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Show TIVii pfS The lloMlle Itetlsklns Try to Itreak TliroiiKh the Lines to Their (.'111141. Eepulsed by the Troops Several Killed and Quite a Number Severely Wounded. VOLLEY AFTEE VOLLEY FIEED. Zero Weather in the Camp Near Crested Itutte, and the Ited-sKins Ited-sKins Iiesperate. The Second Attack was Made at Night and by the Entire Force of Bos tiles. EVERYTHING NOW REPORTED QU ET. G.n.ral Mile. It.port. to th. War !.. Iiartin.nl; That th. Outlook All Around la Farorabie. Camp Near Hatti.e Crkkk, S. P., Pec. iii. Tho weather is cold and the rivers are frozen solid. A company of Cheyenne scouts is encamped at the mouth of Itattle creek. Two attempts have been made by the host iles, who number about eighty, To llr.ak Into Th.lr Camp. The first attack was made by only a few of the Indians who were quickly repulsed with a loss of two killed and several wounded and it is thought one fatally hurt, Tho second attack was made after dark by the whole band led by Kicking Hear. Volley After Yoll.y was Fired. on both sides and a desultory firo was kept up for an hour or more. It is not known how many hostiies were killed, but judging from the reports of the scouts, there must have been several killed. Troops sent to the scene report everything quiet and no hostiies in sight. Oen.ral Miles 8 itlslled. Washington, Pec. 2(1. General Scho-field Scho-field this morning received the following followi-ng telegram from General Miles dated Rapid city, S.P., Pec. 25th: Have not he rd from Colonel Summers for thirty -six hours. He itirted tilnt reept Bit! Foot. Should he si.o eed and return him to the Cheyenne k -ney, thlnus will bo favorable. hs (lenfral Brooke rei orts a messenger irim L'.ttle Wound. Wig Uoad and last Thunder, leaders of the Indians who went to the Had lands, who anyg nbout half the Indians there are coming In and he thinks the rest nlll follow. fol-low. S lould t ils n it 1 . Interrupted by urn) junforeeen event. It will be most desirable. , I Th. Indians - Dscelvad Illiu. Washington, Pec. 28. General Schofield has received a telegram from (ieneral Miles, dated Rapid City, Pec. 41, as follows. Col. Sinner reported his command at Rig Foot's camp on the Cheyenne river; that Rig Foot had assured him he would do whatever he said and bring all his people to Sumner's camp, that the Indian deceived him and eluded elu-ded his command, going south in light order. |