. VIIA DIIOX VA litKit. Two ttlilltln CompnnluH Qunrtoroil in Ilii ) City , Ciunnox , Neb. , Jan. 5 , [ Special Telegram toTnc ncR.-Tuesituation ] in this city ii practically unchanged. The town is full o HottloiM nnd every available building is occu pied , Company K , First regiment , uatlona' ' gnnrdH , arrived noiv from Fremont nnd 1 : pleasantly quartered In the largo i > ku Ing rink. This company \VM out for pxcrcl.to today nud presented a very , creditable nppcarani-o. Captain U. D. I'ercy , who Is in command of this company , reports his men In good health nnd spirits. Com pany K , Second roj-linent national gunrds of Chadron , arc quartered in the court house. Should hostilities extend to Children these two companies will give a good account of themselves. To the moro timid their pres ence gives satisfaction , although most , people scout the idea of nn attack on our city. Kx- cltament Is extending to the southern part of the county. It Is rumored that the settler * there contemplate coining to Clmdron for pro tection. Settlers In the southwest nro buildIng - Ing n large fort nt Iho head of Trunk Butt creek. Captain Henry C. Howard is in command of two companies of the Six teenth infantry which arrived from Fort Robinson last night. They marched tills morning to Join several companies of the First infantry , now nt the head of Beaver creclc. Two moro companies of the Sixteenth infantry will pass through hero tonight from Fort IJoblnson en route to Oclrichs , S. D. Considerable excitement wnc occasioned by the nppcnraneo on our streets today of C. W. Allen , editor of the Clmdron Democrat , who was In the light ntYoumled Knee , nnd who brought with him n blccched buckskin hunting shirt taken from one of the dead Indians on the battle Held. Tuo shirt had n hole In it above the loft breast the size of n dollar , mid was saturated with blood. The mayor is of the opinion that settlers south of Pine Kldgo have nothing to fear from the hostlles , who are now directly north ot the agency in nn nlniostlmprognnblo position nnd nro engaged in throwing up breast works nud otherwise fortifying against an attack. If OK TllK ItKLUJF OI < ' IXVMAXS. A 1'Cttnr from the CommlHslDiicr of Indian Affair * . WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. Thorp was today laid bcforo the house a letter from the com missioner of Indian affairs to the secretary of the interior , giving nn opinion that a relief fund should bo inudo by congress so as 'to ciinblo the department to assist nil Indians who require nld this winter , not only with food but also In the puchaso of seeds and other articles required lov planting in the spring nnd to grant im mediate assistance when required. Ho sub mits n draft of an item to bo inserted in the Indian appropriation bill , proposing an ap propriation of $ ir > ( ) ,000 for the purpose men- tlonod. The trlbes appealing to the govern ment for help are principally the Yunkton Sioux of South Dakota , Aricknweos , Gros Venires and Mnndan nt Fort Bcrthold agency , North Dakota , northern Arnpahoes of Wyoming and the Slssoton and Devils Lake of North and South Dakota. THE FIG ITT AT H'Wf.VKit KXKE , Lieutenant Klnzlo'H Description lie- turn of the Injured Soldiers. Fort Omaha was even moro deserted and presented a moro intensified overybody-gono- to-the-war appearance about 5 o'clock last evening than nt any time since the Second Infantry was sent to tbo front. Since that time the band and the hospital corps have literally "held the fort , " and Lieutenant Wilklns , the only commissioned ofllcer about the place , has been monarch of all ho surveyed. What called out'tho homo guards last even ing was the arrival of the sick and wonndnd who came in on the South Dakota express over the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley road , due at Fost Omaha about B o'clock. Fully an hour before that time the rod cross ambulance was backed up to the platform at tbo little depot nt Thirtieth street , and the bospital corps , with several members of the .band , , who .w.orp. relayed , from J.holrn temporary - ' ' ary guard'duty , arranged tlierasoivos I'n'com- fortnblo nositlons to await the arrival of their