Show W was as a great grea t warrior chi I 1 the death of old crow or Ho chiney at the advanced age of years occurred last week weel near hinton 1 I T lie was the oldest arapahoe Arap ahoo indian and the highest t official in the religious and social circles of the hodskins redskins red rod skins ho he was famous among the indians of the south southwest Niest as the high priest or sachem of the arapahoe lodges this tribe of indians has a main organization religious icus in its pur purpose which is composed of sic sl degrees as follows the fox fo lodge the star lodge the tonkawa lodge the self mans lodge the crazy mans lodge and the dog soldiers lod lodge lode e which is the highest degree or which corresponds in lit importance Import ane to the masonic Alason le thirty sec see ond Arapah oes in addition have a thirty third degree known as tho the su sun ri lodge under tinder hose auspices the well known sun dance lance is given during the celebration of which the fast four days and nights c and anti until prohibited were accas accustomed t omed to torture themselves and offer human sac sacrifices of all these degrees blochl ney alone knew the secrets with the single exception of white eyed antelope whom he had chosen his successor and instructed in all the mysteries Ho chiney is said to have fought in thirteen of the blood bloodiest od alst battle w der warfare and alELI although OUgh u t ve DON e groat great reputation a as a fight fighter fighters erh deriot never wounded a tact that las t 8 6 re in his being held in lit almost 4 did 11 8 light lightsy by other indians the bloodiest battles 1 nur la in which W ith engaged N with ith thirty oer vile P and an army of C MeY enaw coli lc battle of the washita agawa dy a custer fi om this battle X he e I 1 ator of the few 1010 time tinie he led a band of aitt tab for fort t against the utes and in turn it a al bounded by these 0 enemies m allax wa of 0 0 0 killed except ho chiney hine Y who ho esa elj abit with two scalps these t tx which he venerated greatly burled buried with him at the thee indian ni BL I 1 ground round near on the thesa canadian river these scalps he sacred al allowing lowin no one to see them A few ears prior int death Ho chiney was inas accustomed accustom el eM wear while dancing a belt from dangled numerous scalps hh haaf e trophies and two of which of adorned with long lorg yellow hair T an 1111 aroused the indi indignation c nation of t be wl ne e until the indian agent interfered in ill bidding hoel Hoch luey from ever pi wearing the scalp belt beit kansas journal r |