The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-30
NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS.
As They Appear MT the Psn-American
ExpOsitiOn


Buffalo, N. Y, May 27.-The American
Indian in full war paint and feathers is
one of the most savagely picturesque fig
ures in the world. In a few more genera
tions the advance of civilization will make
it impossible to realize that the terri
tory now embraced by the United States
belonged to the tribes represented among
Americas aborigines. And yet, to-day,
the visitor to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton catches an expression on the face
of such old chieftains as Geronimo. Shot
in-the-Eye, American Horse, Painted
Horse, Red Cloud and others which
makes him feel that if these former lords
of soil had the slightest hope of success
they would put on war paint and feath-
ers for a more congenial occasion than
to give variety to the programmes of an
exposition! Geronimo is yet a prisoner
of war on account of the strategy and
warlike spirit he displayed in his last NOT
able campaign against the pale faces, but
he is allowed great liberty and mingles
freely and unshackled with his brother
chiefs when the Indian Congress" meets
at expositions BY the way, this feature
in the United States exhibit at the Paris
Exposition would have been a tremendous
hit. Many questions were asked about
the American Indian by foreigners, and
in point of savage appearance, strong,
characteristic faces on which cruel lines
have been indelibly traced, he compares
most favorably with the large and varied
collection there from Africa, Asia and re-
mote islands of unfrequented seas.
Chief Shot-in-the-Eye is a friend Of
Geronimo. He gets his name from the
fact that his eye was shot out of his
head at the battle of Big Horn where
gallant Custer and his command lost their
LIN cs in 1876, He claims that he was a
friend of Chief Yellow-Hair Gas Custer
was called, and took no part in the bat
tie, watching it as non-combatant, I'M
til he lost his eye. This so enraged him
that he seized the rife of a dead Indian
and rushed into the thickest of the fight!
Shot the-Eye states also with appar-
ent sincerity that he saw Gen Custer
take his revolver. place it to his temple
and blow out his own brains when he
was left the only pale face alive on the
field of the massacre. However, true or
false this may be, nothing has caused the
Sioux to vary the statement through all
these years Beyond this. he stubbornly
refuses to give any details of the fight.
Chief American Horse is the trusted
diplomat of the Indians. He is entrusted
with all the official dealings with the
Great Father the PresidenD, and has
secured valuable lands for the Indians
by representations he has made to the
government. The tribes look up to him
with great reverence and as diplomacy is
an unusual trait among the Red Skins"
they attribute his gift in this direction
| to supernatural origin. He and Red Cloud
were the two chiefs chosen 10 take the
| sham capture of Vice President Roosevelt
| and American Horse awaited himself of
the opportunity by making a speech to
his distinguished Captive" not unworthy
of Tallyrand!
Chief Painted Horse. though IS years
old. is as active as the youngest brave
on the grounds. He has led many an ex-
| petition against the pale faces, and was
for years inexorab bic In his hatred OF them
II is said when he killed them he always
| cut the hearts from the body of his vic
tim and ate 1t, to show how he despised
them! Now when he rides his pony. as
| It were to grace a victor's triumph" his
sullen face is a psychological study.
Chief Red Cloud was friend and COM
rade OF the victorious Sitting Bull and