Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-14
AGENCY MOURNS RED CLOUD
Pine Ridge, Says E. J. Jarechoe, is
Gloomy at His Death.
WILL HAVE STATUE TO HIM
BLn McCune, Who Knew Him well,
= says He aeJeeted English, Pre-
ferring to Speak Indian In
Happy HuhtinE
WILL HAVE STATUE TO HIM
Gloomy at His Death.

George ]. Jarechow or PINT Ridge agency
IL at the Merchants. Mr. Jarchow has
been connected with the Pine Ridge agency
for over thirty years and knew the great
Sioux chief. Red Cloud, intimately.
The death Of Red Cloud has cast a
gloom over the sioux agency from the fact
that he was generally recognized as one
Of. II not the dast OF the great warrior
chieftains Of that rapidly vanishing race, -
said Mr.. Jarechow.
'Red Cloud was IN all respects an In
dian. He was almost the last type Of a
great warrior race. He was old, deaf anc
blind, but in his heart yet remained the
traditions Of the wrongs inflicted on his
people by the whites. He died a poor man.
There may have been greater chieftains
OF their race, but there were none that
tried to do more for his people than he,
Red Cloud rs universally beloved by his
people. and was universally respected by
the whites. That a monument will be
erected to his memory, not alone by the
civilized Sioux, but by the government is
a foregone conclusion. He was buried
among his people, a few days ago, and his
grave will ever be the Mecca Of inspiration
Of his people"
Bill McCune Knew Him.
Colonel William McCune has known Red
y A4A al 1Af1 h-Aa -
Red Cloud was the greatest indian OF
the nineteenth century. He was the last
typical representative Of the Indian OF the
west. He was the great chief of the S.ouy
nation. ! knew him intimately and have
I had many talks With. him through an in
4 terpreter. He was always an Indian. He
had the Indians naughty disregard for the
white man and recognized him only as a
conquerer. He would not deign to adap'
his ways to those Of the white man, and
for that reason did not try to learn the
language Of the whites, always preferring
TO speak through an interpreter. His ideals
were sublime, based on the Indian idea
He realized that he was the great type OF
a race that must soon pass from the earth.
He was not a show Indian. and rather
deprecated the idea that his people should
permit themselves to become a show people
I have often tried to induce him to visit
civilization with us, not as a curiosity, but
as the greatest OF his, passing people. Blu
his answer was always no.
w all loved him, and none more so thar
Colonel Cody, Buffalo Bill, who knew hin
most intimately. It was always the pleas.
ure and desire Of Colonel Cody to presen.
Red Cloud with some substantial remem
brance twice a year, and that duty wa.
intrusted to me. The old chief was grateful
for 1t, because he was a poor man.
A you know, Red Cloud is survived
by his wife. two sons. Jack and Jim Rec
Cloud. and 1 think two daughters. The
are all advanced in years. In recent year.
Red Cloud has made his home with hi
son Jack Red Cloud and the affection be
tween the family has always been one o
the most beautiful traits of the Indiar
character
while Red Cloud understands English
yet he always preferred to talk through
an lnterpreter,p said Colonel McCune
His reason was that as the last Of the ole
school OF his race, he wished to go to tn,
happy hunting grounds untrammeHed with
any Language that might confuse the re
pert Of his stewardship on earth with
those of his Sioux brethren who had pre-
ceded him in the hereafter.