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Show SAVAGES AT WORK, Twciily Jlurdors Near Spear-lith Spear-lith und Itedwater. Deadwnod, 2o. -Jamrs Ryan, a resident ot Spearfish city, is just in. He siati u that Liedt. Lumly with hia cmpany of soldiers, augmented by a dozen civilians, left this point on Sun day morning with two days' rations, and have not been heard from since. Lieutenant Reynolds, with twenty soldiers, had just arrived there from Hat creek and waa galling ready to go out in search ot them. Twolaige bodies of Indiana were seen yesterday morning on Redwater, about five milm Irom Spear liah. Kiplingor'a ranche on Crow creek wse attacked by Indiana yesterday. Seven men were occupying it at the lime, two of whom tMcaped and made their way to Spearfish. The others have not been heard of since. The Indiana cap tu red all the stock and burned the ranch and hay. Later Intense exciment prevails throughout tbe city. At Bhort interval inter-val since yesterday morning horsemen horse-men have been arriving Irom the different dif-ferent towns and hay fields iu ibis vicinity, bring in a details of fieah murders and outrages by the lavages, who seemed to have broken loose from the agencies in large numbers, and are investing the country in all direction!'. Up to this hour, 7 p.m., at le:ist twenty murders have been reported. re-ported. Borne of the killed are well-knowu well-knowu citizens of Deadwood, who went lo the relief of Lieutenant Lorn-ley Lorn-ley and the eurvey parly. Nearly every ranch along the Redwater and in Spearfish valley baa been devastated. |