Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-07
Crow King Comes y,,.
VsREspkR of TIE LAST INFORMANT BAND OF
HOSTILE SloEN LATBLY WITH SITTING arr

sVsREfpER os TEE LAST IMPORTANT BAND OF
HOSTILE Slorx LArsLY WITH SITTING RULI.
telegram 10 the y. T. Herald from Fart
Buford. D. T.. February says: The long antiri.
pated and hoped for surrender OF the band OF
Indians controlled BY Crow King will take
place TO morrow at this post. The scout. ALL
son, arrived here to- day, accompanied by Irow
King. who for many years has been the most
formidable chieftain the Sioux have had, the
equal OF Sitting Bull In influence and his SUI
perfor In following, inasmuch as he Grow
King led The soldiers band OF the SlouX. Crow
King and Allison had long interview with
MAJOR Brotherton To- day crow king said he
was coming IN with ali his people. that he and
they had resolved TO give up for good that so
soon as they came IN To- morrow they would
t tiIr over their guns and ponies and that In
King has with him about four hundred Indians
most or whom are lighting men. This surren-
der leaves Sitting Bull alone in glory ana almost
alone IN person. he from this time out ceases
10 be OF Importance. and finding that to be the
case, VIII undoubtedly come IN Just about as
soon as bis ponies will bring him.
IRON DOG sCRRENDHRS
capt. Davis. I'd cavalry, arrived here To- day
with his company and about 81 Indians, who
are nom the much dreaded, never surrender
band OF Iron Dog. This Indian has long been
considered the most wicked OF the hostile In
dams IN the northwest. He was the most un-
compromising opponent that Allison met 10 his
negotiations with sitting Bull TO surrender and
even when Sitting Bull did start in for that
purpose Iron Dog and his lodges remained be
hind on Canadian soil. He is now driven in BY
munger and loneliness, as Sitting Bull will soon
De. Your correspondent was present when
Iron Dog and his people were received by Majo-
bIotherton 10 day. Iron DOG Is q very Old man
ana was profusely trimmed With feathers ana
lflnketS. His manner. however, was dignfied
ID the extreme and his greeting 10 Major
Brotherton was emphatically that OF fallen
10 victorious chieftaln. His people We're In
the last degree ragged and forlorn. Just as
soon as Crow Kings people arrive they Will be
placed IN camp. near the post, and VIII then
formally surrender their arms aud ponies
There will then be about eight hundred sur
rendered Indians here, who are the fruits OF
diplomacy rather than OF war, OF lair words In
stead OF hot shot.
SITTING Bull LEFT ALONE.
IL is not known what steps, If any, Will be
taken by the government to hasten Sitting
Bulls surrender. His strength, however, is
broken, and he can hope for nothing more in
the future. His prominent men have all left
MIN and come in-lron Dog. Good Bear, Crow
hing, Gall. &C, and when he finds they are
wen treated his fears which were unauestfon-
ably aroused by Col. Ilges' fight with GAN, Will
De dispersed, and he VIII see, willy and Shrewd
as he is, that his only chance OF power I'm the
future Lies in his making merit OF necessity
and giving himself up. Inside or month he
will, without doubt, be eating government
rations at Fort Buford.