wounded comrades. The wounded men who were to bo brought in were Lieutenant John Kinzlo , adjutant of the Second infantry ; Corporals Boyle and Cowloy , Company ( J , and Privates Hahn , Hurnn andUruner , Company B , all of the Second Infantry. Shortly after fl o'clock the general's ' ambu lance , in which were several of the ladies of the post , was driven to the station. The train was over nn hour Into and did not arrive until 0:1S : o'clock. Much to the relief of those who had assembled , it was found that none of the returning 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 nnd three wcro suffdrlng from bullet wounds In thier lower limbs , but were able to walk with the aid of crutches. Lieutenant Klnzio was assisted into the general's ambulance and driven to the qunr tors of General Wheaton. The others were taken to the post hospital , whcro they were at once looked after by Surgeon Hollldny. At bis own request Private Oruner wns al lowed to stop In ono of the rooms of the first floor to sco bis family and a few friends , but the others wcro at once taken to one of the wards on the floor above. Gruner was seen byaBBB reporter , to whom ho stated that his wound had not troubled Him at all since the preceding night , Ho was shot through the thigh at. . the time thq attack was inado on the agency Monday afternoon. The company was double timing in sets of'fours to form u sklnnlsli line whan ho was shot. The ballot was a IB-caliber Winchester , nnd struck the man in front of him , in precisely the sumo place , passing through his leg nnd then hitting Gruner. The ball passed through Gcuner's log and niado a llcsh wound in the leg of the man be hind him. The last wound was not serious. These were the only soldiers hurt in the at tack. When the men wcro started home , they had to ride tbo twenty-six miles from Pine Itldgo to Kushvlllo In nn ambulance. This was anything but pleasant for a wounded man , nnd then to make matters worse they had to Ho in Kushvlllo for seven hours wait ing for their train , which did not leave until 1 o'clock. LioutunantWilklns called to see tbo wountioc ! incii , nnd Gruner requested that ofllcor to look after his papers. "My term Is up next Friday , " nd ! Oruner , "and I want to re-enlist so as to got back u | there during this campaign and got a llttlo satisfaction for this Job. " This Is the third time that Grmicrhas been wounded. The first time was during tbo re bellion at the buttlo of Keil river , and the second time during the Modoo war. Hurnn , who was wounded at tbo same time as Gruner , was hurt considerably worse , the ball having gene through the thickest part of bis leg , maklne him lame. . Ho was suffering severely nftcr his longtrip , Corporal Boyle was suffering from rheu matism nnd Corporal Cowloy and Private Hahn had each a nigh fover. When THE BKB representative called at General Wheaton's quarters to see Lleutenuni Kinzlo ho was compelled to wnit until that gentleman had discussed a hearty breakfast. I'rebontly the sound of crutches was bean coming down the hall , uand thu lieutenant walked In on three Icgi. "It's only a scratch , " ho replied in response to Inquiries , "and I don't propose to give up my appetite and become nn invalid , although such nurses would strongly tempt one in thu' direction , " and the gallant ofllccr glanced n the ladles who had already taken him undci their wing. Being solicited to plvonn account of tbo battle of Wounded Knco , at which ho was shot , the lieutenant stated that ho doubted I ho could tell anything new about it , as h < saw Tin : HIII''M war correspondent on tin battle Hold Just as the light began. Being Crossed for his own observations , however o tolu the following story : "Tholight was a big surprise to all of us as , there hadn't been a move to Indicate tha tlio Indians intended treachery. The Indian c.imn was in the bend of the ravlnu and tin bucks were drawn up In front of their oamp hut Monday morning at U o'clock fur the pur pose of disarming them , The troops wor dismounted and drawn up across the bend nnd several dctiichincnti wcro deployed 01 the other slilo of tlio ravine th provunt I the Indians from escaping in that direction. , They