The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-04
Last Nights Dispatches.
An Unsatisfactory Conference.
Special Telegr to the Times
A CONFERENCE.


Special Telegram to the Times
A CONFERENCE.
POPLAR CREEK, Dec. 81. via FoR1
BUFoRD. Jan. IA conference was helt
here late this afternoon between Maj
| Ilges, commandment this cantonment, anc
the leading chiefs If the Uncpapa band O
hostile Indians encamped on the ives
bank OF the Missouri river. and the savage.
| through their spokesmen announced their
intention to surrender and proceed to Fort
| Buford. Beyond this nothing was accom-
| plished. The Indians were eyasive, and
while expressing an intention to remain al
peace. would not fl upon day for their
departure. Mai. Hges wanted them to
wait until Sunday morning to arrange fol
the march, and b. will at that time be
| pared to start item on their journey.
| The possibility of bbodshed has therefore
disappeared, viewed By the present tenn.
per OF the Savages. The council was held
| in the agency building and there we're pres
ent the com missionsd officers at the post,
the agency officials and about nifty savages
| Preceding the confidence the chiefs had a
consultation with Crow King and Bear
| That Locks Back, he warriors from Sit
| ting Bulls camp Who had just returned
with the scout Alibn from Fort Baford.
| The savages
URGED THE BAND TO SURRENDER
at once and accompany the military TO
Fort Buford. Grow King was chosen to
| address Maj. Ilges.| He had determined
to remain at peace with the Americans
hereafter. He had visited Fort Buford
and good words w,re spoken to MIN by
| the chiefs there. He desired to go where
the good words had been spoken to live.
These Indians haos decided TO go also.
They wanted to gopeacably, aud not in
the presence of troops. They also wanted
some ammunition q hunt for game on the
way, and would have to move slowly, as
THE sNovwAs DEEP.
their children were poorly clad, and they
wanted the agent o provide them with
some covering before they moved. The
orator declared thathe spoke for Sitting
Bull, who wanted these Indians to surren-
der. and when he re,ehed Fort Buford he
wanted to see that ID people had good
clothes and were happy, The chief Gall
declined to say anything for his people,
and the Grow, sub chief, was selected to
speak in person for the hostiles. Col.
Ilges conversed will the savage, few
days ago. and the Indian then informed
him that he wanted ID hear from Sitting
Bull before his PEOPLE surrendered.
Maj Ilges. at the Conference. reminded
the Grow of this fact and informed hin,
that he had now heard from Sitting Bull
through one of his young men. Col, Ilges
informed the savage further that the
Indians, If they
GAVE UP PEACEABLY.
would be we'll cared for, and should
want for nothing to eas. He then asked
the Grow to speak for his people. The
savage declared that il had been willed by
the Great Spirit that be should live. The
Great Spirit had made him without fire.
arms, and firearms were bad. He bowed
to the will of the Great Spirit, and if any
thing bad had hap9eued. he vas sorry
He had been waiting to hear form Sitting
Bull, and now that he had heard from one
of bis chiefs, be was ready to surrender.
The great spirit had rot wilied that there
should be any trouble between the Indians
aud white men, and hs wanted to shake
hands with the white nlen. and he had
concluded. Col. lgesiinformed the saw
ages that he had wagons on which he
could convey them to Buford, and would
give them food on the way. He then
asked the Crow when be would be ready
to move. The latter said that he could
not tx date, but would like to see his
people He was informed that he could
have two nights ia which TO determine
upon day when an answer would be
expected The officer concluded by in
forming the warrior that
THE TROOPS UNDER HIM
had not been sent here for any idle pur~
pose, and be should nodlikely to be eom-
PEELED to use force to induce the band TO
move. The Times correspondent had an
opportunity to- day to view the main body
OF the hostiles, and they are certainly in an
im poverished condition. but are not starg-
ing. Game is plenty on the hills back of
their camp and the bucks have a plentiful
supply of ammunition, They have few
ponies. and any attenptat fight on their
part would be futile. Eproviaed the troops
made any attempt TO oyertake them. The
band at the same time has in reality 30
desire to surrender. and will probably
make still another effora to secure delay,
and at least await.
THE ARRIVAL OF SITTING BULL,
It is possible. even DOW. when the
time actually arrives f,r them to break
camp. that they will wait to do so uaiil a
display of force made. Maj
Iiges, however. Undoubtedly in
tends, in carrying out this present order.
to cause their removal peaceably ii de.
lay of few days will accom- plish such a
result, and will only use the force at bis
command in the instance of their refusal.
when the time set for their departure has
expired. The
APPARENT ADOLESCENCE
T
es is all that prevented q movement on
the part CT tina troops to-day. The delay
in the surrender of the Indians naturally
prevents any immediate steps looking to
the capitulation of Sitting Bull and his
personal following. That savage will not
proceed any further south until the Indians
accompanying Allison return and make
their report. 1t is thought. however, that
Allison will be able to leave here within
the next two days, when some reliable IN
formation from the last of the outstanding
Sioux bands may be obtained.