, 1881-01-06
THE INDIANS.
Nal. lIges Starts for the Camp
Of the Hostiles.
IIe Is Met by n Delegation OF
Yankt0unnis Chiefs.
Thoy Promise to gurrendor All the
Hoatfies and Arms.
With This Promise the Major Returns to
His Camp.

sp>e.at Dfspat<h to Tas Cattn9o Tribune.
ST. PAUL, slinn., Jan. IA reporter visit
CIT tho headquarters nf tic Army of Dakota
this evening anti fund fie,,. Terry md IFS
nble Adlntant~GeneraI, l|rccis, but,ya.,t over
Mini. 1lges' coup-lc-Gtat III thu Indian cu,it1-
try.
For more than four years." said tten.
Terry to tho reporter, las tl,ts Indian ll,nt-
ter risen to plague the Government, ant more
particularly uiysclf, az tie military head Of
this Department
MAJ. 11.Ots DESERVES GREAT PRAISE.
lie did not fight much Of a !,attlc,-so in,tch
tho better; but the movement WAS wc1t
planned. ably conducted, and, best of alt,
successful. Ny orders wcro carried out to
tho letter, and l atn IN every why gtatiItctl."
10 tho inquiry AZ 10 whether my News
from Afat. flgcs lntt been received during
the tlny, Con. }reck replied tl,lt, III Il tcle-
gram received 'll tic morning, It WIS stated
that on the morning OF tho :A lust. Mai. Ilges
moved out from i,ts ca'np on Poplar i!tycr
(which stream nll,st mot bu cntlfnsu.1 With Il
creek Ut tic sul,le llatnc that flows into III
toward the camp Ut tho lanktannnts, Ills
tant nbout twenty miles south OIL tho lied
Water, Ills purpose being " cnpturu the
Crow, t'e.i for shelter 10 their ronftGrcs when
their tepees wcre sl.ellcd on thu 1st. Dctore
1LflEs J.E.tCitE1, TIE YASKTUSSAIs' CAMP
lie wns met by Delegation Of the head mel,
thercfronI, who bcs0ught him not 10 adsnncc
further, promising faithfully 10 surrender nll
tho hostlles with ulanl tic next day II le
would walt. As they and those they repre-
scnted had proven themselves friendly to tho
Government llges consented, and doubtless
erc this has tho remainder Of Calls band
Under guard. Under Instructions from {icM.
Terry, 1lges will scnI tho captured hldinnB
to Fort Uuf0rO rs soon rs practicable, a1lu
provisions have been nIndg through AiNj.
Dr0thortotl. commanding tic post, to shelter
aild feed them.
A. Pioneer Press 1}uford special says:
"a scott ut this post says tho country
surrounding Sitting Butts camp Is teent.
Ing with EnnlU, aid he Luesn't think
Hull has any intention IT snrrcndertug. lie
a!s0 gives It rs Ills opinion that
A CHEAT MAJORITY or CALLS WIAlII1IOlts
ESCAPED,
while ali the old men and s2l,aws were cap-
tured, II IL fact that tic number Of g,,ns
taken from the captured Indians amounted
to only about forty, aud that would seem to
Indicate there is some foundation for tic
scouts opinion. Active preparations are Its
progress for the reception Df tho captured
Indians, who will arrive curly next weck."
A letter received from soldier states tl,at
tho wl,fta flag displayed by tile Indians was
distinctly seen by lin while crossing tho
rlyur previous to tle fight, and tint through
ont tho Indians ovliiced no disposition to
light.
AT CHICAGO ARMY lEADQUAnTE1ls
The following dispatch wns received FROM
Maj. 1lgcs at Military Headquarters ycstcr-
day, under date of jan. g. ut Ills camp on
Poplar Greek: .,
+" l moved tito host1lcs tosiay to my camp,
and hnyo them under gltarl. There are, by
actual count, 105 OF them. md about 1O0 moro
to come over from tho Yankton camp to-
morrow. 1rroccetlcsl this morning agal,,st
them, and was met by rankton Chiefs, who
requested that should not visit
their camp, and WHO promised to
turn all tho tnstilcs over to lilo
by Tomorrow. When this Is accomplished 1
VIII tiiose THEM at ottco to Fort Bufnrd. l
have burned and destroyed forty-twu Of their
guns, which wero worthless, md will get
moro tomorrow. There will be about 100
horses wllpn n'lnre gathered III. Rel1nblenews
Is inst received TINT Sitting Bull, will, over
100 lo1ges, is at tho crossing Of Milk River,
tifty-two miles fron lIere. 'rho train from, Fort
Kcogl, OH tlle lscA Water, will probably
renclt ns tomorrow. Tic Crow surrendered
his ponies mud guns this morning rs 1MnticI-
patcu. lI.uEs,
"Afntor c0mna1,utng.n