were really surrounded. When they ' wcro called out they wero'told to bund ovo" ) their arms , but they &ald they nad none. . cnty of them wcro then told off , and sent * ho tepees to get their guns , They re 's led with Just ono gun. A squad of soU * : s was then sent to search the tepees , and found about forty gunsalthoinrh many of \veranotnppnrciitlvof much account. ig Hits time the inedlclnu man had been through n kind of ghost dance , swing- amis over his head and singing. Ho \ wily ordered to sit down , but ho looked \ .ngry . , and instead of obovlng. ho \ ' , clear nrouml the bunch ot Indians U lly sat down near Big Foot , who was lc' . - with pneumonia nnd was huddled up a the ground under nn old quilt , had been standing with Major Wbltesldo nd Colonel Forsytho , and had received tolo- trams to send to General Brooke , presum- bly Informing him that everything wns iciK-oalilo. and bud Just gone to get Into the vagon to .drive to the agency. The order had icenjlvon to search the persons of the In- lans nnd one or two had searched when I icnnl n sunn-nut s ny , 'Look out,1 "Tlio medicine man grabbed a handful of Irt and threw it Into the nir. That seamed o bo the signal. Tlio llrst move was Hindu jyan Indian , who raised n big kiilfunnd tried 0 stab Phil West , thu Interpreter , who was landing near Big Foot. West threw up his inn Just in time to stop the blow , but tha dilfe was just long enough to roach ils nose , and it cut oft the ml of It as clean ns could bo. ust then another ono of them stabbed Aithcr Craft , nnd then the whole outllt brew open tholr blaukots , pulled up their Winchesters nnd begun to pump them for nil hey were worth. Then , of course , the roops began to return their lire , and 'or a whllo It was awful hot tboro. My horses started to run nwny , but hmlly ' wound up right in'tho hlckost of It , where they stopped. 1 was hit early In the llirht. The ball appar ently struck ono nf tbo spokes nud glanced ipwnnl , striking mo Just above the heel. It slid around , Just grazing thu ankle bone , nnd hen passed out at the top of my overshoe. " Mrs. Goncral Wheaton her Insisted on ex- ilbiting the overshoe in splto of tlio lieuten ant's protests. The footgear Indicated that ho wearer had been taken for another \cblllcs , as It was perforated exactly over ho only vulnerable spot In tbo anatomy of that mighty warrior. "It was U o'clock when the light began , " xmtlnuod the houtcnmit , "and It was nearly 10 o'clock when the llnnl .skirmish llring wai concluded. The hand-to-hand ilcht lasted only a few minutes , when tlio Indians broke Hid tried to got to cover. Whuii the Indinns ivcro llrst called out thu squaws hail rounded ip the ponies nnd began taking down the .cpces nnd packing tlio saddles. When ho llring began tlio squaws stnrtod to run. Some of then ) tried to cross the ruvluu and otners rushed Into the tepees. Some of them crowded into tlio wall tent that had been put ip for Big Foot. The bucks bought the same shelter , nnd then began picking oft the soldiers. It became necessary to dlslodgo thorn , and the Hotchklss throw In n few shells , which toro up tlio tents and burned hem. Ono Indian was roasted in Big Foot's lent in this manner us completely is though baked In a brick oven. It was not Intended to shootdown Iho squaws , ilthough some of them were undoubtedly as bud us the bucks , but they could not bo singled out. They got mixed lip with the nicks and had to suffer with them. No ono 11 red on u squaw Intentionally. The result shows this to bo .so. 'There were 11 ! ) bunks , and only ono of ihem went scott freo. Six got away , DUt live of them were budlv wounded. There woroJW ) - In the whole band , including women nnd children , and as only ISO were killed , of whom 111 ! were bucks , ft shows that the greater part of the squaws mil children escaped. I don't think that wo iind the wliolo of Dig Foot's ' band In that bunch , because more Indians came up nnd attacked the soldloi-d on thu hills after the Hf-lit was nearly over. I am of the opinion that they comprised the remainder of Big Foot's band , "ThoIndians kept up the fit-lit , nnd some , of thorn sought shelter In a shallow cave on the