| Show THE INDIAN SLAUGHTER latest dispatches confirm the suspicion that the so called treacherous attack of the indians at wounded knee was in reality a massacre of bucks squaws squads and pa gooses by the soldiery it also comes to light that some of the troops killed were blain by the artillery of their own regiment injudiciously handled general miles withheld a telegram of congratulation to the seventh cavalry sent by general schofield in consequence of the discovery of the facts here mentioned general miles himself deprecates the course of the colonel commanding and states that not only were a large number of soldiers killed and wounded by the fire of their own ranks but a very large number of women and children were killed in addition to the men in consequence of this instead of congratulations being conveyed to the troops for their bravery their commanding officer is relieved of his post and a committee of investigation has been ordered it has a already been established that eighty two bucks and sixty women and children were buried on the field of the slaughter considerable fun is being poked at the administration and those who find fault with elih this butchery of squaws squads aud papooses oses it is argued that a soldier cannot stop to di scrim binate between a man and a woman blanketed alike and both fighting that is all very well if quade and bucks are engaged in warfare they must take equal chances and it is necessary necee eary to treat them alike in battle but that is only begging the question the facts show that the india indiana us had surrendered that in their number there were many more women and children than men med that an attack was made upon them for 1 ome cause not yet fully explained in which the men women anti and children were indiscriminately slaughtered ted rt ft is claimed that while the men the soldiers were attacked by both bucks and squawk squaws and the shocking affair that has aroused the country was the result but this ie he not reasonable indians always find a safe place of retreat for their women and children when on the karpath warpath war path it is evident from the presence of the large number of squaws squads and papooses pap oses oops in big foot foots it band that the surrender was genuine ine and and it is almost certain that some such policy an ae that adopted in the sitting bull murder was resorted to in this instance for the purpose of inciting the indians and framing an excuse for their massacre when such an indian fighter as an general miles see in this slaughter of women and children a reason for relieving the officer in charge of his command the apologists for this bloody work should pause before they proceed further in their at tempts at its justification we do not believe there was wait the slight slightest reason for making an I 1 indian IL disturbance out of the ghost dancing of the religious enthusiasts ohp abo engaged in it we believe sitting bulls death was a murder we believe the battle at wounded knee was a shameful ma massacre macre and we believe that this whole campaign against the kedski redskins red skins no has been worked up on insufficient grounds ea ta congressional investigation is ordered in regard to the killing of sitting bitting bull A military committee is inquiring into the affair at wounded knee we hope the whole matter will be probed into and the facts brought to light and we feel assured from the indications which point from numberless directions that these will show that oue one more deep red blot has been made upon the already blood bespattered record of the indian policy of the united states |
