Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-20
Surrounding Sitting WuI,.

MOVEMENT or TROOPS TO CUT orr his RErREar
A telegram 10 the New York HTdld from Ff.
AS>lDiooin, NJ. T., Jan. 10 SAYS: The news OF
lie movement OF troops from Assiniboln agaipst
Sitting Bul! has. as far as possible been with
held from the public lest IL might 10y some pos
Sloiity oe communicated 10 the Indians by the
hall breeds OF traders. The column being now
wen OF Its way, lis movements may safely ia
Gtral0to IL started from AsSintoon On tao
,tth Inst. With orders 10 CO operate with MAJOR
llEes 5th infantry IA forcing TIE surrender NJ
Sitting Bun and MS band AZ Las. accounts
Major liges was al Poplar creek. with i've com
psnies or The STD infantry mounted. ami two
companies or the :, IN infantry. ready ~ move
at u momeut's notice 10 Mlk River. AuisDa.
the scout who Induced sitting BAL "a raala "a
S;s present camp at the mouth OF Mak River
pftNolf Point GA TIE 5tl ins'. 10 try D tadus..
sitting Bull 20 come in and suTi,ssdsr 4! ha
should ace de 20 AiisOGs .rf't lest, ali VII rs
an hut ~ he refuses then me troops wa
attack hlm ara compe! his surrender.
Nor 10 ssIVRS 10 BAITioa -ogL-
II is Rot ,he irte1t,oE or TIE government, 4;
allow sitting Bun under any ctrcunSlaprss
whatever to return 70 British soil. III NECESSARY
MAJOR Iiges VIII attack him Ia front and shou a
ne sttempt 10 retreat up the MIX river he wa
De ne, and attacked by thc As5lulb,in CON
Sitting BClls camp trying 10 persuade hin 10
peaceable surrender. but while he talks the
troops are closing around Sitting Bll, With the
fuil DENOMINATION TO attack Slcll1 he resist
Inc wishes OF the government,
TaB MN ExPEpITloN
The Assiniooin column is composed or roa.
companies OF The 18th Infantry AMI two coInps-
nies or the % Cavalry. In all 9lS armed men ami
fourteen officers They are under the com
mnad OF Captain T.. =. Morris 18th Infantry an
officer OF ability ana experience. Each aoIiIer
is supplied with buffalo overcoat fur can
gloves and Arctic oTershOes. Tae men hay.
Sibiey tents and stores and plenty OF Blankets
Each soldier Carries a lew rounds OF ammanI-
ton In his belt, and 30 rounds per man are In
the wagons, IN case IL should be needed. GA.
eating gun and one three-incb shell qua ac-
companies the column, well supplied With an,
nonltlon. TWenty-lour rn,,,,- ,nans hifrf Pa
tiens and hall fora. ,or the command ,p "a
,x,tn asi,t.. 3nother supply Train follows
sn su aIa.sssaaf -~,,I,a.. TSo white sCogia
.. ."only friendly Indian scouts ac,,.,,,.
the column. The mercury registered twelve
degrees below zero as the troops left their com
lofiaoie quarters Tor their long aad per.ious
tourney. but they stepped OF lively AMI ca scr
fuily through fifteeI Inches or snOS
THE Old CHIEF RETREATrag.
Adyices have been received at the mead
quarters OF the department or Dakota 10 the
elect that Chiefs Good Bear, Big shirts ana
Crow hing, with NIFTY lodges OF Sitting BUR.
lnolanS. are now on their way TO Fort Biford IA
surrender. scout Allison Is with them Forty
more lodges under Sitting Bull himself iaft the
mouth Oh MIX river for Canada and as they
had about 20 miles TO 20 they are now across
the line. Thompson. a deserter from the Can
adlan police. who lives with the Indians in
llGenced Sitting Bull ID take this course SIT
Ting Bulls whole banG numbered about l. 900
oi lneoe 325 are now captured aad 81 Fort
bufoId. and as many more are on their way to
surrender, so that Sitting BUN himself has less
tnsn 900 men, women ana children AL told.