side of the ravine and could not bo dls- lodtced-HlThoyi-picked oflisbldicrs'as fast.as ; . they showed themselves , and finally' sh'ell wns sent straight In there from the Hotch- kiss. There wasn't anything loft of tbo In dians. Captain Wallace was killed with a war club , of which there wcro a great inunv on the buttlo field. Ho was struck twice across the forehead , ap parently by different instruments. lie was also shot. ( Mien they found him bin hand was raised , and in It was clenched his re volver. Every chamber was empty , nnd grouped around him wcro Hvo dead Indians. Ho had done good work before ho dlod. "It is not true that many of the soldiers were shot by tholr pwn comrades , although It Is possible that a few were hurt In that way. ns it wns so terribly mixed up for.n few minutes. Tbo machine guns did Ljooil work , but the most of it was done with the musketry. "The attack on the ngoncy could hardly bo called a light , as the Indians were out on the hills nnd IIred at long range , nnd the soldlors did not return it. The situation up tboro is pootty badly mixed , and I tblnk tbo In dians will soon bo lighting among thi'inselvcs. 1 would not bo surprised to BCU in tomorrow's dispatches tlmtsurh Is the case. The frlond- 1103 and hostlles nro considerably at outs. General Mlles reached the agency several days before I loft. I board nothing of Colonel nel Forsythu being relieved of hU command until I saw it in this morning's ' paper on the train. Nothing was head at the agency of an olllcer being arrested for Insubordination. I doubt if It is true. "It is hard to tell what , the outcome will bo. There nro now nbout thrco thousand troops in the Held nnd four thousand Indians , of wtiom about ono thousand are bucks in good lighting trim. Many of the reds raising a disturbance about tbo agency tire young bucks , and ills their llrst oxperionco. ' ! Private Gruner brought nome ono 'of ' the war clubs referred to by Lieutenant Kinzlo. It was picked up on the battle field nt Wounded ICnco. The handla Is four feet long and the head is an cgtr-shnped stone weighing nbout four pounds. It would bo a fearful weapon In the hands of a muscular man , The wounded soldlors on route to Fort Ulloy were detached from the train at Fro- ' mout and sent south In a special cur. Alwnyn tlio licit. Thcro are three war correspondents foi Nebraska newspapers at Pine Kidge , snya the Kearney Hul ) . The best reports are these published in Tuii Hi'.i : , the Lincoln Journal's reports rank next , and the poorest reports of allure furnished the World-Her ald. _ Worlil'H Knlr MnMnra. CitiCAno , Jan. 5. Tbo world's ' fair ground committee after a long session today agreed upon the selection of a board of expert archi tects , but refused to give out the names , The members of the board were increased to ton in number , doubled In fiut. Five are from Chicago and the remainder from Now York" , Boston nnd Philadelphia. Niw : YOKK. Jan B , The committee on for . olgn affairs of the World's Columbian exposi tion mot this afternoon and elected General Davis to uct ns its agent In expending -fXOOJ especially appropriated by congress for this branch of work , with Instructions to report to the national committee. The dlroctar gen eral was made chief of the foreign depart ment. Tno art committee has asked Henry G. Murqunnd to become director of the art de partment. _ Now Koiitidliind I'ooplo lii'llgnnilt , lUi.H'AX , N , S. , Jan. 5. Uev , Ur. Hawley , who arrived from St. Johns , N. F. , Saturday , reports the people In a continued Htalo of in dignation over the mi nouneament thutu set tlement of thu b.ilt and French shore ques tion is to bo effected without reference to the colony , licgurding the probability of sorioua trouble In the spring , Dr. Hnwliy suvs Now Foundlnnd unnnot tight cither Kicl ; mil or Franco , but If a svoro of French Us lormeu arn shot or drowned Kugland and Franco must sct o the mutter between them. Tuolvo M n DiiNliciI to Dentil. Los ANOKJ.KB , Cnl. , Jan. fi , Twelve men were killed in the Utica mlno at Angeles camp today , The men were being lowered on a skip , when the roj.o broke , precipitating all u dlstunco uf15U feet to thu bottom.