The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-27
SIOUX SURRENDERING
THEY DESERT FROM SITTING BULL.
Nearly One Thousand Already ON the
American Side of the Line and
Almost as Many More Ready to
Come Policy OF the Gov.
ernment Toward Them
and sitting hull.

Washington, Aug. pa dispatch re-
ceived by General Terry regarding the
movements of Sitting Bulls band, has prob
ably fastened his return to his headquarters
at ST. Paul. AT all events he left for that
point this morning, and when he arrives will
give his personal attention to Indian matters.
The dispatch referred to Is from General
Miles. II sets forth that eight hundred ard
thirty hostile Sioux had surrendered at Keogh;
that one thousand more were on that side of
the Missouri on their way to surrender, and
that others may follow. In General Miles
opinion these Indians should all be held un-
der military surveillance at that post at pres.
ent. He says that the remainder are south
of the Missouri, sending out war par
ties, receiving stolen stock, an
noying agency Indians, and taking
possession of the agency and DESTROY
ing gardens. Agent Proctor and Indian In.
speetor Pollock have asked for troops. Gem
eral Miles requests authority to place the
available force OF that district in the vicinity
OIL Round Butts, near the Missouri, as their
presence would have wholesome effect, and
that the two infantry companies at Glendine,
: with transportation, be relieved. Tie sub
iect matter ofthe dispatch was considered at
the cabinet meeting to-day. II was decided
that Indians now surrendering will be treated
, as those who have come in heretofore. They
J have given up their arms and ponies, and
will be distributed around the different
auanQiAa fNha nartxr loo k,., A.
OF the Missouri sending out war parties are
known to be Sitting Bulls immediate
followers, with Sitting Bull at their
head. General Miles will at once push a
column in pursuit OF this band and try 10 can
ture them. Failing in that he will drive
J them back into Canada.
: Sitting Bull, knowing that if he surrenders
and is captured no will be trea .ed as an out
law is fighting hard to prevent the desertion
of all his followers. Hunger, however, is an
all-powerful argument with the Indian, and
is the principal cause Of the assertions from
J him and the surrender to the United States
forces of so large number of Sitting BULBS
once formidable band. 1t is estimated that he
has but about forty warriors left, and that
these will soon DO forced to surrender, Sit
ting Bull is believed TO be the only remain
ing impeachment to lasting peace with the In.
dlans Of the northwest, and officials at the
war office are Of opinion that unless the in
terror dep rtment steps in and claims
him as their especial guest he will soon
be put where he will be harm
less for the future. The wholesale surrender
Of the hitherto unsubmissiye Sioux Indians
' who went into Canada now taking place 4.
9 Fort Keogh, Montana, is not unexpected,
= and the policy of the government with refer
ence thereto was decided upon long before
, the Indians began TO make their appearance.
= Orders were sent to the department comman-
' der to permit the return of all Indians will
i, ing to surrender Internationally and submit
> themselves and property to the, disposition Of
, this government. The Sioux and other In
dams coming into Fort keogh come virtually
9 as prisoners of war. They will be promptly
! disarmed and dsmounted, their arms and
ponies sold, and the proceeds turned
q into provisions for their temporary subsist-
eRce. Eventually they will be turned over
! to the interior department and transported
to some point on the west side of the Mis-
souri, river and as far south as practicable.
where they will be placed on reservation
and kept there by such means of restraint as
may be found necessary. The war depart
ment does not understand that the eigh
hundred or more Indians who have surren-
dered, or are on their way to surrender, at Fort
Keogh, have any other than a merely nomi.
nal connection with Sitting Bull. They went
north at the same time he did, but have
never been TO any extent under his personal
CONTROL and the movements and intentions
of that chief are regarded by the depart
ment with indifference. If he chooses to
come in and surrender, well and good if not,
he must stay on the Canadian side of the line
The general OF the army does not think Sit
ting Bull exercises or has exercised any i'm
! portant influence over Indians coming back.
No danger whatever is anticipated from their
appearance in such large numbers at the
, agency. The troops in the vicinity are fully
able to check any hostile movement which
might take place, and the disordorly conduct
reported is regarded by the war department
as natural lawlessness and turbulence of saw
ages coming in such large numbers, but with
out hostile intentions.
The dispatch which was received at the
war department from General Miles, relative
to the surrender o. Sioux Indians, was read
in the cabinet, but excited no unusual COM
ment, general expression OF opinion, how
ever, SO far as it went, being in favor of car
rying out the policy already adopted, in deal
ing with these unruly Indians.
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